Métis Nation of Alberta
Indigenous peoples in Canada |
---|
Politics |
Demographics |
Religions |
Wikiprojects Portals
WikiProject First Nations Inuit Métis |
Contents
History[edit]
The (MNA) was established in 1928, which helps the geological and legal boundaries of Alberta. The whole purpose of the (MNA) is to make sure that everyone voice is heard when discussing the problems that are being brought up. Holds everyone accountable in the decision making in the Alberta government. different projects have been implemented to different services that are responsible of helping the Metis People. There are about 40,000 Members that are spread across the province, continues to grow, which then every member is responsible for a service provider. In the past 15-20 years members who have registered for the MNA, has risen up too 300% , the recognition of this helps shows the importance of the government of the Metis people.
The Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) was formed in 1932 as the Métis Association of Alberta. Its primary goal was to be a political body to lobby the government on behalf of the Métis people. Its primary founding members were Felice Callihoo, Joseph Dion, James P. Brady, Malcolm Norris, Peter Tompkins. Currently the MNA has 6 regional boards. They have branches that deal with unemployment, children services, land agreements and the rights of Métis people as Aboriginal peoples in Canada.
The lobby organization's President is Audrey Poitras since 1996. Alberta has the largest population of declared Métis of any province.
Métis Settlements General Council[edit]
This section relies largely or entirely upon a single source. (September 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) |
The Métis of Alberta are the only Métis in Canada to have a negotiated and legislated land base. There are eight Metis Settlements covering an area of 1,400,000 acres (5,700 km2). The land was granted by Letters Patent in 1990 and is held collectively in fee simple through the Métis Settlements General Council, the only governing political assembly of the Metis Territories.[1]
The eight Settlements are:
Métis Settlements of Alberta | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Name | Municipal district or specialized municipality [2][3] |
Population (2016)[4] |
Population (2011)[4] |
Change (%)[4] |
Land area (km²)[4] |
Population density (per km2)[4] |
Buffalo Lake | Smoky Lake County | 712 | 492 | +44.7% | 336.97 | 2.1/km2 |
East Prairie | Big Lakes County | 304 | 366 | −16.9% | 334.44 | 0.9/km2 |
Elizabeth | MD of Bonnyville No. 87 | 653 | 654 | −0.2% | 252.44 | 2.6/km2 |
Fishing Lake | MD of Bonnyville No. 87 | 446 | 436 | +2.3% | 355.51 | 1.3/km2 |
Gift Lake[a] | Big Lakes County Northern Sunrise County |
658 | 662 | −0.6% | 812.73 | 0.8/km2 |
Kikino[b] | Smoky Lake County Lac La Biche County |
934 | 964 | −3.1% | 443.57 | 2.1/km2 |
Paddle Prairie | County of Northern Lights | 544 | 562 | −3.2% | 1,738.82 | 0.3/km2 |
Peavine | Big Lakes County | 607 | 690 | −12.0% | 816.38 | 0.7/km2 |
Total Metis settlements | — | 4,858 | 4,826 | +0.7% | 5,090.86 | 1.0/km2 |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Gift Lake comprises two parts. The majority is located within Big Lakes County, while the balance is located within Northern Sunrise County. The Big Lakes County portion (part "A") had a population of 658 living on 811.68 km2 (313.39 sq mi) in 2016, while the Northern Sunrise County portion (part "B") had a population of 0 living on 1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi).[4]
- ^ Kikino comprises two parts. The majority is located within Smoky Lake County, while the balance is located within Lac La Biche County. The Smoky Lake County portion (part "A") had a population of 934 living on 442.27 km2 (170.76 sq mi) in 2016, while the Lac La Biche County portion (part "B") had a population of 0 living on 1.30 km2 (0.50 sq mi).[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Our Land - Our Culture - Our Future". Métis Settlements General Council. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF) (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. August 30, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions, census subdivisions (municipalities) and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses". Statistics Canada. January 30, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
Further reading[edit]
- Barkwell, Lawrence J., Leah Dorion, and Audreen Hourie. Métis legacy Michif culture, heritage, and folkways. Métis legacy series, v. 2. Saskatoon: Gabriel Dumont Institute, 2006. ISBN 0-920915-80-9
- Barkwell, Lawrence J., Leah Dorion and Darren Prefontaine. "Metis Legacy: A Historiography and Annotated Bibliography". Winnipeg: Pemmican Publications Inc. and Saskatoon: Gabriel Dumont Institute, 2001. ISBN 1-894717-03-1
- Bell, Catherine Edith. Alberta's Metis Settlements Legislation An Overview of Ownership and Management of Settlements Lands. Regina, Sask., Canada: Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina, 1994. ISBN 0-88977-081-6
- Driben, Paul. We Are Metis The Ethnography of a Halfbreed Community in Northern Alberta. Immigrant communities & ethnic minorities in the United States & Canada, 2. New York: AMS Press, 1985. ISBN 0-404-19406-0
- Gordon, Naomi, and Maria King. Voices of Courage Alberta Métis Veterans Remembered. 2006. ISBN 0-9736895-2-8
- Pocklington, T. C. The Government and Politics of the Alberta Metis Settlements. Regina, Sask., Canada: Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina, 1991. ISBN 0-88977-060-3
- Sawchuk, Joe. The Dynamics of Native Politics The Alberta Metis Experience. Purich's Aboriginal issues series. Saskatoon: Purich Pub, 1998. ISBN 1-895830-09-5
External links[edit]
This Alberta-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |