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Sou’West Nova Métis Council/Nova Scotia Wampanoag Council

Sou’West Nova Métis Council/Nova Scotia Wampanoag Council

  Location: Barrington Passage, NS Origins: Incorporated in 2003. Status: Active Registration: Cost: $130 first-time fee $30 annually thereafter. $40 genealogy service if needed. History: Also known as Subsachemship of Nova Scotia Wampanoag Claim to be Wampanoag descendants # of Members: Connections: Treaty” partner of Metis Federation of Canada Contact: http://nswampanoag-nsmetis.org Supporting Docs Canada. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples. 1st. sess. 41st Parliament. Evidence. November 6 2012. https://sencanada.ca/en/Content/Sen/committee/411/appa/49788-e Court Cases

Bras d’Or Lake Métis Nation

Bras d’Or Lake Métis Nation

  Location: Petit de Grat, NS. Origins: First incorporated in 2016, active beforehand under different name(s). Status: Active Registration: Verified genealogy required. Cost: $100 first-time registration fee $50 annually therein.  History: formerly Unama’ki Voyageur Métis Nation Previous “chief” Greg Burke was ousted by board in March 2018. # of Members: Connections: “Treaty” partner of Metis Federation of Canada Founding member of Nova Scotia Métis Alliance on July 13, 2018. Contact: http://brasdorlakemetisnation.org Supporting Docs Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquos, “Newsletter,” Summer 2018….

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Highlands Métis Nation

Highlands Métis Nation

  Location: Chéticamp, NS Origins: 2016 Status: Active Registration: Verified genealogy required. Cost: First-time membership: $75 Annual fee: $25 History: At least one founding board member was a leader of protest against Mi’kmaw hunting in November 2015. # of Members: Connections: Signed “treaty” with Council of First Metis People of Canada in 2017 Founding member of Nova Scotia Métis Alliance on July 13, 2018. Contact: https://www.highlands-metis.com Supporting Docs Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquos, “Newsletter,” Summer 2018. Court Cases