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Eustache Lesage was born in Sault Ste. Marie in 1833.   In November 1849, at the age of only 16, Lesage, fellow Métis leader Charles...

Following their exclusion from the 1850 Robinson-Huron Treaty and despite Treaty Commissioner Robinson’s recognition that the Métis were...

After years of disrespect and colonial intrusion, the collective Métis and Anishinaabe action at Mica Bay in November 1849 succeeded in...

The Mica Bay Incident of November 1849 ended quickly and without bloodshed. Although the Métis and First Nations warriors had quickly...

In 1849, tensions around Sault Ste. Marie escalated when the Quebec Mining Company began operations in the Upper Great Lakes without...

By the mid-1800’s the Métis community at Sault Ste. Marie had built a vibrant and thriving way of life around their Métis River Lots on...