Summary
The federal government recognized the Aboriginal land rights of the North-West Metis in an amendment to the Dominion Land Act authorizing federal government to satisfy any existing claim with Metis outside of Manitoba on the 15th day of July 1870.
Implications
No concrete action was taken in the following few years, and the Metis continued to petition the government to recognize and compensate them for their land rights. Ignoring land rights meant that Canadian Government could avoid payouts, compensation, and the efforts that would involve physically surveying and addressing the land claims.
Sources
Parliamentary Act, 42 Vict., c. 31, s. 125(3)
Date
1878-00-00
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