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Aboriginal Law: The Métis Hunting Case R. v. Powley

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fred R. Fenwick
Law Now, vol. 28, no. 4, February/March 2004, p. [?]
Description
Decision of the Supreme Court of Canada concerning traditional rights of Metis as Aboriginal peoples and recognition of the right to exercise them.
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All My Relations (Identity and Indigeneity)

Alternate Title
Daniels: In and Beyond the Law
All My Relations: Making Kin and Kindred in a Postgenomic World
Ancestry, Genes, and a Colony Chief: Peguis’ People and the Red River Métis
Kinship vs. Race: Reconciling Metis-First Nations Historical Relations
Reflections on Daniels v Canada, Reconciliation and Redress: Setting the Agenda
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Robert Innes
Harold Robinson
Rick Smith
Jessica Kolopenuk
Description
Emphasis on racial distinctions between Métis and First Nations, ignores intermarriage, kinship ties, and shared cultural understandings; recommendations for agenda items for changes in Canada-Indigenous relations in light of the Daniels decision Duration: 1:50:08. Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
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"Another Chapter in the Pursuit of Reconciliation and Redress...": A Summary of Daniels v. Canada at the Supreme Court of Canada

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Jason Madden
Nuri Frame
Zachary Davis
Megan Strachan]
Description
Plaintiffs asked for three judicial declarations: that Métis and non-status Indians are considered "Indians" in the Constitution Act, 1867, that federal Crown owes a fiduciary duty to the two groups, and that they have the right to be consulted and negotiated with by the federal government.
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Canadian Supreme Court To Rule On Historic Metis Rights Case

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Celeste Mackenzie
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 2, Shamanisms and Survival, Summer, 2003
Description
Comments on a court case that will push the federal and provincial governments to discuss Métis rights and accept a definition of who is Métis.
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Citizenship Issue Continues to Split Alberta Métis

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 28, no. 6, September 2010, p. 8
Description

Discusses the Métis Nation of Alberta's push to identify its' citizens, despite opposition from some Alberta Métis.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.

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Communing with the Dead The “New Métis,” Métis Identity Appropriation, and the Displacement of Living Métis Culture

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adam Gaudry
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 162-190
Description
Discusses the growing trend for self-identifying as Métis, particularly in Eastern Canada, based genealogical records rather than cultural ties to long-established communities located in Western Canada.
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Courts Did What Politicians Wouldn't

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, September 29, 2003, p. B1
Description
Explains that the hunting rights awarded to the Métis is really a legal recognition of their special rights under the constitution as a people.
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[Daniels in Context]

Alternate Title
Daniels: In and Beyond the Law
Harry Daniels and the Daniels Case: A Son's Perspective on the Man, His Legacy and Vision for a United Métis Nation
Threading the Constitutional Needle with Sinew of Métisland and Métis
[What Brought It On - and Did We Get What We Wanted?]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tony Belcourt
Elmer Ghostkeeper
Gabriel Daniels
Maria Campbell
Description
Speakers discuss struggles for Métis rights and recognition which led to Daniels case and the Supreme Court's ruling that Métis and non-Status individuals fall within the definition of "Indian" in section 91(24) of the Constitution Act,1867; Maria Campbell reminisces about leader Harry Daniels, who initiated the court action. Duration: 1:59:52. Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
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Daniels Through the Lens of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Alternate Title
[Daniels: In and Beyond the Law]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Brenda Gunn
Description
Presenter discusses how the decision aligns with or fails to meet some of the standards set out in international law and human rights instruments, the issue of Indigenous self-definition and membership, and implications in terms of right to traditional lands, territories and resources. Duration: 49:23. Presentation is part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
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Declaration of Metis and Indian Rights

Alternate Title
Declaration of Rights: Native Council of Canada--1979
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Council of Canada
Description
Outlines the major objectives of the Metis and non-status indigenous people in Canada. Appendices include: Metis National Anthem, Metis petitions for special rights 1845, List of Rights from Metis Provisional Government 1870, Constitutional and Legislative Recognition of Rights of Metis and Non-Status Indians, Metis Petitions, and the Principles of the Metis Movement.
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Don McLean Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Don McLean
Christine Welsh
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with non-Indian employed at the Gabriel Dumont Institute in Regina. At the time of the interview he was writing a book on the history of the Metis nation.
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Ethnogenesis: Settlement and Growth of a "New People"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Peterson
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 06, no. 2, 1982, pp. 23-64
Description
Examines the rise of the Metis nation and culture particularly in the Great Lakes Region.
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Executive Summary, January, 1992

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paul Chartand
Métis National Council
Description
A draft discussion paper prepared for the Métis National Council on an enumeration and registry policy for the Métis.
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Finding Home on the Way: Naming the Métis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Darcy Belisle
Prairie Forum, vol. 31, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 105-120
Description
Delves into the challenges in naming and defining Canadian mixed-blood Aboriginals and also discusses the connotations of the term "Half-breed".
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Foundational Document: Canada-Métis Nation Accord

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Canada
Métis National Council
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 7, no. 2, January 31, 2019, pp. 102-110
Description
A Copy of the Canada-Métis Nation Accord, 2017, the signing of which makes official a Nation-to-Nation relationship between Canada and the Métis Nation.
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From the Past Into the Future: Manitoba Métis Policy

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Manitoba
Description
Based on five principles: recognition, partnership, comprehensiveness, capacity and accountability. Developed as a result of the findings of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry.
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