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George Harvey: Michipicoten to Dunvegan
George Harvey was born on December 16, 1856 at Michipicoten on Lake Superior to a Métis mother, Jane Flett, and Scottish Hudson Bay...


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....


Michipicoten to Moose Factory
The Hudson Bay Company’s Michipicoten Post on Lake Superior was a strategically important fur trade hub, located halfway between Sault Ste. Marie and Fort William and along the Michipicoten River route to Moose Factory on James Bay. In addition to facilitating the lucrative flow of trade goods in numerous directions, Michipicoten became an important intersection point for numerous Métis family and trade networks along both the north-south and east-west travel routes on which


R. v. Powley “only the beginning” for Métis Rights
The Supreme Court of Canada’s unanimous decision in R. v. Powley on September 19, 2003 affirmed that members of the historic Sault Ste....


R. v. Powley Sparks Pride Across the Métis Homeland
The Métis Nation’s collective victory in R. v. Powley on September 19, 2003 was not only a watershed moment in affirming the distinct...


R. v. Powley’s Enduring Legacy for All Métis
September 19 is Powley Day, the anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada’s unanimous ruling in R. v. Powley on September 19, 2003....
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