jan 1, 1938 - Metis Betterment Act
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-Created a committee of metis and the government to plot their land for allocation to the metis.
- Throughout the subsequent decade, the Métis received government funds to construct schools, roads, housing, engage in commercial fishing, and extracting timber changing their way of life.
- By 1960, only eight of the original lands were still owned by metis.
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