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Real Canadians: Prairie group Creeland Dancers has been reclaiming Métis culture for 40 years
Dance is a powerful expression of culture and there was a time in Canada when it was illegal for Indigenous People to perform ...
Marcus Merasty, centre, says Métis jigging is a community dance that brings joy to others. (Supplied by Robin Poitras - image credit) Marcus Merasty remembers growing up in Pelican Narrows, Sask., and ...
“We may fail,” Louis Riel once said. “But the rights for which we contend will not die.” Founder of the province of Manitoba; political leader of the Métis people; key organizer of the Red River ...
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Learning the Métis art of finger weaving
Finger weaving is the traditional way to create the iconic Métis sash. Artist Krista Leddy explains the history of the sash and shows how to make one with finger weaving.Original air date: Feb 7, 2023 ...
A recent meeting of the Colum- bia Valley Métis Association (CVMA) demonstrated the importance of the sash to their culture and what that meant for new citizens. The event was the annual general ...
Marcus Merasty remembers growing up in Pelican Narrows, Sask., and watching his friends jigging. "I kind of felt a little bit left out because they looked like they were having so much fun," he said, ...
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