Michel (Michael) Labatte and Archange Berger (Bergé), of the Georgian Bay Métis Community, were married on June 3, 1845 at the St. Ann’s...

Georgian Bay Métis Community members Michel (Michael) Labatte and Archange Berger (Bergé) were married on June 3, 1845 at St. Ann’s...

On June 3, 1845, Georgian Bay Métis Community members, Michel (Michael) Labatte and Archange Berger (Bergé), were married at the St....

Upper Great Lakes Métis settlements, like those in Sault Ste. Marie and Penetanguishene share deep enduring connections, including unbroken kinship, political, economic, and cultural ties—with many Métis families flowing between Upper Great Lakes Métis settlements across generations. The prominent Métis Boissonneau (Boissoneau or Boissineault) family, most often closely associated with the historic Sault Ste. Marie Métis Community’s traditional Métis River Lots, is one such U

As Georgian Bay Métis Community member, Lewis Solomon, later recalled to journalist A.C. Osborne, when the Métis of Drummond Island first...

Following their relocation from Drummond Island after the War of 1812, members of the historic Georgian Bay Métis Community became...