Métis groups in Ontario, Alberta, and Saskatchewan have signed deals with Ottawa that officially grant them self-governance over matters like citizenship, elections, and other administration affairs within their jurisdictions.
The deals give them the groups recognition as Indigenous governments and place them on equal constitutional standing with other First Nations and also opens up the possibility for further negotiations, such as compensation for lost land.
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller signed the agreements with the groups on Feb. 24. They follow a previous self-governance deal signed in 2019 that acknowledged the Métis’ right to self government, but did not specify groups that would represent the Métis communities and citizens within the provinces….
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