Wondering how to use Metis in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as breed.
Metis meaning
One of three recognized Aboriginal peoples of Canada, descendants of marriages of Cree, Ojibwa, Saulteaux, and Menominee Aboriginal people with French Canadians, Scots and English.
Synonyms of Metis
Using Metis
- The main meaning on this page is: One of three recognized Aboriginal peoples of Canada, descendants of marriages of Cree, Ojibwa, Saulteaux, and Menominee Aboriginal people with French Canadians, Scots and English.
- Useful related words include: half-breed, breed.
- In the example corpus, metis often appears in combinations such as: metis federation, manitoba metis, the metis.
Context around Metis
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 6 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Metis
- In this selection, "metis" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, manitoba, finally, prairie, global, federation and nations stand out and add context to how "metis" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include finally metis global partners and metis global partners. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "metis" sits close to words such as ammonium, asher and attaches, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with metis
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The deal doesn’t affect the legal rights of Alberta’s eight Metis Settlements. (14 words)
During the last seven days, Metis has traded 0.1% higher against the dollar. (14 words)
This delegation included representative First Nation Chiefs, Metis leaders, Inuit leadership and the Canadian Catholic Church. (16 words)
He believes allowing these new communities to become part of the Metis Nation could undermine its integrity by flooding the Metis nations with "hundreds of thousands, potentially millions, of people into our nation that aren't us," Chartrand said. (39 words)
Sharon Meyer fills the role of First Nation, Metis and Inuit education consultant with the North East School Division, and in February reaches hundreds of students as part of Saskatchewan Aboriginal Storytelling Month in the province. (36 words)
All of this come after an unsuccessful attempt by city councillors, the Manitoba Metis Federation, and Green Advocates to put an offer together to buy the land from Tochal to preserve the forest and stop development. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Members who could lose their Metis citizenship status could lose out on rights and benefits such as federal funding dispersed amongst members by Metis nations, she said.
The development is part of the Manitoba Metis Federation’s Rapid Services program, which was launched in 2021 to provide support to Metis citizens at risk of or experiencing homelessness.
He believes allowing these new communities to become part of the Metis Nation could undermine its integrity by flooding the Metis nations with "hundreds of thousands, potentially millions, of people into our nation that aren't us," Chartrand said.
The province's forestry minister and senior officials have met with the Metis Council of Alberta and with leaders of the Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement where a number of homes were lost, he said.
Metis families “hid in plain sight,” Dumont says, and while they didn’t “advertise” their Indigenous roots, they continued living as Metis in secret.
Will Goodon, Manitoba’s Metis Federation housing spokesman, said the pilot project will be used to keep alive the connections Metis have to the wilderness.
A separate investigation, also by CBC News, led to Carrie Bourassa, a prominent health researcher, being placed on leave by the University of Saskatchewan after her claim of Metis heritage appeared dubious.
Finally, Metis Global Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Teck Resources by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter.
Finally, Metis Global Partners LLC increased its stake in General Dynamics by 20.6% in the 4th quarter.
Metis Global Partners LLC’s holdings in Alphabet were worth $9,306,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Raymer said the residents have been rehoused with the help of Central Urban Metis Federation and the Ministry of Social Services.
Sharon Meyer fills the role of First Nation, Metis and Inuit education consultant with the North East School Division, and in February reaches hundreds of students as part of Saskatchewan Aboriginal Storytelling Month in the province.
The deal doesn’t affect the legal rights of Alberta’s eight Metis Settlements.
This delegation included representative First Nation Chiefs, Metis leaders, Inuit leadership and the Canadian Catholic Church.
Will Goodon, the Manitoba Metis Federation’s minister of housing and property management, has been working with the UN on advancing the rights of Indigenous peoples since 1999, when he travelled to Geneva, Switzerland.
All of this come after an unsuccessful attempt by city councillors, the Manitoba Metis Federation, and Green Advocates to put an offer together to buy the land from Tochal to preserve the forest and stop development.
During the last seven days, Metis has traded 0.1% higher against the dollar.
Finally, Metis Global Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals by 2.2% in the fourth quarter.
Metis Global Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Digital Realty Trust by 6.2% during the first quarter.
Metis Global Partners LLC lifted its position in Apollo Global Management, Inc. () by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC.
Common combinations with metis
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: