Members voted Thursday to adopt constitution, elections act, membership act and governance act
This news article by Jamie Malbeuf appeared in the CBC News on May 24, 2019.
The Fort McKay Métis near Fort McMurray has declared self-governance after members voted to adopt a constitution, elections act, membership act and governance act.
The move is a “dramatic and historic milestone that will reverberate across Canada and set a precedent that will change the Indigenous landscape forever,” the community said in a news release Friday.
“We realize we are the first and are leading Métis communities into uncharted territory,” Fort McKay Métis president Ron Quintal said in a statement. “For that reason we have invested a great deal of work to make sure this was done right and that other communities have a model to follow.”
The Fort McKay Métis hosted a “celebration of self-determination” on Friday.
The self-governance constitution will “make it very clear to government and industry who represents the… Métis people of Fort McKay,” said Quintal.
The Fort McKay Métis has about 120 members, more than 30 of which voted unanimously to adopt the new constitution.
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