Talk:Council of Diaspora Métis

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View comments (edit) The article is neutral and though it does speak of a particular organisation it does so in such a way as to put forth facts about why it was started, its organisation, its rules and what it does. It also provides complementary information on the definition of the term "Métis" which is adequate, as this is taken up in related articles. We suggest: style="background: #66ffff; text-align: center;" | A Carol M., NWT

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[edit] website? and Application of the "Métis" term

Does this organization have a website for reference? I'm looking through Google, but I'm not pulling anything up.

Also, as this article has made reference Métis in "Canada and the northern United States", is this exclusively referencing to the historic definition of Métis (European and Native American/First Nations Canadian) or is this extended to anyone of partial Native American ancestry in North America? I'm just wondering since such people as TV and animation (voice) actress Cree Summer's mother Lili Red Eagle Francks is half-Cree/half-Afro-Canadian. There are many more descendants of African-Native American unions in the U.S. (often known as Black Indians, although there are Black Seminoles in both Florida and Oklahoma) and going south (where they're known as Zambo, Garifuna, Lobo, or Cafuzo; Hugo Chavez is half-Zambo), and they have figured throughout the last 500 years of American history. So would they be considered as Métis in Canada, or would they be considered as strictly Afro-Canadian?

Just wondering. I'm half-Afro-American/half-Blackfoot (by my family's oral history), btw. Toussaint, 07:21 EST

In response to the above Toussaint; I believe the CDM is so new that they do not have a web page (largely formed by older professionals with little spare time). Also, the CDM is using the Canadian constitutional definition as its point of departure. There should also be some connection to the Métis coming out of Canada to the US for those Métis referred to in the northern US. The CDM is created largely based upon Canadian legislation. However, there are several US groups who appear to answer your question and consider persons of mixed ancestry with no apparent connection to Canada or simply of mixed Native American and other ancestry. I believe one such organisation is Southern Métis association. As they are outside the gambit of the Canadian Constitution Act they were not addressed by this article or by the CDM. They do have their own web pages on the net. Hope this answers your questions. (Hans).