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Métis Awareness, Louis Riel and the Road Allowance People: 2019 Métis Day Awareness Event

This guide has been created as a companion to the Chilliwack library's 2019-2023 Métis culture and history display featuring Métis leader Louis Riel and the Road Allowance People.

2019 Metis Day Awareness Event

In support of this display, the Indigenous Student Centre moved their Métis Day Awareness event from Abbotsford to Chilliwack. The Métis Day Awareness event is held to commemorate the anniversary of the execution of Métis Leader Louis Riel and to raise awareness of Métis culture. 

Elder Eddie Gardner welcomes Métis Day Awareness participants. A man with a traditional hide drum stands in the middle of U F Vs Gathering Place wooden space.​ 

Métis carver Patrick Calihou at Métis Day Awareness event. He is focusing on carving a piece of wood, using a tool-filled workbench for support.

Handmade wheel, paddles, and tools, on wooden work bench.

Red River cart rests on flagstones. The cart has two spoke wheens, a two-tone base and it's tapered handles are resting on the ground.

A man dances a jig in the middle of U F V's Gathering Place, a large wooden room modeled after a Sto:lo longhouse.

A large stainless steel bowl of bison soup sits on a brown table, a ladel handle sticking out of the bowl. A dish of plastic spoons is nearby, as are stacks of disposable red and green soup bowls.

Métis sash and resources display - English and French language how-to books on braiding sit on a black background next to multiple woven sashes.

 

Métis Awareness Day in Chilliwack

The University of the Fraser Valley is situated on the traditional territory of the Stó:lō peoples. The Stó:lō have an intrinsic relationship with what they refer to as S’olh Temexw (Our Sacred Land), therefore we express our gratitude and respect for the honour of living and working in this territory.

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