Métis stories News Archive
![Music alumna Julie Lumsden](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/DSC00867-150x150.jpg)
Music alumna finds ways to showcase talent, explore Métis heritage during pandemic
February 12, 2021 —
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we work and play, Desautels Faculty of Music alumna and rising star Julie Lumsden [BMus(Perf)/15] has continued to find ways to showcase her talent and explore her Métis heritage
![Louis Riel statue in front of Migizii Agamik - Bald Eagle Lodge](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Riel-umtoday-1-150x150.jpg)
Indigenous
Honouring the Founding Father of Manitoba
February 10, 2021 —
A Louis Riel Day message from Dr. Catherine Cook, Vice-President (Indigenous)
![On Feb. 17, 2017, the Métis flag will be raised at University Centre at 10:30 a.m.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Metis-flag_WEB-150x150.jpg)
Indigenous
Honour Louis Riel Day by plugging into upcoming Métis virtual events
February 9, 2021 —
Whether you are looking to get more active, or are eager to learn more about Métis history, there’s a virtual event for you from now through March
![Headshot of author Katherena Vermette.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Katherena-vermette-WIR-2-150x150.png)
Faculty of Arts
Bestselling Winnipeg author latest Writer-In-Residence
January 22, 2021 —
Katherena Vermette is the newest Writer-In-Residence at The Centre for Creative Writing and Oral Culture (CCWOC)
![Métis Scholar Brenda L. Gunn](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/IndigenousScholars_UMTodayGraphic_BrendaGunn-150x150.jpg)
Indigenous
Métis Scholar explores the importance of UNDRIP
December 17, 2020 —
Brenda L. Gunn has invested a great deal of her career to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which was tabled in the House of Commons in early December.
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Desautels Faculty of Music
Karen Sigurdson reveals the genius of the Métis jig
August 27, 2020 —
DFOM graduate Karen Sigurdson explores the fascinating complexity of Métis jigging in her reasearch project on music and movement.
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Indigenous
Métis scholar reflects on his lifelong career shaping the minds of students
February 20, 2020 —
Dr. Fred Shore began teaching at 20-years old. Now, as he approaches his last semester in the classroom, he reflects on his journey and the changes he's helped shape in the UM community.