1st Métis group signs modern treaty with federal government

First Metis group signs modern treaty with Ottawa
The federation is the first Metis group to sign a modern treaty with the federal government, and the ceremony came after its members voted overwhelmingly in favour of the agreement last year during an assembly.
Métis, Canada to sign modern-day treaty
The Manitoba Métis Federation is set to sign a first-of-its kind treaty with Canada that recognizes it as the official government of the Red River Métis people. Indigenous leaders,
Manitoba Métis Federation to be first Métis group with modern treaty in Canada
OTTAWA - The Manitoba Métis Federation will be the first Métis group to sign a modern treaty with the federal government, bringing a near conclusion to a
Manitoba Métis Federation and Canada sign first-of-its-kind Self-Government Treaty
Today, David Chartrand, President of the Manitoba Métis Federation, Government of the Red River Métis and the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown--Indigenous Relations announced that they have signed the Red River Métis Self-Government Recognition and Implementation Treaty.
'The foundation of the future': MMF signs 1st modern Métis treaty with federal government
The federal government signed its first-ever modern treaty with a Métis government during a ceremony with the Manitoba Métis Federation in Winnipeg on Saturday, in what leaders hailed as a pivotal moment for Canada and the Métis people.
First Métis group signs modern treaty with the federal government
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Métis Federation President David Chartrand told a ceremony for a new treaty that recognizes his organization as the government for the Red River Métis that the moment was 154 years in the making.
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