Moving Forward
The general goals of Métis people are not very different from…
Métis Flag
Métis resistance fighters first used the Métis Flag prior to…
Métis Language
Throughout history, the Métis were not only a mix of two…
Cultural Contributions
Métis culture grew out of the circumstances of their lives:…
Scrip
1.4 million acres of land in the prairies were to have been distributed…
Louis Riel
What follows is a short history of Louis Riel:
Born at Red…
Resistance
Under Louis Riel the Métis of the Red River Valley struggled…
Métis History
By the beginning of the nineteenth century, significant numbers…
Métis Ancestry
Métis have been known by many other names: Half-breeds,…
Bill C-31 & Bill C-3
1985 Bill C-31
Up until 1985 the Indian Act maintained that…