List of Métis people

This is a partial list of Canadians who are of Métis descent.

Prominent Métis

Historical

Louis Riel. c.1884

• Howard Adams, Métis activist, author and leader
• 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
• Harry Daniels, Métis politician and activist^[1]
• Pierre Delorme, Métis politician and activist
• Gabriel Dumont, Métis military leader during the North-West Rebellion
• Cuthbert Grant, Métis political and military leader
• John Norquay, Métis politician, Premier of Manitoba from 1878 to 1887
• Malcolm Norris, Métis politician and activist
• 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 North-West Rebellion in 1885^[2]

Artists and writers

George R. D. Goulet, 2007 (shown carrying the Métis flag) and leading the Grand Entry at the Red River West celebration

• 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
• Joseph Boyden, award-winning Canadian author with Irish, Scottish and Métis roots; won the 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his second novel, Through Black Spruce
• Robert Boyer (1948–2004); Métis Cree artist, best known for his politically charged "Blanket Statements" series of paintings^[3]
• Alec Butler^[4]
• 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)^[5]
• George R. D. Goulet, 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, Métis printmaker, writer and conceptual artist^[6]
• Rick Rivet (born 1949), painter
• Tiffany Shaw-Collinge (born 1982), architect and artist
• Katherena Vermette, writer
• Christine Welsh, documentary filmmaker and academic

Politicians, activists, lawyers, physicians and judges

• Rod Bruinooge, 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
• Todd Ducharme, Métis; appointed as a judge in 2004 of the Ontario Supreme Court of Justice
• Shelly Glover, Métis; Member of Parliament for Saint-Boniface (Conservative Party of Canada); Parliamentary Secretary for Official Languages
• Carole James, former British Columbia New Democratic Party leader; of partial Métis ancestry
• Colleen Klein, wife of former Alberta Premier Ralph Klein; of Métis ancestry
• Derrick O'Keefe, Rabble.ca editor; Canadian anti-war movement leader; of partial Métis ancestry, and has Métis membership
• Thelma J Chalifoux, Metis; community activist; First Aboriginal Woman appointed to the Senate of Canada, established Michif Cultural and Resource Institute

Sports

• Arron Asham, professional ice hockey player

Sharon Bruneau, a Canadian champion bodybuilder

• René Bourque, NHL hockey player; from Lac La Biche, Alberta; a Métis
• Sharon Bruneau, bodybuilder and fitness model
• Dwight King, professional ice hockey player for the Los Angeles Kings
• 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
• Kalib Starnes, MMA fighter; a Métis

Others

• Douglas Cardinal, architect; of Métis and Blackfoot ancestry
• Tantoo Cardinal, actress; of Métis and Cree ancestry
• Jon Gallant, bassist for the Canadian band Billy Talent
• Roseanne Supernault, actress; Métis of Cree descent
• Andrea Menard, actress, playwright, and singer; Métis

See also

▼ Métis people

► American Métis people

► Métis artists

► Canadian Métis people

► People of Métis descent

► Métis film directors

► Métis fur traders

► Métis musicians

► Métis politicians

► Métis sportspeople

► Métis writers

• List of Canadian Aboriginal leaders
• List of Canadian Inuit
• List of First Nations people
• Notable Aboriginal people of Canada

Notes

1. http://www.newfederation.org/Native_Leaders/Bios/Daniels.htm
2. Reasonable doubts may be raised about whether either of these events was a rebellion. For example, the actions considered rebellious in 1869 were undertaken by Riel as the leader of a government recognized by Canada as in legitimate control of territory that did not belong to Canada; Canada negotiated the Manitoba Act with this government. After these "rebellions", land speculators and other non-Métis effectively deprived the Métis of land by exploiting a government program for its purchase, with the government perhaps turning a blind eye. The province of Alberta distributed land to Métis in 1938 to correct what it believed to be an inequity, but Saskatchewan and Manitoba have not followed Alberta's lead.
3. Jacoby-Smith, Jennifer. "The Painterly Life of Bob Boyer." University of Saskatchewan: Green and White. Winter 2005 (retrieved 23 November 2009)
4. Gloria Kim, "Why be just one sex?".
5. Maclean's, September 8, 2005.
6. "Membership." Aboriginal Curatorial Collective. (retrieved 13 February 2010)