Metis

By bananamonkey321

  • Metis Red River Resistance Results in Manitoba Act

    1869-1870:
    -Manitoba Act was passed by Canada's parliament
    -established Manitoba as a bilingual province with education rights for Catholics and Protestants and Metis land rights
    -quality of life increased due to recognition of their land rights
    -STARTED to recognize the Metis as a seperate culture group deserving the equal amount of rights
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  • Canadian Government Issued scrip to the Metis

    1875-1879:
    -issued a scrip to the Metis in replacement of establishing Metis lands in Manitoba
    -Metis had a choice to accept scrip or become Treaty Indians under a number treaty
    -Metis believed they deserved same rights as an Aboriginal so there quality of life was poor because they were descriminated against
    -they did not have the same collective rights to land as the First Nations

  • Northwest Resistance Sought to Protect Metis Lands

    1885:
    -Northwest resistance supported the protrection of Metis lands in Saskatchewan
    -their quality of life and their colllective rights were similiar to as it was before because the government made no move to change Metis rights

  • Metis Settlers Established Farms

    1896-1910:
    -settlers established farms at St. Paul's des Metis
    -land was provided by the Catholic church
    -Metis did not have settlement on this land and was forced to eave when the settlement was closed
    -quality of life was poor because their benefits were taken away because the land was not theirs and had to leave
    -collective rights were not adjusted in anyway and the government did not offer them any

  • Alberta Government Passed Metis Population Betterment Act

    1938:
    -L'Association des Metis de l'Aberta et des Territoires du Nord-Ouest lobbied Alberta's government
    -wanted to set aside land for the Metis
    -Alberta government passed Metis Population Betterment Act
    -established twelve temporary Metis settlements
    -first time in Canadian history that the government provided Metis with land
    -quality of life was slightly increased in that they recieved land, though they did not have permanent settlements
    -collective rights were recognized a little

  • Temporary Settlements Do Not Give Metis Land Control

    1940-1960:
    -Metis did not have control of settlements
    -four of the settlements provided unsuitable conditions and were given back to the government
    -quality of life was decreased due to loss of land
    -collective rights were not looked at because the government did not search for a replacement

  • Metis Lobbied for Recognition of Metis Rights

    1982:
    -lobbied for Metis rights in Canada's constitution
    -the constitution was patriated which included a section that recognized Metis as one of Canada's Aboriginal peoples with rights
    -quality of life was greatly increased as were their collective rights as they were fully recognized as a individual group that deserved equal treatment

  • Alberta's Government Enacted Legislation

    1990:
    -government enacted legislation in which the Metis recieved Metis settlements as a permanent land base
    -they had the right to manage their own affairs
    -quality of life improved because their needs were finally recognized and their collective rights were fair and equal

  • Rights Recognized as Aboriginal People under Constitution

    2003:
    -supreme court ruled Metis right to hunt and fish as one of Canada's Aboriginal Constitution
    -rights recognized their unique relationship to the land of the Metis and their inherent rights as the Aboriginals
    -quality of life was improved in that they recieved further freedom as to their affairs
    -collective rights increased due to the fact that they recieved control of their land

  • Continuation of Recognized Rights

    2004:
    -in two seperate negotiations agreements were put in place with the Alberta government recognizing Metis hunting and fishing rights
    -for a while they were allowed to fish without a liscence, though the government in later years put a restriction on these rights
    -quality of rights decresed because they had rights taken away
    -collective rights denied to a certain degree

  • Manitoba Metis Launched Court Case

    2006:
    -court case sought compensation for land that was promised to the Manitoba Act but never delivered
    -quality of life was unchanged
    -collective rights were not looked at