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Métis Speaker Series
Exploring Traditional Fashion as a Métis Woman
Season 4, Episode 2
In this episode of the Métis Speaker Series, we are joined by Leah Dorion, an interdisciplinary Métis visual artist from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. She is a teacher, painter, filmmaker, and published writer with a BED, BA, and MA. Leah is a self-taught visual artist and…
Celebrating Métis Visual Art
Season 4, Episode 1
In this episode of the Métis Speaker Series, we speak with Christi Belcourt. Christi is a Métis visual artist and author living and working in Canada. The episode follows the discussion of her artwork and its roots in Métis quillwork, beadwork, and embroidery. Christi’s art has…
Healing Through Music
Season 3, Episode 8
In this episode of the Métis Speaker Series, we speak to Arlette Alcock, a Métis Folk Musician, Songwriter and Social Activist. As a member of the Cree Saulteaux Métis Nation, Arlette is a descendant of the Little Bear Cree First Nations and the Pine Creek Saulteaux. In the…
Doing the Heart Work
Season 3, Episode 7
In this episode of the Métis Speaker Series, we speak to Pixie Wells, the acting President of the Fraser Valley Métis Association as well as the 2SLGBTGGIA+peoples rep and health/housing director. Pixie uses her position to strengthen the Women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ peoples voice of…
Creating a Métis Community
Season 3, Episode 6
In this episode of the Métis Speaker Series, we speak to Joy Bremner, leader of the Mid Island Métis Nation on Vancouver Island. Joy discusses the rewards and challenges of being a supporting pillar within a chartered community. She shares the importance of creating a cultural…
Breaking the Cycle
Season 3, Episode 5
In this episode of the Métis Speaker Series, we speak to June Graham about her family history within the residential school system and the repercussions it has had. June believes there has been a lack of Métis-specific perspective and discussion about the residential school…
Reflecting With a Purpose
Season 3, Episode 4
In this episode of the Métis Speaker Series, we speak to Gary Têtu, a flute maker, musician, lodge keeper, chimney sweep, tradesman and more! Gary speaks to both his own experiences in a residential school, as well as his father's experiences, including how these events have…
A Story of Residential School Healing
Season 3, Episode 3
In this episode of the Métis Speaker Series, we speak with Arlene Vrtar-Huot, a former Social Worker and the Interim Executive Director of the National Addictions Society. As a Métis Elder for an Early Years Centre in Kelowna, Arlene has been doing the work of residential school…
Stories of an Elder
Season 3, Episode 2
In this episode of the Métis Speaker Series, we speak to Métis Elder and storyteller, Tom McCallum. Born and raised in Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan, Tom shares his journey of spiritual discovery, including his time spent at a boarding (residential) school as a young boy. The…
For Those Who Didn't Come Home
Season 3, Episode 1
In this episode of the Métis Speaker Series, Linda McCullough recounts her previous life experiences attending a residential school in Cree Lake, Saskatchewan. Attending the Timber Bay School from the age of seven, the episode follows her life at the school, including the…