Teillet, Jean

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.”

Research study discusses historical, cultural and political factors regarding Métis Nation governance structures and explores options for future development.

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.

Provides overview of Métis history, reviews significant agreements and legislation, indexes case law summaries and discusses new developments.

Provides overview of Métis history, reviews significant agreements and legislation, indexes case law summaries and discusses new developments.

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.

Law Thesis (LLM)--University of Toronto, 2008.

Discusses the allocation and management of lands and resources as it affects Aboriginal peoples and as seen in the case law that deals with Aboriginal rights.

Looks at Métis mobility, hidden language, inadvisability of public identification and threat as a mixed race people.

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.