The longtime president of the Manitoba Métis Federation has been acclaimed in the organization's upcoming general election.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-metis-federation-david-chartrand-president-9.7212710?cmp=rss
This could be big, or could be more lip service. We shall see. It doesn't give any #land rights or #harvesting rights, it's more about internal affairs and #governance, so I'm not too hopeful.
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Today, with the support of the Manitoba Métis Federation, the National Government of the Red River Métis, the Honourable Rebecca Alty Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations introduced Bill C-21. If passed, Bill C-21 will give effect to the Red River Métis Self-Government Recognition and Implementation Treaty - the first Self-Government Treaty reached with a Métis Government in Canada.