The Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) a federally recognized
Métis
The Métis ( ; Canadian ) are Indigenous peoples who inhabit Canada's three Prairie Provinces, as well as parts of British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Northern United States. They have a shared history and culture which derives ...
organization provincially incorporated in
Manitoba
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,
Canada
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, on 28 December 1967. Its current president is
David Chartrand
David N. Chartrand, (January 23, 1960) is a Métis politician and activist who has served as the democratically elected President of the Manitoba Métis Federation since 1997. He is the longest serving President of the Manitoba Métis Federatio ...
. In September of 2021, the MMF withdrew from the
Métis National Council
The Métis National Council (french: Ralliement national des Métis) is the representative body of the Métis people of northwestern Canada. The MNC represents the Métis Nation both nationally and internationally, receiving direction from the el ...
, due to that organization's failure to uphold th
2002 nationally accepted definition of Métis
Leadership
The first non-elected Board of Directors was Adam Cuthand, Joe Keeper and Alfred Disbrowe.
The successive presidents of the MMF have been the following.
Activities
During the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, MMF received a $460,200 grant from the
Public Health Agency of Canada
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's Immunization Partnership Fund to increase acceptance of
COVID-19 vaccines
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Prior to the COVID19 pandemic, an est ...
among
Métis
The Métis ( ; Canadian ) are Indigenous peoples who inhabit Canada's three Prairie Provinces, as well as parts of British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Northern United States. They have a shared history and culture which derives ...
citizens in
Manitoba
Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...
.
Further reading
* Barkwell, Lawrence J., Leah Dorion, and Audreen Hourie. Métis legacy Michif culture, heritage, and folkways. Métis legacy series, v. 2. Saskatoon: Gabriel Dumont Institute, 2006.
*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.
* Chartrand, Paul L. A. H. ''Manitoba's Métis Settlement Scheme of 1870''. Saskatoon: Native Law Centre, University of Saskatchewan, 1991.
* Flanagan, Thomas. ''Metis Lands in Manitoba''. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 1991.
* McFee, Janice. ''Famous Manitoba Métis''. Winnipeg: Manitoba Métis Federation Press, 1974.
* Morrison, Sheila Jones. ''Rotten to the Core The Politics of the Manitoba Métis Federation''. Victoria, B.C.: 101060, 1995.
* Pelletier, E. ''A Social History of the Manitoba Métis''. Winnipeg: Manitoba Métis Federation Press, 1977.
* Sawchuk, Joe. ''The Metis of Manitoba Reformulation of an Ethnic Identity''. Toronto: P. Martin Associates, 1978.
* Sealey, D. Bruce. ''Statutory Land Rights of the Manitoba Metis''. Winnipeg, Man: Manitoba Métis Federation Press, 1975.
* Sealey, D. Bruce. ''Education of the Manitoba Metis An Historical Sketch''. Winnipeg: Dept. of Education, Native Education Branch, 1977.
* St-Onge, Nicole J. M. ''Saint-Laurent, Manitoba Evolving Métis Identities, 1850-1914''. Canadian plains studies, 45. Regina: Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina, 2004.
Indigenous rights organizations
Non-profit organizations based in Manitoba
Métis organizations
1967 establishments in Manitoba
References
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Indigenous organizations in Manitoba
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