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Sayer Family Pt. 3: Resilience and Independence
The merger of the North West Company and Hudson’s Bay Company in 1821 marked a turning point in the fur trade. For Métis fur trade...


Sayer Family Pt. 2: A Fur Trading Family
As Métis boys who grew up learning from their fur trader father in the vibrant fur trading posts of the Upper Great Lakes, Henry, Pierre...


Sayer Family Pt. 1: Upper Great Lakes Roots
Growing up in the heart of the historic fur trade, the Sayer brothers—Henry, Pierre Guillaume, and John Charles—were part the emergent...


Métis Petitions: A Shared Form of Advocacy
A common Métis way of life developed across west central North America, from the Upper Great Lakes westward, that endured over the span...


Unity in Resistance Across the Métis Homeland
From the earliest days of the Métis Nation, Métis communities and their leaders have recognized the value of maintaining a unified voice...


“Métis” and “Halfbreed”: Navigating a Name
While the term “Métis” is most commonly used today to recognize the culturally and politically distinct communities that emerged from...
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