As used in the Constitution Act, 1982, a term defined by the Supreme Court of Canada as “distinctive peoples who, in addition to their mixed ancestry, developed their own customs, way of life, and recognizable group identity separate from their Indian or Inuit and European forebears.”
As defined and used by the Governing Members of the Métis National Council and the Manitoba Métis Federation, “a person who self-identifies as Métis, is of historic Métis Nation Ancestry, is distinct from other Aboriginal Peoples, and is accepted by the Métis Nation.”