5-670: The Métis Population Betterment Act was a 1938 act of the Alberta Legislature in Canada that 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 ongoing cooperation between the Métis and Crown representatives toward the improvement of quality of life for the Métis. In 1940, however, certain revisions in
10-401: A living for the people placed there, and these settlements were rescinded.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. This Alberta -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about Canadian law is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Alberta Legislature The Alberta Legislature
15-706: Is the unicameral legislature of the province of Alberta , Canada. The legislature is made of two elements: the lieutenant governor (representing the King of Canada ), and the Legislative Assembly of Alberta . The legislature has existed since Alberta was formed out of part of the North-West Territories in 1905. Like the Canadian federal government, Alberta uses a Westminster-style parliamentary government , in which members are sent to
20-625: The Legislative Assembly after general elections and the lieutenant governor appoints the person who can command a majority of the members of the Assembly, typically the leader of the party with the most seats, as Premier of Alberta . The premier then recommends the appointment of the Executive Council of Alberta . The premier is Alberta's head of government , while the King of Canada is its head of state . Following
25-402: 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
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