“Finally, we have a source that in a single place provides material and commentary that will support informed debate and help to come to grips with the questions of Métis identity, community, and constitutional rights. . . .  This book accurately addresses who we are: as a people with common values, traditions, culture, way of life, family ties, history, communities and shared territory. . . .  There is no question of its value, the knowledge we gain from it and how it will augment everyone’s perspective of the issues of Métis.”
 

Tony Belcourt, OC, first president of the Native Council of Canada and founding president of the Métis Nation of Ontario