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The third organisation is the National American Metis Association which seems defunct, but which still is mentioned online, so e.g. even by one university who lists it as a genuine indigenous organisation and even recommends it as a „good source for teachers“<ref>http://www.eastern.edu/publications/emme/2001fall/reviews.html, accessed 07/04/2012</ref>. The association seems to have been founded in 1978<ref name="METISGEN"/>. The organisation then disbanded, either in 1985<ref name="METISGEN" /> or in 1981<ref name="metis2065">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/metis/message/2065, accessed 07/04/2012</ref>, and reconstituted in 1998<ref name="METISGEN">http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/METISGEN/2001-07/0995118410</ref>. It has to be noted that all three mails quoted happen to have been written by the same person, Mary Harper-Bellis, who also held a position as a „second president“<ref>http://www.biopark.org/wolf/wolfsong.htm, accessed 07/04/2012 </ref> within the organisation. Harper-Bellis mentioned as her „partners in this venture, the other members of the Board of Directors are Billy Brady, Chet Alexander, Erena Lall-Brady, Rainbow LaLand, and Forest Helstrum“<ref name="metis2065" />. In a post to a mailing-list written in January 2001, Harper-Bellis speaks of „The org that I am the president of ...“<ref name="METISGEN" />, so she may have held different positions in the association.

The third organisation is the National American Metis Association which seems defunct, but which still is mentioned online, so e.g. even by one university who lists it as a genuine indigenous organisation and even recommends it as a „good source for teachers“<ref>http://www.eastern.edu/publications/emme/2001fall/reviews.html, accessed 07/04/2012</ref>. The association seems to have been founded in 1978<ref name="METISGEN"/>. The organisation then disbanded, either in 1985<ref name="METISGEN" /> or in 1981<ref name="metis2065">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/metis/message/2065, accessed 07/04/2012</ref>, and reconstituted in 1998<ref name="METISGEN">http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/METISGEN/2001-07/0995118410</ref>. It has to be noted that all three mails quoted happen to have been written by the same person, Mary Harper-Bellis, who also held a position as a „second president“<ref>http://www.biopark.org/wolf/wolfsong.htm, accessed 07/04/2012 </ref> within the organisation. Harper-Bellis mentioned as her „partners in this venture, the other members of the Board of Directors are Billy Brady, Chet Alexander, Erena Lall-Brady, Rainbow LaLand, and Forest Helstrum“<ref name="metis2065" />. In a post to a mailing-list written in January 2001, Harper-Bellis speaks of „The org that I am the president of ...“<ref name="METISGEN" />, so she may have held different positions in the association.

In another post to METISGEN in January 2001, Harper-Bellis states that the associated had „200 members from about 20 states“. It is also rather noteworthy that Harper-Bellis claims they were „in communication with the Metis group in Scandinavia“<ref name="METISGEN" />, although she does not elaborate any further about the membership or character of that group.

In another post to METISGEN in January 2001, Harper-Bellis states that the associated had „200 members from about 20 states“. It is also rather noteworthy that Harper-Bellis claims they were „in communication with the Metis group in Scandinavia“<ref name="METISGEN14">http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/METISGEN/2001-01/0980776414, 07/05/2012</ref>, although she does not elaborate any further about the membership or character of that group.

William „Billy“ Brady maintains a commercial website selling sage on which he still propagates the National American Metis Association of which he announces to be the „Executive Director“<ref>http://buffalosage.ca/Granny%20Roots%20page.htm  , accessed 07/04/2012</ref>, so recruiting for this organisation is still possible and might still continue.

William „Billy“ Brady maintains a commercial website selling sage on which he still propagates the National American Metis Association of which he announces to be the „Executive Director“<ref>http://buffalosage.ca/Granny%20Roots%20page.htm  , accessed 07/04/2012</ref>, so recruiting for this organisation is still possible and might still continue.