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150th Anniversary of the Halfbreed Adhesion to Treaty 3
On September 12, 1875, the Northwestern Ontario Métis Community secured a place in Canada’s treaty history with the signing of the...


Historic Crown Recognition of the Abitibi Inland Métis Community
Crown governments have recognized and engaged with the distinct Abitibi Inland Métis Community, even as they repeatedly failed to honour...


Historic Crown Recognition of Métis in Georgian Bay
Georgian Bay’s eastern shore and islands have been home to a distinct and identifiable Métis community since the late 1820s, following...


Métis “in free and full possession of their lands”
On September 9, 1850, during negotiations for the Robinson-Huron Treaty, Crown Treaty Commissioner William B. Robinson confirmed what was...


Historic Crown Recognition of Métis Communities
For generations, Crown governments have encountered, recognized, and acknowledged Métis or “Half-Breed” communities in northern Ontario...


“maintain peace between each other and… half-breeds”
In 1902, as Canada prepared to negotiate Treaty 9 in the James Bay region, Indian Commissioner J.A. McKenna drew the government’s...
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