President Walter Mineault says that despite 40 years of ‘good work,’ the governance structure of the Métis National Council is no longer equitable.
Members of the Métis Nation British Columbia voted Saturday to leave the national organization, the Métis National Council, effective immediately.
President Walter Mineault said in a statement that despite 40 years of “good work,” the governance structure of the Métis National Council is no longer equitable. But only the Alberta group remains among the founders after the Manitoba Métis Federation pulled out in 2021, citing concerns with membership in the Métis Nation of Ontario, and the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan left this fall over similar reasons.
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