The Asham Stompers, a Manitoba-based Metis dance group that will perform Saturday and Sunday at an area French festival, are purveyors of the Red River Jig, a dance said to have been created by ...

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, IN THE NATIONAL HOMELAND OF THE RED RIVER MÉTIS AND TREATY 1 TERRITORY, Aug. 20, 2025 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada is committed to working with the Manitoba Métis Federation to ...

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 ...

Discover the history of the Red River oxcarts and the important role of the Métis across Minnesota. At Crow Wing State Park south of Brainerd is a sign noting the point at which oxcarts crossed the ...

Saskatoon city hall is honouring the heritage of its Métis residents with a Red River cart display in its lobby. The half-scale cart installation, decorated with sashes, a blanket and lilacs, was ...

The Manitoba Métis Federation is suing the provincial and federal governments after the Red River Métis were largely excluded from a class action settlement for Sixties Scoop survivors.The Sixties ...

The battle over a cultural symbol between Métis and non-Indigenous residents of a Saskatchewan village has finally been put to rest. A historically accurate Red River cart was built in 2012 during a ...

McMaster University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. McMaster University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. This year marks 139 years since the ...

Red River carts are an important part of Métis heritage, and one is now on display at Saskatoon city hall. (Don Somers/CBC - image credit) Saskatoon city hall is honouring the heritage of its Métis ...