Manitoba Métis Federation


The Manitoba Métis Federation is a federally recognized Métis government. Its current president is David Chartrand. In September 2021, the MMF withdrew from the Métis National Council, due to that organization's failure to uphold the .

Leadership

The first non-elected Board of Directors was Adam Cuthand, Joe Keeper and Alfred Disbrowe.
The successive presidents of the MMF have been the following.
PresidentFromTo
Adam Cuthand19671970
Angus Spence19701973
Connie Eyolfson19731974
Ferdinand Guiboche19741975
Edward Head19751976
John Morrisseau19761981
Don McIvor19811984
Yvon Dumont19841993
Ernie Blais19931994
Billyjo DeLaRonde19941997
David Chartrand1997present

Activities

During the COVID-19 pandemic, MMF received a $460,200 grant from the Public Health Agency of Canada's Immunization Partnership Fund to increase acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines among Métis citizens in Manitoba.