OTTAWA (September 5, 2008) - The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, today announced the signing of a protocol with the Métis National Council (MNC) to begin discussions on a wide range of issues of interest to the Métis people represented by the MNC.

"This agreement marks a significant turning point in Canada's relationship with Métis in Canada," says Minister Strahl. "It ushers in a new era of open dialogue between the federal government and the Métis National Council, one that I believe will lead to constructive change and improvement in the lives of all Métis."

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Read the signed Métis Nation Protocol

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Ottawa, ON (June 11, 2008) Métis National Council President Clément Chartier today thanked Prime Minister Stephen Harper for Canada’s apology to survivors of Indian Residential Schools. Thousands of Métis attended residential schools; enduring forced separation from family, attacks on their language and culture, and in some instances, physical and sexual abuse. Several of these survivors accompanied President Chartier to the House of Commons for today’s formal apology.

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Read the transcript of President Chartier's address in the House of Commons

Read the transcript of President Chartier's address to the Senate in Response to the Apology for Residetial Schools

Watch a video of the apology and leaders responses
(Note that President Chartier Speech starts at 1:25 in the video.)

Watch video of President Clément Chartier appearing on CPAC Primetime Politics
(Note the interview starts at 4:51.)

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