CyberSmokeBlog.blogspot.com: Is David Chartrand an "Honourary Metis" too?

Frank Godon has left a new comment on your post, "Metis Women of Manitoba?"

Just wanted to let you know that we have linked you to http://metisonline.ca (even though you're not Metis we connected CyberSmokeBlog - maybe we could make you an "Honourary Metis" like David Chartrand made Sierra Noble)

As for the Metis Women of Manitoba organization, I can't comment on something I don't know much about or that there isn't any information being put out. Maybe it's one of those secret societies within a society we keep hearing about. All I can promise is that more will be forthcoming on MWM once I am elected.
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Dear Candidate Godon:

Thank you for the honour. Being a non-Aboriginal frequently operating in an Aboriginal world can be quite enlightening.

A few months ago we were contacted by Daniel Ranville whose Facebook Page advocates (non-violence) for various social causes offering an honourary membership. We agreed on the condition it be given in the name of CyberSmokeBlog rather than a particular individual thereby maximizing the contribution the site will be able to make.

Metis Women of Manitoba, in our view, has tremendous upside potential which has never been realized. The question then becomes why?

We believe the answer is patently obvious. Under the current MMF leadership the MWM, like the Louis Riel Institute, will remain another under ahieving organization we don't hear enough about.

For years a rumour has circulated President David Chartrand is not Metis so in the bygone days of www.CyberSmokeSignals.com we offered to pay for a genealogy search to set the record straight once and for all. Needless to say Mr. Chartrand refused our generous offer.

On the subject of Sierra Noble and upside potential it doesn't get any better than this!

At the 29th MMF Annual General Assembly (Winnipeg - September, 2007) President Chartrand presented Ms Noble with an Honourary Membership in the Manitoba Metis Federation.