In May 2024, the Chiefs of Ontario and the Manitoba Métis Federation, the National Government of the Red River Métis, co-hosted a Summit on Indigenous Identity Fraud in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The historic gathering brought together First Nation, Inuit, and Red River Métis Leadership from across Canada to begin a collective discussion about the theft of Indigenous identities.
Read the press release here.
Watch the Summit recording:
The Leadership passed two support resolutions denouncing the Métis Nation of Ontario and the Nunatukavut Community Council, two organizations making false claims to Indigenous identity, and a Declaration condemning Indigenous identity fraud.
- Support Resolution #1: First Nation and Red River Métis Leadership denounce the Métis Nation of Ontario and the organizations’ false claims to Métis identity and assertions in First Nations Ancestral and Treaty territories
- Support Resolution #2: Indigenous Leadership denounce the illegitimate identity claims of Nunatukavut Community Council
- Declaration from First Nation, Inuit and Red River Métis Leadership condemning Indigenous identity fraud across Canada
