Suite 1:32 909 3rd Ave. North Lethbridge, Alberta
Phone: 403-328-7823 Fax: 403 317-0232 Email: metisnation@shawcable.com
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Suite 1:32 909 3rd Ave. North Lethbridge, Alberta Phone: 403-328-7823 Fax: 403 317-0232 Email: metisnation@shawcable.com
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Membership Application Requirements
Complete Packages are available at our office A Métis must provide historical proof of his or her status as Métis: a) Historical Proof—evidence of an ancestor who received a land grant, or a scrip grant under the Manitoba Act or the Dominion Lands Act, or who was recognized as a Métis in other Government, church or community records. b) Historic Métis Nation means the Aboriginal people then known as Métis or Half-Breeds who resided in Historic Métis Nation Homeland; c) Historic Métis Nation Homeland means the area of land in west central North America used and occupied as the traditional territory of the Métis or Half-Breeds as they were then known; d) Métis Nation means the Aboriginal people descended from the Historic Métis Nation, which is now compromised of all Métis Nation citizens and is one of the “Aboriginal people s of Canada” within s.35 of the Constitution Act of 1982; e) Distinct from other Aboriginal peoples means distinct for cultural and nationhood purposes. The following documentation is mandatory. · A completed Genealogy which clearly outlines your Métis ancestry to the mid 1800’s. · Copy of live birth registration OR copy of a long form birth certificate showing the full names of biological parents OR · Copy of baptismal certificate PLUS wallet-size birth certificate · One (1) piece of photo identification
· Proof
of permanent residency
in Alberta for a
minimum of ninety (90)
consecutive days may be
required.
Incomplete applications will NOT be accepted. Once you have obtained the mandatory documents, please present them in person to the nearest Registry Agent in your Regional Office listed on the back, or to the Provincial Office in Edmonton.
Normal
processing time for a
completed membership is
dependant on volumes
received & will be
longer during periods
of high membership
intake.
Métis Homeland:
The Homeland
Geographically, it
braces all three
Prairie Provinces
(Manitoba, Saskatchewan
and Alberta) also parts
of Ontario, Northwest
Territories and British
Columbia
Incomplete
applications received
by mail will not be
processed and will be
returned to you or to
your Regional Office
The information you provide is collected under the authority of the Métis Nation of Alberta Association bylaws. This information is collected for the purpose of membership registration and any information you provide is protected under the provisions of Alberta’s personal information protection act. What is Scrip? Scrip was handed out by Scrip Commissions, which were like the Treaty Commissions. Scrip commissioners would travel to the various Metis communities and gather applications for scrip. To read more.... click on the following links. The Métis Nation: Scrip and SpeculatorsMetis Culture & Resource Centre Government of Canada Files - Métis Scrip Records
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