Like other Métis communities across the Homeland, Métis communities in the Upper Great Lakes have relied on harvesting and deep place-based knowledge for their livelihoods and survival. For example, whether it be fishing, berry picking, or their famous maple sugaring, the Métis of Sault Ste. Marie have taken pride in their bountiful harvests for generations. For instance, living off the surrounding waters and lands of their family River Lot, the Mirons were one of many Métis

Métis communities throughout the Métis Homeland have vibrant and diverse ways of life grounded in the lands and waters that surround them. Each Métis community has developed unique food-based traditions that have sustained their families and livelihoods over generations. Small-scale farming and food growing, in particular, have taken on a varied and polarizing place both within and between Métis communities. For some, food growing has long been an important staple. For othe

The Georgian Bay Métis Community’s distinct way of life, grounded in the region’s abundant lands and waters, has faced numerous threats by settlers from the south for generations. The 1885 Ontario Fisheries Act, for example, attempted to place restrictions on some of the Georgian Bay Métis Community’s most culturally and economically important practices. In response, Métis fishermen, such as William Dusome, organized acts of resistance. By the turn of the twentieth centur