First Nations leadership call on Métis National Council to make its review of six Métis communities in Ontario public
First Nations leadership in Ontario is pushing the governance body for Métis people in Canada to make findings of its internal review into so-called historic Métis communities in the province public.
“We are extremely concerned with the roll-out of this internal review, from an MNO member co-drafting the terms of reference and the MNO being able to appoint their own reviewers, to not making any of the findings public. The entire process is pretty bogus,” said Ontario Regional Chief Abram Benedict in the release. “Although we didn’t have high hopes for the outcomes of the review, the lack of transparency is deeply troubling and unacceptable.
Bill C-53 — a piece of federal legislation tabled last year that would affirm Métis rights to self-determination and self-governance in Ontario and Alberta if passed — continues to stoke ongoing criticism from First Nations groups concerned about land and resource rights being usurped by Métis groups without their consent.
Chiefs of Ontario, Anishinabek Nation and RHW have all subsequently passed resolutions and declarations denouncing the MNO. But despite backlash from leadership, the MNO says it owes First Nations in Ontario nothing.
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