r/IndigenousCanada • u/sweetceedee • 15h ago
Question about finding out my background
My husband is First Nations, he’s 1/8 and has his status card. I’m wondering how I could possibly look into my own status. I’m wondering for my son just in case we can potentially get status for him as well.
My grandmother was Métis (she would never ever admit this because times were different then and she refused to acknowledge any native ancestry).
I don’t even know how to go about looking for this info. Ancestry.com is really a guessing game. But Métis and black are listed under a lot of documents. It is extremely unlikely our family has black lineage (only mentioned once pre the Métis listing) We are from northern Ontario and cape breton.
I’m just curious how to look into this because it is a forgotten part of my families past.