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 ...

Sounds of jigs, reels and quadrilles will fill Lewistown next weekend when the 20th annual Metis Celebration and Powwow brings Metis to town to acknowledge their unique culture, with Native American ...

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 ...

The Keplins will play Métis traditional songs, as well as two-steps and waltzes, said Ryan, who is also known as Fiddling Lefty. “It’s something we really enjoy doing. We like playing music and like ...

Recapturing and preserving the history of the Metis people is the topic of a panel discussion today at the Pioneer Heritage Center at Icelandic State Park, near Cavalier, N.D. The event, sponsored by ...

Over the past 41 years, Therese Seesequasis has trained more than 160 dancers who have never lost a competition. She even helped design their award-winning costumes. Therese Seesequasis Dance is a ...

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Dance is a powerful expression of culture and there was a time in Canada when it was illegal for Indigenous People to perform traditional dances. An 1895 amendment to the Indian Act prohibited “any ...