Maybe you should rephrase your thoughts , since this makes it seem like, you suggest, Metis had a choice!!!!!!!!!!!

I also am fully aware I have added to the problem I wish didn’t exist – as is evident by this forum post: http://www.ndnbloggers.com/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=426 – you should read it!

Yes I do get that Metis were outcasts – why would you assume I didn’t get that?

I immigrated here and did not use a single penny of Federal or Provincial funds. I funded it all myself and didn’t take away a penny from anybody who was born in this land.

Or do we focus on people who have become disconnected from the culture? Take status away from every native who is not, culturally active, the ones who have moved to the city? the ones who have become doctors, lawyers, and other professionals? As they are no longer native, by
(It’s quite simple – the large majority of Metis people today are too far culturally and genetically disconnected from aboriginal life, culture and all else) statement!

As you put it Dude, you just don’t get it! The metis people are traditionally, outcasts, by both societies, and created a culture based on the heritage and location, the people go back, way further then 1 or 200 years,
Mestizo or metis as we say here, Mestizo is the same word in spanish, going back to the conquistadors , who ravaged the south, and into north america, raping a pilaging the natives, leaving mixed blood children, in the wake of disaster, somewhat like Europeons are doing today, leaving mixed blood children! Then some Europeon, comes along, saying, these children should have no rights.

Let me ask you Mr. Paul, are you Canadian by birth? Or did you immigrate? What goverment hand outs did you receive when you did immigrate if you did? Is it possible those funds may have been used to enhance native life quality? Ever stop and consider, that if it were not for immigrants, none of this would be necessary?

The very real and true point here, is your children, are exactly, the definition of original Metis,
historically speaking! ( before government control )

The best way I can describe it is – if someone has enough native blood to get a Status Card but they choose to identify as Metis, then I’m cool with it. If they aren’t able to get a Status Card (not including non-status natives) then I’m not cool with them trying to get the same entitlements and rights.

I have a problem with people whose native blood are blended down into almost obscurity trying to gain the same rights.

At some point you have to draw the line based upon blood quantum – because if you don’t one day in the future, the government of Canada will get its wish and nobody will have enough native blood to qualify as aboriginal (by the govts standards) and the Feds will cease to fund anything at all citing that there’s nobody left with enough native blood.

The precious few resource dollars allocated to indigenous folk (that are shared with Metis) aren’t enough as it is.

Why should a Metis person with a mere 1/16th native blood have the right to hunt a deer which could be used to feed a native family on a rez somewhere?

They haven’t been doing it for five thousand years and it isn’t the only way their heritage has given them to feed themselves.

It’s quite simple – the large majority of Metis people today are too far culturally and genetically disconnected from aboriginal life, culture and all else – and simply should not get what native folk do.

Metis means half and it should have been kept that way.

Now tell me these are not your very own words? Does the term double standard, leap to mind? Well it should, Stop and think the words you said :
Metis means half and it should have been kept that way = your very own children, half blood, now if in your esteemed opinion, Metis indeed means HALF you effectively catagorize your children as Metis, so why are you taking away from the natives, you claim to support ? Do you now deny they are your words?