What, exactly was the "raw deal" that the "Metis" were given? Unlike the "Indians" who entered into Treaties, I understand the Metis could vote, drink, travel, get whatever education they could afford wherever they wanted to pursue it, homestead, travel abroad, etc., (i.e. in other words do anything a regular citizen could) AND, instead of being required to live on reserves, were given scrip that could be used by them to subsidize their purchase of  Crown lands which they could then sell or deal with as they pleased. The history of aboriginal claims, the logic (sic) for them, and exactly which of their descendants are nw entitled to pursue them, is fraught with historical complexities and definitional issues, and such broad, generic statements that someone got "a raw deal" (compared to wh0m?) should be backed up with some analysis to support it.