Strong Feelings on FarmingMétis communities throughout the Métis Homeland have vibrant and diverse ways of life grounded in the lands and waters that surround...
Rondeau’s Root of La Carotte A MoureauMétis families across the Homeland have relied on their surrounding lands and waters to sustain themselves and their communities. Each...
Métis Family Fishing in KillarneyAs the fur trade declined, fishing became the primary occupation of many Métis in the Upper Great Lakes. This included the “little” Métis...
‘Queer Methods’ of Métis FishingLike many other Métis communities, the Métis of the Upper Great Lakes relied on the bounty of their surrounding waterways for sustenance...
Brissette-L'Hirondelle Pt. 3: PenetanguisheneAfter travelling extensively and forming rich connections throughout the Métis Homeland, Hyppolite Brissette and his Métis wife, Archange...
Brissette-L'Hirondelle Pt. 2: Rich ConnectionsHyppolite Brissette’s fur trade career began in 1817 when he signed a three-year contract with the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) as a...