October 1st 2021 (Ottawa, ON) – Yesterday marked the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. This day represented a historic milestone calling on all Canadians to acknowledge the long and ongoing history of efforts to erase Indigenous identity. On this same day, David Chartrand, President of the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF), made false and inflammatory statements about the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) and the membership of it’s Provincial Territorial Organizations (PTO) in a story reported by APTN. The context of the story was the breakup of the Métis National Council (MNC) over MMF disagreements with the other members of the MNC.
