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The National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C.

This article was originally posted in our March 2014 Edition of Feathers In The Wind. Contributed by OMFRC member Rod Borghese, Architect, Artist, Metis. Upon graduation from the School of Architecture in 1991, Rod worked on various Archaeological digs in the South of...

Anne Mouflet and Jacques Rene Tsiheme – A Brave Couple in a Harsh Time

Life during the Iroquois wars was tense, frightening, and chaotic. The French colonists and missions at the time were always on high alert for attack from the Iroquois confederacy. While it would appear from our point of view that these attacks were sheer brutality,...

The Life And Times of Catherine Annennontak

In the year 1649, a little girl named Catherine Annennontak was born into an extremely dangerous and tumultuous world. She was born during the height of the Iroquois Wars, also known as the Beaver Wars, and it was a critical time for her people, the Huron. This series...

Blankets, Beads and Birch Bark; The “Quintessential” Eessentials of Early Metis History”

~Source: Article and photos by Roxann Barker, Photojournalist A lifelong “collector”, Todd Fontaine, a man who is passionate in his quest for items that piece together a rich and vibrant history of the Metis, is overjoyed that his daughter, Carmella, shares in her...

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The National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C.

Anne Mouflet and Jacques Rene Tsiheme – A Brave Couple in a Harsh Time

The Life And Times of Catherine Annennontak

Blankets, Beads and Birch Bark; The “Quintessential” Eessentials of Early Metis History”

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