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“The new shoots… from Mother Earth”
Métis in the Upper Great Lakes, like others across the Métis Homeland, were given and hold unique names for themselves, recognizing their...


Wissakodéwin: “Half-Burnt Wood” People
Many names for Métis exist across the Homeland that continue to be used by Métis people and communities today. Some of these names were...


First Nations Allyship in Georgian Bay
January 27th, 2025, marks the 185th anniversary of the Penetanguishene Petition, through which members of the Georgian Bay Métis...


Mica Bay Pt. 4: Excluded from Treaty
After years of disrespect and colonial intrusion, the collective Métis and Anishinaabe action at Mica Bay in November 1849 succeeded in...


Métis Political Independence in Sault Ste. Marie
In the 1840s, ahead of the Robinson Treaty negotiations, the Crown sent a land surveyor to lay out a town plot in Sault Ste. Marie. In...


Respect and Allyship in Sault Ste. Marie
For almost two centuries, the Sault Ste. Marie Métis Community utilized their own Métis governance, decision-making, and land tenure...
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