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?
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.
Dr. Darrell Menard in Russell, Ontario