Thr Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) is a federally recognised Métis government. Its current president is David Chartrand.[1] As of 2023 the MMF had 47,000 Members.[2] Since 2022, Métis living outside of Manitoba have been invited by the Manitoba Métis Federation to become citizens of the MMF.[3]
Manitoba Métis Federation | |
|---|---|
| Establishment of Manitoba Metis Federation, Inc. | 1967 |
| Signing and ratification of Manitoba Métis Self-Government Recognition and Implementation Agreement | 6 July 2021 |
| Government Headquarters | Winnipeg |
| Government | |
| • Type | Métis Government |
| • President | David Chartrand |
| Demonym | Red River Métis |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 204, 431, and 584 |
| Website | www.mmf.mb.ca |
In September 2019, the MMF began the process of leaving the Métis National Council (MNC). It said its primary reason for withdrawal was that the historic communities composing the Métis Nation of Ontario lack connection to the Red River Métis.[4] This withdrawal from the MNC was completed in September 2021.[5]
In 2024, The Manitoba Métis Federation became the first modern Métis government to sign a treaty with the federal government.[6]
History
[edit]In 1967, the MMF was incorporated to protect the rights and interests of Red River Métis.[7] Its founders included George Fleury,[8] Joseph Angus Spence,[9] and its first president, Adam Cuthand.[10]
In 1985, the MMF appointed a working group to study the possibility of creating an independent educational institute.[11] In 1987, an agreement was reached with the Government of Manitoba and it was decided that the organization would be established immediately and named the Louis Riel Institute.[12]
Leadership
[edit]The first non-elected Board of Directors was composed of Adam Cuthand, Joe Keeper, and Alfred Disbrowe.
The successive presidents of the MMF have been the following:
| President | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Cuthand | 1967 | 1970 |
| Angus Spence | 1970 | 1973 |
| Connie Eyolfson | 1973 | 1974 |
| Ferdinand Guiboche | 1974 | 1975 |
| Edward Head | 1975 | 1976 |
| John Morrisseau | 1976 | 1981 |
| Don McIvor | 1981 | 1984 |
| Yvon Dumont | 1984 | 1993 |
| Ernie Blais | 1993 | 1994 |
| Billyjo DeLaRonde | 1994 | 1997 |
| David Chartrand | 1997 | present |
Activities
[edit]During the COVID-19 pandemic, MMF received a $460,200 grant from the Public Health Agency of Canada's Immunization Partnership Fund to increase acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines among Métis citizens in Manitoba.[13]
The Manitoba Métis Federation runs a community based climate monitoring program. This initiative documents and helps to understand the changes in climate within its traditional territory; the MMF Weather Keepers initiative is part of this program.[14]
The MMF, via the Louis Riel Institute, provides a variety of bursaries and awards to Métis students who are citizens of the MMF to help ease the costs of post-secondary studies.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Manitoba Métis Federation the National Government of Red River Métis". Manitoba Métis Federation.
}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "MANITOBA GOVERNMENT TO RECOGNIZE MANITOBA MÉTIS FEDERATION CITIZENSHIP CARDS". Manitoba.ca. February 2, 2023.
}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Lilley, Renée (July 10, 2022). "Manitoba Métis Federation invites non-Manitoba residents to apply for citizenship". CBC.
}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "'You can't be us': Manitoba Metis Federation unanimously passes resolution to leave Metis National Council - APTN News". September 24, 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28.
- ^ "MMF withdraws from MNC - Focus on being national voice of Red River Métis". Manitoba Métis Federation. September 29, 2021.
- ^ "'The foundation of the future': MMF signs 1st modern Métis treaty with federal government". CBC. November 30, 2024.
}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Manitoba Métis Federation". University of Manitoba.
}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Memorable Manitobans: George Melvin Fleury (1935-2021)". Manitoba Historical Society.
}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Spence, Joseph Angus". Virtual Museum of Métis History.
}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Manitoba Métis Federation". Manitoba Historical Society.
}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ York, Geoffrey (1988-10-06). "Metis cite economic neglect". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. p. 8. Retrieved 2026-02-08 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Corrigan, Samuel W.; Barkwell, Lawrence J. (1991). The struggle for recognition: Canadian justice and the Métis Nation. Winnipeg: Pemmican Publications. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-921827-20-7.
- ^ Public Health Agency of Canada (2022-10-12). "Immunization Partnership Fund". Government of Canada. Archived from the original on 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ^ Combe, Phoenix. "Red River Métis Community-Based Climate Monitoring Program". Indigenous Climate Monitoring Toolkit.
}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Bursaries and Awards". Manitoba Métis Federation.
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Further reading
[edit]- Barkwell, Lawrence J., Leah Dorion, and Audreen Hourie. Métis legacy Michif culture, heritage, and folkways. Métis legacy series, v. 2. Saskatoon: Gabriel Dumont Institute, 2006. ISBN 0-920915-80-9
- Barkwell, Lawrence J., Leah Dorion and Darren Prefontaine. "Metis Legacy: A Historiography and Annotated Bibliography". Winnipeg: Pemmican Publications Inc. and Saskatoon: Gabriel Dumont Institute, 2001. ISBN 1-894717-03-1
- Chartrand, Paul L. A. H. Manitoba's Métis Settlement Scheme of 1870. Saskatoon: Native Law Centre, University of Saskatchewan, 1991. ISBN 0-88880-242-0
- Flanagan, Thomas. Metis Lands in Manitoba. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 1991. ISBN 0-919813-87-9
- McFee, Janice. Famous Manitoba Métis. Winnipeg: Manitoba Métis Federation Press, 1974.
- Morrison, Sheila Jones. Rotten to the Core The Politics of the Manitoba Métis Federation. Victoria, B.C.: 101060, 1995. ISBN 1-896239-08-0
- Pelletier, E. A Social History of the Manitoba Métis. Winnipeg: Manitoba Métis Federation Press, 1977. ISBN 0-919213-54-5
- Sawchuk, Joe. The Metis of Manitoba Reformulation of an Ethnic Identity. Toronto: P. Martin Associates, 1978. ISBN 0-88778-177-2
- Sealey, D. Bruce. Statutory Land Rights of the Manitoba Metis. Winnipeg, Man: Manitoba Métis Federation Press, 1975.
- Sealey, D. Bruce. Education of the Manitoba Metis An Historical Sketch. Winnipeg: Dept. of Education, Native Education Branch, 1977.
- St-Onge, Nicole J. M. Saint-Laurent, Manitoba Evolving Métis Identities, 1850-1914. Canadian plains studies, 45. Regina: Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina, 2004. ISBN 0-88977-173-1
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