How do I get a Metis status card?
There are no “status cards” for Metis in the sense that there are of status cards issued to registered Indians. There is no central registration for Metis across Canada and no legal authority — Aboriginal or governmental — to issue cards which legally and officialy recognize Metis individuals or peoples. There are however a number of organizations who take it upon themselves to issue Metis membership cards and some organizations establish limited registers to serve the purpose of that particular organization. Unfortunately some organizations mislead potential members into thinking they are being entered on an legally official national registry similar to the Indian Registry list. That is not yet possible. These Metis membership cards have a similar legal status to membership cards in the Knights of Columbus or the Royal Order of the Moose. They cannot and do not confer any legal Aboriginal rights to the card holder. Such a card is not necessary to assert Metis identity any more that
