The Abitibi Inland Métis Community

Roussain-Turners of Sault Ste. Marie

The Turner and Roussain families each carry a storied legacy of leadership and defending the Métis Nation’s rights and sovereignty, while...

Turner Family Pt. 6: Métis Assertions

While Elizabeth, Philip, Charlotte, and Joseph Turner Jr. moved west to establish their lives and careers in various Métis communities...

Turner Family Pt. 5: Charlotte Turner

Charlotte Turner was born in Moose Factory, in the Hudson’s Bay Company’s (HBC) Rupert’s Land territory, on or about July 11, 1828....

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...

Turner Family Pt. 3: Joseph Jr.’s Journey

Following his apprenticeship at the Hudson’s Bay Company’s Island Lake District headquarters near Lake Winnipeg, Joseph Turner Jr....

Turner Family Pt. 2: Joseph Jr. Joins the HBC

Joseph Turner Jr. was born into the Métis world of the coastal and inland fur trade posts of western James Bay in 1816 and was baptized...