Editing Iriadamant (section)

== Background ==
[[File:Iriadamant camp in Kittilä in October 1992 (JOKAJUK3D A-2).tif|thumb|right|Iriadamant members with spruce boughs]]
The Iriadamant camp was founded by the [[French-Canadian]] Pierre Doris Maltais. Maltais, who also used the names Norman William and Alpjoine, falsely claimed he was of [[Métis]] ancestry. He and his followers later presented themselves as [[Mi'kmaq]] people.<ref name=hesari /> In 1973, Maltais founded ''La Tribu'', an ecological group. They later changed their name to ''Ecoovie'' (English'': ecological life''). The group moved to Paris in 1978 and began to sell natural products. In 1984, the group embarked on a worldwide tour to plant trees and spread their philosophy.<ref name=":1" /> The core group was primarily French, French Canadian, and Belgian. Members of the community identified with [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Native American]] peoples and customs, dressing in traditional costumes and taking Native-inspired names.<ref name=":0" />

At its height, Ecoovie had around 500 members throughout Europe living a primitive lifestyle. They generally rejected modern diets, medical care, and tool usage.<ref name=nhf>{{cite book |last1=Palmer |first1=Susan |title=The New Heretics of France: Minority Religions, la République, and the Government-Sponsored "War on Sects" |title-link=The New Heretics of France |date=21 October 2011 |page=218 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-973521-1 |language=en}}</ref> The group later took the name of Iriadamant, derived from the phrase "lifestyle painters".<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Käyhkö|first=Hanna|date=20 July 2010|title=Intiaanit muistetaan yhä |url=https://www.kaleva.fi/intiaanit-muistetaan-yha/2265861 |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=Kaleva |language=fi}}</ref>