(L-R) Anita Campbell, minister of finance and human resources at the Louis Riel Capital Corporation, Métis students Laura Forsythe, Brad Boudreau and Jenna Vandal, and U of M president David Barnard.

Photo gallery: Louis Riel Day 2018

February 20, 2018 —

On Friday, Feb. 16, the fourth-annual Louis Riel Day celebrations took place at Migizii Agamik – Bald Eagle Lodge in honour of Manitoba’s founding father.

Highlights included fiddle music, jigging, delicious Métis fare and the annual adorning of the sash on U of M’s Louis Riel statue.

Here’s a look at some of the images captured on the U of M Indigenous Instagram account during the event.