Métis Nation of Alberta
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The Métis Nation of Alberta was formed in 1932 as the Métis Association of Alberta. Its primary goal was to be a political body to lobby the government on behalf of the Métis people
. Its primary founding members were Felice Callihoo, Joseph Dion, James P. Brady
, Malcolm Norris
, Peter Tompkins. Currently the MNA has 6 regional boards. They have branches that deal with unemployment
, children services, land agreements and the rights of Métis people as Aboriginal peoples in Canada
.
The organization's President is Audrey Poitras
since 1996. Alberta has the largest population of Métis of any province.
, but is held collectively for the Métis by Alberta's Lieutenant-Governor General.
The eight Settlements are:
Métis people (Canada)
The Métis are one of the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who trace their descent to mixed First Nations parentage. The term was historically a catch-all describing the offspring of any such union, but within generations the culture syncretised into what is today a distinct aboriginal group, with...
. Its primary founding members were Felice Callihoo, Joseph Dion, James P. Brady
James P. Brady
James Patrick Brady, better known as Jim Brady , was a Canadian Métis political leader and activist in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Along with Malcolm Norris he is generally regarded as one of the two most influential Métis leaders of his era...
, Malcolm Norris
Malcolm Norris
Malcolm Norris was an influential Canadian Métis leader of the twentieth century and celebrated Aboriginal activist. A Marxist, Socialist, and Métis nationalist he served for a time with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and as an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company...
, Peter Tompkins. Currently the MNA has 6 regional boards. They have branches that deal with unemployment
Unemployment
Unemployment , as defined by the International Labour Organization, occurs when people are without jobs and they have actively sought work within the past four weeks...
, children services, land agreements and the rights of Métis people as Aboriginal peoples in Canada
Aboriginal peoples in Canada
Aboriginal peoples in Canada comprise the First Nations, Inuit and Métis. The descriptors "Indian" and "Eskimo" have fallen into disuse in Canada and are commonly considered pejorative....
.
The organization's President is Audrey Poitras
Audrey Poitras
Audrey Mae Poitras has served as president of the Métis Nation of Alberta since 1996, the first female in that position. She also serves as vice-president on the Canadian Métis National Council....
since 1996. Alberta has the largest population of Métis of any province.
Métis settlements
The Métis of Alberta are the only Métis in Canada to have a legislated land base. There are eight Métis Settlements covering an area of 1400000 acres (5,665.6 km²). The land is held in fee simpleFee simple
In English law, a fee simple is an estate in land, a form of freehold ownership. It is the most common way that real estate is owned in common law countries, and is ordinarily the most complete ownership interest that can be had in real property short of allodial title, which is often reserved...
, but is held collectively for the Métis by Alberta's Lieutenant-Governor General.
The eight Settlements are:
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