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Advancing the Rights of Metis Nation of Alberta

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Advancing the Rights of Metis Nation of Alberta

Postby admin » Wed Feb 01, 2017 3:56 am

Métis Nation of Alberta and Canada Sign Agreement
to Advance Métis Rights and Outstanding Claims in Alberta

January 31, 2017

The Métis Nation of Alberta (“MNA”) has concluded a Memorandum of Understanding to Advance Reconciliation with the Government of Canada (the “MOU”). The MOU was signed yesterday on Parliament Hill by MNA President Audrey Poitras, Bev New, MNA Co-Minister for Métis Rights and the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs. Members of the MNA Provincial Council were also in attendance at the signing.
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The MOU establishes a time-limited exploratory discussions table between the MNA and Canada with the goal of arriving at a mutually-agreeable framework agreement by September 2017. The anticipated framework agreement would establish a formal negotiations process based on mutually agreeable subject matters, including Métis self-government, lands, rights and outstanding claims against the Crown.

The MOU comes on the heels of recent positive political and legal developments for Alberta Métis, including the Prime Minister’s November 2015 mandate letter to Minister Bennett providing direction for her to advance a nation-to-nation, government-to-government relationship with the Métis Nation as well as the Supreme Court of Canada’s landmark decision in Daniels v. Canada that was released in April 2016.

“This MOU has been a long-time coming for Alberta Métis. For many years at the federal level, we have been on the outside looking in. This MOU opens the door for us to finally put in place the government-to-government relationship with Canada our people have sought for generations as well as begin to address the pressing issues of our citizens and communities in Alberta, including dealing with Métis rights, lands and self-government,” said President Poitras.

Memorandum of Understanding
to Advance Reconciliation with the Government of Canada
http://albertametis.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/MOU-Between-MNA-and-Canada.pdf

Backgrounder and
FAQs regarding MNA-Canada-MOU
http://albertametis.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Backgrounder-and-FAQs-regarding-MNA-Canada-MOU.pdf

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Alberta Métis celebrate breakthrough accord with Ottawa
Self-government, land claims, access to federal programs all part of negotiations
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-m%C3%A9tis-celebrate-breakthrough-accord-with-ottawa-1.3960055
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