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 ...

Calling All Captains may play pop-punk shows filled with people moshing at night, but lead vocalist Luc Gauthier has another passion by day—Métis dancing. Gauthier is Métis, which is an indigenous ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brianna Lizotte is a Métis fiddle player from Alberta whose most recent album was nominated for a Juno award. (Jackie McKay/CBC - ...

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 ...

(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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Canada’s largest celebrations of Métis culture returns this summer, and visitors won’t just walk the historic grounds but can ...

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, ...