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Manitoba Métis Federation v. Canada (Attorney General): Understanding the Supreme Court of Canada's Decision

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jean Teillet
Jason Madden
Description
Case involved lands promised in the Manitoba Act, 1870 and the contention that legislation enacted by Manitoba government, which affected implementation of the Act, was not within the province's jurisdiction. Court issued this declaration: "“[t]hat the federal Crown failed to implement the land grant provision set out in s. 31 of the Manitoba Act, 1870 in accordance with the honour of the Crown.”
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Louis Riel Day [2014]

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jean Teillet
Jason Madden
Andrew Lokan
Description
Panelists discuss the Daniels case, which is about whether Métis and non-status Indians are included in federal jurisdiction under s. 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867. Duration: 1:55:54.
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Métis Law in Canada, 2010

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jean Teillet
Description
Provides overview of Métis history, reviews significant agreements and legislation, indexes case law summaries and discusses new developments.
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Métis Law Summary 2008

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jean Teillet
Description
Provides overview of Métis history, reviews significant agreements and legislation, indexes case law summaries and discusses new developments.
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No Comment (Almost): 200 Years of Observations on the Métis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean Teillet
Canadian Issues, Winter, 2005, pp. 28-30
Description
Author creates a compilation of comments and observations made about Métis people throughout history and in doing so reveals the complicated and often contrary discourse that surrounds Métis people and the Métis Nation.
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Writing the History of Riel's People

Alternate Title
Robson Hall Distinguised Visitor Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jean Teillet
Description
Lawyer and author of The North-West Is Our Mother: The Story Of Louis Riel's People, The Métis Nation discusses the Métis Nation's history of law-making. Duration: 1:01:02.
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