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1822 Turner Sibling Baptisms
On June 30, 1822, Métis siblings, Philip, Joseph Jr., and Elizabeth Turner were baptised together into the Anglican Church at the...


The 1840 Penetanguishene Petition
In the late 1830s, the Crown began excluding “Halfbreeds” from annual present-giving—a longstanding pre-treaty practice used to maintain...


The 1893 Fort Albany Métis Petition
In 1893, Métis living at Fort Albany on James Bay petitioned Parliament “to consider favourably the claims of the Half-breeds of that...


Dusome Family Fishing and Resistance
Though originally from the Red River region, the Métis Dusome family relocated to the Upper Great Lakes region by the early 1830s, first...


Métis Fishing and Resistance in Nipigon
For generations, family fishing—including commercial fishing—has been an important component of the Upper Great Lakes’ Northern Lake...


Penetanguishene’s Laramee Family
The Laramees were among Penetanguishene’s founding Métis families who relocated from Drummond Island alongside other members of their...
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