From Canadian Geographic  Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada

"The Métis are primarily known for speaking Michif, the official language of the Métis Nation. However, the Métis speak other languages, including French Michif, a dialect of Canadian French with some Algonquian linguistic features, which is spoken in St. Laurent, Man., St. Ambroise, Man., and St. Louis, Sask.; Northern Michif, a Plains Cree dialect with extensive borrowing of French nouns, which is spoken in northwest Saskatchewan in and around Île-à-la-Crosse; nêhinawêwin (Swampy Cree or the “N” dialect), which is spoken by the Métis in Cumberland House, Sask., and in bordering areas of Manitoba; nêhiyawêwin (Plains Cree or “Y” dialect), which is spoken in southern Saskatchewan, Lac La Biche, Alta., and on the Alberta Métis Settlements; nakawēmowin (Saulteaux or Plains Ojibwa), which is spoken in the Interlake region of Manitoba in such places as Duck Bay; dënesųłiné (Chipewyan/Dene), which is spoken by Métis in La Loche, Sask., Fort Chipewyan, Alta., and throughout Northwest Territories. The Métis also spoke Bungi or Bungee, a Métis dialect of English that includes many Cree and Scots Gaelic words. It was spoken in Manitoba wherever Scots-Métis settled. Métis working in the fur trade also spoke Slavey Jargon (Slavey mixed with French and Cree) in what is now southern Yukon, and Chinook Jargon or Chinook Wawa (a trade language made up of Nootka, Chinook, French and English words) throughout the Pacific Northwest."

"Unfortunately, colonization has had a devastating impact on the Métis’ collective identity, particularly through the near eradication of Métis heritage languages. For almost a century, the Métis bore the stigma of having Indigenous heritage, having mixed ancestry and of being labelled as ‘rebels.’"