Acknowledgment of Ontario Métis, angers First Nations

Federal Bill C-53, tabled in June to enshrine the rights of the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) in the Canadian constitution, has created deep turmoil among the province’s First Nations, who have called for it to be repealed entirely. They are particularly critical of Ottawa for not consulting them on the demands of an organization they deny legitimacy to.

Ottawa has created a conflict that has only intensified since the controversial Bill C-53 was unanimously approved on second reading in June.

The bill, which is the result of several treaties, provides a legal framework to allow MNOs to represent Métis communities located in Ontario territory, raising strong opposition from Ontario First Nations.

Because these so-called Métis lacked a serious identity baseJason Battis, general manager of the Wapun Tribal Council, which includes six First Nations located in northern Ontario, announces. We do not accept their claims to our ancestral territories.

For Jason Battis, the bill violates First Nations land rights and ancestral titles. The federal government is not the arbiter of rights and titles over our territories, and it has no power to create new holding companies with jurisdiction over our territories without consulting us.

Ontario First Nations Chiefs Consider Ontario’s Self-Government Agreement MNO True with Canada existential threat. So the Wapun Tribal Council decided to take the lead by turning to the courts to seek a judicial review questioning the Metis’ presence in eastern Ontario.

People of questionable descent cannot be recognized as aboriginals in Canada without our agreement. Their demands have no historical connection and we do not understand why the central government is not consulting usUnderlining Mr.

The council is made up of the Matasevan, Brunswick House, Saplio Ojibway, Flying Post, Mattagami and Beaverhouse First Nations, which are spread across a portion of Treaty 9 territory in eastern Ontario.

Many of the communities represented by the NMO have never been in the territoryGeneral Director assures. They want to take away our land because we don’t have any. We will fight this unjust law till the end.

Our own research and our experts prove that they have no continuous presence in the region. They are therefore not holders of rights under section 35 of the Constitution, which recognizes the ancestral or treaty rights of Canada’s indigenous peoples.

The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) fully supports Indigenous communities in Ontario. At a meeting during its annual general meeting in Halifax in July, the organization — which represents more than 630 First Nations across the country — submitted a resolution urging Ottawa. Stop all negotiations It determines its rights with the Métis Nation of Ontario baseless.

Margaret Frow, President MNOIn an interview he emphasized that Bill C-53 is the culmination of more than 200 years of effort. The truth is, there were Métis communities, and we are their proud descendantsHe says in an interview.

He wants to make it clear that the agreement with the central government applies only to the management of internal affairs and the right to self-determination. The treaty was not about territory, but only our right to rule according to our customs and children’s services.she says.

Ms. Fro says he is surprised by this Denialism Affects Métis communities in Ontario. According to the President, all tribal communities in the country should welcome this legislation as a positive development. There is no hierarchy among Canada’s indigenous peoples, which include First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

However, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandashankari announced Friday that the federal government will be able to conclude agreements with Métis nations after Bill C-53 is passed.

Currently, no agreement is in place. But at some point we can close the dealsHe said in a recent interview with Canada magazine.

More Canadians identify as Métis

Since its inception in 1993, the MNO Nevertheless, it raises major concerns among First Nations and many Métis communities, such as the Métis Nation of British Columbia in western Canada. David Chartrand, president of the Manitoba Métis Federation, also split from the Métis National Council over the issue of Ontario Métis groups.

The latter qualifies members MNO Historical metis are said to have no culture, language or experience. We certainly do not recognize that the Red River is the rights of the Metis [située au Manitoba] Offered in Section 35 across OntarioHe declared.

However, since a Supreme Court ruling in 2003, many Canadians have defined themselves as Métis using the Pauli test, which establishes a list of 10 criteria, such as ancestral ties or belonging to a community, to determine whether a person can. Benefiting from rights granted to the Métis.

Note that in March, Ontario’s Métis Nation voted out 18% of its members who lied about their ancestry in order to gain fishing and hunting rights.

The so-called Métis desire resources while not sharing the reality and trauma of the historic Métis nations.says Chief Wilfred King of the Gull Bay First Nation in Ontario. The country’s tribes need to organize themselves with long-term funding, and now we have to share the envelope with the fake Métis.

Chief Wilfred King, speaking on behalf of Chiefs of Ontario, an organization representing the province’s 133 First Nations, reiterates that the goal is to get rid of the law. Essentially, this legislation is a Pandora’s box that will usurp territorial claims and rights of First Nations.