ontario and the métis nation of ontario (mno) are pleased to announce that collaborative work has resulted in the identification of historic métis communities located throughout ontario.
as a result of this collaboration, six new historic métis communities have been identified:
"métis of the north west formed a group identity as “distinctive peoples who, in addition to their mixed ancestry, developed their own customs, way of life, and recognizable group identity separate from their indian or inuit and european forebears."
"most of our records relate to the red river métis, in manitoba, as well as métis in alberta and saskatchewan"