IS-1017 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Indian Act, Ethnogenesis, Fiduciary
11 Oct 2018
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There are a number of groups that self-identify as metis peoples in. Many of the groups who self-identify as metis arguably do so by default due to the historical application of the enfranchisement provisions of the indian act and related policies. Nonetheless, these groups may have very strong and genuine feelings regarding their metis identity: a narrow definition. The metis national council has consistently argued that "metis. Peoples" in s. 35 refers only to the historic metis nation of the prairies and its current manifestation. It was only in the prairies that a truly distinct new nation emerged: powley concept of metis. The court rejected the narrow definition of metis peoples as referring to the metis nation of the prairies. It agreed with the royal commission that there are different groups of metis in canada. Nor, did the court opt for an overly broad definition.
