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</script> <main role="main" property="mainContentOfPage" class="container"> <h1 property="name" id="wb-cont">M茅tis</h1> <p>M茅tis are 1 of 3 recognized Indigenous Peoples in Canada, along with First Nations and Inuit.</p> <p>According to the <a href="https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/rt-td/indigenous-autochtones-eng.cfm" rel="external">2021 Census</a>, there are 585,110<sup id="fn1-rf"><a class="fn-lnk" href="#fn1"><span class="wb-inv">Footnote </span>1</a></sup> M茅tis in Canada.</p> <section> <h2>Representative organizations</h2> <p>The Government of Canada provides funding to representative M茅tis organizations so they can represent their members. </p> <p>These organizations include:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.metisnation.ca/" rel="external">M茅tis National Council</a></li> <li><a href="http://albertametis.com/" rel="external">M茅tis Nation of Alberta</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mmf.mb.ca/" rel="external">Manitoba M茅tis Federation</a></li> <li><a href="https://metisnationsk.com/" rel="external">M茅tis Nation of Saskatchewan</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mnbc.ca/" rel="external">M茅tis Nation British Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.metisnation.org/" rel="external">M茅tis Nation of Ontario</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.abo-peoples.org/" rel="external">Congress of Aboriginal Peoples</a></li> </ul> </section> <section> <h2>Related links</h2> <ul> <li><a rel="external" href="https://indigenouspeoplesatlasofcanada.ca/section/metis/">M茅tis: Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/eng/1100100014413/1535468629182">M茅tis rights</a></li> <li><a href="/eng/1100100014386/1535468902634">M茅tis and Non-Status Indian Relations</a></li> <li><a rel="external" href="https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/Const/page-13.html#h-53">Sec. 35 <cite>Constitution Act 1982</cite></a></li> <li><a href="/eng/1100100012788/1534858910282">Indigenous arts, culture and heritage</a></li> </ul> </section> <aside class="wb-fnote" role="note"> <h2 id="fn">Footnotes</h2> <dl> <dt>Footnote 1</dt> <dd id="fn1"> <p>This number is based on the 2021 Census of the Population and includes M茅tis single identity, not registered, which refers to those individuals who identified as M茅tis only to question 24 and responded "no" to question 26, indicating no registration status under the <cite>Indian Act</cite> of Canada on the 2021 Census of the population. 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