Métis communities emerged in west-central North America from the initial marriages of European fur traders and First Nations women...

For generations, historic Métis communities in what is now Ontario saw themselves as distinct from First Nations with whom they shared...

Two years after the signing of Treaty Number 3, Surveyor General John S. Dennis returned to Fort Frances for the purpose of meeting with...

At the time of its Confederation in 1867, Canada was comprised of the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, and parts of...

The Métis of Rainy Lake and Rainy River—known today as the Northwestern Ontario Métis Community—are one of the many distinct Métis...

Métis leader Nicolas Chatelaine was born around 1795 on the shores of northern Lake Superior. While little is known about his early...