Les Métis réaffirment un partenariat avec un Canada unie.
Wednesday, December 6 2006
La nation métisse est une des trois peuples distincts du Canada qui est reconnu sous la section 35 (2) de la Constitution 1982. Les Métis sont un peuple et une nation pour plus que deux siècles. Notre drapeau hissé pour la première fois en 1816 est un des plus vieux drapeaux autochtones dans la région...
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Letter submitted to the Editor of the Winnipeg Free Press
Tuesday, December 5 2006
Re: Aboriginals see Quebec nation as snub (Friday December 1, 2006) With no disrespect intended towards Mr. Martin Cash, his reporting of an interview with me might lead people to wrongly believe I suggested the Quebecois being recognized as a nation was a snub of the Metis by Prime Minister Harper...
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Metis re-affirm Confederation Partnership within a United Canada
Wednesday, November 29 2006
The Metis Nation is one of three distinct Aboriginal peoples of Canada recognized under section 35(2) of the Constitution Act, 1982. The Metis have been a People and a Nation for over two centuries. Our national flag, flown in 1816, is one of the earliest flags indigenous in what is now known as Canada....
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Louis Riel Day
Friday, November 17 2006
Winnipeg, Manitoba - Today, Metis Citizens of the Manitoba Metis Community, and from across the Metis Nation Homeland, continued our long tradition of remembering the death and honouring the life of past Metis Leader and Manitoba Founder Louis Riel. It is a day to celebrate his achievements and his...
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Throne Speech Ignores Important Issues Faced by Metis Nation
Friday, November 17 2006
Despite being Partners in Confederation and the Founders of Manitoba, the Metis continue to be an afterthought in the writing of provincial Throne Speeches. The mention of the Metis in today’s speech is superficial and a veneer on the Manitoba Government’s agenda of denial – the denial of our rights...
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Two Metis Men Charged For Hunting Thanksgiving Meal
Thursday, October 12 2006
On October 7, 2006, two Metis hunters, Norman and Don Dale Pruden, were charged with hunting upland game birds (“chickens”) without a provincial license, while exercising their Metis harvesting right to hunt for food within traditional Metis harvesting territory. Both men had their Manitoba Metis Federation...
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38th Annual General Assembly
Wednesday, September 13 2006
Winnipeg, Manitoba - The Manitoba Metis Federation 's (MMF) 38th Annual General Assembly took place September 8th to the 10th, 2006, at the Keystone Centre in the City of Brandon. The City of Brandon welcomed approximately 2000 MMF delegates throughout the weekend. This years' AGA once again showed...
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2006 Inauguration of Manitoba Metis Federation: New Board of Directors
Friday, July 28 2006
On Thursday July 27, 2006 the Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) had the honour of inaugurating the newly elected MMF Board of Directors in a prestigious Swearing-In-Ceremony. MMF President David Chartrand, Vice Presidents, and the Directors of the Board affirmed their vows to govern honourably and responsibly...
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