Biography

Pierre Doris Maltais was born June 27, 1937 in East Angus Quebec, married in 1961, and had three children. He died in July, 2015 in Granada, Nicaragua. Known to many as Norman William, Brother Maolinn Tiam, Man, Abi, Indio, Apjoilnoman and numerous other aliases, he was revered by unsuspecting victims and followers of La Tribu and the Cult Ecoovie. Founded in 1973, the group "La Tribu" (Tribe) later changed its name to Ecoovie (Ecological Life). In 1978, the group set up camp in the yard of a house located close to Paris, and they used this location as their base of operations where they could cultivate and sell natural products. In 1984, the Ecoovie community began a worldwide walk, planting trees and educating people about their philosophy, which was based on Native American traditions. In the early Pierre Maltais acted as a Shaman for a group of 30 men, women and children in Northern Sweden and Finland. Later, the group became known as the "Lno-Iriadamant", or just the Iriadamants, and in Finland they were also referred to as "lifestyle Indians". The Iriadamants also had a few more permanent camps in Europe, such as in Italy. The Iriadamants' Finnish camp housed almost 100 people. By the end of the fall in 1993, a trial began in Belgium where Pierre Maltais was accused of embezzlement, fraud, and misuse of his position of trust. However, he would never appear in court. After many twists and turns, Apjoilno finally managed to retreat to Nicaragua, where he ran an inn and a small farm.

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