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The Calder Clan
 
Courtesy Royal Ontario Museum
Marker detail: Three Métis Guides, 1857-1858, by Alexander Moncrieff
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1 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Explore Fort Frances West — Discover Fort Frances —
On Front Street at Williams Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Front Street.
Community Roots in Fur Trade History The Calder Clan boasts a heritage of mixed blood of Orkney men and First Nations women — the Métis. As employees of the Hudson’s Bay Company, the ancestors of many community members served as traders, . . . — — Map (db m309897) HM
2 ► Ontario, Rainy River District, Fort Frances — Calder History —
On Lake Road at Idylwild, on the right when traveling north on Lake Road.
In 1869, after the Louis Riel uprising of the breed, the Calders migrated east from the Red River settlement in Manitoba. Their heritage was the mixed blood of Orkney men and Indian maidens. As employees of the Hudson’s Bay Trading Company, William . . . — — Map (db m203492) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026