By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News The Otipemisiwak Metis Government is proposing revisions to federal legislation that will implement a self-government treaty with the Red River Metis as some First Nations groups call for the bill to be scrapped entirely. Bill C-21, the Manitoba M\u00e9tis Self-Government Recognition and Implementation Treaty, was introduced for its second reading on April 22 by Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Rebecca Alty, who is also the Liberal MP for the Northwest Territories. \u201cThe bill before us today is a co-developed, living document setting out rules, regulations and processes for self-governance crafted by the Red River M\u00e9tis on their terms and agreed to by Canada, not imposed by the Crown,\u201d said Alty as she introduced the bill\u2019s second reading. She noted that it… <\/p>\n
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News The Otipemisiwak Metis Government is proposing revisions to federal legislation that will implement a self-government treaty with the Red River Metis as some First Nations groups call for the bill to be scrapped entirely. Bill C-21, the Manitoba M\u00e9tis Self-Government Recognition and Implementation Treaty, was introduced for its second reading on April 22 by Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Rebecca Alty, who is also the Liberal MP for the Northwest Territories. \u201cThe bill before us today is a co-developed, living document setting out rules, regulations and processes for self-governance crafted by the Red River M\u00e9tis on their terms and agreed to by Canada, not imposed by the Crown,\u201d said Alty as she introduced the bill\u2019s second reading. She noted that it... <\/p>\n