This item is the ninth part of a thirteen-part meeting or forum of the Metis Nation on land and resources, held in Hay River in March 1994. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items CN-149A, CN-149B, CN-150A, CN-150B, CN-151A, CN-151B, CN-152A, CN-152B, CN-153B, CN-154A, CN-154B, and CN-155A. The meeting appears to be co-chaired by Gary Bohnet and Pierre Simpson. The recording begins with the continuation of Garth Wallbridge's presentation on the Constitutional Development Steering Committee (CDSC) and the Metis Nation submission. Wallbridge concludes his description of the guiding principles with a statement on Metis access to education. The guiding principles and the process used to arrive at them and the Metis position statement are then discussed. Members emphasize the need to include the right to self-government in the guiding principles, to make overt references to the Bourque Commission and the information gathered by it, to have greater involvement by the Locals in drafting the position, and to ensure that the position is what the Metis people want.
This recording includes Sides A and B of the tape.