A Delegation of three (3) which consisted of President Donald Cadeau of the Ontario Metis Allegiance Port McNicoll (OMAP), and two Metis associates, Andre Belanger and Anna Marie Madahbee, have just returned from Nova Scotia. They flew there to meet with Mary Lou Parker and her husband Albert Tim Parker, the President, and their community of Metis called the Eastern Woodlands Metis Nation of Nova Scotia (EWMNNS).
The purpose for this mission was the signing of the First Interprovincial Treaty in Canada, which was between OMAP and EWMNNS.
The Creator, and the Eagle was present who is the messenger, went to deliver the message of Unity, Solidarity, Respect, Honor, and a willingness to unite the Metis across Canada under one roof, with the Ontario Metis Allegiance, Port McNicoll. This proved fortuitous to share the same dream for our People, wherever they may be.
Present also was the Member of the Legislative Council Assembly (M.L.A) Mr. Cecil O’Donnell, who witnessed and signed the Treaty. This lends credibility to the Metis of Nova Scotia and the Ontario Metis Allegiance, Port McNicoll, within that province.
We were received with open arms as extended family, typical of the Metis spirit and generosity.
To my suprise, lo and behold, a young innocent little angel touched me. Her name was Jacqueline Martell (age 11), and she showed such interest in the ceremonies and stories of the Metis (Aboriginal and of the Sky World). She received a ceremonial bowl, cider, sage, sacred tobacco and sweet grass. Jacqueline was also presented with a key chain dream catcher, along with the Metis Prayer. She honored and surprised us all by playing the fiddle and some Metis jigs. She has, as we were later informed, won several awards in Nova Scotia. A delightful young lady. Thank you Jacqueline.
We wish to express our sincere thanks to the Eastern Woodlands Metis Nation of Nova Scotia for sharing your dream, and for the gracious, friendly manner in which we were “brought into the fold,” more as extended family and welcome members of your Metis family. This was an honor for us, and you shall not be forgotten. We shall overcome, because we too have the dream.
We shall negotiate for the future betterment of our Metis people. As Louis Riel stated, “We shall sleep for one hundred years, and the Metis will rise again.” He also stated a truth, in that “We do not ask for more, but we shall not settle for less.”
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