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 ...
Matt Hanly is Director At-large for the Skydancer Indigenous Cultural Centre and a Métis youth leader from Devon, Alberta. He has discovered a profound connection to his heritage ...
(ANNews) – Jigging is a traditional Métis dance that’s existed on Turtle Island for hundreds of years and has been passed down for generations. Nineteen-year-old Kenton Alook is a two-spirit ...
This story is part of Resonate: Songs of Resilience in recognition of National Indigenous History Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day. CBC Indigenous with CBC Unreserved celebrates communities ...
“We didn’t keep days, we kept stories,” begins Ly Raine, a buxom Cree woman with shaved hair and a beaded belt tethered around her waist. She’s a custodian at Fort Edmonton Park’s Indigenous People’s ...
Felice Gladue has a deep passion for sharing her Métis culture with children, but she says for a brief time, her own kids were her toughest audience. Felice, whose Métis ancestry comes from St.
EDMONTON, AB, Aug. 16, 2024 /CNW/ - The Otipemisiwak Métis Government of the Métis Nation within Alberta is partnering with the Government of Alberta to construct the Healing Waters Recovery Community ...