A Métis Royal Rumble: Identity, Politics & the Failure of Our Leadership
Just as national and provincial Metis organizations begin self-government discussions, a dispute about Metis identity threatens to divide the Nation.
Just as national and provincial Metis organizations begin self-government discussions, a dispute about Metis identity threatens to divide the Nation.
While the emerging rights framework is certainly limited and based on the flawed presumption of Canadian sovereignty over Indigenous lands and peoples, this new channel of dialogue with the Crown for the Métis National Council, its five governing members, and the Métis Settlement General Council is itself a fairly profound development.