The fur trade didn’t just move goods—it moved seeds, plants, and ideas. As fur traders traveled and settled, they introduced European crops like cabbage, carrots, and peas to the prairies.

Métis beadwork patterns also incorporate imagery from nature, such as flowers. Ashley Slobodian, a 32-year old Métis woman, only found out about her Métis ancestry a few years ago.

Melanie Monique Rose, a Métis-Ukrainian artist from Saskatchewan, was elated to see her wearable art piece, a blue cape adorned with flowers, being worn in Rome while the Métis delegation speaks ...

The epitome of this flower power would be the “Cuillère floraison” (a.k.a. the Métis Bloom Spoon), a sort of amuse-bouche featuring 15 different flower petals (day lily, sunflower ...

Topics will include finger weaving, Métis flower beadwork, the HBC point blanket, Manitoba symbols and favourite pastimes of the past. ...

In this story, videos, photos and audio clips highlight arts and crafts such as the First Nations’ jingle dress dances, Métis flower beadwork, Inuit soapstone carvings and much more. Can Geo Education ...

Marlene Conron, a Metis elder, stands in her new suite at the Round Prairie Elders' Lodge. ... Windows, for example, are bordered with traditional Métis flower patterns.

Canadian Geographic, in partnership with the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan, shared the story of fight to save Michif, the critically endangered language of the Métis, through a feature story that appeared ...

Article content. Businesses and non-profit organizations regularly open and move in Saskatoon. Today, the StarPhoenix talks to Dakota McLeod, a young Métis entrepreneur who opened His Bead Store.

It goes without saying that every generation has their own series of trending dance moves. The 70s had a myriad of flower power hippie moves and disco; the 80s had the head bang, the robot and the ...

When herbalist Lori Snyder offers to share her knowledge about edible and medicinal plants, attendees want to know how far into the forests or parks they have to travel to find them. “They’re ...