Metis National Council

• Indigenous groups question government funding for Métis Nation of Ontario

  The Chiefs of Ontario suggests $819 million has gone to the Métis Nation of Ontario — an organization First Nations leaders say has no legitimacy and threatens their rights.

  Canada

  Aug 10, 2025
  
• Métis National Council elects new president after months of turmoil

  In a news release, the council announced Victoria Pruden will be its new president, replacing Cassidy Caron, whose term expired in September.

  Politics

  Dec 10, 2024
  
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• Métis Nation of Ontario accused of recasting First Nations’ ancestors as Métis

  The Métis Nation of Ontario is in hot water with First Nations Chiefs in Northwestern Ontario with many calling for their self-government agreement to be revoked.

  Canada

  May 27, 2023
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• All Métis residential school survivors must be recognized, MNC president says

  Today, some schools that harmed Métis students are still not recognized by governments as residential schools, according to Caron.

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2023
• National Indigenous leaders talk reconciliation with Canadian premiers in B.C.

  Métis National Council president Cassidy Caron said the dialogue was "extremely valuable," encompassing topics such as the Indian Act and Indigenous child welfare.

  Politics

  Jul 11, 2022
• Defence document filed, Manitoba Metis Federation says lawsuit allegations ‘baseless’

  The MMF said in a statement of defence that claims in a lawsuit filed by the Metis National Council are without merit and the case should be dismissed.

  Canada

  May 6, 2022
• ‘Career top five’: Meet the Métis delegate whose beadwork was gifted to the Pope

  The moccasins made for Pope Francis are steeped in meaning. The flowers are beaded in the colours of the Vatican and surrounded by the red, white and blue of Métis flags.

  Canada

  Mar 28, 2022
• ‘In a daze’: Métis delegates fired up for papal meeting as flight lands in Rome

  Métis Elder Angie Crerar said she's "got news" for the Pope as she arrived at the Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome on Sunday.

  Canada

  Mar 27, 2022
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• ‘Let’s think big’: Historic Indigenous delegation arrives in Rome to meet Pope Francis

  The world will be watching as 32 First Nations, Inuit and Métis representatives touch down in Rome for a week of private meetings with Pope Francis.

  Canada

  Mar 27, 2022
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• Metis National Council takes former president, Manitoba Metis Federation to court

  The Metis National Council has filed a lawsuit against its former president and the Manitoba Metis Federation alleging financial irregularities and questionable contracts.

  Crime

  Jan 28, 2022