The Sault Ste Marie Métis Community

Eustache Lesage: A Legacy of Leadership

Eustache Lesage was born in Sault Ste. Marie in 1833. In November 1849, at the age of only 16, Lesage, fellow Métis leader Charles...

Mica Bay Pt. 5: Métis Displacement

Following their exclusion from the 1850 Robinson-Huron Treaty and despite Treaty Commissioner Robinson’s recognition that the Métis were...

Mica Bay Pt. 4: Excluded from Treaty

After years of disrespect and colonial intrusion, the collective Métis and Anishinaabe action at Mica Bay in November 1849 succeeded in...

Mica Bay Pt. 3: A Lasting Legacy

The Mica Bay Incident of November 1849 ended quickly and without bloodshed. Although the Métis and First Nations warriors had quickly...

Mica Bay Pt. 2: Collective Action

In 1849, tensions around Sault Ste. Marie escalated when the Quebec Mining Company began operations in the Upper Great Lakes without...

Mica Bay Pt. 1: Colonial Aggression

By the mid-1800’s the Métis community at Sault Ste. Marie had built a vibrant and thriving way of life around their Métis River Lots on...