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Nation Métis Contemporaine

February 9, 2019 admin

Location: Joliette, Québec Origins: 2009 Status: Active? Registration: Cost: History: Also seems to go by Communauté métisse de Lanaudière. Founder died in 2016, and their website is no longer functional. # of Members: Connections: Signed “reconciliation treaty” with Catholic diocese in 2013 Signed a “treaty” with Métis Federation of Canada sometime after 2013. Contact: Supporting Docs Chaloux, Christian. “Les associations de métis québécoises sont-elles fiables?” Le Journal de Joliette. December 7, 2010. Court Cases

Communauté métisse de l’Estrie

February 9, 2019 admin

Location: Sherbrooke, QC Origins: 2004-2011 Prior to becoming a “Métis” organization, it was known as the Mouvement estrien pour le français. It actively mobilized against Indigenous rights, including joining the CMDRSM’s opposition to Innu land claim negotiations (see Cook 2016). Status: Inactive Registration: Cost: History: Folded into Nation métis du soleil levant Five of its members struck a union with the St-Boniface- based Union nationale métisse St-Joseph du Manitoba. Last mention online was in 2010 # of Members: Connections: Contact:…

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Assemblée des Communautés métisses historiques du Québec

February 9, 2019 admin

Location: Louiseville (Mauricie), Maniwaki (Outaouais) & Maria (Gaspésie) Origins: 2008 Status: Inactive as of 2011 Registration: Cost: History: Held meetings in 2008 (Louiseville, 12,000 members in 10 organizations) and 2010 (Maria, 6 organizations) # of Members: 2008 member orgs = 10 Connections: Brought together orgs across QC on two occasions listed above. Contact: https://autochtonesmaniwaki.com/index.php/en/ Supporting Docs “Grand rassemblement des communautés métisses à Louiseville.” L’Écho. November 19, 2008. Communauté Métis Autochtone de Maniwaki. “Grand Dérangement (19, 20 et 21 Juin 2009).” …

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Métis Federation of Canada/Fédération métisse du Canada

February 9, 2019 admin

Location: Maniwaki, QC Origins: 2013 Status: Active Registration: Requirement: “The applicant has aboriginal ancestry. The applicant needs to provide documentation confirming the kinship connection (or child adoption) through every generation, from a person to his or her direct Métis or Aboriginal ancestor” “The applicant identifies with Métis history and its appropriate cultural expression in-line with the acknowledgement of its diversity. The applicant confirms this by signing the Application.” “The applicant must sign a declaration stating they identify with Métis…

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Union métisse Est-Ouest

February 9, 2019 admin

Location: Origins: 2005 Status: Inactive as of 2010 Registration: Cost: History: Initiative launched in 2005 by Communauté métisse de l’Estrie and Union métisse Saint-Joseph du Manitoba to bring together “eastern métis” and Métis. Organized largely around language politics and QC nationalism # of Members: Connections: Contact: Supporting Docs Court Cases

Council of the First Métis People in Canada/Conseil du premier peuple métis du Canada

February 9, 2019 admin

Location: Ottawa, ON Origins: Established by Karole Dumont Status: Active, now also calls itself the Metis Nation of Canada Registration: Any person who identifies as Metis, who is the direct descendant of an Aboriginal and European couple, and who can prove Metis ancestry through verifiable genealogical, historical and legal documents Cost: $50 new adult member $25 new child member $10 card replacement History: Represents “métis” from Maritimes to north-eastern ON, splintered from Métis Federation of Canada in late 2016…

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Nation of Acadian-Métis Indians/Nation Indien Métis Acadie

February 9, 2019 admin

Location: Origins: 2004 Founded by John Williams, a.k.a. Gray Wolf, based in Moncton, NB Status: Inactive Registration: Cost: History: Williams appointed himself the Maritime Wabanaki Confederacy Grand Chief. # of Members: Connections: Associated with a number of organizations started by Williams and based in Moncton, including: Maritime Off-Reserve Wabenaki Confederacy, Inc. New Brunswick Woodland Métis Tribes Inc. Wibgui Moosem Penobscot Tribal Nation Wiskipkpaqtism Off-Reserve Mi’kmaq Bands Gray Wolf Maliseet Tribal Nation And others. Contact: Supporting Docs *Please note: these…

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East Coast First People Alliance/Alliance du premier peuple de la Côte-Est

February 9, 2019 admin

Location: Lamèque, NB Origins: Broke away from Nation of Acadian-Métis Indians prior to 2004. Status: Active Registration: $20 renewal fee Cost: Yearly membership fee History: # of Members: Connections: Says it represents Non-Status Indians, but signed “treaty” with MFC Contact: http://www.ecfpa-appce.com Supporting Docs Court Cases Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales c. Noël R. v. Daniel Daigle R. c. Onil Chiasson

Canadian Métis Council – Intertribal /Métis Genealogical Centre of Canada

February 9, 2019 admin

Location: Oxbow, NB and Winnipeg, MB. Origins: 2004 Created by Roland Lévesque. Status: Active Corporate registration still active in NS (#3281901) Registration: “Anyone who self-identifies as a Métis, has community acceptance as a Métis, is not registered as an Indian or Inuit, has clear Aboriginal blood ties, and can prove their Aboriginal ancestry to the satisfaction of the Canadian Métis Council’s verification process.” Cost: $125 membership fee for five years, renewable at $100. Charges $200-$4,000 for genealogical research services…

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Communauté Wik-Wam-Sun-Oté

February 9, 2019 admin

Location: Edmundston, NB Origins: At least 2009. Status: Active Registration: Cost: History: # of Members: Connections: Signed “treaty” with Council of the First Métis People in Canada and hosted that organizations’ first annual meeting in Edmundston. Also signed “treaty” with Métis Federation of Canada. Contact: Supporting Docs Court Cases