Alberta Métis groups call for moratorium on constitution vote
LETHBRIDGE, AB – Some Métis groups in Alberta say they will not recognize a new Métis constitution if it is approved.
Voting is underway for what the Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA) says is the largest ratification vote for an Indigenous nation in Canadian history. Approximately 50,000 MNA people are eligible to vote on the potential establishment of a provincial Métis government.
Lethbridge Local Métis President Dr. Adam Browning and Grande Cache Local Métis President Alvin Findlay have written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary Simon to address their concerns with the proposed MNA constitution. Browning says he has attempted to contact Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller on numerous occasions but has yet to hear back.
The MNA has not responded to requests by Lethbridge News NOW for comment.