ANALYSIS: The Dangerous Absurdity of Canada’s “Nation-to-Nation” Treaty with Manitoba Métis Federation Inc.

"Why did Ottawa sign a 'nation-to-nation' treaty with a corporation purporting to represent a landless, fully assimilated, colonial-era people?"

Author: Peter Best

What is a nation? According to Canadian philosopher Will Kymlicka, it is a “historical community, more or less institutionally complete, occupying a given territory or homeland sharing a distinct language and culture.”

Something a nation is not: a corporation.

So why did Ottawa sign a “nation-to-nation” treaty with a corporation purport…