The Métis fought as allies to the British in the Upper Great Lakes throughout the War of 1812, protecting their communities and homelands...

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

Métis communities in what is now Ontario have relied on big game as a source of winter food for generations, with moose being amongst the...

For generations, Métis have been expert all-season travellers of the lands and waters of their Homelands. As Christy Ann Simons recounted...

Métis across the Homeland relied on fishing for sustenance throughout the year. Not only did fishing provide food to Métis communities,...

Angelique Lepine (nee Cadotte) was a Métis woman born in the Upper Great Lakes in the early 1800s. As a young woman, she married Pierre...