Location: Mont-Joli, QC Origins: Status: Inactive Registration: Cost: History: # of Members: 1,250 (April 2015) Connections: Absorbed into Archigantegou, Communaute Abenakise des Cantons de l’Est. Contact: Supporting Docs “Un nouveau départ pour la communauté Bedeque et sa cheffe.” L’Avantage. December 6, 2017. Court Cases
Location: Clova, QC Origins: 2006-2008(?) Status: Inactive Registration: Cost: History: Was affiliated to Confédération des peuples autochtones du Québec until it joined Kitchisaga/Assemblée des communautés autochtones et métisses de l’est du Canada later in 2006, before joining Assemblée des Communautés métisses historiques du Québec. # of Members: Connections: Contact: Supporting Docs Provincial Incorporation Communauté Clova-Sibi. Court Cases
Location: Villebois, QC Origins: 2004 (submitted papers for federal recognition in April 2009) Status: Active Registration: Cost: History: Was AAQ local (070) in 2004-2006, joined CPAQ in 2006-2008, went on its own sometime afterwards. # of Members: 300 in April 2016 Connections: Contact: Supporting Docs Gemme, Marc-André. “Soulagement pour les Métis de la communauté Wikianis Wamiwinnik.” April 22, 2016. Court Cases Québec c. Réal Paul, Roger Paul, Yves Paul, Alain Paul et Claude Paul
Location: Laplante, NB. Origins: Before 2012 Status: Active Registration: Cost: History: # of Members: 30 to 32 members in three separate Acadian communities Connections: Contact: Supporting Docs “Un groupe de Néo-Brunswickois réclame le statut d’autochtone.” Radio-Canada. November 1, 2012. Federal Corporation Information Filing Court Cases R. v. Landry and Huard R. v. Landry and Landry
Location: Grand-Sault/Grand Falls, NB Origins: Approx. 2008 Status: Inactive Registration: Cost: History: # of Members: Connections: Contact: Supporting Docs Court Cases R. v. Wilfred Brideau and Gilles Breau
Location: Saint-Quentin, NB Origins: Approx. 1999 Status: Inactive Registration: Cost: History: Also known as: Rising Sun Community Communauté métisse Rising Sun/Soleil levant de Saint- Quentin Rising Sun Aboriginal Community of Restigouche West/Communauté Soleil Levant Restigouche Ouest # of Members: No more than 40, mostly from the same family. Connections: Contact: Supporting Docs Court Cases R. v. Castonguay R. v. Jean-Denis Castonguay R. v. Castonguay et al. and Faucher
Location: Moncton, NB Origins: 2004 Status: Inactive Registration: Cost: History: Founded by John Williams Associated with a number of organizations started by Williams and based in Moncton # of Members: Connections: Contact: Supporting Docs Court Cases R. v. Richard Hopper
Location: Thetford-Mines, QC Origins: Founded in 1993, incorporated 1997 Status: Active Registration: Prove Indigenous ancestry. Doesn’t seem to have open membership Cost: History: Make their 1st public appearance in 1993 at RCAP. Sees itself as 12th Indigenous nation in QC. 1st org in QC to claim to represent métis as distinct people in QC. Against Métis claims based in Powley (circa 2011), as they’ve stated that FN govern territory first and foremost. Represented 30 locals in 2007 (25 active)….
Location: Chicoutimi, QC Origins: Status: Active Registration: Requires sworn claim Accepts a number of root ancestors who are French women. Many members have no Indigenous ancestry at all. Cost: $150 for legal defense fund; $150 for genealogy; $40/per year; $10/card; $10 for research into claim. 1st time member = $360 History: Broke up into 3 in 2012, but remains the Communauté métisse du domaine du Roy et de la Seigneurie de Mingan nonetheless. # of Members: 5,000 members in…
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….