Gallery
A collection of images capturing the NWOMC’s history in the region.
Map of North West Company and Hudson’s Bay Company trade routes, ca. 1779-1821.
Osnaburgh House Post Journal, 1844. Hudson's Bay Company Archives, B.155/a/56.
John Moar and Matilda Morrisseau’s Marriage Record, 1859. Hudson's Bay Company Archives, B.107/z/1.
The Red River Expedition at Kakabeka Falls, Frances Anne Hopkins, 1877. Library and Archives Canada/ Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development fonds / Acc. No. 1970-27-8M.
Dawson Route Paylist for Half-breeds of Fort Frances, 1871. LAC, RG10, Vol 1675, Reel T-1777.
George McPherson’s Family at Northwest Angle, 1872. Library and Archives Canada/ George M. Dawson fonds/e011156525.
The McPherson house at Northwest Angle, October 1872. Library and Archives Canada/George M. Dawson fonds/e011156524.
Sketch Map of Lac La Pluie District Showing Approximate Location Of Posts Mentioned In Report To Shareholders, June 20th 1872. Hudson’s Bay Company Archives, Hudson’s Bay Company manuscript maps collection, G.1/257.
Map from Treaty 3 Adhesion, 1873 showing the reserves promised to Half-breeds on the westerly shore of the Rainy Lake.
The signatures on the Treaty 3 Half-breed Adhesion of 1873. Library and Archives Canada, RG15, Series D-II-1, Vol. 562, File 171081, Reel T13819.
Osnaburgh Post, 1886. Credit: Library and Archives Canada/e011156724.
Gunhilda Crowe with husband Edward Garden Scott and son. Courtesy of Timothy Scott.
The Alberton Hotel in Fort Frances, 1894. Minnesota Historical Society.
Sable Island Light House. Library and Archives Canada/e011315185.
Brothers Jonathan, William “Bill,” and Michel Morrisseau. Source: "Norrie’s Ancestors,” Fort Frances Times, April 20, 1983.
William Allen Boucher and Martha McPherson, founders of the Métis settlement at French Portage. Courtesy of Becky Johnson.
Sunset Country Council Charter Signing, 1998. Courtesy of MNO.
Signatories and witnesses of the 2017 Agreement on Advancing Reconciliation with the Northwestern Ontario Métis Community. Courtesy of Theresa Stenlund.
The first Atikokan Council celebrated its charter signing on February 26, 2011. Courtesy of MNO.