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MMF The Pas Region Inc., is a non-profit organization whose primary purpose is to represent and serve the needs of the Metis, Non-Status and Inuit persons of The Pas Region.
The objectives of MMF The Pas Region are set out in the Manitoba Metis Federation Constitution as follows, 1. To promote the history and culture of the Metis people and otherwise to promote the cultural pride of its membership.
2. To promote the education of its members respecting their legal, political, social and other rights.
3. To promote the participation of its members in community and municipal, provincial, federal, Aboriginal, and other organizations.
4. Generally, to promote the political, social and economic interests of its members.
The Pas Regional office provides liaison services and support to 24 Locals and its Members. In each of the 24 Locals there must be nine members to form a Local. The Executive consists of a Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Secretary/Treasurer.
Manitoba is the birthplace of the Metis Nation. The Metis are a people of North American Indian and European ancestry who coalesced into a distinct nation in the northwest in the late 18th century. The Metis were a prominent and independent people in the 19th century, and rose to resist the take over of their homeland. Unfortunately, the immigration from Ontario, the United States and Europe was too strong and destructive, and the Metis Nation was defeated following a second resistance by Louis Riel. What followed was an enduring period of dispossession, injustice and impoverishment that caused the denigration of the Metis’ political and social structure. The Federation is the present-day reemergence of this 100 year old resistance and movement. In fact, some of the Locals predate the Federation. The Federation represents the Metis people of Manitoba, and is the vehicle through which the Metis people organize politically, begin to once again manage their own affairs, and re-emerge as a dynamic force in Manitoba and Canada |
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