First Metis group signs modern treaty with the federal government

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First Métis group signs modern treaty with the federal government

By: The Canadian Press
Posted: 5:48 PM CST Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024
Last Modified: 7:02 PM CST Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024

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.

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The federation is the first Métis group to sign a modern treaty with the federal government, and the ceremony came after its members voted overwhelmingly in favour of the agreement last year during an assembly.

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Métis leader Louis Riel negotiated a treaty with Canada some 150 years ago, which led to Manitoba joining Confederation, a development that was supposed to reserve 1.4 million acres of land for Métis residents in the province.

But Ottawa did not follow through with the promises of that agreement and Riel was eventually executed for high treason in 1885 for resisting Canada’s encroachment on Métis lands.

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(Recognizing Métis. Government to government treaty.)