What are the children of french canadian fur traders and the native peoples called

The correct answer is - Métis.

The term Métis, is used in Canada to define the people that have origin from both the French that settled in Canada, and the indigenous people of the area. This mixture and the term itself have been promoted from the 17th century. The culture and the language of this people was also mixed. The language was based on the French language, but it also had lot of elements from the indigenous languages, thus the Métis French language emerged. The culture was also a nice and interesting mixture of the both very different cultures.

As of 2016, there's just over 587,000 people that declare themselves as Métis.