Métis National Council

Métis National Council
Métis National Council
Abbreviation MNC
Formation 1983
Type Representative of the Northwest Métis people within Canada.
Legal status active
Purpose/focus advocate and public voice, educator and network
Headquarters Canada
Region served Canada
Official languages English, French
president Clément Chartier.
Website www.metisnation.ca

The Métis National Council (French: Ralliement national des Métis) is the representative of the Northwest Métis people within Canada.

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History

The National Council was formed in 1983, following the recognition of the Métis as an aboriginal people in Canada, in Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982. It is a recognized voice of the Métis people in five Canadian Provicinces to the Government of Canada, and represents these Métis people on the international stage. The National Council is governed by a Board of Governors made up of the presidents of the provincial Métis organizations, and the national president. A former national president of the Council is Yvon Dumont, who went on to become the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. The current president of the Métis National Council is Clément Chartier.

The MNC is composed of five provincial Métis organizations. They are:

Within each provincial organization are regional councils.

Presidents

  • Yvon Dumont (1988-1993)
  • Gerald Morin (1993-2003)
  • Audrey Poitras (January 12, 2003 interim President and National spokesperson),
  • Clément Chartier (2003-Present)

External links

References

  • Barkwell, Lawrence J., Leah Dorion, and Audreen Hourie. Metis legacy Michif culture, heritage, and folkways. Metis legacy series, v. 2. Saskatoon: Gabriel Dumont Institute, 2006. ISBN 0920915809
  • 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

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