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Métis Net Fishing Traditions
Métis net fishing traditions, with deep roots in the Upper Great Lakes, have played a foundational role in shaping the economic and...

Ontario Métis Facts
Nov 28, 2024


The Roussain Family: Métis Advocates
The Roussain family, from the historic Métis community at Sault Ste. Marie, have been prominent advocates and organizers throughout Métis...

Ontario Métis Facts
Nov 19, 2024


Ontario’s Bounty on Louis Riel
Louis Riel’s execution by Canada on November 16, 1885, cast a long shadow over Métis communities throughout the Métis Homeland, including...

Ontario Métis Facts
Nov 16, 2024


Turner Family Pt. 4: Elizabeth Turner
Elizabeth Turner was baptized at Moose Factory on June 30, 1822, alongside her brothers, Joseph Jr. and Philip. Elizabeth grew up...

Ontario Métis Facts
Nov 8, 2024


Nolin Family Pt. 4: Upper Great Lakes Legacy
While some members of the Nolin family moved further west to Red River in the last years of the 1810s, others remained in Sault Ste....

Ontario Métis Facts
Oct 13, 2024


Nolin Family Pt. 3: Riel’s Resistances
After retiring from the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1837, Jean Baptiste and Marie Angelique’s son, Augustin, was granted a River Lot in the...

Ontario Métis Facts
Oct 12, 2024
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