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Métis Overwintering at Rainy Lake
Métis communities across the Homeland were important contributors to the fur trade, with Métis men and women working at trading posts for...
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Métis Ice Fishing on Georgian Bay
For generations, Métis across the Homeland, including the Georgian Bay Métis Community in the Upper Great Lakes, have relied on fishing...
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Métis Dogsleds and Snowshoes
Throughout history, travelling between Métis communities has been an important part of maintaining economic, political, cultural, and...
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Strong Feelings on Farming
Métis communities throughout the Métis Homeland have vibrant and diverse ways of life grounded in the lands and waters that surround...
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George McPherson’s Life of Service
George McPherson (Sr.) was born in the Northwest around 1814. At the age of sixteen, he began his career with the Hudson’s Bay Company...
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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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