The Historic Georgian Bay Métis Community is an indivisible part of the Upper Great Lakes Métis. Its formation largely resulted from the migration of Upper Great Lakes Métis families concentrated around Michilimackinac, who moved between 1790-1829 to St. Joseph Island, Drummond Island, and eventually Penetanguishene. During this time, Métis in the Upper Great Lakes also spread outward along the north shores of Lake Huron and Lake Superior. Learn more about this rich history o

The relocation of Métis families from Drummond Island to Penetanguishene in the late 1820s made it a southern Métis settlement within the...

Rather than succumb to the increasing waves of settlement, a visibly distinct Métis community with its own way of life has persisted...

In 2004, the Métis Nation of Ontario signed a landmark interim Harvesting Agreement with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources—the...

Every Mother’s Day, Métis families and communities across the Homeland take time to honour and celebrate the Métis matriarchs in their...

The Métis Nation of Ontario’s Founding Delegates Assembly was held from May 5 to 7, 1994, and included Founding Delegates from the seven...