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The Métis freshwater, or inland, fi shery has been a contentious issue in the Canadian courts for decades, with little progress from the Métis perspective. This report begins by documenting the long history of the Métis as commercial fi shers through their employment contracts with the Hudson's Bay Company (1823-1888), and then discusses the challenges the Métis have faced in acquiring rights to a commercial fi shery through numerous legal cases since the 1993 Supreme Court of Canada decision R v. Powley. A pathway to resolving the Métis commercial fi sheries impasse is probably best found at the negotiation table between Canada, the provinces, and the Métis Nations.

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