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 ::The rationale for the merge eludes me.  The term Métis is French (hence use of it in Vietnam).  However, ""The Métis"" really only refers to the people in Canada.  ""Mestizo"" is only related in a very general way (people of European/Aborigial origin).  Beyond a one-line statement to that effect there's not much more that the peoples have in common. What's with this merge mania?   "