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This item is the fourth 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 B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items CN-149A, CN-149B, CN-150A, CN-151A, CN-151B, CN-152A, CN-152B, CN-153A, 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 a continuation of Gary Black's presentation on the Community Transfer Initiatives. Black mentions some of the elements of a transfer agreement before moving into the question time. Questions centre around difficulties with the program caused by federal agreement which allows Bands the ability to negotiate directly with the federal government to take over programs and services and the need for various groups within a community (Metis Locals, Band Councils, and municipal governments) to work together. The next speaker is Stephen Kakfwi, the territorial Minister Responsible for Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs. He tells the story of Baptiste Cadien, a Metis and interpreter for the Hudson's Bay Company in Fort Norman, who was responsible for killing several people during an 1835 raid to get a woman. Cadien was taken to England via Norway House, then returned to Trois-Rivieres for trial. In 1838, Cadien was found guilty of murder; his death sentence was changed to life imprisonment in the Australian penal colonies. Kakfwi mentions some key features of interest in the trial, including whether or not Fort Norman was within the jurisdiction of the court and whether Cadien was subject to the laws of the Crown. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes Sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the fifth part of a six-part recording of a Metis Association negotiators’ and field-workers’ meeting on their land claims proposal held February 27-28, 1978. This recording was made February 28, 1978. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-331A, CN-331B, CN-332A, CN-332B, and CN-334A. The meeting continues with explanation and discussion of the federal government land claims proposal, starting with their land offer. Metis Association President Charles Overvold reads from lawyer Jim Day’s analysis, which highlights issues and gaps between the federal and Metis proposals and points requiring hard negotiating. Some of the items highlighted include control over political structures (ie. the Senate), land use control, tax exempt monetary compensation and future royalties, third party rights, and federal or territorial administration of the land claim act. The recording ends abruptly.

This item is the nineteenth part of a twenty-nine-part recording of a portion of a Metis Association Board meeting, held ca. September 1974 in Fort Resolution. The original source item is side A of a 40 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items CN-475A, CN-475B, CN-476A, CN-476B, CN-248A, CN-248B, CN-23A, CN-23B, CN-249A, CN-249B, CN-250A, CN-250B, CN-251A, CN-251B, CN-252A, CN-252B, CN-477A, CN-477B, CN-253B, CN-478A, CN-478B, CN-343A, CN-343B, CN-254A, CN-254B, CN-255A, CN-255B, and CN-256A. The recording continues with further discussion of the Winter Warmth program budget and the amounts allocated to each community. There are questions and discussion regarding what happens if money if left over, how the CMHC is likely to react to the reallocation of funds between communities from the last budget submitted, suggested limits and what happens if one house requires only a few repairs, and whether there is a requirement to be a Metis Association member in good standing. A request is made for the Locals to be provided material and transportation costs so they know how much of their budgets they have left to spend on labour. Some meeting participants are hard to hear and the recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the twentieth part of a twenty-nine-part recording of a portion of a Metis Association Board meeting, held ca. September 1974 in Fort Resolution. The original source item is side B of a 40 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items CN-475A, CN-475B, CN-476A, CN-476B, CN-248A, CN-248B, CN-23A, CN-23B, CN-249A, CN-249B, CN-250A, CN-250B, CN-251A, CN-251B, CN-252A, CN-252B, CN-477A, CN-477B, CN-253A, CN-478A, CN-478B, CN-343A, CN-343B, CN-254A, CN-254B, CN-255A, CN-255B, and CN-256A. The recording continues with further discussion of eligibility for the Winter Warmth program. The Board also revokes a borrowing resolution for an overdraft on the program which is no longer necessary since the CMHC covered the shortfall. The meeting is adjourned until the following day. When it resumes, the audio quality of the tape is poor and it is difficult to hear anyone besides the President, Richard Hardy. The Board discusses hiring an Executive Director and decide to readvertise for the position but keep previously received applications in the pool. The Board also discusses paying for courses for staff, including correspondence and night school. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the twenty-third part of a twenty-nine-part recording of a portion of a Metis Association Board meeting, held ca. September 1974 in Fort Resolution. The original source item is side A of a 40 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items CN-475A, CN-475B, CN-476A, CN-476B, CN-248A, CN-248B, CN-23A, CN-23B, CN-249A, CN-249B, CN-250A, CN-250B, CN-251A, CN-251B, CN-252A, CN-252B, CN-477A, CN-477B, CN-253A, CN-253B, CN-478A, CN-478B, CN-343B, CN-254A, CN-254B, CN-255A, CN-255B, and CN-256A. The recording continues with discussions of arrangements for regional land claims workshops in the North Mackenzie, South Slave, North Slave, and Delta from mid-November until just before Christmas. After adjourning for dinner the land claims negotiation budget for October 1974 to October 1976 is presented, with entries for negotiating team salaries, Executive salaries, benefits, travel, and resource personnel. The audio quality of the recording is fair with static and background noise. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the twenty-fourth part of a twenty-nine-part recording of a portion of a Metis Association Board meeting, held ca. September 1974 in Fort Resolution. The original source item is side B of a 40 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items CN-475A, CN-475B, CN-476A, CN-476B, CN-248A, CN-248B, CN-23A, CN-23B, CN-249A, CN-249B, CN-250A, CN-250B, CN-251A, CN-251B, CN-252A, CN-252B, CN-477A, CN-477B, CN-253A, CN-253B, CN-478A, CN-478B, CN-343A, CN-254A, CN-254B, CN-255A, CN-255B, and CN-256A. The recording continues with presentation of the land claims negotiating budget for October 1974 to October 1976, with entries for resource personnel, travel for resource personnel, contract services, headquarters administration, and regional offices. There is a debate about whether an amount should be budgeted for community meetings. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the twenty-fifth part of a twenty-nine-part recording of a portion of a Metis Association Board meeting, held ca. September 1974 in Fort Resolution. The original source item is side A of a 40 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items CN-475A, CN-475B, CN-476A, CN-476B, CN-248A, CN-248B, CN-23A, CN-23B, CN-249A, CN-249B, CN-250A, CN-250B, CN-251A, CN-251B, CN-252A, CN-252B, CN-477A, CN-477B, CN-253A, CN-253B, CN-478A, CN-478B, CN-343A, CN-343B, CN-254B, CN-255A, CN-255B, and CN-256A. The recording continues with presentation of the land claims negotiating budget for October 1974 to October 1976, with entries for regional meetings and joint assemblies. The Board discusses the need to increase the budget for travel and office rent and then approves the budget in principle with the suggested changes. Then the proposed increased per diem for Board Members is discussed again, with Secretary Treasurer Bea Goldney suggesting that the proposed increase to $35/day will not be seen favourably by the Secretary of State and might affect the amount of core funding the Metis Association receives for the next year. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the twenty-sixth part of a twenty-nine-part recording of a portion of a Metis Association Board meeting, held ca. September 1974 in Fort Resolution. The original source item is side B of a 40 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items CN-475A, CN-475B, CN-476A, CN-476B, CN-248A, CN-248B, CN-23A, CN-23B, CN-249A, CN-249B, CN-250A, CN-250B, CN-251A, CN-251B, CN-252A, CN-252B, CN-477A, CN-477B, CN-253A, CN-253B, CN-478A, CN-478B, CN-343A, CN-343B, CN-254A, CN-255A, CN-255B, and CN-256A. The recording continues with more discussion on per diems for board members with various points of view being presented and meeting costs being compared. Several members raise concerns about lost work time and the difficulty of getting quality board members and attaining quorum. There is a suggestion that the increase be checked with the Secretary of State or the Minister. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the twenty-seventh part of a twenty-nine-part recording of a portion of a Metis Association Board meeting, held ca. September 1974 in Fort Resolution. The original source item is side A of a 40 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items CN-475A, CN-475B, CN-476A, CN-476B, CN-248A, CN-248B, CN-23A, CN-23B, CN-249A, CN-249B, CN-250A, CN-250B, CN-251A, CN-251B, CN-252A, CN-252B, CN-477A, CN-477B, CN-253A, CN-253B, CN-478A, CN-478B, CN-343A, CN-343B, CN-254A, CN-254B, -255B, and CN-256A. The recording continues with the discussion on Board per diems. The Board members share their opinions and pass a new motion that the additional $25/day be held until the Executive investigates government perception on the increase. The meeting then discusses the Commissioner's Grant and a letter from Deputy Commissioner Ewan Cotterill dated December 18, 1973 is read outlining application procedures and grant administration. The Board is notified that project proposals must be sent through Metis Association headquarters, which will submit them to the Territorial Government. A specific project for Norman Wells is discussed. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the third part of a five-part recording of a joint Metis Association and Indian Brotherhood (later Dene Nation) meeting in Inuvik, recorded ca. January 1977. The recording is in English and Indigenous languages. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items CN-421A, CN-421B, CN-423A, and CN-423B. The purpose of the meeting is to determine if the Metis Association and Indian Brotherhood can work together and how they might work together. The meeting is chaired by Richard Blake. The recording continues with a motion being passed. Then the conversation turns to the Camp Antler controversy. It is suggested that this is where the split between the organizations originated and there is a mixture of opinion as to whether it should even be brought up as a topic. Several speakers indicate that since there were no minutes taken and it is in the past, it should be forgotten about and the current meeting continue with a new approach to bring the two groups together again in some sort of agreement. Another speaker reinforces the idea that the two organizations need to respect each other again and start working together and voices support for joint Band and Metis Local meetings. states that the government likes to see the Metis Association and Indian Brotherhood fighting and if they don’t start respecting each other, they might have to take whatever if offered. He suggests that they have to start working together. Another speaker, possibly Charlie Furlong, urges the group to commit to meeting together in their communities. There is further discussion. The recording is poor quality and frequently hard to hear.

This item is the sixth 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 B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items CN-149A, CN-149B, CN-150A, CN-150B, CN-151A, CN-152A, CN-152B, CN-153A, 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 the question time following Stephen Kakfwi's presentation. Kakfwi continues explaining the set-back in environmental protection caused by the failure of the comprehensive Dene-Metis land claim, which gave interim land protection. Kakfwi indicates that the supports Metis getting control of land and resources, with or without the Dene. The discussion then returns to the topic of Community Transfer Initiatives with questions about the possibility of coordinating negotiations through the Metis National office. This leads into a discussion of the process for disposing of surplus government assets, which gives municipalities the right of first refusal and can block access by Metis Locals. The next speaker is the federal Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Ronald Irwin. Irwin mentions his background as a lawyer acting for First Nations and the Ontario Metis. He speaks about shifts in policy at DIAND and tasking an ADM to work out a land claims budget and framework with the Metis Nation President, Gary Bohnet. Bohnet indicates that he has seen positive things happening for the Metis people since Irwin became the Minister and also pays tribute to the Member of Parliament, Ethel Blondin-Andrew for her work. Blondin-Andrew speaks next about touring with the Minister, an opportunity for the Metis people, her confidence in them, and how they have impressed her in the past. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes Sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the fifth 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-151B, CN-152A, CN-152B, CN-153A, 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 a continuation of Stephen Kakfwi's story about Baptiste Cadien, expressing that the story is relevant because it demonstrates the need for knowledge about history. Kakfwi indicates that the Metis are Indigenous people with the right to reclaim land and resources and that they have they leadership and political vision to know what they want, but that in order to get there, they need strength of character and determination to see it through. He says they need to know who they are, where they came from, and who their ancestors were. Kakfwi makes reference to previous questions about the Community Transfer Initiatives program and defends the GWNT's desire to go ahead even without having everything figured out. Since Kakfwi is also the Minister of Renewable Resources, additional questions are asked about resources, including the 3-year plan for hunting, trapping, and fishing and the environmental impacts of heavy metal and diamond exploration.

This recording includes Sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the seventh part of a seventeen-part recording of a joint Metis Association-Dene Nation meeting, held April 24-27, 1979 in Inuvik. This recording was made on April 26. The meeting is in English and Indigenous languages, including Tlicho. The original source item is side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items CN-267A, CN-267B, CN-268A, CN-269A, CN-269B, CN-270A, CN-271A, CN-271B, CN-272A, CN-272B, CN-273A, CN-273B, CN-479A, CN-479B, and CN-274A. The recording continues with discussion on the membership criteria. There is some confusion over what the proposed 15 year residency requirement means and whether it is meant to include non-Dene people or to exclude Dene people living out of Territory. Speakers on the topic include Rene Mercredi, Jim Antoine, Jim Thom, meeting Chairman Edward Louis, Charlie Furlong, Paul Wright, and Alexis Arrowmaker. Paul Wright also suggests having something concrete and written down coming from the meeting to take back to the communities. There is translation throughout in one Indigenous language. The recording ends abruptly.

This item is the eighth part of a seventeen-part recording of a joint Metis Association-Dene Nation meeting, held April 24-27, 1979 in Inuvik. This recording was made on April 26. The meeting is in English and Indigenous languages, including Tlicho. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items CN-267A, CN-267B, CN-268A, CN-269A, CN-269B, CN-270B, CN-271A, CN-271B, CN-272A, CN-272B, CN-273A, CN-273B, CN-479A, CN-479B, and CN-274A. The recording continues with the discussion on membership criteria. Alex Morin suggests that people should only be able to participate in the claim in one location. Rene Mercredi and Charlie Furlong reinforce the idea that the land claim is for the Northwest Territories and Charlie suggests that instead of a 15 year residency, perhaps the person should have to be born in the NWT. The group takes a break and the tape is left running. The meeting resumes with discussion of the election procedure. Charlie Furlong suggests asking the federal government to appoint a returning officer to oversee the election to avoid arguments in communities between the Dene and Metis. There appears to be general agreement for this. Alexis Arrowmaker asks for clarification that only Dene people will be allowed to vote. Additional statements are made by Gerry Cheezie and Jimmy Tambour?. There is translation throughout in one Indigenous language. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the twenty-eighth part of a twenty-nine-part recording of a portion of a Metis Association Board meeting, held ca. September 1974 in Fort Resolution. The original source item is side B of a 40 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items CN-475A, CN-475B, CN-476A, CN-476B, CN-248A, CN-248B, CN-23A, CN-23B, CN-249A, CN-249B, CN-250A, CN-250B, CN-251A, CN-251B, CN-252A, CN-252B, CN-477A, CN-477B, CN-253A, CN-253B, CN-478A, CN-478B, CN-343A, CN-343B, CN-254A, CN-254B, CN-255A, and CN-256A. The recording continues with discussion of the Commissioner's Grant. Board members are reminded that there is still funding available. The Board discusses the best way to decide which proposals to send to the Commissioner and moves that applications under $10,000 can be approved by the Executive, while those over $10,000 require Board approval. Examples of community betterment projects are given and specific projects discussed. Discussion moves on to the Outreach Project, which the Metis Association has made a proposal to run. Since some communities are not receiving material, a motion is made to send it to all Local Executive members and one board member. Then the Outreach Program is described as including job counselling, placement and follow-up. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the twenty-ninth part of a twenty-nine-part recording of a portion of a Metis Association Board meeting, held ca. September 1974 in Fort Resolution. The original source item is side A of a 40 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes items CN-475A, CN-475B, CN-476A, CN-476B, CN-248A, CN-248B, CN-23A, CN-23B, CN-249A, CN-249B, CN-250A, CN-250B, CN-251A, CN-251B, CN-252A, CN-252B, CN-477A, CN-477B, CN-253A, CN-253B, CN-478A, CN-478B, CN-343A, CN-343B, CN-254A, CN-254B, CN-255A, and CN-255B. The recording continues with discussion of the Outreach Project proposal. The decision is made to have the Executive redraft it, send it to the Locals, who will sign and return it, and then resubmit it. The Board then considers a rough draft of a press release regarding game and wildlife licencing based on their discussion of the previous day and moves to send it out. Finally, the Board decides to hold their next meeting in Norman Wells in mid-January and the meeting is adjourned.

This item is the seventh 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-152B, CN-153A, 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 Ethel Blondin-Andrew's speech as she indicates that all Indigenous people north of 60 are deserving and have rights. She describes the Metis people as diplomatic negotiators, who are organized, shrewd, and know what they want. She says she wants to continue and improve the relationship and expresses that she is impressed with the Minister taking his time and weekends to be with the people around Canada. Following the "Proud to be Metis" song, the group breaks for lunch. Gary Bohnet mentions a significant letter from the Minister of DIAND that has been distributed to the group referencing opportunities to address issues of importance to the Metis, including land and resources. The next speaker is Garth Wallbridge, who describes a couple of Metis wildlife cases that went through the courts in past year, including the Ferguson case in Alberta and the Christie/McPherson case in Manitoba. Wallbridge relates that as a result of positive findings for the Metis people involved, the President of the Metis National Council has challenged Provincial governments to negotiate with Metis groups to create co-management regimes. Questions following Wallbridge's presentation discuss the no-shooting corridor on the Ingraham Trail, Metis hunting rights, and the relationship between hunting rights and conservation measures. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes Sides A and B of the tape.