due to COVID-19, so the situation was not resolved. Fort McKay Metis and the creation of the Alberta Métis Federation In 2019 the Fort McKay Metis Community Association (whose membership was largely the same as the region's Metis Nation of Alberta "local") voted to secede from the Metis Nation of Alberta. This prompted other community associations in Alberta to likewise secede. The separatist bodies then united in 2021 under a loose umbrella group called the Alberta Metis Federation. This group was recognized by the Manitoba Metis Federation despite protests from the Metis Nation of Alberta. Current structure The MNC is composed of several provincial Métis organizations, the number of which has varied over time. They are: Métis Nation British Columbia Métis Nation of Alberta Métis Nation - Saskatchewan Métis Nation of Ontario Note that the Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) withdrew from the MNC in September 2021. Within each provincial organization are regional councils. Presidents Yvon Dumont (1988–1993) Gerald Morin (1993–2003) Audrey Poitras (January 12, 2003 interim President and National spokesperson), Clément Chartier (2003–2021) Cassidy Caron (2021-) References Barkwell, Lawrence J. The History of the Manitoba Metis Federation. Winnipeg: Louis Riel Institute, 2018. Barkwell, Lawrence J., Leah Dorion, and Audreen Hourie. Metis legacy Michif culture, heritage, and folkways. Métis legacy series, v. 2. Saskatoon: Gabriel Dumont Institute, 2006. Barkwell, Lawrence J., Leah Dorion and Darren Prefontaine. "Metis Legacy: A Historiography and Annotated Bibliography". Winnipeg: Pemmican Publications Inc. and Saskatoon: Gabriel Dumont Institute, 2001. Ens, Gerhard J. and Joe Sawchuk. From New Peoples to New Nations: Aspects of Metis History and Identity from the Eighteenth to Twenty-First Centuries. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2016. External links Métis organizations Indigenous rights organizations in Canada Métis in Canada