Métis Nation of Alberta
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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
The Métis of Alberta are the only Métis in Canada to have a 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 Metis Settlements General Council.
The eight Settlements are:
| Métis Settlements of Alberta | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Municipal district or specialized municipality[1] |
2021 Census of Population[2] | ||||
| Population (2021) |
Population (2016) |
Change (%) |
Land area (km2) |
Population density (/km2) | ||
| Buffalo Lake | Smoky Lake County | 379 | 712 | −46.8% | 335.68 | 1.1 |
| East Prairie | Big Lakes County | 310 | 304 | +2.0% | 328.42 | 0.9 |
| Elizabeth | MD of Bonnyville No. 87 | 594 | 653 | −9.0% | 246.45 | 2.4 |
| Fishing Lake | MD of Bonnyville No. 87 | 414 | 446 | −7.2% | 348.64 | 1.2 |
| Gift Lake[a] | Big Lakes County Northern Sunrise County |
625 | 658 | −5.0% | 803.29 | 0.8 |
| Kikino[b] | Smoky Lake County Lac La Biche County |
978 | 934 | +4.7% | 441.69 | 2.2 |
| Paddle Prairie | County of Northern Lights | 551 | 544 | +1.3% | 1,726.45 | 0.3 |
| Peavine | Big Lakes County | 387 | 607 | −36.2% | 798.95 | 0.5 |
| Total Metis settlements | 4,238 | 4,858 | −12.8% | 5,029.57 | 0.8 | |
| Province of Alberta | 4,262,635 | 4,067,175 | +4.8% | 634,658.27 | 6.7 | |
Notes
- ^ 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 625 living on 802.46 km2 (309.83 sq mi) in 2021, while the Northern Sunrise County portion (part "B") had a population of 0 living on 0.83 km2 (0.32 sq mi).[2]
- ^ 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 978 living on 440.92 km2 (170.24 sq mi) in 2021, while the Lac La Biche County portion (part "B") had a population of 0 living on 0.77 km2 (0.30 sq mi).[2]
References
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF) (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. August 30, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
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 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
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