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The Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) is a federally recognized Métis government. Its current president is David Chartrand . In September of 2021, the MMF withdrew from the Métis National Council , due to that organization's failure to uphold the 2002 nationally accepted definition of Métis .
The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) (formerly the Native Council of Canada and briefly the Indigenous Peoples Assembly of Canada), founded in 1971, is a national Canadian aboriginal organization that represents Aboriginal peoples (Non-Status and Status Indians, Métis, and Southern Inuit) who live off Indian reserves in either urban or rural areas across Canada. [1]
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The legislature also enacted English-only laws, which were later found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of Canada in the case Reference re Manitoba Language Rights (1985). The Manitoba Act, 1870, and Section 31 in particular, was also used in the 2013 Supreme Court case Manitoba Métis Federation v. Canada and Manitoba. [18]
Riel wanted to gain US military support to invade Manitoba to obtain control. The American military rejected his proposition. He tried to create an international alliance between the Aboriginal and Metis peoples, but was not successful. In the end he worked to improve the living conditions and rights of the Métis people in the United States.
As of March 2021, there were 164,289 registered First Nation persons in Manitoba, 57.1% of whom (93,840) live on reserve. [1] There are 63 First Nations in Manitoba, including 6 of the 20 largest bands in Canada. [1] There are 5 Indigenous linguistic groups in the province: Cree, Ojibway, Dakota, Oji-Cree, and Dene.
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