Throughout history, Métis have been known by many different names across the Homeland, many attributed to specific Métis communities or...

Métis in the Upper Great Lakes, like others across the Métis Homeland, were given and hold unique names for themselves, recognizing their...

Many names for Métis exist across the Homeland that continue to be used by Métis people and communities today. Some of these names were...

For generations, Métis across the Homeland have fought for their distinct rights and recognition as ‘Halfbreeds’. During treaty negotiations, many wrote to the Crown and Indian Agents requesting to be treated as a distinct group, separate from their First Nations neighbours. On August 21, 1850, for example, Métis Hudson’s Bay Company employee John Swanston wrote from Michipicoten to HBC Governor, George Simpson, arguing for acknowledgement of the rights and claims of “Halfbre

With only one exception, every Métis Nation Homeland map produced and used by the Métis National Council since its 1983 founding has...

While harvesting for food and furs occurred throughout the year around Northern Lake Superior, it took expert knowledge of the waters and...