Tag Archives: Métis

Call for design for new Métis Nation Heritage Centre

Posted on August 6, 2020 by Gail Dever

The Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) invites all Canadians to become a part of Métis Nation history and join its “Journey in the Heart of the Homeland Idea Competition” to design the future home of the Métis Nation Heritage Centre. For … Continue reading →

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Historic Bank of Montreal building in Winnipeg to become Métis Nation Heritage Centre

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Gail Dever

Yesterday, Manitoba celebrated its 150th anniversary and marked the Manitoba Métis becoming Canada’s negotiating partner in Confederation and Founder of Manitoba. Led by Louis Riel, the Métis became the first and only Indigenous people in the country to create a province. As part of the celebration, BMO Financial … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 1, 2020

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Metis Ancestors: Resources from the Glenbow Museum by Candice McDonald on Finding Your Canadian Story. Converting Section-Township-Range-Meridian to Latitude-Longitude in Canadaby Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. Captured in German Occupied … Continue reading →

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Was there a Canadian residential school near your home?

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Gail Dever

For more than 100 years, First Nations, Inuit and Métis children in Canada were taken from their families to attend residential schools, which were run by churches and funded by the federal government. The purpose was to assimilate Indigenous children into Euro-Canadian culture. Children were taken, often … Continue reading →

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‘Metis Pioneers’ tells survival story of two women in Alberta

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Gail Dever

A new book, Metis Pioneers: Marie Rose Delorme Smith and Isabella Clark Hardisty Lougheed, compares the lives of two Métis women after the fur trade, during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Delorme Smith was a published writer, while Hardisty … Continue reading →

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Canada’s residential school story launched on Google Earth Voyager

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Gail Dever

The story of residential schools for First Nations, Métis and Inuit children represents a dark aspect of Canadian history. These schools existed during the lifetime of some of our ancestors, and sadly, even during our lifetime. Residential schools were first … Continue reading →

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Ancestry adds Manitoba and Saskatchewan collections

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Gail Dever

Ancestry added the following collections this week. Manitoba, Canada, Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1834-1959 Some of the records in this collection pre-date Manitoba’s creation as a province, and, as a result, are from locations that do not exist in present-day … Continue reading →

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Online ancestors project to help Ontario Métis complete their genealogies

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Gail Dever

At the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) 24th Annual General Assembly in Kenora, Ontario, the results of the MNO’s Ontario Métis Root Ancestors Project were released Saturday. The project — which included the review and compilation of well over 100,000 historical records — identifies … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — March 4, 2017

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs Lost Loyalists: Volume 1 by Annabelle Babineau on Atlantic Loyalist Connections. Finding Your Military Ancestors in Canada by Penny Allen on UK to Canada Genealogy. Canada 150 – History of PEI … Continue reading →

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 11, 2017

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Gail Dever

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs The Other Directories: Society Blue Books by Jane E. MacNamara on Where the story takes me. Browsing the 1666 Quebec Census and Exploring the lives of First Nations’ Ancestors Through Investigations of … Continue reading →

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