Whereas: The Native Council of Canada was the national voice of Métis in every part of Canada when the term "Métis" was negotiated into Section 35 the Constitution Act, 1982 by representatives of the Native Council of Canada. 

Therefore Be it Resolved: 

That this General Annual Meeting of the Native Council of Canada call on the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples to highlight this fact in their final report on issues relating to Métis people in Canada; and 

Be it further resolved that the Royal Commission be called upon to avoid recommendations which would restrict the application or definition of the term "Métis" to any particular region of Canada, or would permit any organization or group of organizations to deny the Métis identity of any individual solely on the basis that the person was not a member of that organizations or group of organizations.