Métis Population Betterment Act

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The Provincial Betterment Act was an Act of the Government of Alberta in Canada, which created a committee of members of the Métis and the government to plot out lands for allocation to the Métis. Twelve areas were mapped out for this purpose, with the idea of creating an ongoing cooperation between the Métis and Royal representatives toward the improvement of quality of life for the Métis. In 1940, however, certain revisions in the Act's effects reduced the role of the Métis in their affairs, leaving them in charge of land occupation and timber, among several other things. Throughout the subsequent decade, the Métis received government funds to construct schools, roads, housing, engage in commercial fishing, and extracting timber. Meanwhile, it came to light that certain lands given to the Métis were insufficient to create a living for the people placed there, and these settlements were rescinded. By 1960, only eight of the original lands were still in the hands of the Métis.

See also

• Métis in Alberta

Métis people
Organizations	Indigenous Peoples Assembly of Canada (Canada-wide) Métis National Council (Canada-wide) British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Vancouver Northwest Territories
History	Fur Trade in North America Marriage 'à la façon du pays' Battle of Seven Oaks (1816) The National Committee of the Métis (est. 1864) Red River Rebellion (1869-1870) North-West Rebellion (1885) Southbranch Settlement in Alberta Powley ruling (2003) Daniels ruling (2016)
Society	in Canada in the United States Anglo-Métis People Métis Population Betterment Act List of settlements in Alberta Metis Child and Family Services Society Gabriel Dumont Institute
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Similar peoples: Inuit-Metis

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