Inuit
Inuit noun - A member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people').
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Metis
Metis noun - A person in western Canada who is of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry.
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- Canada uses different terms; you can read about First Nations/Inuit/Metis in their article.
Source: Useful Notes / Native Americans -
Unreserved: A arts and current affairs program focusing on Indigenous (First Nations, Metis and Inuit) culture.
Source: Creator / CBC
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Metis and Inuit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/inuit/metis
Inuit & Metis. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/inuit/metis>.
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