Hivernants
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Hiverants are Métis
, who travelled the Canadian prairies
, often in small temporary villages. The word is French for "winterer," as they would often spend the winter months living in Native American villages fur trapping.
Métis people (Canada)
The Métis are one of the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who trace their descent to mixed First Nations parentage. The term was historically a catch-all describing the offspring of any such union, but within generations the culture syncretised into what is today a distinct aboriginal group, with...
, who travelled the Canadian prairies
Canadian Prairies
The Canadian Prairies is a region of Canada, specifically in western Canada, which may correspond to several different definitions, natural or political. Notably, the Prairie provinces or simply the Prairies comprise the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, as they are largely covered...
, often in small temporary villages. The word is French for "winterer," as they would often spend the winter months living in Native American villages fur trapping.