Introduction“We Are All Treaty” CampaignThe year 1907 marked the beginning of treaty making in Canada. The British Crown claims to negotiate treaties for peaceful relations between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples (Canada, p. 3, 2011). Treaties began as agreements for peace and military purposes, but later evolved into land rights (Egan, 2012, p. 400). The Royal Proclamation of 1763, which recognized Indian sovereignty and its right to land, became the benchmark for treaty-making in Canada (Epp, 2008, p. 133; Isaac and Annis, p. 47, 48; Leeson, 2008, p. 226). ). There are currently 70 recognized treaties in Canada, covering 50 percent of the Canadian land mass and representing over 600,000 First Nations people (Canada, 2013). These treaties generally include monetary provisions as well as certain financial benefits granted by the Crown, in exchange for land and its resources (Egan, 2012, p. 409). Its objective should be an equal sharing of wealth that is beneficial to Indigenous and non-Indigenous people (Egan, 2012, p. 414). Manitoba Métis Federation Land ClaimThe Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) represents the Métis community in Manitoba on political, cultural, social and economic issues (Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF), 2013). The Manitoba Métis Federation, representing the Métis of Manitoba, filed a motion seeking a declaration that federal and provincial laws, which affected the implementation of the provisions of the Manitoba Act, were "constitutionally invalid" (Chartrand, p. 477, 1991). In section 31 of the Manitoba Act of 1870, section 32 guaranteed settlers, Aboriginal or not, that their lands occupied in 1869 would not be “endangered” by the wave of newcomers (Sprague... ... medium). of paper ......f documents, Métis win land claim The Globe and Mail Retrieved from http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/after-140-years-and-a. -revue-de-2000-volumes-de-documents-Métis-win-land-claim/article9505274/Isaac, T., Annis, K. and University of Saskatchewan (2010). Treaty rights in Canada's historic treaties. Saskatoon: Native Law Centre, University of Saskatchewan. Leeson, HA and University of Regina (2009). Saskatchewan Policies: Crowding the center Regina: Canadian Plains Research Centre, University of Regina. Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) (2013). Retrieved from http://www.mmf.mb.ca. Sprague, D.N. (1980). Government Anarchy in the Administration of Manitoba Land Claims, 1870-1887. 10 Man. LJ 433 (1979-1980) White, G. (2002). Treaty federalism in Canada's North: Aboriginal Government Land Claims Commission. Publius Vol. 32, no. 3, p.. 89-114