Métis Collective Advocacy as “Halfbreeds”Métis communities emerged in west-central North America from the initial marriages of European fur traders and First Nations women...
George McPherson’s Life of ServiceGeorge McPherson (Sr.) was born in the Northwest around 1814. At the age of sixteen, he began his career with the Hudson’s Bay Company...
Nicolas Chatelaine: “Chief” of the Half-BreedsMétis leader Nicolas Chatelaine was born around 1795 on the shores of northern Lake Superior. While little is known about his early...
The Métis Adhesion to Treaty Number 3Two years after the signing of Treaty Number 3, Surveyor General John S. Dennis returned to Fort Frances for the purpose of meeting with...
Canada’s “less clear” Métis Rights PolicyAt the time of its Confederation in 1867, Canada was comprised of the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, and parts of...
Métis Emerge “in the shadows of the HBC post”The Métis of Rainy Lake and Rainy River—known today as the Northwestern Ontario Métis Community—are one of the many distinct Métis...