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Happy National Aboriginal Day

Métis Beadwork | Jason Landry
Today, the summer solstice, is National Aboriginal Day—a day to recognize and celebrate Canada’s First Nations, Inuit and Métis people. Events are happening all across Canada, so find one in your area and check it out. If you’re stuck at work (like me), you can always listen to some Métis music […]

Back to Batoche 2005

Saint Antoine-de-Padoue Church Near Batoche, SK | Jordon Cooper
This past weekend I was in central Saskatchewan for Back to Batoche 2005. The Battle of Batoche was the decisive battle during Northwest Rebellion and led to the end of the war between the Metis and the Canadian Government. Most Canadians remember it for the capture, […]

A New Site for the Metis National Council

The Metis National Council has launched a new website and, while it’s not perfect (non-standard code complete with spacer gifs), it is a vast improvement over the last site. This, along with the re-design of the website for the Metis Nation of Alberta last year, suggests that things are starting to look up for Metis […]

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