APPA - Standing Committee

Indigenous Peoples

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41-1 41st Parliament, 1st Session (June 2, 2011 - September 13, 2013)
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Recommendations

Recommendation 1

That Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, in collaboration with relevant government departments and Métis organizations, develop and implement a strategy for gathering and analyzing demographic and other statistical information on Métis populations, with a view to identifying current knowledge gaps and opportunities to improve access to reliable and accurate statistical information on Métis populations.
Recommendation 2

That Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, in recognition of the evolving understanding of the Métis and their relationship to the Crown, develop, in collaboration with Métis organizations and communities, a plan that will:

  • Build on the work and capacities of existing researchers and research institutions to identify relevant historical documentation on the Métis, including documents held by federal government departments, and to make this data readily accessible; and
  • Develop and propose an appropriately resourced research program to support, through an application process, Métis communities and organizations in gathering information on the development of their historic communities, including written documentation and oral histories.
Recommendation 3

That Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada continue to support bilateral and tripartite negotiations with parties, including the relevant national Aboriginal organizations, and to begin to engage with local and regional groups representing Métis constituencies across Canada, with a view to developing a coherent and comprehensive approach to relations between Canada and the Métis; and, in particular:

  • Renew its commitment to bilateral and tripartite discussions with parties, including the relevant national Aboriginal organizations, by clearly identifying, in collaboration with these parties, priority issues for discussion, concrete objectives, and timelines for the achievement of these objectives;
  • Develop an action plan for engagement with local and regional Métis groups with regard to their views on Métis identity and the bases on which they claim to represent Métis constituencies, and table a progress report on the action plan with this committee by 1 June 2014.