Confédération des peuples autochtones du Québec

Location:	Based in Gatineau, QC
Origins:	2005
Status:	Active
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History:	First claimed to represent off-reserve Aboriginal people. Claims to be a national organization at a later point. Originally divided in seven regions in QC. Was representing 25 locals within a year, most of which came from the Alliance autochtone du Québec. Lost several of these locals to Kitchisaga/Assemblée des communautés autochtones et métisses de l’est du Canada and Assemblée des Communautés métisses historiques du Québec
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Supporting Docs	Hachey, Isabelle. “Des cartes pour faux Amérindiens.” La Presse. November 1, 2018. Hachey, Isabelle and Marco Campanozzi. “Pays des Métis autoproclamés.” La Presse. February 16, 2019. Hachey, Isabelle. “De vrais contrats pour un faux Autochtone.” La Presse. February 17, 2019.
Court Cases	In 2012, a member of its national organization, the Confederation of Aboriginal People of Canada lost a court case in NB in which he claimed Aboriginal rights as “métis” [(R v. Castonguay (2012 NBPC 19)] 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