Enjoy a Metis kind of day at the 性视界传媒 Museum on Saturday, July 29.
The museum and Metis Nation of B.C. are staging a special free family-friendly event highlighting Metis culture, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., that will feature a jigging performance and lesson by Lisa Sheperd and students.
Sheperd will also do a plant medicine workshop, Brodie Douglas will do a presentation on Metis history and Pat Calliou will do a wood-carving demonstration. Ron Gerard and Keith Hill will play the guitar and fiddle, Chris Kelly will make Bannock and Mechtild Morin will do traditional finger weaving demonstrations.
Moreover, there will be crafts, face painting, a and historic trapping tent will be displayed and the Chilliwack Metis Association will have a cultural exhibit.
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Meantime, Ken Fisher, president of in 性视界传媒, says the Metis are all-too-often lost in the catchphrases Indigenous or Aboriginal. 鈥淭heir identity is getting lost in those two words people tend to use,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a reality.鈥�
That said, Fisher thinks this Metis day at the museum is a 鈥渟tep forward from the standpoint of awareness.
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Fisher says his association has about 2,500 members, and has been operating here for about 30 years.
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鈥淢etis are all over.鈥�
The Metis are people of mixed First Nations and European ancestry. 鈥淭he Metis have their own unique and cultural history,鈥� Fisher noted.
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Fisher has been hosting Vancouver Co-op 100.5 fm radio鈥檚 Metis Matters show since 1989.
The 性视界传媒 Museum is located at 17710-56A Avenue.
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