by Admin | Nov 8, 2017 | Metis History
Métis from a Historical Scientific Prospective Throughout the 18th century and well into the 19th, an intense battle raged in the academic community. It was the time of expansion and enlightenment, along with the development of many areas of science that still exist...
by Admin | Aug 14, 2017 | Metis History
This is the second part to the story of Etienne Pigarouiche. Read part 1 here. Etienne Pigarouiche and his adventures brought him to Sillery, where he devoted his life to the Church and to his people. Here, he was married to Marguerite Oupitaouabamouku. He was...
by Admin | Jun 5, 2017 | Metis History
Etienne Pigarouiche was an interesting and vivid character in history. He was the medicine man for the Allumette Island Ojibway of Kichesipirini (Great River) Band. His role as medicine man, healer, and shaman was a very important role within the tribe, and he had a...
by Admin | May 1, 2017 | Metis History
Much of what we know of Ots-Toch is third-hand accounts. A Mohawk woman born in the village at Canajahorie, her birth was not written in official records, and most of what is known about her birth is in context of her life. Ots-Toch was born to a woman who in her own...
by Admin | Mar 28, 2017 | Member Articles, Metis History
By OMFRC Member D’Arcy Rheault – Originally Published as a Special Edition of Feathers In the Wind, 2012 The 1910 “History of Canada” text book for Ontario Public Schools taught young Canadians that: “All Indians were superstitious, having strange ideas...
by Admin | Mar 13, 2017 | Member Articles, Metis History
This post was first seen in the February 2009 Edition of Feathers In The Wind. Written by Spencer Alexander, Longtime OMFRC Friend and Member. The story of early European contact with the Aboriginal people of North America has many faces, few if any of them are...