The French and the Spanish “interacted” very differently from the English (the Dutch were in the middle, depending on their involvement in the fur trade) with Indigenous people. read more
Yes, of course, they are called Metis and the live mostly in the Prairie provinces — Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. read more
Most Mexicans have some proportion of mixed ancestry. This gets very complex, especially in different countries in Latin America. But we’re talking about Canadians. The somewhat higher number of Canadians with native blood is traceable to a number of factors. read more
Most French Canadians reside in Quebec, and are more commonly referred to as Quebecers or Québécois, although smaller communities exist throughout Canada and in the United States. Between 1840 and 1930, roughly 900,000 French Canadians emigrated to the United States, mostly to the New England region. read more