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Overwintering at Rat Portage
The Hudson’s Bay Company’s post at Rat Portage was the northernmost outpost at Lake of the Woods, near present-day Kenora. For...
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Boissonneau Family Pt. 1: Métis Matriarch
Marguerite Guilmond, the Métis matriarch of the well-known Métis Boissonneau family, was a Métis woman originally from the English River...
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Rubaboo: A Hearty Métis Stew
Métis communities across the Homeland have always shared a love of food. Stews and soups were and continue to be a warm, hearty meal...
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The Atkinson-Moore’s Homeland Connections
The Atkinson-Moore family, originally from Moose Factory, has grown and maintained deep connections throughout the Métis Homeland for...
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Sara Mary Moore: Métis Matriarch
Sara Mary Moore was born in Moose Factory in 1818. Her Métis father, George Moore Jr., was a steersman with the Hudson’s Bay Company...
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Mica Bay Pt. 3: A Lasting Legacy
The Mica Bay Incident of November 1849 ended quickly and without bloodshed. Although the Métis and First Nations warriors had quickly...
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