Examples of Métis community in a sentence
Marie, within the traditional hunting grounds of that Métis community.
The Anishinaabe Peoples’ Council consists of representatives, duly appointed through a resolution, from First Nations, the Métis community, Anishinaabe organizations and the Anishinaabe student body as listed below.
As expressed in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report, “Reconciliation is not an Aboriginal problem; it is a Canadian one.Virtually all aspects of Canadian society need to be reconsidered.”29 The Law Society is currently working on a framework of reconciliation, with the guidance of the Indigenous Advisory Group, comprised of First Nation, Inuit and Métis community representatives, to address unique issues faced by Indigenous peoples in Ontario.
Facing objections by the Government that it was not possible to identify members of the Métis community, the Supreme Court has concluded that identity is demonstrated where a person has an ancestral connection to the community, self-identifies as a member and is accepted as such by the community.26 This approach has been lauded for allowing for more flexibility and indigenous control over membership.
This case raises the issue of whether members of the Métis community in and around Sault Ste.
Any First Nations, Inuit or Métis community with which the child or young person identifies.
Powley,39 dealt with the Métis community around Sault St. Marie and determined that they have a right to hunt and gave guidelines for other Métis across Canada on how to prove a right to hunt.
Membership in a Métis political organization may be relevant but the membership requirements of the organization and its role in the Métis community must also be put into evidence.
Any First Nations, Inuit or Métis community of which the child or young person is a member.
We know from Powley, supra, note 152, that “accept[ance] by the modern community … an objective demonstration of a solid bond of past and present mutual identification and recognition of common belonging between the claimant and other members of the rights-bearing community” is a condition precedent for eligibility to exercise the Aboriginal rights of a Métis community: id., at para.