Metis National Council

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Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, arrive in St. John's to begin a three-day Canadian tour, on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Photo by The Canadian Press/Paul Chiasson

Prince Charles acknowledges Canada's 'darker' past and stresses need for reconciliation

Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, began a three-day Canadian tour on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in St. John’s, N.L., where the prince shared his views on reconciliation with Indigenous people before the couple took part in an emotional healing ceremony.

By Sarah Smellie & Morgan Lowrie | News, Politics | May 18th 2022

Cassidy Caron speaks to the media in St. Peter's Square after a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday, March 28, 2022. File photo by The Associated Press/Gregorio Borgia

Métis leader calls for apology from Queen for residential schools

The president of the Métis National Council says the Queen should apologize for residential schools to help survivors and their families heal.

By Kelly Geraldine Malone | News, Politics | May 17th 2022

Pope commits to justice journey after meeting with Metis, Inuit delegates

The president of the Métis National Council says she feels Pope Francis has committed to a journey of justice after a meeting with the head of the Roman Catholic Church at the Vatican.

By Kelly Geraldine Malone | News | March 28th 2022

Five years after call to add Indigenous rights to citizenship guide, nothing

More than five years after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission called on the federal government to revise the Canadian citizenship oath and exam guide, newcomers still study a book that contains a single paragraph on residential schools and they take an oath that doesn't refer to treaties with Indigenous Peoples.

By Maan Alhmidi | News | February 15th 2021

David Chartrand, Manitoba Metis Federation,

Rift between Metis leaders ahead of meetings with premiers, PM

The vice-president of the Metis National Council is stepping up his rhetoric against three provincial Metis leaders, accusing them of striking a "backroom deal" that allows new members into the nation he believes are not Metis.

By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | March 10th 2020

Indigenous leaders need keys to Ottawa building

A group of Metis citizens from Western Canada was left waiting in the cold as they sought approval from federal bureaucrats to enter an Ottawa building meant to be a space for Indigenous Peoples.

By Teresa Wright | News, Politics | February 10th 2020

Metis leader demands apology from Sen. Beyak for claiming to be Metis

The Metis National Council says Sen. Lynn Beyak should consider resigning for reportedly claiming to be Metis because her parents adopted an Indigenous child.

By Teresa Wright | News, Politics | February 5th 2020

David Chartrand, president of the Manitoba Metis Federation,

Metis leaders calling for reform of national council

The regional Metis presidents of Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan are calling for reform of the Metis National Council, raising serious concerns about "dysfunction" and about a lack of transparency on the national body's finances and administration.

By Teresa Wright | News, Politics | January 26th 2020

Veterans, Victory Square Cenotaph, National Aboriginal Veterans Day, Vancouver,

Metis veterans faced discrimination and neglect

A fiddle played the sombre strains of the Last Post and Amazing Grace during a special ceremony on Friday, November 8, 2019, to remember the contributions of Canada's Metis people during the Second World War as well as the discrimination that greeted them upon their return home.

By Lee Berthiaume | News, Politics | November 11th 2019

Metis veterans from Second World War awaiting apology from federal government

A leader of the Metis National Council has asked Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay to act quickly to ensure an apology is issued to Metis veterans from the Second World War before it's too late.

By Kristy Kirkup | News, Politics | March 12th 2019

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