After possession of Métis land was transferred to the Alberta provincial government, the Métis, who were suffering from the economic depression of the period, organized and pressured the provincial government to guarantee their rights to the land within which they could work out a transition from their traditional lifestyle to an agricultural one more integrated with white society. The Ewing Commission, created in 1934 by Alberta to investigate problems of Métis health, education, and welfare, absorbed this movement. The commission recast the political protest into an investigation of the failures of Métis society and possible reform options. Testimony before the commission revealed white stereotypes of Métis, but the commission concluded for its own reasons that land should be guaranteed for the Métis.