Recognition

Decision of the Supreme Court of Canada concerning traditional rights of Metis as Aboriginal peoples and recognition of the right to exercise them.

Book review of: Adventurers in the New World: The Saga of the Coureurs des Bois by Georges-Hébert Germain.

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.

Discusses structure, vision, mandate, financial activities and performance results.

Discusses structure, vision, mandate, financial activities and performance results.

Discusses structure, vision, mandate, financial activities and performance results.

Discusses structure, vision, mandate, financial activities and performance results.

Discussing structure, vision, mandate, financial activities and performance results.

Discusses structure, mandate, vision, financial activities and performance results.

Discusses structure, vision, mandate, financial activities and performance results.

Discusses structure, vision, mandate, financial activities and performance results.

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.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Manitoba, 2004.

Book review of: Battle for the Soul: Métis Children Encounter Evangelical Protestants at Mackinaw Mission, 1823-1837 by Keith R. Widder.

Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--Queen's University at Kingston, 1998.

Looks at application of common law applies to the Métis people and the special circumstances surrounding duty to consult cases due to history and constitutional recognition.

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.

Colonel Frost and another member of the Royal Regiment lay a wreath at a monument to Gabriel Dumont in the Batoche Cemetery in 1962.

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.

Law Thesis (PhD)--University of Victoria, 2016.

Presents a draft paper prepared for the Canadian/Indigenous Studies Association conference in Saskatoon, June 2, 2001 that discusses the history and definition of "Métis".

Presentation made at the Canadian Bar Association in 1992 examining the constitution, histories, and contemporary political processes of Aboriginal peoples in Canada.

Cultural and Social Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2005.

Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2005.

Explains that the hunting rights awarded to the Métis is really a legal recognition of their special rights under the constitution as a people.

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.

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.

Provides an overview and a brief update on the current status of the case and answers some frequently asked questions.

Official transcript of Supreme Court decision regarding recognition of Métis and non-Status Indians.

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.

Discussion of how courts have defined term "Métis peoples" with particular reference to R. v. Powley.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2013.

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.

Discusses the perceptions of self-identification as a Métis and the governmental regulation of Métis identity.

Interdisciplinary, Media and Design Thesis (M.F.A.)--OCAD University, 2014.

Examines the rise of the Metis nation and culture particularly in the Great Lakes Region.

A draft discussion paper prepared for the Métis National Council on an enumeration and registry policy for the Métis.

Social Work Thesis (MSW)--University of Manitoba, 2009.

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

Book review of: The False Traitor by Albert Braz.

Book review of: The False Traitor: Louis Riel in Canadian Culture by Albert Braz.

Canadian Plains Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Regina, 2009.

Delves into the challenges in naming and defining Canadian mixed-blood Aboriginals and also discusses the connotations of the term "Half-breed".

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.

Based on five principles: recognition, partnership, comprehensiveness, capacity and accountability. Developed as a result of the findings of the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry.

Looks at Canadian Aboriginal law in the cases of R. v. Blais concerning Métis membership in the modern Métis Nation and R. v. Powley concerning hunting rights.