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Métis Hospitality at Michipicoten
Across the Homeland, Métis are well known and highly regarded for their deep generosity and warm hospitality to neighbours, visitors, and...


Michipicoten to Moose Factory
The Hudson Bay Company’s Michipicoten Post on Lake Superior was a strategically important fur trade hub, located halfway between Sault Ste. Marie and Fort William and along the Michipicoten River route to Moose Factory on James Bay. In addition to facilitating the lucrative flow of trade goods in numerous directions, Michipicoten became an important intersection point for numerous Métis family and trade networks along both the north-south and east-west travel routes on which


Sayer Family Pt. 4: Métis Rights Champions
By the time Pierre Guillaume Sayer retired from the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1832, his family had grown and settled in Grantown (later...


“acceptance by the Métis Nation”
As R. v. Powley worked its way through the courts, the Métis Nation—through the Métis National Council—collectively developed and...


“part of the larger Métis Nation”
During the landmark 2003 hearing of R. v. Powley at the Supreme Court of Canada, the entire Métis Nation stood together alongside the...


Métis Nation Recognition of the Sault Ste. Marie Métis Community
Most people are aware of the Sault Ste. Marie Métis Community’s deep and rich history. But did you know that it has also been recognized...
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