NS111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Manitoba Act, Indian Register

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Native Studies
• Course: NS111
• Professor: D' Arcy Vermette

Document Summary

Purports to represent off reserve status, non-status, and metis. National representatives of the first nations in canada, set out through the indian act. Aboriginal peoples across canada who live away from indian act reserves, whether in urban, rural or remote locations. As one of five national aboriginal representative organization recognized by the. Metis and inuit: mnc (metis national council) m tis means a person who self-identifies as m tis, is of historic m tis nation ancestry, is distinct from other aboriginal peoples and is accepted by the m tis nation. Itk (inuit tapiriit kanatami, formerly inuit tapirisat of canada) is the national voice of canada"s inuit. The organization represents and promotes the interests of inuit. Four is a number, that can be obtained by various combination. It is no longer defined by the things that make it up. Thus, the "mixed-ness" is not the defining feature of metis people.