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The government of Canada issued scrips to Metis people, these allowed them to trade them in for land. In many cases, they were offered two options, either to except the Script or to live under a "Numbered Treaty"
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The Indian Act is the document that controlled First Nations people, their rights and their reserves. This document did not apply to Metis.
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They removed children from their families and disrupted their identity, and culture. The children were often sent far away from their family's and people tried to convert them over to a European lifestyle.
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Canada's government commissioned MP Nicholas Davin to recommend how to provide First Nations with education and to assimilate them at the same time. Nicholas Davin recommended residential schools in 1879.
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The Northwest Resistance sought to protect Metis lands in what is now Saskatchewan today. This was a way to assert their rights and protect their lands. Lots of fighting was done to protect metis land.
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The metis people led the Red River Resistance which resulted in the Manitoba act which was approved by parliament.
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They lobbied for recognition of Metis rights. When the constitution was was brought into effect, this recognized their rights.
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In 1990, Alberta's government enacted legislation in which the Metis received their Settlements as a permanent residence. Their land couldn't be taken away from them and people weren't allowed to move onto their land.
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The federal government issued an apology to the Metis people for the residential schools a seperation from their families. They also gave aboriginals 8 million per year in funds.
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In 2003, the Supreme court ruled that the Metis people will have the right to hunt and fish. These rights continue to recognize how metis people had a connection to the land.
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In april, 2006, a court case was created for land that was promised by the Manitoba Act but was not received. They were seeking compensation for what they were promised but not given.
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Prime Minister Steven Harper offered a full apology on behalf of Canadians for the Indian residential school system in 2008. He apologized for how the First Nations weren't treated equally and had bad experiences with Canada's people in the past.
