Vancouver Métis Community Association

Vancouver Métis Community Association

Vancouver Métis Community Association is a Métis community organization in Vancouver, British Columbia. The organization was established in 1995 as the Vancouver Métis Association by Dr. Howard Adams. [Province of British Columbia Ministry of Finance & Corporate Relations File Number: S-33881. ]

They are a community of social activists whose definition is:

"A Full Métis is a person of Aboriginal Ancestry, who:
a) Declares him/herself to be Métis; and can provide proof of his/her Métis ancestry, or,
b) Has traditionally held him/herself out to be Métis, and has been recognized by this community at large as Métis." [Taken from VMCA Constitution filed under the BC Society Act - July 1995.]

In November 2003 the name was changed to the Vancouver Métis Community Association. [Certificate of Change of Name - BC Society Act, Number S-33881, November 5, 2003.]

They are also responsible for the formation of "The Walk Bravely Forward Society", a regional charitable organization which assists incarcerated Aboriginal offenders as they transition to community life. [BC Society Act Certificate of Incorporation Number: S-48655, February 2005, and Federal Registered Charity Number: 86330 7583 RR0001, February 2006.]

The VMCA encourages education, arts and culture and were key in the development of the "Aboriginal Voices Radio Network" and made a presentation at CRTC public hearings regarding this in the year 2000. [CRTC Website - Public Hearings, November 2000.]

Several VMCA members produced a half hour documentary about Métis Elders called "Not Just A Half Breed" which has been running on the "Aboriginal People's Television Network", (APTN), and a copy of which is now housed in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC.

References

External links

* [http://www.vancouvermetis.com/ Vancouver Métis Community Association]


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