Raceshifting

  Location: Clark’s Harbour, NS Origins: Incorporated in 2003 as Sou’West Nova Métis. Status: Active Registration: Cost: $100 first-time fee $20 annually thereafter. History: Also known as Subsachemship of Nova Scotia Wampanoag Claim to be Wampanoag descendants. Are British Loyalists who were granted land by British authorities in Nova Scotia in late 1700s. They immigrated from New England.  # of Members: Connections: “Treaty” partner of Metis Federation of Canada Contact: http://nswampanoag-nsmetis.org Supporting Docs Canada. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Aboriginal…

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  Location: Petit de Grat, NS. Origins: First incorporated in 2016, active beforehand under different name(s). Status: Active Registration: Verified genealogy required. Cost: $100 first-time registration fee $50 annually therein.  History: formerly Unama’ki Voyageur Métis Nation Previous “chief” Greg Burke was ousted by board in March 2018. # of Members: Connections: “Treaty” partner of Metis Federation of Canada Founding member of Nova Scotia Métis Alliance on July 13, 2018. Contact: http://brasdorlakemetisnation.org Supporting Docs Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquos, “Newsletter,” Summer 2018….

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  Location: Chéticamp, NS Origins: 2016 Status: Active Registration: Verified genealogy required. Cost: First-time membership: $75 Annual fee: $25 History: At least one founding board member was a leader of protest against Mi’kmaw hunting in November 2015. # of Members: Connections: Signed “treaty” with Council of First Metis People of Canada in 2017 Founding member of Nova Scotia Métis Alliance on July 13, 2018. Contact: https://www.highlands-metis.com Supporting Docs Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquos, “Newsletter,” Summer 2018. Court Cases