It didn’t take long for the Canadian government in 1870 to backtrack on its commitment to the Red River Métis after negotiating the terms of the Manitoba Act with them earlier that year.
The federation is the first Metis group to sign a modern treaty with the federal government, and the ceremony came after its ...
The treaty recognizes the Manitoba Métis Federation as the government of the Red River Métis. OTTAWA — The Manitoba M é tis ...
The federal government signed its first-ever modern treaty with a Métis government during a ceremony with the Manitoba Métis ...
Chartrand told a ceremony for a new treaty that recognizes his organization as the government for the Red River Metis that the moment was 154 years in the making. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent ...
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Métis Federation President David Chartrand told a ceremony for a new treaty that recognizes his organization as the government for the Red River Métis that the moment was 154 ...
"We can't change history but we can change the future." The Red River Métis actually negotiated a treaty with Canada back in 1870 — the Manitoba Act — which led to Manitoba joining Confederation.