News

Citing lost hunting rights in Wood Buffalo National Park dating back to 1922, the Northwest Territory Métis Nation is seeking $120 million in compensation; it also wants the story of how their ...
Brigades of Métis hunters with ox-drawn wooden carts went after buffalo until the mid-19th century. The hunting of buffalo sometimes caused conflict with nearby Native American nations.
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. – The Alberta Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that restricts where Métis people can hunt in the province. Garry Hirsekorn was convicted in 2010 of hunting out of season ...
The Metis Nation of Alberta has filed arguments seeking leave to appeal a lower court ruling that restricts harvesting rights to areas around northern Metis settlements. The arguments focus on a ...
“The Gift of the Great Buffalo” by Carole Lindstrom follows the story of Rose, a young Métis-Ojibwe girl, and her family as they join other families on the prairie for the annual buffalo hunt.
Metis trappers in Fort Smith are angry about reserve land selected by the Salt River First Nation. Some of the areas identified by the Fort Smith band are on Metis traplines.
Just south of Buffalo Narrows, in the town of Ile-a-la-Crosse, Métis have posted signs along the highway describing the area as "traditional lands," and more signs are planned that say the town ...