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Government of Canada, with First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation leaders,...
On November 30, 2018, Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott, together with Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Natan Obed, and Métis...
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Prime Minister meets with National Indigenous Leaders and First Ministers
News Release source: https://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2018/12/07/prime-minister-meets-national-indigenous-leaders-and-first-ministers MNC in private meeting with Prime Minister Left: MNC VP David Chartrand,...
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Métis National Council launches Métis Nation Sixties Scoop Portal
December 18, 2018, Winnipeg, MB – This morning at the Manitoba Metis Federation Home Office in Winnipeg, Métis National Council Minister of Social Development, David Chartrand, launched the Métis...
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THE MÉTIS NATION FLAG
Flags do not make nations, but nations do make (adopt) flags. In the case of the Métis Nation, the first recorded use of the blue infinity flag is found in the Journal of Peter Fidler at Brandon House...
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United Nations Launches 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
January 28, 2019: Métis Nation President Chartier addresses official launch event at UNESCO headquarters in Paris while talks progress on Indigenous Languages legislation in Canada. The United Nations...
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Indigenous Languages bill to be introduced this week
(Photo: Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez addressing U.N. General Assembly in New York Friday to mark global launch of International Year of Indigenous Languages.) February 1, 2019 Liberals...
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Save the date!
A Métis Nation Health Forum will take place on February 13-15 in Ottawa at the Chateau Laurier Hotel. Building on the success of last year’s Forum, this is an excellent opportunity to showcase health...
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Métis Nation Supports Indigenous Languages Act
photo: Minister Dal Col (center) addresses the media on Indigenous Languages Bill, Minister Rodriguez (left), and AFN NC Bellegarde (right) February 5, 2019 (Ottawa, ON) – The Métis Nation welcomes...
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Métis Nation Conference on Traditional Knowledge
The Métis National Council hosted a two-day symposium in Vancouver from February 20-21, 2019, on Métis Nation Knowledge Systems, Traditional Knowledge and the role of Indigenous knowledge in...
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President Chartier meets with House of Commons Heritage Committee to support...
On February 19, 2019, MNC President Chartier spoke by videoconference to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage that is studying Bill C-91, An Act respecting Indigenous...
View ArticleA Statement by President Clément Chartier of the Métis National Council
How has the SNC-Lavalin Affair affected the Relationship of the Métis Nation with the Trudeau government? (February 20, 2019) Amidst the controversy over the SNC-Lavalin Affair, there has been a...
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An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Children, Youth and...
February 28, 2019 (Ottawa, ON) Today the Government of Canada, the Assembly of First Nations, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Métis National Council, and other Indigenous leaders joined in a celebration in...
View ArticleGovernment of Canada and the Métis National Council to Sign historic Early...
The Member of Parliament for Ottawa Nepean, Chandra Arya and Métis Nation leaders will sign a co-developed Canada-Métis Nation Early Learning and Child Care Accord on March 6, 2019. Through the accord,...
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The Government of Canada and the Métis Nation sign historic Early Learning...
l-r: President Glen McCallum(MN-S), President Audrey Poitras(MNA), President Margaret Froh(MNO), President Clara Morin Dal Col(MNBC), MP Chandra Arya (Ottawa Nepean), President David Chartrand(MMF)...
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Expulsion of Former Ministers from Liberal caucus must not impede great...
April 3, 2019 (Vancouver, BC) – At the conclusion of an important symposium on Métis Nation rights reconciliation in Vancouver April 2-3, 2019 President Chartier is reiterating the strong support of...
View ArticleMétis Nation in strong support of Supreme Court of Canada’s dismissal of the...
May 2, 2019- A Statement from Métis National Council (MNC) President Clément Chartier. Today’s dismissal of the leave to appeal application in the Corneau case by the Supreme Court of Canada will...
View ArticleReckless Behavior of Province Threatens Manitoba-Minnesota Transmission...
WINNIPEG, MB – “The decision of the federal government to push back the deadline for approval of MMTP is a necessary step in ensuring the Duty to Consult and accommodate is respected”, says President...
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In Honour of Two Great Leaders
On May 18th President Chartier participated in a ceremony to commemorate the execution of Tupac Amaru and his wife, Micaela Bastidas. Tupac Amaru on November 4, 1780 called his people to arms in order...
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Métis Nation Flag flies proudly in Colombia
l-r: Hilton Gutiérrez (A&D), Colombia President Ivan Duque Marquez, Joseph Ng (Chairman of JNE Group), MNC President Clément Chartier, MMF President David Chartrand With the growing world of trade...
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We will remember them, today, tomorrow, forever
Though their numbers have shrunk to a handful who are no longer able to make the long journey to the beaches of Normandy, Métis Nation veterans of the Second World War live on in the thoughts and...
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