Countryborn
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (Today part of the Métis people (Canada). (Anglo-Metis were a pre-20th century ethnic group)) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Canada
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| Languages | |
| English, Gaelic, Cree, Saulteaux, Assiniboine, Bungee (extinct) | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Anglican, Presbyterian | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Cree, Ojibwa, Orcadians, Scottish Canadians, English Canadians, other Métis |
A 19th century community of the Métis people of Canada, the Anglo-Métis, although an oxymoron are more commonly known as Countryborn, were children of fur traders; they typically had Scots (Orcadian, mainland Scottish), or English fathers and Aboriginal mothers. Their first languages were generally those of their mothers: Cree, Saulteaux, Assiniboine, etc. and English. Some of their fathers spoke Gaelic or Scots, leading to the development of the creole language known as "Bungee".
Forming communities in the Red River and the Saskatchewan valleys, they initially had fewer problems with the expansion of the Canadian state westward during the 19th century than did their francophone cousins. They tended to identify more with the politically and economically dominant British culture of Canada at this time. Additionally, the Anglo-Métis / Countryborn had a more sedentary lifestyle of farming than the francophone Métis community, whose men were generally hunters and trappers. The French-speaking Métis were somewhat more nomadic, due to their reliance upon hunting as a trade and food resource. The Countryborn played a role in both the Red River Rebellion (or "Red River Uprising") of 1869 and the Northwest Rebellion (or "Northwest Uprising") of 1885, as they suffered from similar issues of racial discrimination and land problems as their francophone brethren.
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