'New Metis' can't connect to past struggles: Chartrand winnipegsun.com/news/local-new…
What a load of BS ... "Distribution of Métis Population in Manitoba. Printed in Jean H. Lagasse A Study of the population of Indian Ancestry Living in Manitoba undertaken by the Social and Economic Research Office under the Direction of Jean H. Lagasse. Winnipeg 1959."
"In historic times, Indian mothers of Eastern Canada were the first women to have given birth to Métis children on Canadian soil. We know from reports written by the governors of New France [1] that free unions of White men with Indian women were causing some concern and were
discouraged as much as possible. Most (which doesn't mean all) of the Métis born in Eastern Canada have not acquired a separate ethnic entity as they have in the Prairies." --Me: All Metis have assimilated. East and West.
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"Page-126." "A-Social-History-of-the-Manitoba-Métis.1974." - published by the Manitoba Metis Federation Press - All Metis have assimilated. 
"Mixed marriages between Indians, Métis and Whites have also added their sons and daughters to the original Métis population. As a result, there may well be between 100,000 and 200,000 persons in the Province who could claim some Indian ancestry." mhs.mb.ca/docs/transacti…
"In the social and economic study which I have just completed the word Métis is taken to include only those persons who identify themselves or are identified by others as Métis or Half-Breed. Paradoxically, many persons of Indian and White background, who, like the members of the
“Union Nationale Métisse,” are still conscious of their cultural heritage and take pride in the contributions of the Métis to the social and political life of the Province. Even among the members of the study population, few called themselves Métis or Half-Breed. A question
about ethnic background was inserted in my research questionnaire. Less than one percent, or 3 out of 345 said they would answer “Métis” to a question about their nationality."
"It is no longer possible to identify, as Métis or Half-Breed, all those who are of mixed White and Indian background, for this presupposes a knowledge of individual genealogies. In a society as mobile as ours, it is frequently impossible and seldom convenient to obtain
information about the family background of our neighbors or work associates. Hence, we attempt to devise other criteria to serve in lieu of genealogies. Language, physical appearance, surname, background of usual associates or friends, behaviour and level of occupation are some
of the indices we use in determining a person’s ethnic background."
The Métis in Manitoba - by Jean Lagasse- MHS Transactions, Series 3, 1958-59 Season - Manitoba Historical Society - In the study of Metis identity in 1958 - less than one percent said they would answer -Metis- to a question about their nationality. If you need to be poor and
living the life of a poor Indian, how in the hell do Chartrand and Chartier meet the Manitoba definition of Metis in 1958 ? -- Oh I know they meet the 1978 definitions - The History of the Manitoba Metis Federation - Tony Lussier writing in 1978 states - Today a Metis is defined
by the MMF as: ( didn't even need to be Native if living common law or married to a Metis man, or had children with a Metis man).
And now we get to the 2002 definition that they have made up and embraced. MNC 2002 definition. -- "Not Traditional Metis"
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