Scrip system consequences which happened decades ago are being challenged by the Wood Buffalo Metis as well as the Metis Nation of Alberta. Both Metis groups are partnering in a legal research project about the scrip system, fraud, and “the sorry legacy of Metis scrip in northeastern Alberta.” During the later part of the 19th…
Read moreA recent ruling by the Canada Supreme Court is cause for celebration by the Wood Buffalo Metis. The highest court in the country has determined that Canada and the government have the exact same responsibilities to the Metis and other non status groups of Indians that it does to the other indigenous people and groups…
Read more
The Wood Buffalo Metis is a new group that has been formed by four of the oilsands Metis communities for the purpose of negotiating with those in the government and various industries. The four Metis communities that have banded together include the Conklin, Fort Chipewyan, Fort McMurray, and Fort McKay Metis. Leaders from the groups…
Read more
