Rivers of RESISTANCE.

ABORIGINAL Canadians; ANTI-imperialist movements

Today, artists, writers and cultural workers are leading the way forward for historic Métis communities in Ontario and the Métis Nation through ongoing reclamation and continuation of Métis stories. The Powley defence was also backed by the Métis National Council, the national voice of the Métis Nation that included the Métis Nation of Ontario and four other Métis Nation governments. An article in the Métis Voyageur proclaimed, "For the Métis Nation of Ontario, indeed, for all Métis of Canada, this day may well mark the most important event since the trial of Louis Riel." THE MÉTIS NATION OF ONTARIO now represents the collectively held rights of Métis communities in the Upper Great Lakes and parts of Ontario. [Extracted from the article]

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