Métis Status
What does it mean to be Métis? If you have Aboriginal history, gaining Métis status isn’t always easy. We make the process simpler with step-by-step assistance.
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Who are the Painted Feather Woodland Métis? We invite you to learn more about our community and the incredible people in it.
Community Resources
We have compiled a wonderful list of Métis resources. From education, housing, and business opportunities and assistance to spiritual resources, you will find what you are looking for in our resource listings.
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Marie Olivier Sylvestre: A Special Name In History
Roch Manitoubeouich was a man who’d had a life full of adventure, excitement, and hardship. He’d spent many years deep in the forests of New France, travelling with Olivier LeTardif as an...
The Church, The Company and a Special Child
In France during the early 1600s there lived a man named Cardinal Richelieu. This man was a clergyman, a nobleman and a statesman. In 1614, he entered politics in France, a common practice for...
Craftermath – The Art of Métis Beading
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...
The Raizenne Legacy
One fateful winter night in Deerfield, Massachusetts in 1704, a 4 year old girl named Abigail and a ten year old boy named Josiah were awakened in their perspective homes by the sounds of battle and...
Learning Tour Timmins Gold and First Nations
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...
Our New Website!
We at the OMFRC have always devoted ourselves to the service of our community. An important part of this service has always been to provide information and tools to help people our people to not...
Privateers, Politics, and a Métis Legacy
How does a Privateer create a Métis legacy? The late 1600s into the early 1700s was a time period fraught with danger and upheaval. For the colonies, this was an especially trying time as...