Abstract
Metis are the people who had lived in Canada long before Canada was born in 1867. They are descendants of Indian women and European men who immigrated to North America for land development and for fur trade in the early days. Metis is an old Latin word meaning ”mixed.” Metis people have their own culture, history, social fabrics, traditions, and customs that are distinctive from Indians and Inuits. Yet, Metis were not recognized as one of the three Canada's aboriginal peoples until the ”Constitution Act, 1982.” However, the Constitution does not specify how to identify Metis, what their aboriginal rights are, and how to examine whether a Metis person or a Metis group enjoys such rights. This paper presents 13 Canadian federal laws pertaining to aboriginal rights and 6 cases decided by the Supreme Court of Canada to illustrate the legal status of Canada's Metis.
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