THREAD: This attached agreement is a template Self-Government Agreement the Trudeau gov't is pushing at so-called “Recognition and Self-Determination” Tables for BOTH Metis and First Nations in Treaty and Non-Treaty Areas. I know this for a fact! 1/7 http://albertametis.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2019-06-27-MNA-MGRSA-FINAL-to-be-posted-on-website.pdf

I have seen this same template agreement with the term “First Nations” instead of “Metis” throughout the agreement.

This agreement confirms Canada’s (Chretien’s) 1995 so-called ‘Inherent Right’ to Self-Government Policy is still in force! 2/7

To me this proves the federal Indigenous “distinctions based” approach is just a cover for a pan-Indigenous approach to section 35 rights. In my opinion it is to undermine and water down First Nation rights. 3/7

Add to this the fact that the Metis are involved in the “redesign” of the comprehensive claim and ‘Inherent right’ policies, as the Crown-Indigenous Relations Departmental plan for 2020-2021 states: 4/7

"CIRNAC will continue ongoing work with First Nations, Inuit and Métis to redesign the Comprehensive Land Claims & Inherent Right policies. CIRNAC will continue to work in partnership with pre-1975 treaty First Nations through treaty commissions in Saskatchewan and Manitoba" 5/7

on the affirmation of Indigenous rights and self-determination as well as through treaty discussion tables. [emphasis added] 6/7

This doc also proves 2 me feds so-called “Recognition & Self-Determination” Tables r 2 channel Indigenous Peoples (FN's, Metis & Inuit) into Canada’s (Chretien’s) '95 ‘Inherent Right’ to Self-Gov't Policy, which has not been replaced or “redesigned” as Trudeau gov't puts it. 7/7