Real Canadians. True Voices.
A Nation Defined.

Our North, Our Stories is a storytelling project that captures the voices, grit, and quiet brilliance of Canadians shaping who we are. From Arctic leaders to unsung heroes, we share the human stories that define this country—past, present, and future. These are real people, real lives, and a reminder that Canada isn’t just a place—it’s the stories we choose to tell.

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Stories
Am I a Métis Woman—Or a Woman with Métis Ancestry?
Am I a Métis Woman—Or a Woman with Métis Ancestry?

My name is Andrea Beauvais, and I descend from the Ménard family: voyageurs, interpreters, fur traders, and Métis community builders who lived in Fort Michilimackinac and Montreal and Oka for centuries (17th to 19th century). Their identities were recorded not just in parish registers, but in the contours of a culture that was born between worlds. And while their names remain etched in history, their descendants are being written out.

What does real leadership look like when no one’s clapping anymore?
What does real leadership look like when no one’s clapping anymore?

This isn’t just a writing project. It’s a national memory project. And if you’re the kind of person who believes quiet leadership is still worth paying attention to—well, I made this for you.

The small things we pick up along the way—and what we leave behind.
The small things we pick up along the way—and what we leave behind.

Dr. Darrell Menard in Russell, Ontario

Canada isn’t just a place. It’s a set of stories we choose to remember.

About the Author
Andrea Beauvais-Fairley is a writer of legacy and longing, drawn to the quiet power of true stories. A seasoned consultant by day and a published novelist by night (sixteen titles deep under a pen name), she’s built her life around words that move people—whether across a boardroom table or deep into the human heart.

Based in Russell, Ontario, Andrea founded Our North, Our Stories as a love letter to the people shaping Canada in ways both visible and invisible. Her work blends research and reverence, memory and mission—because she believes the most defining stories of our nation aren’t always in the history books… they’re in the lives we forget to ask about.