r/MetisMichif

So a few months back I had become aware of a documentary screening called "The Lands Between Us" which was filmed by a (Manitoban) Metis film maker named Chrystal Lavallee, and sponsored by the Israeli government.

So for everyone during the current MMF election cycle who asks why we should be worrying about Zionism and our Nation's current agreements with Israeli universities, (that train Israeli sold- war criminals) here it is.

The government of Israel has been funding and making propaganda films using our community members and Nations name as authority without consent, to try and paint Israel in a positive light following their atrocious acts now known as "The Palestinian/Gaza Genocide" (Google it).

How they're attempting to use residential school survivors and Indigenous Canadians to do this makes me sick, and I wanna talk about it.

1. I just wanted to post and see what talking points from the Q&A I attended, stuck out to you the most? i.e. Emily's financial "miracle", the supposed peace in Israel Rebecca feels in comparison to Canada.

2. How do you think the Nation and its citizens should handle this issue? Vote? Petition to cabinet?

3. Who is this person? And why is the Israeli embassy touting her as a "Metis Community Leader" and allowing her to make films as such? What gives her that title in the first place??

I could make an infinitely long post about the issues I have with the film, Q&A, and everything I've seen thus far, but I really wanna turn it to you guys and ask what you see? What do you think should be done??

P.S -- I know my questions could have been better researched and more effective, and since I've taken considerable time to study up on the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict. For anyone who's new to the topic I highly suggest:

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine - Rashid Khalidi, and; Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid - Jimmy Carter.

I was just doing some research on Métis Governance and found that there are Métis entities that exist beyond the Métis Nation and are, in fact, recognized!

First is the Northwest Territory Métis Nation whom not only recently had a Memorandum of Understanding with the Métis National Council, but prior they had actual Land disputes with the Government of Canada.

Another entity are the “Independent Métis Communities” that exist in Alberta. They are classified as distinct larger Métis Organizations, that represent their own Members, and have their own programs and services. The Alberta Provincial Government recognizes these Independent Communities and provides supports and funding. There’s also Independent Communities who attained “Credible Assertion” who hold Section 35 Rights as per the Métis Credible Assertion process.

Aside from these are the Red Sky Métis Independent Nation whom seems to be also classified as an Independent Community, but I’m unsure if Ontario provides supports and funding to them. They also have their own services and programs. I also heard that the BC Métis Federation, at some point, received Government of Canada funding.

There may be other recognized Métis Nations/Organizations out there that I may have missed, but I just wanted to share this and see what ya’ll think.