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Metis or Métis may refer to:


Ethnic groups

* Métis, recognized Indigenous communities in Canada and America whose distinct culture and language emerged after early intermarriage between First Nations peoples and early European settlers, primarily French fur trappers * Métis in Canada are a recognized Indigenous nation, descended from specific First Nations peoples and early European settlers, and who trace their lineage to the Métis Homeland. Métis people are a nation with distinct cultural practices and language. *
Métis in the United States 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 deriv ...
are also a specific cultural community, with a recognized culture, lineage and homeland, and not just any "mixed" people


Organizations in Canada

Organizations with "Metis" or "Métis" in their names. May or may not have the same criteria for membership *
Métis National Council The Métis National Council (french: Ralliement national des Métis) is the representative body of the Métis people of northwestern Canada. The MNC represents the Métis Nation both nationally and internationally, receiving direction from the ele ...
** Métis Nation British Columbia ** Métis Nation of Alberta ** Métis Nation-Saskatchewan


Other

* Manitoba Métis Federation *
Métis Nation of Ontario The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) is an organization for people who self-identify as Métis in Ontario. It consists of representatives at the provincial and local levels. History of mixed Indigenous and European people in Ontario Mixed Indi ...
* North Slave Métis Alliance, Northwest Territories * Vancouver Métis Community Association


Places

* Grand-Métis, Quebec, Canada * Métis-sur-Mer, Quebec, Canada * Saint-Paul-des-Métis, now St. Paul, Alberta, Canada *
Metis Shoal Metis Shoal, also known as Lateiki Island, is a volcanic island at the top of a submarine volcano in Tonga, located between the islands of Kao and Late. The current island formed in October 2019, when a smaller island disappeared after 24 years. ...
, the tip of a submarine volcano in Tonga * Metiş, a village in Mihăileni, Sibiu, Romania * Metis Island in Antarctica


Other uses

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9 Metis Metis (minor planet designation: 9 Metis) is one of the larger main-belt asteroids. It is composed of silicates and metallic nickel-iron, and may be the core remnant of a large asteroid that was destroyed by an ancient collision. Metis is esti ...
, an asteroid * 9K115 Metis, a Russian anti–tank missile system *
9K115-2 Metis-M The 9K115-2 Metis-M (NATO reporting name AT-13 Saxhorn-2) is a Russian portable anti-tank guided missile system. "9K115-2" is the GRAU designation of the missile system. The Metis-M1 is the latest upgraded variant of Metis-M. The system is designe ...
, a Russian anti–tank missile system * Metis (American musician) (fl. 21st century), American rapper * Metis (theorem prover), an automated theorem prover * Metis (Japanese musician) (born 1984), Japanese reggae singer * Metis (moon), the innermost of Jupiter's known moons * Metis (mythology), a Titaness and the first wife of Zeus * Metis (software), business modeling software * METIS, a software package for graph partitioning * Metis TransPacific Airlines, a Canadian airline based in Vancouver * ''Metis'' (holothurian), a synonym for a genus of sea cucumbers, '' Actinopyga'' *
Metis (Character) Atlus's 2006 role-playing video game ''Persona 3'' focuses on the exploits of the Specialized Extracurricular Execution Squad (SEES), a group of high-schoolers defending their home city from monsters known as Shadows. ''Persona 3'' is set in a fic ...
, a playable character from Persona 3 FES


See also

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Metisse Metisse is a 2.5D X window manager with many features that set it apart from the traditional 3D "cube" workspace. Windows can be turned three-dimensionally in any direction, enabling the user to fit more windows onto a screen, and they can be sc ...
, windowing software *
Metius Adriaan Adriaanszoon, called Metius, (9 December 1571 – 6 September 1635), was a Dutch geometer and astronomer born in Alkmaar. The name "Metius" comes from the Dutch word ''meten'' ("measuring"), and therefore means something like "measurer" o ...
, Dutch geometer * Metius (crater), a lunar impact crater * * Meti (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, geo