A collection of photographs of Red River Metis artifacts from the Turtle Mountain Reservation, Pembina, Red River Settlement (Manitoba),...

Beginning with the Gradual Enfranchisement Act, and replicated in the Indian Act of 1876, Indian women who married non-treaty Indian men,...

Following the dispersal of the Metis following the 1885 resistance, life was made difficult for many Metis. A significant number fled...

A narrative covering the entire cycle of the year was recorded by anthropologist Frances Densmore, in 1929, which provides a unique look...

Sixty-five men accompanied Cuthbert Grant during the Battle at Frog Plain (aka Seven Oaks). Of this number, only one man was killed and...

By almost any account you read regarding the subsistence of the indigenous people of the prairies, it is indisputable that Pemmican was...

How did the Métis become such a large part of the Turtle Mountain Band? The answer is complicated, but it is one that is based on...

Below are two stories found in an old copy of the Bureau of Indian Affairs news sheet "Indians at Work" - a publication that was printed...

In his book, "Indian Boyhood", Charles Eastman (Sisseton Dakota) described the events of his first New Years celebration at a winter camp...

For the Ojibwe and other northern people, snow shoes (or aagime) were essential to winter travel, survival, and hunting. The wooden frame...

Fishing was an industry which happened throughout entire year. In the late spring, the people would usually move directly from their...

The carts used by the Red River half-breeds are peculiar to the landscape and the hunt, and are of uniform make. They are constructed...

In 1860, it was reported that the annual Metis buffalo hunt started around June 15th. At that time, there were two great hunts – one...

The cycle of life across the course of a year shows an advanced understanding of the natural world. This traditional ecological knowledge...

Christmas is a time for traditions and being with family. It is a special time when we express our culture and our love of family. For...

​The use of wild rice as a food by the Anishinaabe is well established. However, its use as a medicine was a unique distinction. In some...

Jean Baptiste Bottineau (Boutineau), a French-Chippewa, mixed blood, successful fur-trader, surveyor, real estate broker, lawyer, justice...

It is the custom of the Ojibwe people to light and maintain a fire in the days following the death of a member of the tribe. How did this...

​The Ojibwe people comprise numerous communities ranging mainly from southern and northwestern Ontario, northern Michigan and Wisconsin,...

Historical transportation using established trails relied on paths that were taken and developed over a considerable period of time,...