The Métis Nation of Ontario is being recognized by Parliament Hill as its own Indigenous government. It was one of three groups to ink an agreement with Ott
It was one of three groups to ink an agreement with Ottawa.The Métis Nations of Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan will be recognized as having special powers regarding citizenship, internal elections and child welfare.
The Métis Nation of Ontario will continue to negotiate a core self-government treaty with the feds over the next two years., which is the Supreme Court of Canada’s landmark decision on Métis rights,” said Margaret Froh, president of the Métis Nation of Ontario. “Powley was advanced by Ontario Métis to ensure we were no longer the ‘forgotten people’.
“The agreement we have signed today will revitalize and transform our government-to-government relationship with the Métis Nation of Ontario,” said Marc Miller, federal minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations.
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