The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Heather Souter, far right, at a master-apprentice language learning program one-day ...
A radio language initiative might start making waves across the territory. Vance Sanderson is a Michif language advocate who works for the Northwest Territory Métis Nation. He's been offering ...
Teacher. Storyteller. Elder. Doctor. Dad. For Norman Fleury, all of life’s greatest joys and achievements are rooted in his Métis identity and Michif language, culture and heritage. “I speak seven ...
Canadian Geographic and the Métis Nation—Saskatchewan (MN-S) are working together on an effort to save the Michif language. The partnership announced in Saskatoon on Wednesday will be a collaboration ...
Growing up, Jeannine Whitehouse did not give much thought to the fact she could not speak fluent Michif like her mother did. It was only as an adult that she began to understand the loss of the Métis ...
The author of the Michif Dictionary takes us on a deep dive into the history of the Michif language from its earliest roots in the fur trade up to the present day This episode of Paykiiwikay takes a ...
PRINCE ALBERT, SK, June 10, 2025 /CNW/ - Canada Post will issue a new set of stamps honouring three Indigenous leaders on June 20, a day ahead of National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21). Julia ...
The official language of the Métis Nation will be getting a boost in Manitoba after the federal government announced close to half a million dollars in funding. On Thursday, Canadian Heritage Minister ...
Harriet St. Pierre says she is proud the Michif language is being used to name a street in Saskatoon. The City of Saskatoon’s civic naming committee selected the name “Shakamohtaa” for a future street ...
A woman from St. Louis, Sask., credited with sharing her knowledge of her Métis culture and Michif language with generations of students and community members over her life, is being featured on a new ...
Award-winning Métis singer, songwriter, performer, actor, and writer Andrea Menard explores how she is working to promote the use of Michif language, teachings, and worldview through her own ...
Heather Souter has always had a love of languages. When she graduated from the University of British Columbia, she moved to Japan to learn Japanese and worked as an interpreter for 20 years. While ...