Link to: Hay, M. (2022, April 1). "How the Rage for Sage Threatens Native American Traditions and Recipes: In Southern California, the popularity of white sage threatens its survival." Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/white-sage

The following quotation, and blog post link are provided courtesy of the  Ontario Metis Family Records Center (omfrc.org): https://omfrc.org/2017/01/legendary-man-chief-membertou/

"Jesse Fleche, a secular priest who had accompanied Poutrincourt to further the Christian mission, then made quick inroads with the Mi’kmaq people.  Shortly after his arrival, Chief Membertou along with 21 members of his immediate family were baptized.  Membertou was given the baptismal name of “Henry” in honour of the King, thereby officially converting to Christianity.  This act forged the beginning of a very important relationship between the Mi’kmaq and the Church.  The Concordat (or Treaty) of 1610 was recorded on a great wampum belt, the most common way to catalogue such treaties in Native Nations at the time.  It signified a relationship between the Grand Council and the Pope, and the Mi’kmaq people.  This agreement involved the Mi’kmaq people protecting priests and French Catholic settlers, and in turn, the Church granted certain religious authorities to the Mi’kmaq Nation.  It afforded the Mi’kmaq sovereignty, and affirmed the Roman Catholic religion as the “official state religion” of the Mi’kmaq.  This was a good deal for Membertou and his people.  Many European settlers attempted to convert Native peoples, however, the French were not actively pursuing the destruction of Mi’kmaq culture and the assimilation of her people making such an accord more readily acceptable."

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Citation: Admin. (2017, January 31). "A Legendary Man – Chief Membertou." Metis Family Records Center (omfrc.org).  https://omfrc.org/2017/01/legendary-man-chief-membertou/ Accessed 4/14/2022.

The following quotation, and blog post link are provided courtesy of the  Ontario Metis Family Records Center (omfrc.org):

"Being Indigenous isn’t about what you can get because you happen to have Red blood. It’s about something much deeper…and that meaning is something that is unique to each Métis person. Imagine how Riel would feel if he could see the situation of his people today? What would he say about how far (or not) we’ve come? Would he agree with those who say they know what it is to be Métis, and that others do not? It’s a passionate and heated conversation happening all over the Métis community today, and it’s one of fundamental importance. The vision of Louis Riel and all those who were by his side was for the unification and acknowledgement of all Métis people from coast to coast – Nowhere does he speak only of a vision for one place or one group of people. The science and history behind the matter clearly shows that not only are we all related, but much more closely than was previously imagined or acknowledged. The rest is up to us." 

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Citation: Admin. (2017, November 8). "Métis: A Historical Scientific Prospective." Metis Family Records Center (omfrc.org).  https://omfrc.org/2017/11/metis-historical-scientific-prospective/ Accessed 4/12/2022.

Levigne, R. G. A. (1847). Echoes from the Backwoods or Sketches of Transatlantic Life, Second Edition. Source: https://archive.org/details/echoesfrombackwo00levirich/page/n5/mode/2up