加拿大土著人中的特殊群体——梅蒂斯人

加拿大的梅蒂斯人是指印第安人和白人通婚的后代。最早的一批梅蒂斯人是印第安人女子与在今日马尼托巴省雷德河地区经营皮毛生意的欧洲商人所生的子女。 1 86 9年 ,当加拿大人准备接管西北地区时 ,梅蒂斯人在他们的领袖路易·里尔的领导下对加拿大人进行了武装反抗 ,并建立了临时政府。 1 870年 ,该临时政府与加拿大政府谈判 ,并最终建立了马尼托巴省 ,成为加拿大联邦的第 5个省。绝大多数的梅蒂斯人散居在全国各地 ,只是在艾伯塔省有少量的梅蒂斯人居住在为他们设立的定居点内。梅蒂斯人很长时间内一直不具有法律地位 ,直到 1 982年才被加拿大新宪法所承认。梅蒂斯人在历史、司法、政治、语言和文化等诸多方面都构成一个特殊群体。

A Métis in Canada is the offspring of an Amerindian and a white person. The first Métis were the children of Amerindian women and European merchants who engaged in fur trade at Red River in Manitoba today. In 1869, when the Canadians were about to take over the Northwest, the local Metis, under the leadership of Louis Riel, took up arms against the Canadians and established a provisional government. In 1870, a negotiation was conducted between this provisional government and the Canadian government, which brought about the foundation of Manitoba, the 5th province of Canada. The vast majority of Métis scatter all over the country, and only a small number of them reside in the Métis settlements in Alberta. The Métis hadn't had the legal status until 1982, the year when they were recognized by the new Constitution. The Métis constitute a distinct ethnic group in terms of history, judicatory, politics, language and culture.