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I don't know if this one has been posted about before, a search didn't find anything so I thought I'd post it. Happened across the site this evening.

http://www.spiritweavershaman.org


From the site:
"About Spiritweaver
This Shaman is a healer, teacher, intuitive, and visionary, tracing his ancestry to the Ciboney Indians who occupied Florida and the Caribbean for more than 13,000 years. He is a member of the Ciboney Tribe, the Woodland Metis Tribe, and the American Metis Aboriginal Association Lodge."

"Institute of Shamanic Studies
Spiritweaver is the founder and the creator of the "Shamanic Warrior in the Key of Life Institute." It is a one-year certified course of study, designed to help the Warrior to master his/her spiritual awareness

The Course of Study
Regression techniques, dreams, visions, telepathy, remote viewing. Past, present, and future intuitions.

Drumming, power animals, spirit guides, angels, cosmic connections.

Body/mind/spirit connections. Sun Salutation, Fountain of Youth, Tenesgrity, rhythms, and patterns of life.

Wheel of life, vision quest, developing sixth sense, auras, channeling.

Different modalities of physical and spiritual healing.

Connection to, and working with, Mother Earth, the Universe, and the Eternal Process.

.....and more

To Register
Must enroll by January 1 each year. Call the office at (772) 595-5117 for registration forms."

A linked site has his real name as Reverend Eugene Vidal

The Ciboney Tribe of which he's a member is more like a heritage group.
http://www.ciboneytribe.org/

You have to pay to join, and "membership" resembles joining a charity.
http://www.ciboneytribe.org/ciboney-tribe-indians-membership.php
"Individual ($30) and Student ($15):
Family ($50): 10% off all children's programs.
Contributor ($100-$499): 20% discount on Ciboney Tribe publucations and merchandise publications.
Sponsor ($500-$999): Invitation to annual Directors Reception.
Supporter ($1000-$4999): Listing on annual donor plaque with Ciboney Tribe.
Sustaining Members ($5000-$19,999), Benefactors ($20,000 - $99,999), and Patrons ($100,000 and above)."

AAMAL shows up in a fraud site.
http://home.aihsc.info/ARMO_fraud.htm

Their homepage.
http://www.amaametis.us/

You have to pay to be a member of this too,and they pretty much take your word for it that you're Metis.
http://www.amaametis.us/checklist.htm

I found the "American Metis Aborigional Association Lodge" listed here as a fraud:
http://home.aihsc.info/ARMO_fraud.htm

And he does reiki.

His real name is Eugene Vidal.

also found on Eugene Vidal that he is chief of the "Central Illinois Tribal Council" also known as the Cherokee Sacred Society.
www.chiefaj.com/cherokee_sacred_society.htm.

also. users.pandora be/gohiyuhi/articles/art00047.htm.

I did send Vidal a email as to his claims and he simply emailed me back "tell it to a Marine" LOL as he states he is a marine and much more. I googled "Central Illinois Tribal Council" and there is much info there on this fraud.

More info. and sites on Vidal. From looking at all the info. this fraud has been one for a very long time with addresses all over the country. Seems he has set up shop in Tuscola, Illinois where it is known to be Omish country.
http://ww2.illinoisbiz./film/searchresults.asp?Category=Costumes+Rental+and+sales

http://www.chiefaj.com/index.htm
htt://www.chiefaj.com/official_minutes.htm
http://netministries.org/see/charmin/cm04057?frame=N
Also would like to say that after emailing him and getting a reply my computer ended up with two trojans so it is of my opinion that unless you have a LOT of security on your computer emailing these "nuts" may not be a wise thing to do.

Tansi;

I am unaware of any legitimate Metis "tribe" but am assuming that this is another person who chooses to create an association, based on a legitimate term for a recognized Aboriginal group, the Metis.'

Why do they seem to think that calling themselves "Metis" brings an appearance of legitimacy that calling themselves "part Indian" does not.

By the way, some of us are born Metis, so we don't have to pay a fee to call ourselves that!

Ric