Forebearers definition
Forebearers means the progenitor couple of a Verified Métis Family Line, which usually includes a non-Aboriginal man (i.e., a voyageur, freeman, fur trade company employee, etc.) and a First Nations woman (i.e., Ojibway, Algonquin, etc.). The descendants of a non-Aboriginal man and First Nation woman are not automatically Métis Root Ancestors unless the requirements set out in this Policy are met. In the same vein, a progenitor couple are not Forebearers unless their children are Métis Root Ancestors and a part of a Verified Métis Family Line. Within a Verified Métis Family Line Assessment Document’s Genealogy Chart, Forebearers are identified in light grey rectangles at the beginning of the chart.