Of the almost 37,000 people who live in northern Saskatchewan (or the Northern Administration District), 84 per cent are of Aboriginal ancestry.
- On November 4, 2009, Premier Brad Wall, accompanied by Métis Nation - Saskatchewan President Robert Doucette and First Nations and Métis Relations Minister Bill Hutchinson, officially proclaimed 2010 as the Year of the Métis in Saskatchewan.
- On December 10, 2009, the Federal Government unanimously adopted a motion to use 2010 to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the historic events of 1885 in Saskatchewan and to recognize the contributions of the Métis Nation to all aspects of Canadian society.
Bilateral Relations
- The provincial government has had a formal relationship with Métis representative organizations going back to the 1930s, first with the original Métis Society of Saskatchewan in the north, then later with the Association of Métis and Non-Status Indians (AMNSIS), and subsequently with the Métis Society of Saskatchewan in the late 1980s. The Métis Society of Saskatchewan was re-organized into the Métis Nation - Saskatchewan in 1993.
- A Bilateral Process Agreement, signed in 1993, led to the proclamation of The Métis Act in 2001. The Métis Act recognizes the MNS as the organization representative of Métis citizens in Saskatchewan. The Métis Act also establishes the Métis Nation - Saskatchewan Secretariat Inc. as the administrative body by which policies and programs of the MNS are to be carried out and administered.
Tripartite Relations
- A tripartite relationship between the Métis Nation - Saskatchewan, the Province of Saskatchewan, as represented by the Ministry of First Nations and Métis Relations, and the Government of Canada, as represented by the Office of the Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians - Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, has existed for 17 years.
- Tripartite work is currently focused on governance, constitutional and legislative reform toward enhancing and strengthening Métis culture, and the governance and capacity of Métis communities and institutions.
November 10, 2010 (279 KB PDF)
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