The Forgotten Ones - Voices of the Metis in BC

[@sunpeaksturner]

At ..48 yrs old I have recently discovered my Métis heritage..I had know idea…and recently I’m starting to learn where my family came from.. and I’m so intrigued..apparently my great great grandfather..fought alongside of Luis reil..and died for his cause…supporting the Métis nation.. Im currently learning more and more about my culture…long before Canada was even Canada …so cool..

[@NLamb-r3m]

Thank you, for these and I’m sorry this has happened. I’m learning about my grandmother and her background which I never knew about because I’m starting to piece it together and it’s sad!!!! I’ve had trouble in life cause grew up with no family and it wasn’t talked about cause they were born and brought up not to talk or tell anyone they were Métis!! I’m starting to see the reason for it and it’s sad not to know your roots at all!! And I think that’s huge part of my troubles in life is people are making me be them when I don’t know myself, I don’t know anything about my background it’s part of me and it’s different from what I’m pushed into being and I think I finally I found the missing piece of it!! So thank you for ur videos!!

[@michelleregnier2757]

Beautiful! I'm very proud to be Metis!

[@McShag420]

@Raza Khan So is culture to you based entirely on bloodline and phenotype difference? Obviously, this is the culture these people grew up with.

[@sawsanelshafey6560]

You should be 🥺❤️ You’re lucky. 🤍😇 You the Aboriginals, in general, are the only people in Canada who are entitled to sing our home and native land. The others just act and pretend to be.

[@denepride2910]

To me Metis people endured lots couldn't fit in any where because of their mix blood......I admire Metis for developing their culture and language mixture of Native and European..... Something must wannabes in America can't even do...

[@janefaith9640]

Yes I'm proud to be metis!!😍💖💖

[@janefaith9640]

@scorpion brotha I'm metis and both of my parents are metis!!

[@thenativebeauty2748]

@@jasoncano527 logic looks white but he's half black

[@MapleSyrupDrinker]

I respect you. I'm Canadian Metis and i'm proud

[@AyenMichifNiiya]

@Raza Khan You know nothing of us. Métis people are a distinct indigenous people; we have our own indigenous language called Michif; our elders were placed in residential schools and we fought in our own revolution against the English. Our culture is rich and DISTINCT; and specifically a mix of french Voyager men and ojibwe/cree women NOT just a random mix of indigenous here and a splash of this and that European. Don't speak of our culture if you know nothing of it, infact, why not just watch the video?

[@MsPassionate01]

My heart is moved by this video! Thank you for sharing.

[@MapleSyrupDrinker]

I'm Canadian Metis and i'm really proud of it.

[@jacquelinelessard4336]

Very well done and very inspirational. The Nation is Rising, get your MNBC Métis card & citizenship!

[@OnwardsUpwards]

Great video. Proud of being Métis, from Fort Chip with roots in red river, Fort chip being the first settlement in Alberta. There is no Métis homeland in BC, buts it’s worth looking at the Métis who came and worked for the HBC in Fort Vancouver in the Columbia department of the HBC. It seems that the Métis in BC were part of the formation of Chinook Wawa, the west coast trade language of the time. Worth looking into whether these can be considered a Métis language historically from British Columbia. Thoughts?

[@HenCham-fx7do]

Since i learned more about my souls family,i cryyyed everyday thinking all the opportunity to reconnect in physics with my real ancestors spirits,yet they all in me and im in all of you,TY for letting me know more about me,but respecting your rights to be respected on the creator heaven creations,momma cousins,dada,sisters,thry help me find you ty

[@anastasiaec]

Awesome video. Nice to see our Vets included in this

[@anitabrown5718]

This gave me all the feels watching it on day one of the MCSW program. I miss my Vancouver Island forests and community members featured in the video

[@wolfbear7850]

I LOVE this GREAT work I wanna know about your Drone.

[@noahwachnik]

I really like this, it really touched me right in here.

[@coltinchicoine7413]

I'm proud metis men

[@brandivezinamusic]

great job

[@nancylefebvre8367]

I know little knowledge of my family history. All i was told is my great grandfather came from france to Canada then to usa. Last name Lefebvre. But my soul has always danced to the drum since my first pow wow. Any way i could research would be greatly appreciated

[@moonoggin]

Is there an entire documentary we can beholden?

[@marywemigwase3354]

Believe Belong Become

[@davidortega357]

Us Mestizo.people of California and Arizona New Mexico texas looked like Metis people of. Canada im half native American and european spanish i feel closer to my native roots tamale man

[@samuelelliott9717]

But being a legit mestizo, do these white “Métis” appear ridiculous to you? Because you can then easily tell by their appearance approximately how little a percentage Native American ancestry they truly have. And Being several centuries removed from any indigenous ancestor, and crucially even from any culture that is distinct from the white French Canadians....

[@raedawn7991]

​@samuelelliott9717 Sam Ok already haha 😂you are to much ..

[@matthewmann8969]

Well Metis do outnumber Inuits but there numbers are lower then First Nations