Communauté Métis Autochtone de Maniwaki

February 9, 2019 admin

Location:	Maniwaki, QC
Origins:	Early 1970s
Status:	Active
Registration:	Asks for genealogical proof of an ancestor or will do research for you Accepts a number of root ancestors who are French women. Many members have no Indigenous ancestry at all (about 30%).
Cost:	$110 for the first two years; $60 for the next two years 1st time member = $110
History:	Started as an organization representing non-status Indians. Only started claiming to represent a distinct Métis people in 2008/2009.
# of Members:	6,000 in May 2017 4,000 in 2010
Connections:	“Treaty” partner of Métis Federation of Canada One previous iteration was associated with Alliance autochtone du Québec (1985-2005), though not defined in terms of “Métis” identity. Joined Confédération des peuples autochtones du Québec in 2006, and then broke away and joined Assemblée des Communautés métisses historiques du Québec.
Contact:	http://www.autochtones-maniwaki.com/
Supporting Docs	Desjardin, Natacha. “Bilan Annuel 2016 de la Communauté Métis Autochtone de Maniwaki.” 97.3 CHCA. May 29, 2017. Michaux, Emmanuel. “Ni Amérindiens ni Eurocanadiens: Une Approche Néomoderne du Culturalisme Métis au Canada.” PhD Dssertation, Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada, 2014. Communauté Métis Autochtone de Maniwaki. “Grand Dérangement (19, 20 et 21 Juin 2009).”
Court Cases	Québec (Procureure générale) c. Séguin Communauté Métis autochtone de Maniwaki et Municipalité de Montcerf-Lytton Camp Métis Abitibi et Ville de Val-d’Or Procureure générale du Québec c. Provencher Procureure générale du Québec c. Bigras Procureure générale du Québec c. Aumont Procureur général du Québec c. Luc Aumont et Stéphane Rainville et Réjean Bigras et Marc Provencher