Historic moment for Manitoba’s Métis 154 years after Ottawa’s disgraceful deceit
It didn’t take long for the Canadian government in 1870 to backtrack on its commitment to the Red River Métis after negotiating the terms of the Manitoba Act with them earlier that year.
Emotional moment as Manitoba Métis celebrate long-awaited treaty
Manitoba Métis Federation president David Chartrand said the Métis people worked for 154 years to achieve their vision, as a historic agreement with the federal government was signed in Winnipeg.
Manitoba Métis Federation and Canada sign first-of-its-kind Self-Government Treaty
Today, David Chartrand, President of the Manitoba Métis Federation, Government of the Red River Métis and the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown--Indigenous Relations announced that they have signed the Red River Métis Self-Government Recognition and Implementation Treaty.
First Métis group signs modern treaty with the federal government
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Métis Federation President David Chartrand told a ceremony for a new treaty that recognizes his organization as the government for the Red River Métis that the moment was 154 years in the making.
'The foundation of the future': MMF signs 1st modern Métis treaty with federal government
The federal government signed its first-ever modern treaty with a Métis government during a ceremony with the Manitoba Métis Federation in Winnipeg on Saturday, in what leaders hailed as a pivotal moment for Canada and the Métis people.
B.C. Métis Nation votes to withdraw from Métis National Council
B.C. Métis Nation's president says that despite 40 years of "good work," the governance structure of the Métis National ...
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Activists hail Belgium’s conviction for mistreatment of métis girls in colonial Congo
In its ruling Monday, the Brussels Court of Appeal held the Belgian State responsible for the abduction and systematic racial ...
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Métis Nation British Columbia votes to leave the Métis National Council
Members of the Métis Nation British Columbia have voted to leave the Métis National Council, effectively immediately. In a ...
Métis fiddling lessons in uni? Yes, please
Métis fiddling legend – and North American Fiddlers' Hall of Fame member – Patti Kusturok is offering for-credit fiddling ...
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MMF Becomes Government of Red River Métis
The Manitoba Métis Federation has signed a self-governing treaty with Ottawa, becoming the first Métis group to do so in the ...
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Town of Ladysmith recognizes Métis with flag raising
Saturday, Nov. 16 members of the Mid-Island Métis community, along with members of Ladysmith council and others, braved the ...
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B.C. Métis Nation votes to withdraw immediately from Métis National Council
Members of the Métis Nation British Columbia voted Saturday to leave the national organization, the Métis National Council, ...