The Labatte Family: Métis Political Advocates
The Labatte family has a strong legacy of Métis political advocacy, stretching from Penetanguishene to Sault Ste. Marie. Members of the...
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Solomon Family: Voyage to Penetanguishene
The Solomons were one of the first Métis families to battle the rough fall waters of Georgian Bay from Drummond Island to...
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Louis George Labatte’s War Stories
Many Indigenous people and nations in the Upper Great Lakes allied with and fought alongside the British Army during the War of 1812....
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The “Mode of Excluding Half-Breeds”
In 1842, the British officially codified the means to exclude Métis from present-giving—the Crown’s longstanding pre-treaty practice used...
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The 1840 Penetanguishene Petition
In the late 1830s, the Crown began excluding “Halfbreeds” from annual present-giving—a longstanding pre-treaty practice used to maintain...
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The Labatte Family’s Journey to Penetanguishene
The Labattes were among the Métis families who were relocated to Penetanguishene from Drummond Island following the British ceding the...
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