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May 22, 2013 – New York, NY: The 12th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UN PFII) is currently underway at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters with over two thousand Indigenous peoples from around the world participating. Continue reading →

May 14, 2013 Ottawa, ON – Today Madame Justice Sharlow issued an Order dismissing the applications of the Métis National Council, Manitoba Metis Federation and Métis Nation of Ontario to be added as parties to the Daniels appeal. Continue reading →

May 13, 2013 – Ottawa ON: President Clément Chartier QC and Marc LeClair acting on behalf of the Métis National Council appeared before Justice Sharlow this morning. Continue reading →

May 10, 2013, Washington, DC – Today, President Chartier made an intervention at the 10th Hemispheric Forum with Civil Society and Social Actors: “Towards a Comprehensive Anti-Drug Policy in the Americas” at the Organization of American States (OAS) headquarters. Continue reading →

April 29, 2013 Ottawa ON: President Chartier and Prime Minister Harper discussed economic priorities after the renewal of the Métis Nation Protocol and the signing of a Governance and Finance Accord. Continue reading →

April 25, 2013 Montreal QC: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) is holding its fifth national event – Quebec Event – in Montreal, Quebec from April 24-27, 2013. Continue reading →

April 25, 2013 Ottawa ON: President Chartier attended the Northern Scene Opening Ceremony at the National Arts Centre. At the Reception, he expressed his gratitude and support for all northern artists gathering in Ottawa this week for the Northern Scene Festival. Continue reading →

MNC 30th Anniversary: Video highlights of the MNC since its birth on March 8, 1983, presented at the MNC General Assembly Gala Dinner in Vancouver, March 23, 2013.
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April 17, 2013 Winnipeg MB: The Métis National Council attended the fifth meeting of the Aboriginal Affairs Working Group (AAWG), which is made up of the Provincial and Territorial Ministers responsible for Aboriginal Affairs and the leaders of the National Aboriginal Organizations. Continue reading →

March 23-24, 2013, Vancouver BC: The Métis National Council held its General Assembly over the past two days centered on the historic land rights victory of the Manitoba Metis Federation in the Supreme Court of Canada on March 8, 2013, the 30th anniversary of the founding of the MNC as an expression and vehicle of Métis nationalism. Continue reading →