Michif McKay
@ojicreecarl.bsky.social
#OjiCree #Michif
Tansii kiya? Boozhoo aniin?
President-Montana Michif Heritage Foundation
https://bsky.app/profile/mtmichifheritage.bsky.social
🏹#KnowledgeKeeper 🧠 ©️2011🪶🧡
Tansii kiya? Boozhoo aniin?
President-Montana Michif Heritage Foundation
https://bsky.app/profile/mtmichifheritage.bsky.social
🏹#KnowledgeKeeper 🧠 ©️2011🪶🧡
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Michif McKay
@ojicreecarl.bsky.social
· Sep 2
Introductions-Genealogy & Blood Quantum of the Little Shell Tribe Executive Council
YouTube video by Roe Cloud Pembina Ojibwa
youtu.be
On August 22, 2025 the Montana Michif Heritage Foundation proudly sponsored a gathering! We share the introduction segment as the first release of our episode:
'Genealogy & Blood Quantum of the Little Shell Tribe Executive Council'
💻🖥️📺⤵️
🟠https://youtu.be/bW72lI7pbtM?si=kCc__N2p2au0QAag🟠
'Genealogy & Blood Quantum of the Little Shell Tribe Executive Council'
💻🖥️📺⤵️
🟠https://youtu.be/bW72lI7pbtM?si=kCc__N2p2au0QAag🟠
Reposted by Michif McKay
Honoring Louis Riel, born Oct 22, 1844 — a Métis leader, visionary, and defender of our rights, language & land. His spirit of resistance and pride still guides us today. ✊🏽✨
#LouisRiel #MétisPride #RielLives #RedRiverResistance #IndigenousHistory #LandBack
#LouisRiel #MétisPride #RielLives #RedRiverResistance #IndigenousHistory #LandBack
October 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Honoring Louis Riel, born Oct 22, 1844 — a Métis leader, visionary, and defender of our rights, language & land. His spirit of resistance and pride still guides us today. ✊🏽✨
#LouisRiel #MétisPride #RielLives #RedRiverResistance #IndigenousHistory #LandBack
#LouisRiel #MétisPride #RielLives #RedRiverResistance #IndigenousHistory #LandBack
#Hill57 #MTMichif
Examining Hill57 residents is a Pemmican Pouch of knowledge!
Below is the death certificate of John Romell LaPierre. He is born at St. Peter's Mission during the time Louis Riel was teaching in Montana. He is documented as a resident of #Hill57 at the time of his death, age 73.
Examining Hill57 residents is a Pemmican Pouch of knowledge!
Below is the death certificate of John Romell LaPierre. He is born at St. Peter's Mission during the time Louis Riel was teaching in Montana. He is documented as a resident of #Hill57 at the time of his death, age 73.
October 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
I am thankful for the resilience of the Ojibwe Language Keepers!
ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/%E2%AC%85%EF...
Miigwech!!!🪶
I am thankful for the resilience of the Ojibwe Language Keepers!
ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/%E2%AC%85%EF...
Miigwech!!!🪶
Ojibwe People's Dictionary
| the Ojibwe People's Dictionary
ojibwe.lib.umn.edu
October 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
I am thankful for the resilience of the Ojibwe Language Keepers!
ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/%E2%AC%85%EF...
Miigwech!!!🪶
I am thankful for the resilience of the Ojibwe Language Keepers!
ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/%E2%AC%85%EF...
Miigwech!!!🪶
South of the medicine, the term "National Day for Truth & Reconciliation" does not exist...
Lenard Peltier interview is medicine on #NDTR.
⬇️🖱💻🖥📱
youtu.be/eBvNsS0CeBA?...
Lenard Peltier interview is medicine on #NDTR.
⬇️🖱💻🖥📱
youtu.be/eBvNsS0CeBA?...
Leonard Peltier on Indigenous Rights, His Half-Century in Prison & More
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
youtu.be
September 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
South of the medicine, the term "National Day for Truth & Reconciliation" does not exist...
Lenard Peltier interview is medicine on #NDTR.
⬇️🖱💻🖥📱
youtu.be/eBvNsS0CeBA?...
Lenard Peltier interview is medicine on #NDTR.
⬇️🖱💻🖥📱
youtu.be/eBvNsS0CeBA?...
This #NDTR long weekend, I've examined #NewFrance and the #Indigenous allies opposing English invaders. In particular Ensign, Jean Baptiste Levrault de Langis; or "Langy" to his Royal Empire Loyalist enemies.
warhistory.org/@msw/article...
www.biographi.ca/en/bio/levra...
warhistory.org/@msw/article...
www.biographi.ca/en/bio/levra...
Langy - War History
Jean-Baptiste Levrault de Langis Montgeron (known as “Langy” in English) was considered the ideal French-Canadian leader, who allowed New France to defy the...
warhistory.org
September 30, 2025 at 2:41 AM
This #NDTR long weekend, I've examined #NewFrance and the #Indigenous allies opposing English invaders. In particular Ensign, Jean Baptiste Levrault de Langis; or "Langy" to his Royal Empire Loyalist enemies.
warhistory.org/@msw/article...
www.biographi.ca/en/bio/levra...
warhistory.org/@msw/article...
www.biographi.ca/en/bio/levra...
Reposted by Michif McKay
“For people who grew up away from cultural and community connections, the journey of rediscovery and reconnection can be painful, confusing, full of blocks and stops and take years before some felt sense of connection and understanding formulates.”
#Indigenous #Métis #belonging
#Indigenous #Métis #belonging
Distinct branches of the same root
To the Editor:A large portion of Indigenous peoples, including those of mixed-heritage backgrounds, have grown up away from specific nationhood belonging, territories and reserves, a point that has de...
www.windspeaker.com
September 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“For people who grew up away from cultural and community connections, the journey of rediscovery and reconnection can be painful, confusing, full of blocks and stops and take years before some felt sense of connection and understanding formulates.”
#Indigenous #Métis #belonging
#Indigenous #Métis #belonging
Boon matayn! (Michif for good morning) 🌞🌅
This discovery motivates me to document our shared historical community. Becoming resourceful as #RoadAllowanceIndians,
The Hill 57 residents documented on the 1940 U.S. Census of Great Falls are listed in this thread.
#Hill57 #MTMichif #Anishinaabe
🧵⬇️👀
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This discovery motivates me to document our shared historical community. Becoming resourceful as #RoadAllowanceIndians,
The Hill 57 residents documented on the 1940 U.S. Census of Great Falls are listed in this thread.
#Hill57 #MTMichif #Anishinaabe
🧵⬇️👀
/1
September 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Boon matayn! (Michif for good morning) 🌞🌅
This discovery motivates me to document our shared historical community. Becoming resourceful as #RoadAllowanceIndians,
The Hill 57 residents documented on the 1940 U.S. Census of Great Falls are listed in this thread.
#Hill57 #MTMichif #Anishinaabe
🧵⬇️👀
/1
This discovery motivates me to document our shared historical community. Becoming resourceful as #RoadAllowanceIndians,
The Hill 57 residents documented on the 1940 U.S. Census of Great Falls are listed in this thread.
#Hill57 #MTMichif #Anishinaabe
🧵⬇️👀
/1
Boon Swayr! (good evening in michif)
#MTMichif
👀⬅️Exploring historical 1900 U.S. census records of Montana and I noticed a half-breed Cree Camp is documented in the Lewis Clark County.
👀➡️Data has John Swane, father from England with a racial designation as Indian.
Land location: Twp 18 Range 7
#MTMichif
👀⬅️Exploring historical 1900 U.S. census records of Montana and I noticed a half-breed Cree Camp is documented in the Lewis Clark County.
👀➡️Data has John Swane, father from England with a racial designation as Indian.
Land location: Twp 18 Range 7
September 20, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Boon Swayr! (good evening in michif)
#MTMichif
👀⬅️Exploring historical 1900 U.S. census records of Montana and I noticed a half-breed Cree Camp is documented in the Lewis Clark County.
👀➡️Data has John Swane, father from England with a racial designation as Indian.
Land location: Twp 18 Range 7
#MTMichif
👀⬅️Exploring historical 1900 U.S. census records of Montana and I noticed a half-breed Cree Camp is documented in the Lewis Clark County.
👀➡️Data has John Swane, father from England with a racial designation as Indian.
Land location: Twp 18 Range 7
Reposted by Michif McKay
Robert Redford died Tuesday after a five-decade career spent championing independent filmmaking and launching the careers of many Indigenous filmmakers through his Sundance Institute.
Actor and Indigenous film champion Robert Redford dies at 89 - ICT
Actor, director and activist founded the Sundance Institute, which has launched the careers of many Native filmmakers through its Indigenous programs
ictnews.org
September 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Robert Redford died Tuesday after a five-decade career spent championing independent filmmaking and launching the careers of many Indigenous filmmakers through his Sundance Institute.
Reposted by Michif McKay
“To see an American-based company attempt to occupy our ancient village sites without consent is deeply unacceptable and is a violation of our inherent rights, title, laws, and jurisdiction.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #land #BCpoli
#Indigenous #FirstNations #land #BCpoli
Obtain free, prior and informed consent B.C. before granting land tenures, says First Nations Leadership Council
The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) is calling on the Province (British Columbia) to consult and cooperate with potentially affected First Nations in order to obtain their free, prior, and inf...
www.windspeaker.com
September 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
“To see an American-based company attempt to occupy our ancient village sites without consent is deeply unacceptable and is a violation of our inherent rights, title, laws, and jurisdiction.”
#Indigenous #FirstNations #land #BCpoli
#Indigenous #FirstNations #land #BCpoli
Today's #Métis / #Michif learning curve: Assesippi townsite.
Assesippi townsite: www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/a...
Tales of Asessippi: The Robbery at Asessippi
by A. R. Devlin:
www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/pageant...
The McKay's established the boarding house 1890-1905. Mochum knew this place well.
Assesippi townsite: www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/a...
Tales of Asessippi: The Robbery at Asessippi
by A. R. Devlin:
www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/pageant...
The McKay's established the boarding house 1890-1905. Mochum knew this place well.
September 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Today's #Métis / #Michif learning curve: Assesippi townsite.
Assesippi townsite: www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/a...
Tales of Asessippi: The Robbery at Asessippi
by A. R. Devlin:
www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/pageant...
The McKay's established the boarding house 1890-1905. Mochum knew this place well.
Assesippi townsite: www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/a...
Tales of Asessippi: The Robbery at Asessippi
by A. R. Devlin:
www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/pageant...
The McKay's established the boarding house 1890-1905. Mochum knew this place well.
Today's #Montana #MTMichif learning curve has me examining the 1880 U.S. Census of Pembina, the Village of Wallhalla. #Anishinaabe
What intrigues my curiosity is the last name on pg.13/18 of this record is Alexis Langis & Family. Other names, Charles Cuthbert Grant & Mary Gingras.
#Métis/#Michif
What intrigues my curiosity is the last name on pg.13/18 of this record is Alexis Langis & Family. Other names, Charles Cuthbert Grant & Mary Gingras.
#Métis/#Michif
September 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Today's #Montana #MTMichif learning curve has me examining the 1880 U.S. Census of Pembina, the Village of Wallhalla. #Anishinaabe
What intrigues my curiosity is the last name on pg.13/18 of this record is Alexis Langis & Family. Other names, Charles Cuthbert Grant & Mary Gingras.
#Métis/#Michif
What intrigues my curiosity is the last name on pg.13/18 of this record is Alexis Langis & Family. Other names, Charles Cuthbert Grant & Mary Gingras.
#Métis/#Michif
#OnThisDay 📅 164 years ago great grand uncle François Langan(Longé) was baptized at White Horse Plain.
Michif:
tipishkum- Birthday🎂
Ojibwe:
Dibishkam- he/she has a birthday!🎂
He married Genevieve Lafournaise @ Wolf Point.💒💍
Happy birthday Uncle Frank! Please hug our Aunty Myrt from above!
Michif:
tipishkum- Birthday🎂
Ojibwe:
Dibishkam- he/she has a birthday!🎂
He married Genevieve Lafournaise @ Wolf Point.💒💍
Happy birthday Uncle Frank! Please hug our Aunty Myrt from above!
September 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
#OnThisDay 📅 164 years ago great grand uncle François Langan(Longé) was baptized at White Horse Plain.
Michif:
tipishkum- Birthday🎂
Ojibwe:
Dibishkam- he/she has a birthday!🎂
He married Genevieve Lafournaise @ Wolf Point.💒💍
Happy birthday Uncle Frank! Please hug our Aunty Myrt from above!
Michif:
tipishkum- Birthday🎂
Ojibwe:
Dibishkam- he/she has a birthday!🎂
He married Genevieve Lafournaise @ Wolf Point.💒💍
Happy birthday Uncle Frank! Please hug our Aunty Myrt from above!
Shoutout to all followers!
☮️🕊✌️❤️💕🧡🥰
Peace and Love
North or South of the Medicine Line, we all share the turtle's back!
Miigwech (Thank you)
☮️🕊✌️❤️💕🧡🥰
Peace and Love
North or South of the Medicine Line, we all share the turtle's back!
Miigwech (Thank you)
September 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Shoutout to all followers!
☮️🕊✌️❤️💕🧡🥰
Peace and Love
North or South of the Medicine Line, we all share the turtle's back!
Miigwech (Thank you)
☮️🕊✌️❤️💕🧡🥰
Peace and Love
North or South of the Medicine Line, we all share the turtle's back!
Miigwech (Thank you)
Today's #MTMichif learning curve reveals Sinopah Mountain.
Sinopah-meaning kit fox woman, was born to Chief Lone Walker. She would marry Hugh Munro of the Hudson's Bay Company & American Fur Co.
👀⬅️Sinoah MT.
👀➡️⬆️Hugh Munro with Bally Powell
👀➡️⬇️H.Munro BIO HBCA.
Sinopah-meaning kit fox woman, was born to Chief Lone Walker. She would marry Hugh Munro of the Hudson's Bay Company & American Fur Co.
👀⬅️Sinoah MT.
👀➡️⬆️Hugh Munro with Bally Powell
👀➡️⬇️H.Munro BIO HBCA.
September 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Today's #MTMichif learning curve reveals Sinopah Mountain.
Sinopah-meaning kit fox woman, was born to Chief Lone Walker. She would marry Hugh Munro of the Hudson's Bay Company & American Fur Co.
👀⬅️Sinoah MT.
👀➡️⬆️Hugh Munro with Bally Powell
👀➡️⬇️H.Munro BIO HBCA.
Sinopah-meaning kit fox woman, was born to Chief Lone Walker. She would marry Hugh Munro of the Hudson's Bay Company & American Fur Co.
👀⬅️Sinoah MT.
👀➡️⬆️Hugh Munro with Bally Powell
👀➡️⬇️H.Munro BIO HBCA.
Image below is an indexed map of land at Turtle Mountain c1910. I have circled the homestead of Cuthbert Grant, and discovered Adele McKay is his Neighbour!
#Métis #Michif #Anishinaabe
#Métis #Michif #Anishinaabe
September 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Image below is an indexed map of land at Turtle Mountain c1910. I have circled the homestead of Cuthbert Grant, and discovered Adele McKay is his Neighbour!
#Métis #Michif #Anishinaabe
#Métis #Michif #Anishinaabe
Reposted by Michif McKay
September 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Reposted by Michif McKay
Tonight’s full moon, Sunday, September 7, 2025, is Wabaabagaa-giizis, the Changing Leaves Moon, in Anishinaabe tradition. It marks when leaves turn and fall, signaling autumn. In some regions, it’s also called Binaakwe-giizis, the Falling Leaves Moon.
September 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Tonight’s full moon, Sunday, September 7, 2025, is Wabaabagaa-giizis, the Changing Leaves Moon, in Anishinaabe tradition. It marks when leaves turn and fall, signaling autumn. In some regions, it’s also called Binaakwe-giizis, the Falling Leaves Moon.
Pictures paint a thousand words!
Here are the (La Verendrye) Gaulthier Brothers of Verennes Quebec.
This epic journey predates David Thompson & Lewis & Clark.
Here are the (La Verendrye) Gaulthier Brothers of Verennes Quebec.
This epic journey predates David Thompson & Lewis & Clark.
September 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Pictures paint a thousand words!
Here are the (La Verendrye) Gaulthier Brothers of Verennes Quebec.
This epic journey predates David Thompson & Lewis & Clark.
Here are the (La Verendrye) Gaulthier Brothers of Verennes Quebec.
This epic journey predates David Thompson & Lewis & Clark.
#RedRiverCart #Mètis/#Michif
Overland freighting was replaced by the railroad. The Red River Cart is an engineering marvel as an amphibious vehicle!
Overland freighting was replaced by the railroad. The Red River Cart is an engineering marvel as an amphibious vehicle!
September 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
#RedRiverCart #Mètis/#Michif
Overland freighting was replaced by the railroad. The Red River Cart is an engineering marvel as an amphibious vehicle!
Overland freighting was replaced by the railroad. The Red River Cart is an engineering marvel as an amphibious vehicle!
On August 22, 2025 the Montana Michif Heritage Foundation proudly sponsored a gathering! We share the introduction segment as the first release of our episode:
'Genealogy & Blood Quantum of the Little Shell Tribe Executive Council'
💻🖥️📺⤵️
🟠https://youtu.be/bW72lI7pbtM?si=kCc__N2p2au0QAag🟠
'Genealogy & Blood Quantum of the Little Shell Tribe Executive Council'
💻🖥️📺⤵️
🟠https://youtu.be/bW72lI7pbtM?si=kCc__N2p2au0QAag🟠
Introductions-Genealogy & Blood Quantum of the Little Shell Tribe Executive Council
YouTube video by Roe Cloud Pembina Ojibwa
youtu.be
September 2, 2025 at 2:46 AM
On August 22, 2025 the Montana Michif Heritage Foundation proudly sponsored a gathering! We share the introduction segment as the first release of our episode:
'Genealogy & Blood Quantum of the Little Shell Tribe Executive Council'
💻🖥️📺⤵️
🟠https://youtu.be/bW72lI7pbtM?si=kCc__N2p2au0QAag🟠
'Genealogy & Blood Quantum of the Little Shell Tribe Executive Council'
💻🖥️📺⤵️
🟠https://youtu.be/bW72lI7pbtM?si=kCc__N2p2au0QAag🟠
Reposted by Michif McKay
🌿🍇 Little berries, big flavor! Fresh Saskatoons are summer in every bite 😋 #BerryGood #WildHarvest
September 1, 2025 at 3:58 AM
🌿🍇 Little berries, big flavor! Fresh Saskatoons are summer in every bite 😋 #BerryGood #WildHarvest
Today's #Métis/#Michif learning has me examining the Half Breed Scrip of the Chippewas of Lake Superior.
The images below are the beginning of the list of names who received half-breed scrip.
Beginning pg.24 🧐⬅️
Ending on pg.38/346🧐➡️
Link to image:
archive.org/details/cihm...
The images below are the beginning of the list of names who received half-breed scrip.
Beginning pg.24 🧐⬅️
Ending on pg.38/346🧐➡️
Link to image:
archive.org/details/cihm...
August 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Today's #Métis/#Michif learning has me examining the Half Breed Scrip of the Chippewas of Lake Superior.
The images below are the beginning of the list of names who received half-breed scrip.
Beginning pg.24 🧐⬅️
Ending on pg.38/346🧐➡️
Link to image:
archive.org/details/cihm...
The images below are the beginning of the list of names who received half-breed scrip.
Beginning pg.24 🧐⬅️
Ending on pg.38/346🧐➡️
Link to image:
archive.org/details/cihm...
Reposted by Michif McKay
August 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
