Metis Honour

I'm not sure how to take this tidbit of news -- today, Andy Scott (M.P. Federal Interlocutor for Metis, and Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development) and Paul DeVillers (Member of Parliament for Simcoe North) will be visiting the Historic Metis Community of Ontario. There, DeVillers will be receiving the Metis Nation of Ontario citizenship card -- becoming the first MP to be registered with the Metis Nation. Like I said -- I don't know how to take this one. For more information on this topic, see the links below:
  • Self-Government for Aboriginal People in Urban Areas [PDF]
  • The Nature of Metis Claims [PDF]
  • An Historical Introduction to Metis Claims in Canada [PDF]

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