As R. v. Powley  worked its way through the courts, the Métis Nation—through the Métis National Council—collectively developed and...

The Métis Nation, its governments, and leaders have a long legacy of recognizing and uplifting the history and connection between the Upper Great Lakes Métis and broader Métis Nation, including the important historic Métis community at Sault Ste. Marie.  In its intervention to the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v. Powley , the Métis National Council advanced the unanimous recognition that Métis Nation governments from Ontario-westward held for the Sault Ste. Marie Métis commun

Most people are aware of the Sault Ste. Marie Métis Community’s deep and rich history. But did you know that it has also been recognized...

Most people are aware of the Sault Ste. Marie Métis Community’s deep and rich history. But did you know that it also has deep historical...

The Métis Nation’s 2003 Supreme Court of Canada victory in R. v. Powley,  and the strong foundation for Métis rights recognition that it...

The Supreme Court of Canada’s unanimous decision in R. v. Powley on September 19, 2003 affirmed that members of the historic Sault Ste. Marie Métis Community have a constitutionally protected right to harvest and laid a foundation for further Métis rights recognition across the Métis Homeland from the Upper Great Lakes to the Rocky Mountains. Days after the Supreme Court’s Powley ruling, after having “took time to understand the court ruling and its implications”, Manitoba