Raceshifting

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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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

  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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  Location: Headquartered in Laval, QC Origins: Status: Inactive Registration: Cost: History: Doesn’t appear to be very active, and its origins are unclear. It nonetheless produces membership cards that closely resemble status cards. # of Members: Connections: Contact: Syndicats des droits autochtones d’Amérique Facebook Page Supporting Docs Court Cases

  Location: Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, QC Origins: 2017 Status: Active Registration: Cost: History: Started as “clan” of Nation Métis du Soleil Levant, then broke away and stole their name in 2017. # of Members: Connections: Lists a second associated body: Bande de Montmagny-L’Islet Contact: http://www.wobtegwa.org Supporting Docs Communauté autochtone Wôbtwegwa. “Meeting Minutes December 2017.” December 2017. Communauté Métis Autochtone de Maniwaki. “Grand Dérangement (19, 20 et 21 Juin 2009).” Court Cases

  Location: Near Magog, QC Origins: March 2018 Status: Active Registration:   Cost:   History: Focuses primarily on “culture” and “spirituality”, makes no political claims. Slated to hold a “purification ceremony” at inauguration of museum in Magog, despite opposition by Abenaki Tribal Council. # of Members:   Connections: Its founder became member of Nation Métis du Soleil Levant in December 2016. Contact:   Supporting Docs Girard, Pierre-Olivier. “Naissance d’un groupe métis dans Memphrémagog.” Le Reflect du lac. March 31, 2018. Court…

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  Location:   Origins: 2004-2008(?) Status: Inactive Registration:   Cost:   History: Folded into Nation Métis du Soleil Levant # of Members:   Connections:   Contact:   Supporting Docs   Court Cases  

  Location: St-Georges-de-Beauce QC Origins: 2007 Status: Registration: Based in 300+ year-old relationship Antaya comes from an early French settler who married an Indigenous woman. Cost: History: Claims to represent non-status Indians … though also identifies as “métis” Calls itself an “Abenaki, Algonquin Metis nation.” Started using Wabanaki Algonquin First Nation as a name in 2017. Started using Abenaki Nation Msakkikkan (Sartigan) in May 2019.  Identifies as Abenaki. Unsuccessfully lobbied the Abenaki Tribal Council to accept it as the 3rd…

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  Location: Buckingham, QC Origins: Recent Status: Active Registration: At least some members are members on the strength of an Algonquin ancestor married in 1657 Cost: History: “Weskarini algonquins, Indiens de la Petite Nation, Quieunontateronons, Weskarinis metis” # of Members: Connections: Contact: http://www.weskarini.ca Weskarini Algonquin First Nation/Métis Facebook Page Supporting Docs Court Cases

  Location: Montréal, QC Origins: 2001-2009(?) Status: Inactive Registration: Cost: History: Its first goal was to “promote and defend the ancestral and territorial rights of its members.” # of Members: Connections: Supported the following organizations: Communauté métisse de l’Estrie Nation Métis Québec Communauté métisse des Voyageurs Communauté métisse de l’est du Canada Communauté métisse du Nouveau Brunswick et l’est du Canada. Contact: Supporting Docs Conseil de Presse du Quebec. “Grievance D2004-04-053.” September 17, 2004. Court Cases Québec (Procureur général) c….

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