Métis Nation of Alberta

The Métis Nation of Alberta 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 organization's President is Audrey Poitras since 1996. Alberta has the largest population of Métis of any province.

Métis settlements

Main article: Métis in Alberta

The Métis of Alberta are the only Métis in Canada to have a legislated land base. There are eight Métis Settlements covering an area of 1,400,000 acres (5,700 km²). The land is held in fee simple, but is held collectively for the Métis by Alberta's Lieutenant-Governor General.

The eight Settlements are:

Métis Settlements of Alberta
Name	Area*		Population (2009)
	(km²)	(acres)
Buffalo Lake Métis Settlement	353.8	87,420	1,206
East Prairie Métis Settlement	333.8	82,480	906
Elizabeth Métis Settlement	261.8	64,690	820
Fishing Lake Métis Settlement	386.3	95,464	952
Gift Lake Métis Settlement	861.6	212,916	999
Kikino Métis Settlement	456.0	112,675	1,113
Paddle Prairie Métis Settlement	1,728.9	427,214	1,089
Peavine Métis Settlement	840.0	207,577	905

Further reading

• 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 0920915809
• 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 0889770816
• 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 0404194060
• Gordon, Naomi, and Maria King. Voices of Courage Alberta Métis Veterans Remembered. 2006. ISBN 0973689528
• Pocklington, T. C. The Government and Politics of the Alberta Metis Settlements. Regina, Sask., Canada: Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina, 1991. ISBN 0889770603
• Sawchuk, Joe. The Dynamics of Native Politics The Alberta Metis Experience. Purich's Aboriginal issues series. Saskatoon: Purich Pub, 1998. ISBN 1895830095

External links

• Métis Nation of Alberta
• Métis Regional Council zone IV
• Métis Settlements General Council