In 1845, the government opened lands north of Lake Huron for settlement and began negotiating treaties in the region. These newly opened lands included many Métis families’ River Lots along the St. Mary’s River at Sault Ste. Marie.   In 1850, the Métis were explicitly excluded from the Robinson treaties.  However, during the treaty negotiations, Anishinaabe leaders had advocated for the recognition of Métis rights to their River Lots. This advocacy prompted Treaty Commissione

As Métis boys who grew up learning from their fur trader father in the vibrant fur trading posts of the Upper Great Lakes, Henry, Pierre...

Growing up in the heart of the historic fur trade, the Sayer brothers—Henry, Pierre Guillaume, and John Charles—were part the emergent...

Michipicoten was an important location for the Upper Great Lakes fur trade and among Métis families.     Michipicoten was an attractive...

Métis in the Nipigon area have maintained a deep sense of their distinct Métis identity and community, organizing and acting collectively...