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Communauté autochtone de l’île Miscou

Communauté autochtone de l’île Miscou

Location: Miscou, NB Origins: 2016 Status: Active Registration: Registration is through membership in the East Coast First People Alliance/Alliance du premier peuple de la Côte-Est, a genealogy with any Indigenus ancestry at any time, or through a “positive” DNA test, according to their Facebook page. Cost: It costs $100 for initial membership and then $25 annually. History: According to its Facebook page, the organization started in the first half of 2016. # of Members: Connections: Its leader is a self-declared…

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Metis Nation of Saint John

Metis Nation of Saint John

  Location:   Origins: 2018 Status: Active Registration: Cost: History:   # of Members:   Connections: Affiliated with the Council of First Metis People of Canada/Metis Nation of Canada, Inc. Contact: https://www.metisofsaintjohn.com/ Supporting Docs   Court Cases

Conseil Autochtone de la Côte-Est/Tribu Muis

Conseil Autochtone de la Côte-Est/Tribu Muis

  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  

Communauté métisse de la Grande-Rivière

Communauté métisse de la Grande-Rivière

  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  

Rising Sun Community Restigouche West/Communauté Soleil Levant Restigouche Ouest

Rising Sun Community Restigouche West/Communauté Soleil Levant Restigouche Ouest

  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  

New Brunswick East Woodland Métis Tribes of Off-Reserve Indians

New Brunswick East Woodland Métis Tribes of Off-Reserve Indians

  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  

Nation of Acadian-Métis Indians/Nation Indien Métis Acadie

Nation of Acadian-Métis Indians/Nation Indien Métis Acadie

  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

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

  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

Canadian Métis Council – Intertribal /Métis Genealogical Centre of Canada

  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

Communauté Wik-Wam-Sun-Oté

  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