Some Mtis leaders deny president’s statement that self-interest is fuelling political disunity [Video]

Some Métis leaders are rejecting the outgoing Métis National Council (MNC) president’s statement that their national unity is being divided by the self-interest, impatience and ambitions of a few.

Cassidy Caron made the comment this week in a statement addressing the Métis Nation—Saskatchewan’s decision to leave the national organization, following the Manitoba Métis Federation’s exit in 2021.

While she didn’t name anyone, Caron said “some leaders have forgotten about our greater responsibility to each other and to nationhood.”

Will Goodon, MMF minister of housing, saw Caron’s comments as a swipe at Manitoba and Saskatchewan leadership.

In parting ways with the MNC, the two groups cited concerns that the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) continues to represent people who aren’t Métis. Goodon believes the withdrawals protect rather than divide the nation.

Thousands of delegates, representing the collective will of the federation’s Red River Métis citizens, authorized MMF to pull out over …