10 years after landmark court decision, N.W.T. Métis leaders still waiting to see benefits – CBC
Apr 14, 2026
Métis leaders say the lack of policy, funding clarity is leaving gaps in supports
For most of Bill Enge’s time as president of the North Slave Métis Alliance in the N.W.T., he knew what it was like to be turned away at the federal government’s door when trying to raise issues or initiate a land claim.
“The door was locked,” he said.
Enge, who led the North Slave Métis Alliance until 2021, thought things would change after the Supreme Court of Canada found in a landmark ruling a decade ago that tens of thousands of Métis and non-status Indians were now under the jurisdiction of the federal government.
