The file consists of records relating to the Metis Heritage Association, including a job posting, a job description, graduation lists, invoices, and a biography of Andre Proulx.
The file consists of correspondence with MacKay & Partners accountants and financial records including invoices, list of outstanding payables, financial records relating to loans, and draft financial statements.
The file consists of the February 1994, December 1995, and December 1997 versions of the Administrative Policy Manual.
The file consists of various contribution agreements and contracts entered into by the Metis Nation, along with associated correspondence.
The file consists of records relating to funding, including correspondence and a report on the Metis Nation loan (Native Claims Program).
The file consists of records relating to preparations for Annual General Assemblies, including correspondence, budget, quotes, invoice, travel expense claim, travel arrangements, schedule of events, 1998 Annual General Assembly resolutions and responses, and a paper on Economic Development in to the 21st Century.
The file consists of records relating to the Board of Directors, including correspondence, conference information, a resolution from local #66, a tentative Annual General Assembly agenda, a press release, news articles, draft motions from May 12, 2000 conference call, proxies, an invoice, financial records, quotes, contact information, and list showing standing of affiliated locals. The file also includes Arctic Council press release and meeting summaries, and Information Technology Resources Acceptable Use Policy.
The file consists of records relating to the Order of the Sash/Shawl, including correspondence, nominations, and biographies of Morris Daniel Lafferty, Febula Bohnet, Alexis Lafferty, Mary King, Joe Blondin, Norman Hodgson, and Mary Elizabeth McDonald.
The file consists of correspondence and edited copy of the 1999 Constitution and Bylaws.
The file consists of records relating to the Metis Development Corporation, including rent invoices, correspondence, information related to Taylor Oilfield International, a caveat, A Strategic Framework for the Metis Development Corporation, presentation slides, corporate structure, business plan, 1999 Financial Statements. The file also includes correspondence relating to the Native Women's Association of the N.W.T. and the Tulu Project.
The file consists of "Metis Voices 1991", a short collection of personal accounts from Metis Elders and Youth, including Leonard Heron, Joe Mercredi, Wally Firth, Leanne Goose, Bill Lafferty, Beatrice Daniels, Peter Fraser, Sonny Arden, Dacia Gairdner, and Mary Cook, about their experiences.
The file consists of information about the Metis Association of the Northwest Territories, including the executive, office contact information, national affiliation, background, and priority objectives of land claims, economic development, Norman Wells Expansion Project, Metis Development Corporation, political development, and culture.
The file consists of two documents about the history of the Metis Nation: "A Brief History of the Métis Nation - NWT" and "A Brief History of the Métis Nation Northwest Territories".
The file consists of financial records of the Metis Association, including 1981 Financial Statement, 1982 Financial Statement, unaudited statements from September-November 1982 and February 1983, and information on coding on a percentarge basis.
The file consists of records relating to Metis Nation reports, including correspondence, a resume, an invoice, Suicide in the Northwest Territories - A Descriptive Review, summary notes from Highlights Workshop at Annual General Assembly, agenda for Upper Mackenzie Basin Planning Workshop, environmental division reports, Final Report Metis Nation Education Research Project, and Report on Resolutions from the 23rd Assembly.
The file consists of a project proposal for a life documentation project of indigenous people living in the Western Arctic.
The file consists of records relating to involvement with the Native Council of Canada, particularly on the topic of patriation of the Canadian Constitution. The records include correspondence, travel itinerary, financial records, meeting minutes, "Report on the Development of a Summary Tape of Native Peoples on the 1981 Census Data Base", A Proposal to Deal with the Financial Deficit, material related to the United Kingdom House of Commons Canada BIll, Constitutional Development in the Northwest Territories: A Framework for Change, a Constitution Activity Report, funding proposals, draft Political Relationship Between the Native Council of Canada and the Federal Government in Relation to the Proposed Constitutional Conference, position statement, Statement on Native Development Programming, A Summary of Recommendations Pertaining to a Report of the Metis and Non-Status INdians Constitutional Review Commission, A Discussion Towards a Comprehensive Constitutional Position, A National Metis and Non-Status Indian Council, Principles for the Disbursement of Funds for Native Economic Development from the Western Development Fund, speaking notes, Presentation Made to the National Energy Board, Presentation to N.C.C. Commission on the Constitution, and press releases and news articles.
This series consists of records relating to censuses and surveys conducted of the Metis population of the Northwest Territories and to gaining membership in the Metis Association/Metis Nation at the Local or general level. The membership records include completed application forms and membership lists. Census and questionnaire records include completed forms for the 1977-79 and 1993 censuses and the ca. 1980 questionnaire, compiled results for the 1977-79 census and ca. 1980 questionnaire, enumerators’ logs from the 1993 census, and a project guide, registration forms, application control lists, tracking forms, and correspondence for the 1977-79 census. Participants from the following communities were included: Arctic Red River (Tsiigehtchic), Little Doctor Lake, Fort Reliance, Kakisa, Aklavik, Colville Lake, Fort Franklin (Deline), Fort Good Hope, Fort Liard, Fort McPherson, Fort Norman (Tulita), Fort Providence, Fort Resolution, Fort Simpson, Fort Smith, Hay River, Inuvik, Pine Point, Tuktoyaktuk, Sachs Harbour, Norman Wells, Rae-Edzo (Behchoko), Yellowknife, Dettah, Lutselk'e, Iqaluit, Grise Fiord, Arviat, Big Buffalo River Junction, Cambridge Bay, Cape Dorset, Coppermine (Kugluktuk), and Rankin Inlet, as well as people currently residing in other places of Canada and the United States.
The records fit within the central filing system under classification 200.7, however, many of the census and questionnaire records had already been gathered into records sets. Additional related records and membership records were added by the Archivist, particularly from the boxes of miscellaneous files, and some forms moved to centralize forms from the same location. The Archivist also centralized into one file the compiled totals of the questionnaire results.
Some of the records have been damaged by mould. Appropriate care should be taken when accessing these records.
The file consists of the project guide for the 1977 Metis Census. The guide includes sections on general principles, organization, and procedures.
The file consists of registration forms for the 1977-79 Metis Census and lists of names and addresses of people contacted to participate.