Métis fiddling

Métis fiddle
Stylistic origins	Jigs, Reels, Strathspey (dance)
Cultural origins	Métis people (Canada), Métis people (United States)
Typical instruments	Old time fiddle, guitar, drum
Other topics
Scottish folk music, French Canadian music

Métis fiddle is the style which the Métis of Canada and Métis in the northern United States have developed to play the violin, solo and in folk ensembles. It is marked by the percussive use of the bow and percussive accompaniment (such as spoon percussion). The Meti (/meɪˈtiː/; Canadian French: [meˈtsɪs]; Michif: [mɪˈtʃɪf]) people blend First Nations, French, English, Celtic and other ancestry. Fiddles were "introduced in this area by Scottish and French-Canadian fur traders in the early 1800s".

The Métis are one of the aboriginal peoples in Canada who trace their descent to mixed European and First Nations parentage. The term was historically a catch-all describing the offspring of any such union, but within generations the culture coalesced into what is today a distinct indigenous group with formal recognition equal to that of the Inuit and First Nations. Mothers were often Cree, Ojibwa, Algonquin, Saulteaux, Menominee, Mi'kmaq or Maliseet. At one time, distinctions were made between French Métis (born of francophone voyageur fathers) and 'Anglo Métis (or "Countryborn"), descended from Scottish fathers. Today these two cultures form a single Métis culture. Former names (many of which are now considered offensive) include Bois-Brûlés, mixed-bloods, half-breeds, Bungi, Black Scots and Jackatars.

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