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 ...

About a decade ago she founded Metis ... can jig.'" She said she remembers her mom hesitating before putting music on, but once it was on Felice was convinced. "She flat out did the Red River ...

"She flat out did the Red River jig. And I was just like ... Willow also plays the fiddle, guitar, piano, drums, harmonica, ukulele and the kalimba. While she enjoys each of those, Willow said she ...

Above are two examples — the history and reasoning behind why the Métis were recognized as the “Flower Beadwork People” (left) and how to dance to most famous dance of the Métis, La Jig di la Rivyayr ...

No one was more surprised than I was when I started work on a novel and it came out in the form of a crooked Métis fiddle tune. I always thought I’d been born without ... tracing the history of the ...