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President's Message President’s Message for negotiating with the Métis as a Nation. province but our country. This plan will be reflective of our values and needs as Métis Citizens. In June, we commemorated the Bicentennial Anniversary of the Battle of Seven Oaks or, as the Again, this month, I had the honour to represent the Métis remember it, la Victoire de la Grenouillière. Métis Nation at the National Indigenous Leaders This was a critical event in the emergence of the meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau at Parliament Métis Nation during which we asserted ourselves in Ottawa. Many doors are being opened for us, but as an independent and culturally distinct people. It we still face systematic and structural discrimination marks a historic time when we emerged victorious in our relationship with the federal government. We after being forced to fight for our right to free trade, need a government wide distinctions based approach and our right to exist. and a Métis Nation policy that addresses and meets our needs. I am confident, however, that this Then in July, Thomas Isaac, Canada’s Ministerial government under Prime Minister Trudeau is fully Special Representative on Métis Section 35 2016 has been an historic year for Manitoba’s Métis. committed to fulfilling their promises and to creating Rights and the Manitoba Metis Federation Decision, With the election of a new federal government in late a strong, sincere nation-to-nation relationship with reaffirmed the Manitoba Metis Federation as the 2015, the winds of change are beginning to blow and the Métis Nation. representative government of the Métis Citizens new opportunities are coming our way. in Manitoba and ‘can forthrightly represent Locally, many of our departments and Métis Citizens Immediately after forming government, Prime Métis interests in respect of any discussions and have enjoyed success this past year. In April, Kayleen Minister Justin Trudeau directed his Minister of negotiations.’ In his report, he also recommended the McKay ran over 445 kilometres from Duck Bay to Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada – Dr. Carolyn MMF and Canada move on implementing the judicial Alexander Docks in Winnipeg to draw attention to Bennett – to engage the MMF in reconciliation declaration granted to the MMF. This is something, MMIW and to help raise money for Drag the Red. discussions to settle our long standing constitutional with the signing of the Framework Agreement with In September, we celebrated new affordable Métis grievance. Since my first talks with Minister Bennett, Canada on November 15th of this past year, we are housing in Brandon with a ribbon cutting. November I have led Manitoba’s Métis to signing an historic already well on our way. saw a number of our Métis Youth recognized at the framework agreement that will lead to a modern- annual Manitoba Aboriginal Youth Achievement In September, the Manitoba Metis Federation’s day treaty for the beneficiaries of the constitutional Awards with Julie Desrochers, Kyle Monkman, Emma (MMF) construction arm, Metis N4 Construction, promise made in the Manitoba Act, 1870. Gillespie and Alex Hosfield each receiving an award. and a leading Chinese housing developer, Beijing In December, the Province of Manitoba announced Yingdong Industrial Ltd, signed a joint venture In March, Manitoba recognized Louis Riel as the the Metis Employment and Training department agreement to bring new innovative green technology first leader of the Province of Manitoba. This is a will be receiving the 2016 Minister’s Workforce to Canada to meet the housing needs of Indigenous recognition long overdue. Under Riel’s provisional Development Excellence Award. These are just a and norther communities. This agreement has led to government, the province of Manitoba was created small sampling of the many great things that have the creation of INDECO – an innovative green housing and joined Confederation with Canada. taken place over the last year. To list them all, I would construction company. Also in March, the MMF signed a Memorandum not be able to fit them into this issue of Le Metis. In November past, we signed our Framework of Understanding with the 2017 Canada Summer Finally, as you join with family and friends this Holiday Agreement with Canada on our land claim. This Games to be an official Indigenous Co-Host. The Season to reminisce and make new memories, may agreement will start the formal negotiations leading MMF will be providing guidance for Métis cultural your families and relationships be strengthened. May to the reconciliation of our constitutional grievance inclusiveness throughout the Games which are being the generosity you share with one another warm and the renewal of the solemn promise. held in Winnipeg – the birthplace of the Métis Nation your hearts and your homes. For those who are shut- and the Heart of the Métis Nation Homeland. This month, I took part in the development of the Pan- in or are having difficult times due to failing health, April past, I also had the privilege to be at the Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate sickness or loss, I offer my thoughts and prayers. Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) when it released Change. During a full and tense day of discussions I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Healthy, its ruling on the Daniels v. Canada case and stated and negotiations on Climate Change, we effected Happy New Year. changes to this agreement to ensure Métis are not the Métis are recognized as “Indians” under Section Meeqwetch, 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867. As a result of only mentioned but included and participants in this ruling, the federal government is now responsible developing a climate change solution for not only our President David Chartrand, LL.D. (hon), O.M. Combating Climate Change with Green Technology Evidence of climate change is all around us. It is construction approach will help us integrate these All these characteristics and manufacturing methods becoming more and more prominent in our everyday two significant areas. ensure the effects of housing construction on the lives. The rapidly melting ice caps in Canada’s north environment are minimized, while simultaneously The leading-edge, environmentally friendly are one of many cases demonstrating the need to providing high quality, low cost homes to endure construction methods and materials INDECO will reduce our carbon footprint. These changes must be Canada’s severe winter temperatures. INDECO’s use are cleaner and more efficient than those used in met and mitigated. One of the ways to help address strategy will also contribute to local economies by conventional construction. Steel framing components climate changes is to utilize environmentally friendly providing jobs to individuals living in areas where the are pre-cut and assembled in factories, decreasing technology, construction materials, and methods. green homes will be built. commercial and industrial waste on job sites. Metis N4 Construction – the Manitoba Metis INDECO will also use a construction material called During the recent COP22 Climate Change Federation’s (MMF) construction arm, Beijing basalt, which is a form of volcanic lava rock. Material Conference held in Marrakech, Morocco during the Yingdong Industrial Ltd. – a leading Chinese housing constructed with basalt creates no wastewater, gas, month of November, Metis N4 Construction was developer, and JNE Consulting have come together or other dangerous industrial waste. These materials proud to share details about INDECO with world in partnership to create INDECO, an innovative are high-quality, durable, and provide excellent leaders in attendance. A video on this important green housing company which will build affordable, insulation and protection from fire, water corrosion, work can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/ environmentally friendly housing for Indigenous and pest problems. watch?v=HLfNh3VSw4s Peoples in Canada, including the Métis. At COP22, President Chartrand also spoke on the Citizens of the Métis Nation, as Indigenous Peoples importance of responsible conservation practices of Canada, are among the most susceptible to the and the significance of preserving Manitoba’s effects of changing climate. Our lifestyle and reliance boreal forests. His presentation highlighted that on natural resources for trapping, hunting and fishing need for a balance in nature as key to preserving means we are heavily impacted by environmental our natural resources and their health. You can changes. To ensure that our cultural lifestyle and watch the video President Chartrand shared during livelihoods are protected and maintained for future his presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/ generations, we must turn to green technology watch?v=KcT7B4xxQwc to preserve our natural resources. In doing so, it is important to recognize the environment and INDECO will use environmentally friendly construction the economy go hand in hand. An eco-friendly methods to build homes. PM and Indigenous Leaders Meet to Advance Reconciliation In a press statement, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Health Minister Philpot. and the Métis Nation as we move forward on section elaborated on an earlier commitment to meet 35 rights reconciliation,” said Chartier. “This will Vice-President Chartrand was accompanied by fellow each year with each of the Indigenous peoples help ensure a positive outcome for our upcoming members of the MNC Board of Governors, MNO on advancing section 35 rights reconciliation and summit with him and after that will make for a robust President Froh, MNA President Poitras and MNBC establishing a new relationship with Canada: process involving his ministers and our leadership President Morin Dal Col. He stated: “Today’s meeting on an ongoing basis to deal and finally resolve long “First, we will create permanent bilateral mechanisms between Canada’s National Indigenous Leaders, outstanding issues. I applaud the Prime Minister’s with the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and First the Prime Minister and a number of his Ministers leadership on this.” Nations, the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and the four Inuit was productive.
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