Otipemisiwak: A National Conference on Metis Self-Government
OTTAWA, March 6, 2020 /CNW/ - The Métis Nation of Alberta, Métis Nation-Saskatchewan, and Métis Nation of Ontario are gathering in Ottawa for a first-of-its-kind conference to discuss the Métis Government Recognition and Self-Government Agreements (MGRSAs) signed in June 2019.
WHAT: |
Métis governments hold conference to discuss collective path to self-governance with citizens, federal government representatives, legal experts, academics, and First Nations. |
WHEN: |
March 10, 2020, conference closing remarks to be delivered at 11:30AM; media availability with the presidents of the three governments at 12:00PM. |
WHERE: |
Hilton Lac-Leamy - 3 Boulevard du Casino, Gatineau, QC J8Y 6X4 |
Mozart Room |
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INTERVIEWS: |
Media scrum with Audrey Poitras, Métis Nation of Alberta President; Glen McCallum, Métis Nation-Saskatchewan President; Margaret Froh, Métis Nation of Ontario President |
About the Self-Government Agreements
On June 27, 2019, the Métis Governments of Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Alberta each signed Métis Government Recognition and Self-Government Agreements with Canada. The Self-Government Agreements provide for Canada's immediate recognition of the inherent right to self-government held by the Métis communities and citizens represented by each of our Métis Governments, and set out a clear, mutually agreeable path for recognition of the Métis Governments as Indigenous governments in Canadian law. This is the first time that Canada has ever recognized an inherent right of self-government for Métis.
SOURCE Métis Nation - Saskatchewan
Media Contacts: Julia Burns, Métis Nation-Saskatchewan, Director of Communications, 306-343-8285, [email protected]; Marc St. Germain, Métis Nation of Ontario, Director of Communications, 613-798-1488 ext.119, [email protected]; Amy Dillon, Métis Nation of Alberta, Director of Communications, 780-455-2200 ext. 309, [email protected]
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