Métis across the Homeland are connected through shared culture, including material items such as clothing. A common piece of winter clothing worn by many Métis from Ontario-westward was the capote. The capote is a thigh-length coat with full-length sleeves which could come with or without a hood or cape. Early capotes were made with Hudson’s Bay Company Point Blankets, often identified by the colourful stripes around the blanket. These blankets were fashioned into coats for M