Wendake, December 11, 2025 — Meeting in Assembly at the end of November, the Grand Chiefs and Chiefs of the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) adopted a consensus resolution clearly affirming that no historical Métis community exists in the East of the country—including Quebec and Labrador. The resolution calls on the AFNQL to take action against false declarations and identity appropriation used to claim rights, funding, or services intended for First Nations.
This position, supported by constitutional law, jurisprudence, and First Nations traditions, responds to the proliferation of unrecognized groups or associations that self-identify as “Metis” or “Indigenous” without historical, cultural, or communal foundation.
The AFNQL asserts that this appropriation of First Nations’ histories, identities, and rights causes real harm by creating confusion among the public and governments regarding who truly holds ancestral or treaty rights.
Furthermore, the AFNQL strongly denounces the fact that public resources and opportunities intended for rights-holding First Nations continue to be diverted to illegitimate organizations, while communities are already dealing with insufficient funding to meet the needs of their members.
The AFNQL Chiefs are calling on the federal and provincial governments to immediately cease all funding or recognition of groups whose existence is based neither on actual historical facts nor on cultural and genealogical continuity.
The protection of First Nations rights begins with the recognition of historical truth, the defense of identities, and respect for legitimate governments.