The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld that Métis are synonymous to Status Indians under the Canadian Constitution. However, non-status Indians were exempted from the ruling. President of the Metis National Council, Clement Chartier, was “very pleased” Métis have won. Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt’s people wrote that they were “pleased” that non-status Indians were excluded from the ruling.
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