In 1870, after a decade-long career with the Hudson’s Bay Company, John Saunders was ready for a change. Inspired by his former teacher,...

At the age of 14, despite being considered “too small and too young” by some, John Saunders formally entered the fur trade, becoming a...

After spending his formative years with his Métis family at small inland Hudson’s Bay Company posts, like Matawagamingue, John Saunders’...

John Saunders was born in 1845 at Matawagamingue, a small inland Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) post located at Mattagami Lake.  John’s...

On October 7, 2004—exactly three months after the signing of the Métis Nation of Ontario’s landmark interim Harvesting Agreement—Ontario...

On July 7, 2004, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources signed the first-ever negotiated...