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Turner Family Pt. 2: Joseph Jr. Joins the HBC
Joseph Turner Jr. was born into the Métis world of the coastal and inland fur trade posts of western James Bay in 1816 and was baptized...
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Turner Family Pt. 1: Moose Factory Origins
Joseph Turner Sr., a devoted servant of the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC), began his career in 1799 at the depot at Moose Factory, a key...
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Celebrating Métis “jacks-of-all-trades”
Historians and academics have described Métis in what is now Ontario as “jacks-of-all-trades”, whose adaptability and resiliency have...
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Métis Interpreters and Guides
Throughout history, Métis across the Homeland have found employment using their fluency in a diverse array of languages. Prominent...
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Métis Professions on the Lakes and Rivers
Many of the oldest Métis settlements in west-central North America emerged along the frequently travelled waterways of the fur trade....
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Métis Nation Recognizes Abitibi Inland Community
The Abitibi Inland Métis Community has long recognized and asserted itself as a distinct Métis collectivity with deep family and kinship...
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