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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over the past 41 years, Therese Seesequasis has trained more than 160 dancers who have never lost a competition. She even helped ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

During the 7th Annual CUMFI Métis Cultural Days, the focus was on celebrating diversity while also recognizing the common threads between cultures. Métis performers shared the stage with a Ukrainian ...

(ANNews) – Jigging is a traditional Métis dance that’s existed on Turtle Island for hundreds of years and has been passed down for generations. Nineteen-year-old Kenton Alook is a two-spirit ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marcus Merasty, centre, says Métis jigging is a community dance that brings joy to others. (Supplied by Robin Poitras - image ...

Marcus Merasty remembers growing up in Pelican Narrows, Sask., and watching his friends jigging. "I kind of felt a little bit left out because they looked like they were having so much fun," he said, ...