Métis Rights in 2024

Table of Papers

Tab 1

Who are the Métis?: Understanding Historic and Legal Differences
Jean Teillet, Counsel Emeritus, Pape Salter Teillet LLP, Vancouver, BC
No materials

Tab 2

PowerPoint Presentation: Twenty Years of “Métis Law”: Where Are We?
Jason T. Madden, Partner & Indigenous Practice Group Co-Chair, Aird & Berlis LLP, Toronto, ON
117 Slides

Tab 3

PowerPoint Presentation: Métis Self-Governance - Advancing Reconciliation with Métis
Michael Shintz, Manager, Federal Negotiations for Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada,
14 Slides

PowerPoint Presentation: Red River Métis: who we are & our path of self-governance
Genevieve Y. Benoit, Associate, MN Trachtenberg Law Corporation, Winnipeg, MB
Not available for download

Tab 4

PowerPoint Presentation: Métis and the Crown’s Duty to Consult
Thomas Isaac, Partner, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Vancouver, BC
29 Slides

PowerPoint Presentation: Métis and the Crown’s Duty to Consult and Accommodate
Alissa Saieva-Finnie, Partner, Aird & Berlis LLP, Toronto, ON
36 Slides

Tab 5

Speaking Notes: Towards Reconciliation and Redress The Need For A Métis Claims Process
Andrea Sandmaier, President, Métis Nation of Alberta/ Otipemisiwak Métis Government
11 Pages

PowerPoint Presentation: Addressing Métis Claims
Carla McGrath, Director for Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Andrea Sandmaier, President, Métis Nation of Alberta/ Otipemisiwak Métis Government,
10 Slides

Tab 6

Métis and Class Action Proceedings
Margaret L. Waddell, Waddell Phillips Professional Corporation, Toronto, ON
Paul-Erik Veel, Partner, Lenczner Slaght LLP, Toronto, ON
No materials