Metis National Council

More than five years after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission called on the federal government to revise the Canadian citizenship oath and exam guide, newcomers still study a book that contains a single paragraph on residential schools and they take an oath that doesn't refer to treaties with Indigenous Peoples.

The vice-president of the Metis National Council is stepping up his rhetoric against three provincial Metis leaders, accusing them of striking a "backroom deal" that allows new members into the nation he believes are not Metis.

A group of Metis citizens from Western Canada was left waiting in the cold as they sought approval from federal bureaucrats to enter an Ottawa building meant to be a space for Indigenous Peoples.

The Metis National Council says Sen. Lynn Beyak should consider resigning for reportedly claiming to be Metis because her parents adopted an Indigenous child.

The regional Metis presidents of Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan are calling for reform of the Metis National Council, raising serious concerns about "dysfunction" and about a lack of transparency on the national body's finances and administration.

A fiddle played the sombre strains of the Last Post and Amazing Grace during a special ceremony on Friday, November 8, 2019, to remember the contributions of Canada's Metis people during the Second World War as well as the discrimination that greeted them upon their return home.

A leader of the Metis National Council has asked Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay to act quickly to ensure an apology is issued to Metis veterans from the Second World War before it's too late.

Several Indigenous leaders say former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould was deeply brave in her explosive testimony on the SNC-Lavalin affair, but they're steering clear of criticizing the Trudeau government.

Canada's premiers emerged from meetings with Indigenous organizations on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, with little in the way of concrete initiatives after several major Aboriginal groups refused to participate in the gathering for the second year in a row.

The president of the Métis National Council is urging the federal government to formally recognize the contribution of Métis veterans in the Second World War.

The Liberal government has been fielding a lot of complaints about controversial proposed tax reforms — and now the premiers are taking a turn as they gather in Ottawa to meet Justin Trudeau.