Why Was The Métis Considered Aboriginals

While there were many conflicts that occurred due to the wording of the Royal Proclamation in relation to aboriginals, the Métis people were subject to a large issue: the fact that they were not considered in the Proclamation at all. They were not considered aboriginals, even though their origin says otherwise. This led to many battles and hardship as the Métis tried to fight for their political and legal rights, and largely their land rights as Aboriginals.
Métis Nations developed in the 1800s as the Aboriginal people that reside in the Historic Métis Nation Homeland. This is the traditional territory of the Métis or Half-breeds on land in west central North America. They were commonly called Half-breeds since the word Métis was originally used when describing the children of Native women and French men, meaning mix. A classical image of Métis would depict them as non-Indian native, French speaking and Roman Catholic. They are known for their hunting of buffalo of the Red River. The Métis were commonly guides and interpreters for trading companies. They resided from the Great Lakes to the Mackenzie Delta and spoke a language called Michif. …show more content…
They invented the Red River Cart, and were the majority of the population at the Red River Colony. They were excellent hunters; common traditions were buffalo hunts organized buffalo councils. Their political and legal culture was different from most nations. Métis challenged the Hudson Bay Company by 1816 in the fur trade. They were against the Pemmican Proclamation restricting it to only feed settlers and not be used for trade. They were the victors in this battle as they defended their Aboriginal land rights, but victory was not common after