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Internet users trying to visit the Metis Nation-Saskatchewan’s longtime web address are not finding what they are looking for.

After payment lapsed for the struggling organization’s domain name, mn-s.ca, it was purchased by what appears to be a cybersquatter. A web search for Metis Nation-Saskatchewan directs users to mn-s.ca, which now features a photo of a stream with reeds, rocks and an old railroad tie and welcomes users “to what used to be the official site of Métis Nation-Saskatchewan,” according to a post on the site’s front page.

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“(You’re) in the right place, but what used to be here no longer exists or has moved to a different site. Need to know a bit more about the Métis Nation in Canada? We have some useful alternatives you might want to look at on this page before you go,” it adds.

The site has no live links.

Cybersquatting is defined as the practice of registering or purchasing the domain name of a known entity in order to sell it at an inflated price.