Raceshifting

  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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  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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  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

  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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