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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...


Turner Family Pt. 1: Moose Factory Origins
Joseph Turner Sr., a devoted servant of the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC), began his career in 1799 at the depot at Moose Factory, a key...


Celebrating Métis “jacks-of-all-trades”
Historians and academics have described Métis in what is now Ontario as “jacks-of-all-trades”, whose adaptability and resiliency have...


“More than a fur trade post community”
Throughout history, Métis communities’ distinctive political identities have often emerged as a response to external threats to their...


Distinctive Wooden Métis Houses
Many Métis communities across the Métis Nation Homeland had a distinctive way of building and designing their homes. Métis in the Upper...


Métis at Michipicoten
Michipicoten was an important location for the Upper Great Lakes fur trade and among Métis families. Michipicoten was an attractive...
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