Métis Nation of Alberta

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The Métis Nation of Alberta was formed in 1932 as the Metis Association of Alberta. Its primary goal was to be a political body to lobby the government on behalf of the Métis people. Its primary founding members were Felice Callihoo, Joseph Dion, James P. Brady, Malcolm Norris, and Peter Tompkins. Currently the MNA has 6 regional boards. They have branches that deal with unemployment, children services, land agreements and the rights of Métis people as Aboriginal peoples in Canada.

The organization's President is Audrey Poitras since 1996. Alberta has the largest population of Métis of any province.

[edit] Métis settlements

The Métis of Alberta are the only Métis in Canada to have a legislated land base. There are eight Métis Settlements covering an area of 1,400,000 acres (5,700 km²). The land is held in fee simple, but is held collectively for the Métis through the Governor General.

The eight Settlements are:

  • Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement | Buffalo Lake
  • East Prairie Metis Settlement | East Prairie
  • Elizabeth Metis Settlement | Elizabeth
  • Fishing Lake Metis Settlement | Fishing Lake
  • Gift Lake Metis Settlement | Gift Lake
  • Kikino Metis Settlement | Kikino
  • Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement | Paddle Prairie
  • Peavine Metis Settlement | Peavine

[edit] Further reading

  • Bell, Catherine Edith. Alberta's Metis Settlements Legislation An Overview of Ownership and Management of Settlements Lands. Regina, Sask., Canada: Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina, 1994. ISBN 0889770816
  • Driben, Paul. We Are Metis The Ethnography of a Halfbreed Community in Northern Alberta. Immigrant communities & ethnic minorities in the United States & Canada, 2. New York: AMS Press, 1985. ISBN 0404194060
  • Gordon, Naomi, and Maria King. Voices of Courage Alberta Métis Veterans Remembered. 2006. ISBN 0973689528
  • Pocklington, T. C. The Government and Politics of the Alberta Metis Settlements. Regina, Sask., Canada: Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina, 1991. ISBN 0889770603
  • Sawchuk, Joe. The Dynamics of Native Politics The Alberta Metis Experience. Purich's Aboriginal issues series. Saskatoon: Purich Pub, 1998. ISBN 1895830095
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Member organizations of the Métis National Council

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