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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...
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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...
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Métis Interpreters and Guides
Throughout history, Métis across the Homeland have found employment using their fluency in a diverse array of languages. Prominent...
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Métis Professions on the Lakes and Rivers
Many of the oldest Métis settlements in west-central North America emerged along the frequently travelled waterways of the fur trade....
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Métis Nation Recognizes Abitibi Inland Community
The Abitibi Inland Métis Community has long recognized and asserted itself as a distinct Métis collectivity with deep family and kinship...
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“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...
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