Metis Gathering

History & Culture
Go back in time with us and find out where Métis people first began populating the Canadian landscape. From the Métis origin to the different foods used in cooking and harvesting methods to get the ingredients. Learn the history of Métis dress and beading then have fun with the evolution of the Métis jig, music, and art.

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Michif Language
Discover the origins of the Michif language and the work that is being done to preserve it in Canada.

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Community
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Métis people are grounded in community, value and tradition.

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Back to Batoche
Something special happens when Métis people come together in celebration.

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Learning Packages

The Métis culture will continue to be lived and celebrated when we pass our knowledge on to the generations who follow us.

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Music & Dance

Discover how music and dance shape Métis culture and tradition.

The sound of the fiddle is the heartbeat of the Métis. In this learning package students will observe the most famous dance of the Métis, La Jig di la Rivyayr Roozh – Red River Jig. Students will learn to demonstrate the Métis value of perseverance through trying a unique dance and learning new steps.

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Conversational Michif

Learn basic phrases in Michif and how values like respect and kindness are embodied in the language.

Learn basic greetings in Michif, a beautiful language that was born here on the prairies. By learning Michif, we will also see how language is tied to the expression of important cultural values such as gratitude, respect and kindness.

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Beading

Create works of art in the traditional style of the Flower Beadwork People.

In this learning package, we learn why the Métis are known as the Flower Beadwork People and then create works of art that follow the traditional style of beadwork that the Métis are renowned for.

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Courtney-Dawn Anaquod, Batoche Saskatchewan - 2019

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Back to Batoche - Heartland Celebration

Learn the history, then come enjoy four fun filled days of food, music, dance, and culture every third week in July!

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Paykiiwikay Podcast

Join our host Leah Dorion and guests as we explore the past, present and future landscape of Métis culture.

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Métis community

Calvin Racette – Losing the Michif Language

In this episode, Elder Calvin Racette teaches us about why Michif language is endangered today, the Road Allowance experience, and how racism and exclusion affected him and the language.

Andrea Menard – Promoting Michif language through art

This interview with award winning Métis singer, songwriter, performer, actor and writer Andrea Menard explores how she is working to promote Michif language, teachings, and the worldview through her own…

Russell Fayant – Michif History, Language and Culture

Russel Fayant shares the history of the Métis Nation in Saskatchewan using his own family story as an example of Michif revitalization.

Vincent Ahenakew – The Story of Northern Michif

In the final instalment of this season of Paykiiwikay, host Leah Dorion travels to Île-à-la-Crosse where she finds Vincent Ahenakew who is a staunch proponent of Northern Michif. His efforts…

Cort Dogniez – Teaching Michif to Urban Métis

Respected educator Cort Dogniez joins Leah Dorion in this episode of Paykiiwikay to delve into the future of the Michif language. As a leader at St. Michael's Community School in…

Amy Briley – Traditional Métis Beadwork and Sewing

Beading has long been a Métis tradition passed from generation to generation by mothers and grandmothers. Author and leading educator in Métis sewing traditions, Amy Briley, is featured in this…

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Elder Joanna Potiyondi – Métis Horse Culture

In this episode of Paykiiwikay, Elder Joanna Potyondi shares stories of her life lived steeped in the rich Métis horse culture tradition, passed down from generation to generation, dating back…

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Adam Daigneault – Métis Fiddling

Get ready to tap your toes and snap your fingers. In this episode of Paykiiwikay, Prince Albert fiddler Adam Daigneault discusses traditional Métis fiddle music, his influences and mentors in…

Elder Norman Fleury – The Michif Language

In this episode of Paykiiwikay, we feature an in-depth and educational conversation with respected Métis Elder and Language Keeper Norman Fleury. Elder Fleury leads host Leah Dorion through the history…

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Chef Jenni Lessard – Learning Michif through traditional and contemporary food/cooking

Jenni Lessard is one of Canada’s top chefs and proud of her Saskatchewan Métis roots. She and Leah talk about why making and processing traditional Métis foods, including the harvesting…

Métis community

Calvin Racette – Losing the Michif Language

In this episode, Elder Calvin Racette teaches us about why Michif language is endangered today, the Road Allowance experience, and how racism and exclusion affected him and the language.

Andrea Menard – Promoting Michif language through art

This interview with award winning Métis singer, songwriter, performer, actor and writer Andrea Menard explores how she is working to promote Michif language, teachings, and the worldview through her own…

Russell Fayant – Michif History, Language and Culture

Russel Fayant shares the history of the Métis Nation in Saskatchewan using his own family story as an example of Michif revitalization.

Vincent Ahenakew – The Story of Northern Michif

In the final instalment of this season of Paykiiwikay, host Leah Dorion travels to Île-à-la-Crosse where she finds Vincent Ahenakew who is a staunch proponent of Northern Michif. His efforts…

Cort Dogniez – Teaching Michif to Urban Métis

Respected educator Cort Dogniez joins Leah Dorion in this episode of Paykiiwikay to delve into the future of the Michif language. As a leader at St. Michael's Community School in…

Amy Briley – Traditional Métis Beadwork and Sewing

Beading has long been a Métis tradition passed from generation to generation by mothers and grandmothers. Author and leading educator in Métis sewing traditions, Amy Briley, is featured in this…

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