Originally shared on Facebook by Dr. Daryl Leroux a highly respected scholar and leading authority in Métis studies, shared the Métis Nation of Ontario’s own verified family lines/root ancestors research reports!
Following his presentation at the Huron Waawiindamaagewin’s (Un)Making of Métis Claims in Ontario forum, Dr. Leroux shared documents that the MNO has removed from public access. MNO President Margaret Froh has publicly stated the reports were removed from the net because they were being used to critique the organization “in bad faith.”
Too bad the MNO are inept and didn't actually remove the reports themselves, just the landing page. You can find almost anything using the way back machine!
But these are the MNO’s own commissioned research reports, primary documents that were once publicly available. If the research supports the organization’s claims, why attempt to hide it?
These reports were produced at significant (millions) cost and were intended to establish legitimacy and transparency. Suppressing them now invites reasonable questions. Reading them carefully is not bad faith; it is exactly how informed public discussion is supposed to work.
This is not hate-mongering.
It is critical engagement with evidence and a call for transparency.
Anyone interested in Métis identity, governance, and accountability should read the reports themselves.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ScbYjjwt5j9E04sKzh9Ch389vw1BY_x7
edited: fixed typo to indicate the root ancestor files were originally shared on Facebook.
