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*Men's Fringed, Western Leather Jacket /Duster Deer Tan Leather w/ Beadwork*
Grizz designed this leather jacket/ duster with the Metis French and Indian Trapper of the Great Lakes and Canada in mind. It has an abundance of beadwork and fringe, topped off with buffalo nickel buttons. You'll stand out from the crowd in this made-to-order Western Leather Jacket / coat. And, you can have this duster made in a variety of buttery soft deer tan colors: gold (like the one pictured), cream, brown, black -with your choice of bead work -with or without antiquing.... The feel of this coat and the drape are exceptionally comfortable and flattering.
This Metis frock coat is, no doubt, a GENUINE showpiece and is uniquely embellished with spectacular features. Wear this Leather coat to a Cowboy action shoot or Rendezvous and see who wins top prize for best dressed!
Matching women's Metis Leather Jacket /coat available.
This is a special order by measurement so it will fit like ... well, like it was made for you! Don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. 989-752-9437 OR tradergrizz@lycos.com
From Wikipedia:
The Métis are descendants of marriages of Cree, Ojibway, Algonquin, Saulteaux, and Menominee aboriginals to Europeans, and are one of three recognized Aboriginal peoples in Canada, along with the First Nations (Indians) and Inuit (Eskimo). Commonly pronounced /ˈmeɪtiː/ "MAY-tee" or "may-TEE" in English [3], IPA: [meˈtsɪs] in Quebec French, [meˈtis] in Standard French,[4] [mɪˈtʃɪf] in Michif, they are also historically known as Bois Brűlé, mixed-bloods, or Countryborn (Anglo-Métis). Their homeland consists of the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec, as well as the Northwest Territories. The Métis Homeland also includes parts of the northern United States (specifically Montana, North Dakota, and northwest Minnesota).[5]
Their history dates to the mid-seventeenth century. The Métis spoke or still speak either Métis French or a mixed language called Michif. Michif is a phonetic spelling of the Métis pronunciation of Métif, a variant of Métis. The Métis today predominantly speak English, with French a strong second language, as well as numerous Aboriginal tongues. Métis French is best preserved in Canada, Michif in the U.S., notably in the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation of North Dakota, where Michif is the official language. The encouragement and use of Métis French and Michif is growing due to outreach within the provincial Métis councils after at least a generation of decline.
The word Métis (the singular, plural and adjectival forms are the same) is French, and a cognate of the Spanish word mestizo. It carries the same connotation of "mixed race"; traced back far enough it stems from the Latin word mixtus, the past participle of the verb "to mix".
Countless Métis over time are thought to have been absorbed and assimilated into the surrounding populations making Métis heritage (and thereby aboriginal ancestry) more common than sometimes realized. Recent research and DNA analysis has often shown forgotten aboriginal lineages in many people of French Canadian and Acadian descent.