Marga Lincoln for the Independent Record Sep 23, 2021 Sep 23, 2021 0 Marga Lincoln for the Independent Record Fiddler Ryan Keplin will perform at the The Myrna Loy’s “One Robe: Metis Culture Festival ...

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 ...

Nov 18, 2021 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Add to Calendar 18-11-2021 12:00 18-11-2021 13:00 America/Toronto Discover Dance! V’ni Dansi’s Louis Riel Métis Dancers The Dance Centre’s Discover Dance! series ...

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 ...

When Yvonne Chartrand takes the stage to perform the Red River Jig, she is conscious that her ancestors once danced the same steps. The Métis performer has danced the high-paced and fiddle-led jig ...

“We may fail,” Louis Riel once said. “But the rights for which we contend will not die.” Founder of the province of Manitoba; political leader of the Métis people; key organizer of the Red River ...

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 ...

A University of Saskatchewan researcher will be embarking on a five-year study that looks at the various benefits of performing traditional Métis dances. Heather Foulds, an assistant professor of ...

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 ...

When it comes to Metis jigging, it’s all about getting your steps in. Warren Ibister-Bear, who dances with the Creeland Dancers out of Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation, sometimes checks his FitBit ...

The Dance Centres Discover Dance! series celebrates the rhythms and images of the Mtis spirit in a joyful program featuring the Louis Riel Mtis Dancers. Red River Special combines the Red River Jig ...