l'Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois
The Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois (AAMS) of Nova Scotia, Canada, is an Acadiens-Métis organization; therefore, proof of Acadien and Aboriginal ancestry is required of its members. The term, “Souriquois”, means “salt water men” and was commonly used by early French explorers and settlers of our lands to describe the Mi’kmaw People of the Nova Scotia mainland and sea coast – thus distinguishing the Mi'kmaw from other Indian tribes.
As Acadiens-Métis Souriquois we are defined as having a distinct Indigenous identity that comprises the combined ancestries of primarily French and First Nations women and men. Our European ancestors arrived on the East Coast of North America in what is now Nova Scotia in the early 17th century, before these North American lands were under the control of any European nation.
Indigenous women and men freely and willingly intermarried with European settlers. We are, therefore, descendants of two peoples: French (primarily) and First Nations. Our ancestors' Acadiens-Métis lineages and historic presence in l'Acadie during the early 17th century are certainly a matter of historical record, and we honour the early unions that occurred among European and Indigenous peoples. They are the foundation of our Acadiens-Métis Souriquois heritage and culture. Our Acadiens-Métis Souriquois language, traditions, history, surnames, lineages, tight-knit communities, and traits are in fact preserved, honored, accepted, recognized, and celebrated by all who belong to the Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois.
The Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois (AAMS) will accept as a regular member, any individual over the age of sixteen (16) years, who resides in Nova Scotia and beyond, whose families originated in mainland Nova Scotia, who self-identifies as Acadien-Métis with an ancestral connection to a historical Acadien-Métis community, who provides genealogical proof of an ancestral connection to Acadien-Métis heritage by birth or adoption, who is accepted by the modern Acadien-Métis community and who upholds the objectives of the Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois (AAMS). To find out how to join AAMS, visit: https://acadiens-metis-souriquois.ca/join-aams.html
Indigenous women and men freely and willingly intermarried with European settlers. We are, therefore, descendants of two peoples: French (primarily) and First Nations. Our ancestors' Acadiens-Métis lineages and historic presence in l'Acadie during the early 17th century are certainly a matter of historical record, and we honour the early unions that occurred among European and Indigenous peoples. They are the foundation of our Acadiens-Métis Souriquois heritage and culture. Our Acadiens-Métis Souriquois language, traditions, history, surnames, lineages, tight-knit communities, and traits are in fact preserved, honored, accepted, recognized, and celebrated by all who belong to the Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois.
The Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois (AAMS) will accept as a regular member, any individual over the age of sixteen (16) years, who resides in Nova Scotia and beyond, whose families originated in mainland Nova Scotia, who self-identifies as Acadien-Métis with an ancestral connection to a historical Acadien-Métis community, who provides genealogical proof of an ancestral connection to Acadien-Métis heritage by birth or adoption, who is accepted by the modern Acadien-Métis community and who upholds the objectives of the Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois (AAMS). To find out how to join AAMS, visit: https://acadiens-metis-souriquois.ca/join-aams.html
Keep up with L'Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois events, news and reflections: Follow our blog https://acadiens-metis-souriquois.ca/aams-blog.html (no login required) and visit us on social media (login required).
Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ASouriquois (@ASouriquois), on Tumblr: https://acadiens-metis-souriquois.tumblr.com/, on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/acadiens_metis_souriquois/ and on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/aams-association-des-acadiens-metis-souriquois/
L'Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois website links:
Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ASouriquois (@ASouriquois), on Tumblr: https://acadiens-metis-souriquois.tumblr.com/, on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/acadiens_metis_souriquois/ and on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/aams-association-des-acadiens-metis-souriquois/
L'Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois website links:
- For Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois information, visit: https://acadiens-metis-souriquois.ca/index.html
- For Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois sponsors, visit: https://www.acadiens-metis-souriquois.ca/our-sponsors.html
- For Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois bursary, visit: https://acadiens-metis-souriquois.ca/aams-bursary.html
- For Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois honor roll, visit https://acadiens-metis-souriquois.ca/aams-honor-roll.html
- For Daniels v Canada Supreme Court ruling (2016), visit https://acadiens-metis-souriquois.ca/daniels-v-canada-supreme-court-ruling.html
- For Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois logo, visit https://acadiens-metis-souriquois.ca/aams-logo.html
- Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois charter, visit https://acadiens-metis-souriquois.ca/aams-charter.html
- Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois goals, visit https://acadiens-metis-souriquois.ca/aams-goals.html
- Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois privacy statement and copyright disclaimer: https://acadiens-metis-souriquois.ca/aams-privacy-statement.html
- For Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois membership, visit: https://acadiens-metis-souriquois.ca/join-aams.html
- For Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois contact information, organization, and updates, visit: https://acadiens-metis-souriquois.ca/communicationscentre.html
- To read-up on latest events, news, and reflections, visit the Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois blogsite: https://acadiens-metis-souriquois.ca/aams-blog.html
- For news and views about the Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois, visit https://acadiens-metis-souriquois.ca/aams-news-and-views.html
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