Virtual Museum of Metis History and Culture: Metis Spiritualism

This paper describes the construction of mud houses and the reasons they were used by the Metis.

Article looks at Metis agriculture from fur trade days on. Includes discussion questions, teaching ideas and a bibliography.

A large collection of historical photos showing the traditional lifestyles of the Metis. The photos are sorted into categories, e.g., food preparation, hunting, trapping, etc.

Advanced finger weaving of a Metis sash are demonstrated in these videos.

The Rabbit Dance, the Duck Dance and the Fancy Jig are taught in these three videos demonstrating Metis dance techniques. There is an order form if you should wish to purchase the videos after watching them.

The history of Metis flags is presented in this video.

This is an excellent paper to share with students to teach them to think critically about everything they read. It discusses how history has traditionally been written from a Euro-Canadian viewpoint, neglecting the aboriginal one and...

This is a collection of video clips from a video called "Fiddle About". They teach about the Metis style of fiddling and some dances the tunes would accompany.

This paper looks at the lives of Metis women and the barriers they faced from racism. It tells the stories of some typical Metis women.

This video teaches about the unique Metis art of moose hair tufting.