The federal government will sign its first-ever modern treaty with a Métis government on Saturday, CBC News has learned.

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree will be in Winnipeg to finalize the agreement, which formally recognizes the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) as the government of the Red River Métis.

"This is a turning point for our country," said MMF president David Chartrand. "We can't change history but we can change the future."

The Red River Métis actually negotiated…