This is a partial list of Canadians who are

Métis The Métis ( ; Canadian ) are Indigenous peoples who inhabit Canada's three Prairie Provinces, as well as parts of British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Northern United States. They have a shared history and culture which derives ...

people. The Métis are a specific group of people, primarily from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, who have Indigenous (primarily

Cree The Cree ( cr, néhinaw, script=Latn, , etc.; french: link=no, Cri) are a Indigenous peoples of the Americas, North American Indigenous people. They live primarily in Canada, where they form one of the country's largest First Nations in Canada ...

) and European (primarily

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

) ancestry. They have a shared history and Michif language.

Prominent Métis

Historical

* Howard Adams, Métis activist, author, and leader * Andre Beauchemin, Métis; First Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Vital (French Party) 1870–1874. In November 1872, Beauchemin offered to resign his seat in the Manitoba assembly so that Riel could be elected in a by-election * Pierre Bottineau, Minnesota frontiersman, surveyor, diplomat and translator * Michel "Mitch" Bouyer, Métis of French Canadian and Sioux ancestry; interpreter and guide in the Old West; lead scout with the US Seventh Cavalry; died along with Lt.Col. George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn on June 25, 1876 * James P. Brady, Métis politician and activist *

Pierre Delorme Pierre Delorme (de L'Orme) (ca October 1, 1832 – November 10, 1912) was a Métis fur trader, businessman, farmer and political figure. He represented Provencher in the House of Commons of Canada during the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Con ...

, Métis politician and activist. Elected as a Member of Parliament in 1871, defeated in 1874 and re-elected in 1878. * Gabriel Dumont, Métis military leader during the

North-West Rebellion The North-West Rebellion (french: Rébellion du Nord-Ouest), also known as the North-West Resistance, was a resistance by the Métis people under Louis Riel and an associated uprising by First Nations Cree and Assiniboine of the District of S ...

Cuthbert Grant Cuthbert James Grant (1793 – July 15, 1854) was a prominent Métis leader of the early 19th century. His father was also called Cuthbert Grant. Life Cuthbert James Grant was born in 1793 at Fort Tremblant, a North West Company trading post ...

, Métis political and military leader *

James Isbister James Isbister (November 29, 1833 – October 16, 1915) was a Canadian Métis leader of the 19th century. Prominent among the Anglo-Métis of the area, he is considered to be the founder of the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Life An i ...

, was a Canadian

leader and he is considered to be the founder of the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. * Thomas McKay, was a Metis farmer and political figure who was the first mayor of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. * John Norquay, Métis politician, Premier of Manitoba from 1878 to 1887 * Malcolm Norris, Métis politician, activist, and leader. Norris was a founder and the first vice-president of the first Alberta Métis organization (1932) called the Association des Métis d’Alberta et des Territories du Nord-Ouest (Alberta Métis Association). In 1964, he headed the Métis Association of Northern Saskatchewan. * Louis Riel, Métis leader who led the Red River Rebellion in 1869 - 1870, the provisional government of Rupert's Land, Manitoba's entry into Confederation in 1870; later led the

in 1885 Riel was elected three times to the House of Commons for Provencher riding; first, in the general election of 1873, the government subsequently resigned over the Pacific Scandal in November 1873. Riel was reelected in February 1874, then expelled, then ran in the subsequent by-election, was reelected and expelled again. * Guillaume Sayer, a

fur trader whose trial was a turning point in the ending of the monopoly of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) of the fur trade in

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. * Louis Schmidt, Métis politician, Riel's Secretary and, in their youth, Riel's classmate. Born in 1844 he was known as Louis Laferté until Bishop Taché changed it in 1858. Louis Schmidt made the first of numerous petitions on behalf of the Métis' to the federal government over rights to their lands and their call for proper political representation. See ''Louis Schmidt: A Forgotten Métis'' in ''Riel and the Métis'' Ed. A.S Lussier (1979) Manitoba Métis Federation Press.

Architects

Douglas Cardinal Douglas Joseph Cardinal (born 7 March 1934) is a Canadian architect based in Ottawa, Ontario. His flowing architecture marked with smooth curvilinear forms is influenced by his Indigenous heritage as well as European Expressionist architectur ...

, architect; of Métis and

Blackfoot The Blackfoot Confederacy, ''Niitsitapi'' or ''Siksikaitsitapi'' (ᖹᐟᒧᐧᒣᑯ, meaning "the people" or " Blackfoot-speaking real people"), is a historic collective name for linguistically related groups that make up the Blackfoot or Bla ...

ancestry. He designed the Museum of Canadian History and did the building designs for the Oujé-Bougoumou community of the James Bay Cree. This work won the “We the People” United Nations Community Award.

Artists and writers

* Keith Barker, playwright * Be'sha Blondin, Deme Elder, health activist and founder and director of Northern Integrated Culture with the Environment (Northern ICE), which strengthens Aboriginal communities in the North. *

Katherine Boyer Katherine Boyer is a Métis artist, whose multidisciplinary practice focuses primarily on the mediums of sculpture, printmaking and beadwork. She was born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan, but currently resides in Winnipeg, Manitoba—a location ...

/Settler artist. * Terril Calder, animator and artist * Joe Fafard (artist), Métis artist from Saskatchewan whose work has been featured across Canada and around the world * Sandra Birdsell, daughter of a Métis man and a Russian Mennonite woman; based her award-winning novel ''Children of the Day'' in part on her parents' experiences in Manitoba in the 1920s to 1950s * Robert Boyer (1948–2004); Métis Cree artist, best known for his politically charged "Blanket Statements" series of paintings * Alec Butler * Maria Campbell, Métis writer and filmmaker; born in northern Saskatchewan in 1940; brought the struggles of modern-day Métis and Aboriginal people to the public through her breakthrough book, ''Halfbreed'' (1973), and the collaborative play, ''Jessica'' (1982); captured the sound and song of traditional stories through her work in dialect, ''Stories of the Road Allowance People'' (1996) * Laura de Jonge,

family advocate,

corporate social responsibility Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a form of international private business self-regulation which aims to contribute to societal goals of a philanthropic, activist, or charitable nature by engaging in or supporting volunteering or ethicall ...

practitioner, filmmaker and magazine founder. *

Cherie Dimaline Cherie Dimaline () is an Indigenous Canadian writer from the Georgian Bay Métis Nation, a part of Métis Nation of Ontario. She has written a variety of award-winning novels and other acclaimed stories and articles. She is most noted for her 201 ...

, writer, was awarded the Anskohk Fiction Book of the Year Award in 2013. * Danis Goulet, filmmaker *

George R. D. Goulet George Richard Donald Goulet is a Canadians, Canadian Métis people (Canada), Métis role model, best-selling author, historian, Métis Scholar, activist, public speaker, retired lawyer, prostate cancer survivor and recipient of the Queen Elizabet ...

, best-selling Métis author; books include ''The Trial of Louis Riel: Justice and Mercy Denied'', ''The Metis: Memorable Events and Memorable Personalities'', and ''The Métis in British Columbia: From Fur Trade Outposts to Colony'' *

Dylan Miner Dylan Miner is an American artist and assistant professor at Michigan State University. Art As an artist, Miner has exhibited widely, including the Institute of American Indian Arts, the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Nation ...

, Métis printmaker, writer and conceptual artist * Rick Rivet (born 1949), painter *

Gregory Scofield Gregory Scofield (born July 20, 1966 in Maple Ridge, British Columbia)Gregory Scofield ...

, acclaimed poet, beadwork artist, dramatist, non-fiction writer, activist and educator *

Jesse Thistle Jesse Thistle (born 1976) is a Métis-Cree author and assistant professor in the Department of Humanities at York University in Toronto. He is the author of the internationally best-selling memoir, '' From the Ashes.'' He is a PhD candidate in th ...

, academic and writer * Kamala Todd, community planner, filmmaker, curator * Loretta Todd, filmmaker, producer, cultural theorist * Katherena Vermette, writer *

Rhayne Vermette Rhéanne Vermette (born 1982), known professionally as Rhayne Vermette, is a Métis filmmaker from Canada. She is most noted for her 2021 film '' Ste. Anne'', which won the Amplify Voices award for Best Canadian Film at the 2021 Toronto Internatio ...

, filmmaker * Christine Welsh, documentary filmmaker and academic

Musicians

* Arlette Alcock, musician, songwriter, and social activist *

Celeigh Cardinal Celeigh Cardinal is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter from Alberta.

, singer-songwriter *

Berk Jodoin Berk Jodoin is a Canadian folk and country singer-songwriter from Leader, Saskatchewan. He is most noted as a Canadian Folk Music Award nominee for Indigenous Songwriter of the Year at the 18th Canadian Folk Music Awards. Of Métis-Cree Th ...

, singer-songwriter * Jani Lauzon, musician *

Andrea Menard Andrea Menard (born 1971) is a Canadians, Canadian actress, playwright, and jazz singer. Early life Menard was born in 1971 in Flin Flon, Manitoba and based in Saskatchewan. Career Menard, who is of Métis people (Canada), Métis descent, is bes ...

, actress, playwright, and singer * Amanda Rheaume, singer-songwriter * Sister Ray, singer-songwriter * Kinnie Starr, musician *

Laura Vinson Laura Vinson (born May 23, 1947) is a Canadians, Canadian folk and country singer-songwriter. ...

, musician *

Ruby Waters Ruby Waters (born Ruby Komisar, July 20, 1997") is a Canadian singer-songwriter.André Beauchemin

politician in Manitoba. *

Rod Bruinooge Rod E. Bruinooge (born May 6, 1973) is a Canadian politician, businessman, and filmmaker. He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Winnipeg South in the 2006 federal election, and was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of ...

, Métis; Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South (Conservative Party of Canada); Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs & Northern Development; Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians from 2005 until the fall of 2008 *

Brian Bowman Brian Leslie Bowman (born July 22, 1946) is an American virtuoso euphonium artist and music professor who, among other things, held the principal euphonium chair and was a featured soloist with the premier concert bands of the United States Navy ...

, Métis; mayor of Winnipeg * Thelma J Chalifoux, Métis; community activist; First Aboriginal Woman appointed to the Senate of Canada on November 26, 1997, established Michif Cultural and Resource Institute, * Clément Chartier,

Canadian leader who served as President of the World Council of Indigenous Peoples between 1984–87 and vice-president between 1993 and 1997. *

David Chartrand David N. Chartrand, (January 23, 1960) is a Métis politician and activist who has served as the democratically elected President of the Manitoba Métis Federation since 1997. He is the longest serving President of the Manitoba Métis Federatio ...

politician and aboriginal activist in Manitoba, Canada, who has been the leader of the Manitoba Metis Federation since 1997 to the present. *

Todd Ducharme Todd Ducharme is a Canadian judge. In 2004, he was the first Métis to be appointed to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Background He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from McGill University, a Master of Arts in Political Science degree f ...

, Métis; appointed as a judge in 2004 of the Ontario Supreme Court of Justice. *

Shelly Glover Shelly A. Glover, Queen's Privy Council for Canada, PC (born January 2, 1967) is a former member of the Winnipeg Police Service and former politician. Following the 2008 Canadian federal election, 2008 federal election, she became the first poli ...

, Métis; Member of Parliament for Saint-Boniface (Conservative Party of Canada) 2008–2015; Parliamentary Secretary for Official Languages * Carole James, former British Columbia

New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP; french: Nouveau Parti démocratique, NPD) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * t ...

leader; Métis *

Bertha Clark-Jones Bertha Clark-Jones (née Houle; 6 November 1922 – 21 October 2014) was a Cree-Métis activist. Born in Clear Hills, Alberta as one of 14 children,Lawrence Barkwell (10 February 2010)Bertha Clark Jones, O.C. Louis Riel Institute. Clark-Jones ...

, Cree-Métis activist and Royal Canadian Air Force member. * Tamara Lich, Canadian administrator, musician, and activist. * Rick Laliberte, Canadian former politician from Beauval, Saskatchewan who is fluent in Cree-Michif. * Glen McCallum,

politician from

Pinehouse Pinehouse is a northern village located in the boreal forest of Saskatchewan on the western shore of Pinehouse Lake within the Canadian Shield. Travelling by road from Pinehouse, the Key Lake mine is 223 km (138 miles) north, Prince Albe ...

, Saskatchewan who was first elected to serve as President of

Métis Nation—Saskatchewan The Métis Nation—Saskatchewan (also MN-S or MNS) is a federally-recognized government that represents Métis people in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is affiliated with the Métis National Council. Glen McCallum was elected as p ...

on 27 May 2017 and was re-elected on 29 May 2021. * Bob McLeod, is a former Canadian politician. * D'Arcy McNickle, writer, Native American activist, college professor and administrator, and anthropologist of Irish and

descent. He enrolled in the Salish Kootenai nation, as his mother has come to Montana with the Métis red river rebellion refugees. * Gerald Morin,

politician who served as president of the Métis National Council and the

, also serving as vice president for the latter. *

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, Rabble.ca editor; Canadian anti-war movement leader; Métis * Dan Vandal, Métis; Member of Parliament for Saint-Boniface and Saint-Vital (Liberal Party of Canada) 2015-current; Parliamentary Secretary for Indigenous Services

Sports

* Arron Asham, professional ice hockey player

* René Bourque, NHL hockey player; from Lac La Biche, Alberta; a Métis *

Sharon Bruneau Sharon Leigh Bruneau (born February 1, 1964) is a model and retired professional Canadian female bodybuilder and fitness competitor. Early life and education Bruneau, a French-Canadian Métis, was born in the mining city of Timmins, Ontario and ...

, bodybuilder and fitness model * Kyle Chipchura, NHL player, of Métis ancestry * Connor Dewar, professional ice hockey player for the Minnesota Wild *

Kerri Einarson Kerri Einarson (; born October 3, 1987 as Kerri Flett) is a Canadian Métis curler from Camp Morton, Manitoba, in the Rural Municipality of Gimli. Einarson is the three-time reigning women's national champion in curling, skipping her team to vi ...

, Canadian national curling champion * Theoren Fleury, Canadian former professional ice hockey player * Travis Hamonic, professional ice hockey player for the Ottawa Senators * Dwight King, professional ice hockey player for the Los Angeles Kings * Heather Mandoli, Canadian Olympic Rower; of Métis ancestry * Vic Mercredi, Atlanta Flames first round draft pick * Kevin O'Toole, 1996 North American light heavyweight bodybuilding champion * Wade Redden, NHL defenceman; of Métis ancestry * Sheldon Souray, NHL defenceman; of Métis ancestry * Bryan Trottier, NHL Hall of Fame center

Others

* Tantoo Cardinal, actress; of Métis and

ancestry *

Roseanne Supernault Roseanne Supernault is a Canadian film and television actress, best known for her roles as Natalie Stoney in the television series '' Blackstone'' and as the title character in the 2013 film ''Maïna''. Originally from East Prairie, Alberta, she i ...

, actress; Métis of Cree descent * Zoe Todd, academic * Siera Bearchell, Miss Universe Canada 2016; of Métis descent

Notes

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