She also oversaw the creation of the MNA's Rupertsland Institute and the Métis Centre of Excellence, which is a partnership with the University of Alberta promoting education, training, and research.

In September 2003, as Interim President of the Métis National Council, Poitras announced to the world, "We won!

when the Supreme Court of Canada made its historic ruling in R v Powley, a landmark case that affirms Métis as Aboriginal people with rights protected by the Constitution.

Poitras witnessed the signing of the Framework Agreement on 31 May 2005 during the federal Policy Retreat on Aboriginal issues in Ottawa.

One of Poitras' most significant achievements was the creation of Métis Crossing, a multimillion-dollar cultural interpretive site, along the banks of the North Saskatchewan River near Smoky Lake, Alberta.