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Anishinabek Nation Celebrates MNO Harvesting Agreement
In 2004, Deputy Grand Chief of the Anishinabek Nation, Nelson Toulouse attended the MNO’s Annual General Assembly in Thunder Bay to share...


A Milestone in Métis Recognition
On July 7, 2004, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources made history together by signing the...


1850 Sault Ste. Marie Métis Petition
In 1850, the Métis in Sault Ste. Marie petitioned the government seeking recognition and protections for their traditional River Lot...


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...


1880 Petitions in Northern Lake Superior
On June 23, 1880, Métis and First Nations in northern Lake Superior submitted a petition as the “Indians and half breeds of the Pic...


“Half-Breeds… were Indians enough”
On May 27, 1893, Joshua Biron, an elderly member of the historic Sault Ste. Marie Métis Community, provided an official statement to...
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