by Admin | Feb 28, 2017 | Member Articles
~ Marie Louise – OMFRC Member and Researcher for over a decade In the search for definitive proof of our Métis roots, we are often frustrated. There is a lot of confusion about what is considered absolute proof. Many of us know, from the stories passed down...
by Admin | Feb 15, 2017 | Member Articles
-Written by S. Moen, OMFRC Member. Seen in the May-June 2016 edition of Feathers In The Wind. What if I were to tell you that the Métis Nation was much larger than history allows us to perceive and has a much more complicated history than that ordinarily known? As...
by Admin | Feb 15, 2017 | Member Articles
Written by Kathleen Chan, OMFRC Member. This article also appeared in our Feathers In The Wind Newsletter, February 2009. Reprinted with Permission. The first DNA test that I had was a DNA Sibship Analysis by Genetrack Biolabs, a Canadian company from Vancouver. It...
by Admin | Oct 25, 2016 | Member Articles
CRAFTERMATH (kraft-ter-math) noun. The clutter left lying around after you finish your latest beading project. By Blog Guest C. Major – OMFRC Member The Métis were known as “The Flower Beadwork People” and the beadwork is distinct with its flowing flower...
by Admin | Aug 29, 2016 | Member Articles, Uncategorized
By Dalton Mather B.A.,B.Ed.,A.P. Mennonite Central Committee is involved in peace and friendship efforts in Canada and my connection is through the Maritime district of MCC, coordinated by Christina Dunfield in Moncton, New Brunswick. Lyndsay Mollins-Koene of MCC...