Métis National Council

The Métis National Council (French: Ralliement national des Métis) is the representative of the Northwest Métis people within Canada. The MNC has represented the Métis Nation nationally and internationally and receives its direction from the elected leadership of the Métis Nation’s governments from Ontario. The goal of the MNC is to "secure a healthy space for the Métis Nation’s on-going existence within the Canadian federation." ^[1]

History

The National Council was formed in 1983, to support the recognition of the Métis as a distinct ethnicity who identifies themselves separate from any aboriginal group, who is a part of Métis Nation ancestry (this involves the Northwest and Red River, Manitoba settlement where they became a separate Nation) and one who is accepted as a Métis, by the Métis Nation, in their current community. This Council was formed in Canada, in Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. It is a recognized voice of the Métis people in five Canadian Provinces to the Government of Canada, and represents these Métis people on the international stage. The National Council is governed by a Board of Governors made up of the presidents of the provincial Métis organizations, and the national president. A former national president of the Council is Yvon Dumont, who went on to become the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. The current president of the Métis National Council is Clément Chartier.

The MNC is composed of five provincial Métis organizations. They are:

• Métis Nation British Columbia
• Métis Nation of Alberta
• Métis Nation - Saskatchewan
• Manitoba Métis Federation
• Métis Nation of Ontario.

Within each provincial organization are regional councils.

Presidents

• Yvon Dumont (1988–1993)
• Gerald Morin (1993–2003)
• Audrey Poitras (January 12, 2003 interim President and National spokesperson),
• Clément Chartier (2003–Present)

References

• Barkwell, Lawrence J., Leah Dorion, and Audreen Hourie. Metis 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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Métis National Council.

• Métis National Council website

National Aboriginal organizations in Canada
Assembly of First Nations Indigenous Peoples Assembly of Canada 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 Metis Child and Family Services Society
International rights organizations Pan-Indianism Band government

Métis people
Organizations	Indigenous Peoples Assembly of Canada (Canada-wide) Métis National Council (Canada-wide) British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Vancouver Northwest Territories
History	Fur Trade in North America Marriage 'à la façon du pays' Battle of Seven Oaks (1816) The National Committee of the Métis (est. 1864) Red River Rebellion (1869-1870) North-West Rebellion (1885) Southbranch Settlement in Alberta Powley ruling (2003) Daniels ruling (2016)
Society	in Canada in the United States Anglo-Métis People Métis Population Betterment Act List of settlements in Alberta Metis Child and Family Services Society Gabriel Dumont Institute
Culture	Bungi Creole Chinook Jargon Hivernants Métis French Michif language Métis flag Métis fiddle Métis buffalo hunt
Similar peoples: Inuit-Metis