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Red River Resistance
The Metis and Red River Resistance resulted in the Manitoba Act. The act passed and made Manitoba a bilingual province. The act also stated that the Metis would recieve more than 500,000 hectares of land. They also had access to the farms along the Red River. -
Metis Scrip
The Canadian government issued scrip to the Metis, instead of establishing Metis lands in Manitoba. Sometimes the scrip gave the Metis a choice: to accept scrip or to become "Treaty Indians" in a Numbered Treaty. The Metis had different rights and did not need reserves compared to the First Nations. After that the Metis have rights to land as an Aboriginal. -
Norhtwest Resistance
The Northwest Resistance chose to protect the Metis lands (Saskatchewan today) from the railway and settlers moving in from western Canada. -
Metis Settlers
Metis Settlers made farms at St. Paul des Metis (St.Paul, Alberta) and the land they used was provided by the Cathlioc Church. The Metis didn't own this land so they had to leave once the settlement was closed. -
Metis Settlements
L'Association des Metis de l'Alberta et des Territoires du Nord-Ouest lobbied Alberta's government to leave land for the Metis. Alberta's government passed the Metis Population Betterment Act that made twelve temporary settlements for the Metis. That moment was the first time Canada gave the Metis land. -
Metis Land
Since the settlements were only temporary the Metis didn't have control over the land. When the government of Alberta finds at least four unsuitable settlements the settlement is closed and goes back to them. -
Constitution
The Metis lobbied for Metis rights in Canada's constitution. When the constitution was taken over section 35 recognized Mets as one of Canada's Aboriginal folk with rights. -
More Settlements
Alberta's government gave the Metis permanent settlement land with the rights to manage their own affairs. The legislation included 4 different settlement acts and Alberta's government gave the Metis the right to participate in the development of oil and gas on settlement lands. -
Negotiations
Negotiations went down and both the Metis Council and Alberta's governemnt agreed to let the Metis hunt and fish for food without a licence. Eventually after that Alberta's government gave other Aboriginal folk the same rights. -
Manitoba
After everything that went down the Metis that live in Manitoba made a court case looking for compensation for the land they were promised but never got from the Manitoba Act. -
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court gave the Metis the right to hunt and fish as a Canadian Aboriginal folk under the constitution. The rights they gave the Metis show the unique relationship the Metis have with the land.
