Penetanguishene’s Métis Scarlet Fever Patients
British doctor Thomas Sutton clearly distinguished the “half-breeds” from both the “Chipawa-Indians” and non-Indigenous settlers during...
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The 1859 Moose Factory Fight Night
By 1859, the Abitibi Inland Métis Community both exhibited and asserted a distinct collective identity apart from First Nations,...
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Métis Resistance to the Ontario Fisheries Act
The introduction of Ontario’s Fisheries Act made it difficult for Métis in Georgian Bay and across the Upper Great Lakes to practice...
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Métis Political Advocacy in Nipigon
Métis in the Nipigon area have maintained a deep sense of their distinct Métis identity and community, organizing and acting collectively...
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Métis Occupations in the Rainy Lake Region
Throughout the fur trade era, Métis employees of the Hudson’s Bay Company and North West Company—such as Thomas Favill, Nicholas...
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Multi-Generational Métis Fishing in Lac la Pluie
Throughout the 19th century fur trade, Métis fishing was essential to the survival of Hudson’s Bay Company posts at Lac la Pluie (Fort...
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