The Métis Nation’s 2003 Supreme Court of Canada victory in R. v. Powley,  and the strong foundation for Métis rights recognition that it...

The Supreme Court of Canada’s unanimous decision in R. v. Powley on September 19, 2003 affirmed that members of the historic Sault Ste. Marie Métis Community have a constitutionally protected right to harvest and laid a foundation for further Métis rights recognition across the Métis Homeland from the Upper Great Lakes to the Rocky Mountains. Days after the Supreme Court’s Powley ruling, after having “took time to understand the court ruling and its implications”, Manitoba

The Métis Nation’s collective victory in R. v. Powley  on September 19, 2003 was not only a watershed moment in affirming the distinct...

September 19 is Powley Day, the anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada’s unanimous ruling in R. v. Powley on September 19, 2003....

On September 12, 1875, the Northwestern Ontario Métis Community secured a place in Canada’s treaty history with the signing of the...

Crown governments have recognized and engaged with the distinct Abitibi Inland Métis Community, even as they repeatedly failed to honour...