Sang Mêlé

All in Mixed-blood

Sep 11

Sep 11 They are considered an inferior race by the "pure French".

Mixed-blood, Nova Scotia, sang-mêlé, Southwest Nova Scotia

“The descendants of these people are now settled in Clare, and bear on their features the marks of the singular connexion from which they sprung. They live apart from the pure French, and are considered by them an inferior race,”

Mar 29

Mar 29 Les "Paspillats"

Baie-des-chaleurs

Bay Chaleurs, Gaspesie, Mixed-blood, Paspebiac, Paspeya, Acadian, Quebec

“if this little people is to disappear, merged into other races, it will have certainly lived happy, having no other history than a controversial origin.” Auguste Galibois 1904

Mar 25

Mar 25 The infamous Edward Cornwallis, fear the Acadians of "indian" descent

Chris Boudreau

Acadia, Acadian, Mixed-blood, Nova Scotia

“Some of them will probably take Arms, as they can easily disguise themselves, many of them are of Indian Blood & not unlike them.” The infamous Edward Cornwallis, Governor of Nova Scotia.

Jan 16

Jan 16 Jean-Mandé Sigogne's April 29, 1809 letter to Monseigneur Pierre Denaut

Chris Boudreau

sigogne, sang-mêlé, Mixed-blood

My world has a horrible repugnance to unite with those who have what they call mixed-blood

Dec 30

Dec 30 CHRONICLES OF THE ST. LAWRENCE by LeMoine in 1878

Baie-des-chaleurs

Bay Chaleurs, Gaspe, Mixed-blood, Paspebiac, Paspeya

‘the offspring of these Pocahontas, bleached tolerably white ; one perverse taint sometimes remained : a craving for fire water. A marked trait of Indian character, the love of revenge.”

Dec 12

Dec 12 Monseigneur Pierre Denaut’s Response to Père Jean-Mandé Sigogne’s 1800

Chris Boudreau

Southwest Nova Scotia, sigogne, sang-mêlé, Mixed-blood

“… There reigns here a prejudice that seems to be contradictory to the charity and the spirit of the church… it has been carried too far and it is supported by authority and by the clergy. It is the marriage that is contracted between those who are called Whites and others who they call sang mêlé, which is not accepted by people here.”

Nov 29

Nov 29 The Residents of the Gaspé Region in the Early Twentieth Century: Le Devoir, November 04, 1922

Chris Boudreau

Bay Chaleurs, Gaspesie, Mixed-blood, Quebec

Mixed-blooded “Gaspésiens”, a unique Peoples with their own unique history and cultural practices/lifestyle as related in Le Devoir in 1922.

Jul 12

Jul 12 An Althlete Recognizing Mixed-Blooded “Acadian” Ancestry in 1980

Chris Boudreau

Acadian, Mixed-blood

“An Althlete Recognizing Mixed-Blooded “Acadian” Ancestry.” Quebec newspaper, Le Soleil.” February 27, 1980

It is important to note that many of the summaries on this site are just drafts that were not initially intended to be shared. It is a work in progress made by amateur researchers with lots of passion.

The purpose of this site is to ensure that correct information is made available in relation to Eastern Metis research, to stop the perpetuation of incorrect/made up "Metis" ancestors by the internet/online trees.

Sep 11 They are considered an inferior race by the "pure French".

Mar 29 Les "Paspillats"

Mar 25 The infamous Edward Cornwallis, fear the Acadians of "indian" descent

Jan 16 Jean-Mandé Sigogne's April 29, 1809 letter to Monseigneur Pierre Denaut

Dec 30 CHRONICLES OF THE ST. LAWRENCE by LeMoine in 1878

Dec 12 Monseigneur Pierre Denaut’s Response to Père Jean-Mandé Sigogne’s 1800

Nov 29 The Residents of the Gaspé Region in the Early Twentieth Century: Le Devoir, November 04, 1922

Jul 12 An Althlete Recognizing Mixed-Blooded “Acadian” Ancestry in 1980

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