September 19th is Powley Day. It marks the anniversary of the landmark Métis rights victory at the Supreme Court of Canada.

According to the Métis Nation of Ontario website, “in Powley, the courts recognized and affirmed…that there were distinct Métis people and communities on the land before Canada became Canada … with a culture and identity all their own, and that their rights were entrenched within Section 35 of Canada’s Constitution.”

Related Resources from the Métis Nation of Ontario

Video from the Métis Nation of Ontario

Powley Day Handout from the Métis Nation of Ontario (English)

Powley Day Handout from the Métis Nation of Ontario (French)

Powley Day Resources from the Métis Nation of Ontario (English and French)

Powley Day Poster 1 from the Métis Nation of Ontario

Powley Day Poster 2 from the Métis Nation of Ontario

 

Video from the Métis Nation of Ontario