Manitoba Métis Federation

Métis government

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Establishment of Manitoba Metis Federation, Inc.1967; 57 years ago (1967)Signing and ratification of Manitoba Métis Self-Government Recognition and Implementation AgreementJuly 6, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-07-06)Government HeadquartersWinnipegGovernment

• TypeMétis Government • PresidentDavid ChartrandDemonymRed River MétisTime zoneUTC–06:00 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC–05:00 (CDT)Area code(s)204, 431, and 584Websitewww.mmf.mb.ca

The Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) is a federally recognized Métis government. Its current president is David Chartrand. In September of 2021, the MMF withdrew from the Métis National Council, due to that organization's failure to uphold the 2002 nationally accepted definition of Métis.^[1]^[2]

Leadership

The first non-elected Board of Directors was Adam Cuthand, Joe Keeper and Alfred Disbrowe.

The successive presidents of the MMF have been the following.

President	From	To
Adam Cuthand	1967	1970
Angus Spence	1970	1973
Connie Eyolfson	1973	1974
Ferdinand Guiboche	1974	1975
Edward Head	1975	1976
John Morrisseau	1976	1981
Don McIvor	1981	1984
Yvon Dumont	1984	1993
Ernie Blais	1993	1994
Billyjo DeLaRonde	1994	1997
David Chartrand	1997	present

Activities

During the COVID-19 pandemic, MMF received a $460,200 grant from the Public Health Agency of Canada's Immunization Partnership Fund to increase acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines among Métis citizens in Manitoba.^[3]

Barkwell, Lawrence J., Leah Dorion, and Audreen Hourie. Métis legacy Michif culture, heritage, and folkways. Métis legacy series, v. 2. Saskatoon: Gabriel Dumont Institute, 2006. ISBN 0-920915-80-9
Barkwell, Lawrence J., Leah Dorion and Darren Prefontaine. "Metis Legacy: A Historiography and Annotated Bibliography". Winnipeg: Pemmican Publications Inc. and Saskatoon: Gabriel Dumont Institute, 2001. ISBN 1-894717-03-1
Chartrand, Paul L. A. H. Manitoba's Métis Settlement Scheme of 1870. Saskatoon: Native Law Centre, University of Saskatchewan, 1991. ISBN 0-88880-242-0
Flanagan, Thomas. Metis Lands in Manitoba. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 1991. ISBN 0-919813-87-9
McFee, Janice. Famous Manitoba Métis. Winnipeg: Manitoba Métis Federation Press, 1974.
Morrison, Sheila Jones. Rotten to the Core The Politics of the Manitoba Métis Federation. Victoria, B.C.: 101060, 1995. ISBN 1-896239-08-0
Pelletier, E. A Social History of the Manitoba Métis. Winnipeg: Manitoba Métis Federation Press, 1977. ISBN 0-919213-54-5
Sawchuk, Joe. The Metis of Manitoba Reformulation of an Ethnic Identity. Toronto: P. Martin Associates, 1978. ISBN 0-88778-177-2
Sealey, D. Bruce. Statutory Land Rights of the Manitoba Metis. Winnipeg, Man: Manitoba Métis Federation Press, 1975.
Sealey, D. Bruce. Education of the Manitoba Metis An Historical Sketch. Winnipeg: Dept. of Education, Native Education Branch, 1977.
St-Onge, Nicole J. M. Saint-Laurent, Manitoba Evolving Métis Identities, 1850-1914. Canadian plains studies, 45. Regina: Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina, 2004. ISBN 0-88977-173-1

Métis people

Modern Governments

Métis Nation British Columbia
Métis Nation of Alberta
Métis Nation—Saskatchewan
Métis Nation of Ontario
Manitoba Métis Federation
Northwest Territory Métis Nation
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians
Métis Settlements General Council (Alberta)

Historic Governments

Legislative Assembly of Assiniboia (1870) (Red River Colony)
Council of St. Laurent (1873–1878) (Southbranch Settlement)
Exovedate (1885) (Southbranch Settlement)

Organizations

Métis National Council (Canada-wide)
North Slave Métis Alliance
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (Canada-wide)
Alberta Métis Federation
Vancouver Métis Community Association
Union nationale métisse Saint-Joseph du Manitoba

History

Indian trade
- Scottish
- Fur trade
Marriage
Pemmican War
Pemmican Proclamation (1814)
Battle of Seven Oaks (1816)
The National Committee of the Métis (est. 1864)
Red River Rebellion (1869–1870)
North-West Rebellion (1885)
Southbranch Settlement
Half-Breed Tract
- Nemaha Half-Breed Reservation
Powley ruling (2003)
Daniels ruling (2016)

Society

Culture

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Assembly of First Nations Congress of Aboriginal Peoples Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Métis National Council Native Women's Association of Canada Pauktuutit Native Friendship Centre National Aboriginal Health Organization First Nations Bank of Canada Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada branch) Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador
International rights organizations Pan-Indianism Band government

References

^ "'You can't be us': Manitoba Metis Federation unanimously passes resolution to leave Metis National Council - APTN News". Archived from the original on 2020-10-28.
^ "Manitoba Métis Federation leaves Métis National Council". Sep 29, 2021. Retrieved Dec 1, 2022.
^ Public Health Agency of Canada (2022-10-12). "Immunization Partnership Fund". Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2022-11-04.