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West Nipissing Woodland Metis

West Nipissing Woodland Metis

Location: Sturgeon Falls, Ontario Origins: Status: Active Registration: Cost: History: # of Members: Connections: Contact: Has active Facebook page under West Nipissing Woodland Metis Community Center Supporting Docs  Public Health Agency of Canada information page Court Cases

Algonquin Woodland Aboriginal Peoples’ Tribal Council

Algonquin Woodland Aboriginal Peoples’ Tribal Council

Location: Barrie, Ontario Origins: Inaugural meeting on Saturday July 10, 2011, at “Dock’s Riverfront Restaurant” in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. Adopted Huronia Aboriginal Peoples’ Federation as its first name. Status: Active Registration: Cost: History: # of Members: According to their website (December 2019), they have 55 members. Connections: Contact: Website Website (2013-2015) Supporting Docs Court Cases

Communauté autochtone Muskwa de Mistassini (Communauté de l’Ours)

Communauté autochtone Muskwa de Mistassini (Communauté de l’Ours)

Location: Dolbeau-Mistassini, Québec Origins: Origins as local 30 (Mistassini) of the Alliance autochtone du Québec in 1998. It eventually adopted its current name in 2006. Status: Active Registration: Cost: History: # of Members: Connections: Contact: Website Supporting Docs Court Cases Communauté autochtone Muskwa de Mistassini et Ville de Dolbeau-Mistassini

Nation autochtone Wenawac du Canada

Nation autochtone Wenawac du Canada

Location: District de Saint-Maurice, QC Origins: 2013 Status: Inactive Registration: Cost: History: Created by a small group of men who were served an eviction notice by the Conseil des Atikamekw de Manawan (Manawan Atikamekw Council) The men refused to leave their cabins and created the organization to claim they had Aboriginal rights over the specific land in question near Manawan. The organization only existed between 2013 and 2016, by this time the men had joined the Communauté Métis autochtone de…

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Nation Métis Rocmon

Nation Métis Rocmon

Location: Saint-Raymond, QC Origins:   Status: Active Registration: Not clear if it has membership or whether it’s involved in advocacy only Cost:   History:   # of Members:   Connections:   Contact: Facebook page Supporting Docs   Court Cases  N/A

Abenaki Nation of New Hampshire

Abenaki Nation of New Hampshire

  Location: Whitefield, NH Origins: Status: Active Registration: Cost: History: # of Members: Connections: Contact: https://koasek-abenaki.com/index.htm Supporting Docs Organization is listed on New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources website with contact information. Court Cases

Koasek (Cowasuck) Traditional Band of the Sovereign Abenaki Nation

Koasek (Cowasuck) Traditional Band of the Sovereign Abenaki Nation

  Location: Weare, NH Origins: Status: Active Registration: Clear that any “blood” relation = membership.  “A verifiable genealogical line to a recognized native ancestor must be submitted with the application.”   The “Tribe’s” focus on long-ago ancestry is clear in the genealogical resources it provides on its website, mostly related to French-Canadian ancestry/genealogy and the advice on deciphering Jesuit orthography from 17th century.  Their “chief” and lead genealogist equivocates between “Métis” and “Abenaki” identity. Cost: History: # of Members: Connections: Contact:…

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Communauté Pontiac Anishinaabek Fort de Coulonge Kichesipirini

Communauté Pontiac Anishinaabek Fort de Coulonge Kichesipirini

  Location: Fort-Coulonge, QC Origins: Prior to 2010 Status: Active Registration: Cost: History: Has gone through many name changes. Current name adopted in June 2019, according to its FB page. It has also been listed as the following: From 2014-2019, it was Algonquins Hors-Réserve Fort-Coulonge From 2010 to 2014, it was La Communauté Métis-Autochtones de Fort-Coulonge (founding name) Its so-called chief has also listed as leader of the following two “communities” in his public bios: Kichesipirinis Kichesipirini du Secteur Pontiac…

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