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Who are the Métis?

AThe distinct aboriginal people of Atlantic Canada.
BA people of mixed Inuit/First Nations ancestry most of whom live on the Prairies.
CFirst Nations people speaking the Michif dialect.
✓A distinct people of mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry.

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The Métis are a distinct people of mixed Aboriginal and European ancestry, with their own culture, language (Michif), and identity. They played a key role in the development of western Canada.

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