Manitoba Métis Federation – Indigenous Approaches to Freshwater Management in North America

Credit: CECweb

This video examines the Manitoba Métis Federation’s (MMF) efforts to protect freshwater river ecosystems, highlighting the Métis connection between water and traditional practices such as commercial fishing and trapping, which both sustain life and tend to the environment. It also highlights MMF’s environmental monitoring and youth stewardship programs, including a spawning study and waterway restoration projects, while emphasizing the value of Métis self-governance and the need for continued consultation by all sectors.