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- Established by Karole Dumont
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- Active, now also calls itself the Metis Nation of Canada
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- 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
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| Cost: |
- $50 new adult member
- $25 new child member
- $10 card replacement
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| History: |
- Represents “métis” from Maritimes to north-eastern ON, splintered from Métis Federation of Canada in late 2016 and took eight of its board members.
- Held first “assembly” in Edmundston, NB in July 2017.
- Board members actively denigrate Métis Nation.
- “Chief” publicly attacks Indigenous people (Mi’kmaq and Métis) and/or academics who disagree with CFMPC politics.
- Tried to ban academic presentation at McMaster University in March 2018.
- Called for firing of a Métis woman who’s a public employee for comments about “Eastern Métis”.
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- Signed 4 “treaties” with orgs in QC and NS in 2017.
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