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Originally Posted by echo
So if they grew up with modern tools why should they get treated any different than the rest of the population?? What makes them so SPECIAL?
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I can't answer that one. Beats me? (other than as SH said, the constitution)
People of European lineage and culture arrived and lived in Alberta before there were Metis here. From what I have been able to learn ( asking for more input from those more knowledgeable on the subject), the first Metis in Alberta were children of "white" fur trappers and local "Indians".
The main attraction for Metis immigration from the east to Alberta was the fur trade, in particular the Buffalo hide business in the early to mid 1800's. Culturally ingrained conservation ethics.... my as*.
Hunting rights is just the beginning for Metis "Special Constitutional Rights" to natural resources. If broad "rights" to fish and wildlife is successfully obtained, logging, mineral, and water rights are soon to be asked for next.