Like many other Métis communities, the Métis of the Upper Great Lakes relied on the bounty of their surrounding waterways for sustenance and survival. Many Métis were known as skilled fishermen, who used their expertise to feed their families and generate economic prosperity for their Métis communities. An article in the Ann Arbour Register from October 12, 1893, for example, celebrates Métis fishermen on Georgian Bay, who were “skilled hunters and know many curious habit