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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:
- Métis Nation British Columbia
- Métis Nation of Alberta
- Métis Nation - Saskatchewan
- Manitoba Métis Federation
- Métis Nation of Ontario.
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
Member organizations of the Métis National Council 
National Aboriginal organisations in CanadaAssembly of First Nations · Congress of Aboriginal Peoples · Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami · Métis National Council · Native Women's Association of Canada · Pauktuutit · First Nations government
Native Friendship Centre · National Aboriginal Health Organization · First Nations Bank of Canada · Inuit Circumpolar Council · Metis Child and Family Services SocietySee also: International rights organizations
Métis peopleOrganizations History Fur Trade in North America · Red River Rebellion · North-West Rebellion · Southbranch Settlement · in Alberta · Powley rulingSociety Culture Categories:- Métis organizations
- Indigenous rights organizations
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