On July 21, 1814, in the final year of the War of 1812, American military forces raided Sault Ste. Marie, aided by the naval schooners...

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...

In the late 1830s, the Crown began excluding “Halfbreeds” from annual present-giving—a longstanding pre-treaty practice used to maintain...

Located at the halfway point between Fort William and Sault Ste. Marie—and on a natural water route to Moose Factory—Michipicoten was a...

Upper Great Lakes Métis settlements, like those in Sault Ste. Marie and Penetanguishene share deep enduring connections, including unbroken kinship, political, economic, and cultural ties—with many Métis families flowing between Upper Great Lakes Métis settlements across generations. The prominent Métis Boissonneau (Boissoneau or Boissineault) family, most often closely associated with the historic Sault Ste. Marie Métis Community’s traditional Métis River Lots, is one such U