Celebrate International Inuit Day!
November 7, 2024: International Inuit Day Written by Keira Lumley| October 25, 2024 Inuit meaning “the people” in their language, Inuktut, are the Indigenous peoples of the North with territories spanning from the Yukon, northern Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Northern Québec, and Northern Labrador within Canada. International Inuit Day, also referred to as International Circumpolar Inuit […]
Louis Riel Day: Honouring Louis Riel and Embracing Métis Culture
November 16, 2024: Louis Riel Day Written by Chloe Thomas| October 17, 2024 Métis jigging – V’ni Dansi Dancers. Image from V’ni Dansi Louis Riel, a Métis leader and the founder of Manitoba, was executed on November 16, 1885 in part for leading the North-West Resistance of 1885. Notorious resistances led by Louis Riel and […]