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| A person who is Metis in the State and any lands or other natural | | resources owned by such a person or group of such persons, held in | | trust by the United States or by any other person or entity, are | | subject to the laws of the State and to the civil and criminal | | jurisdiction of the courts of the State to the same extent as any | | other person or lands or other natural resources therein. |
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| | | This Act does not extend to the Metis people the powers, | | privileges and immunities of a municipality nor authorize the | | Metis People to exercise civil or criminal jurisdiction within | | the lands they may own prior to the enactment of additional | | legislation specifically authorizing the exercise of those | | governmental powers. |
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| | | This bill provides state recognition for the Metis people, | | recognized in Canada as one of the aboriginal peoples. This bill | | is similar to Canadian law recognizing the Metis people. This | | bill does not provide the powers, privileges and immunities of a | | municipality or authorize the exercise of criminal or civil | | jurisdiction by the Metis people. |
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