Otipemisiwak Métis Government

The Otipemisiwak Métis Government of Métis Nation within Alberta is a representative body for Métis people in Alberta, Canada. The full name describes two entities: the Métis Nation within Alberta (MNA) is the group of citizens or "one of the rights-bearing Métis collectivities that makes up the Métis Nation", and the Otipemisiwak Métis Government is the institution that represents those people. Although the body was founded as a simple not-for-profit society in 1928, since 2023 the organization has styled itself as a government and claims to be sovereign. However, as the Government of Canada does not recognize this sovereignty, the organization remains registered under the Societies Act in Alberta under the name Métis Nation of Alberta Association.

The organization formed in 1928 as the Association des Métis Alberta et les Territoires du Nord-Ouest; primary founding members included Felice Callihoo, Joseph Dion, James P. Brady, Malcolm Norris, and Peter Tompkins.

The Otipemisiwak Métis Government is led by a democratically elected President, a position held by Andrea Sandmaier since 2023, as well as by an elected Women's Representative and a Youth Representative. The organization also has 22 regionally-elected Citizens' Representatives and District Captains, who, together with the President, Women's Representative and Youth Representative, make up the Otipemisiwak Métis Government.

The organization and its 22 Districts have branches that deal with unemployment, child services, land-agreements, and the rights of Métis people as aboriginal peoples in Canada (as recognized and affirmed in Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982).

The MNA as of 2025 has over 72,000 registered citizens. Alberta itself is home to eight Métis Settlements established by Alberta provincial legislation from the 1930s; many Métis Settlement members are also registered MNA citizens, but many are not. The Métis Settlements are the only secure Métis land-base in Canada.