OTTAWA — A two-day summit on Indigenous identity fraud wrapped up Wednesday with a message to Canada: we're joining forces, and we want action to curb the epidemic.
OTTAWA — A two-day summit on Indigenous identity fraud wrapped up Wednesday with a message to Canada: we're joining forces, and we want action to curb the epidemic.
"The intent of this summit is not to pick a fight," said Manitoba Métis Federation president David Chartrand. The Manitoba Métis Federation and the Chiefs of Ontario hotly contest a federal piece of legislation that seeks to formally recognize the Métis Nation of Ontario, raising concerns about membership criteria and the six new communities the province recognized in 2017.
"Despite the MMF’s best efforts to confuse and distract people from our achievements and rights recognition, and to undermine every Métis government, we stand strong in who we are and are singularly focused on supporting our citizens as their democratically elected Métis government." The Manitoba Métis Federation, which represents descendants of the Red River — people of mixed European and First Nations ancestry who underwent"ethnogenesis," or self-identity, around the 1800s and created a distinct culture — takes issue with people defining Métis as simply having mixed ancestry.
"Legitimate rights-holders have put Canada and the fraudulent organizations they endorse on notice — we will not give in." Natan Obed penned an open letter to Canadians in November urging governments to guard against the erosion of Indigenous rights and status by refusing to recognize groups such as this one.
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