Question 7 of 33
True or False? According to the Supreme Court’s definition, the word “Métis” refers to all people of mixed Indian and European ancestry.
In 2003, it was established that the term “Métis” as defined in the Constitution Act, 1982 “does not encompass all individuals with mixed Indian and European heritage; rather, it refers to distinctive peoples who, in addition to their mixed ancestry, developed their own customs, and recognizable group identity separate from their Indian or Inuit and European forebears.”
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