The March edition of Metis Reads is here! Featuring books by Tara Gereaux, Cheryl Isbister, Carole Lindstrom, and Louise Erdrich, plus illustration by Rhael McGregor and Natasha Donovan. Jump in and find a few great books available for pre-order! #Metis 🌎📚💙 www.liisprii.ca/magazine/202...

Suspended from the ceiling in Gallery 1C03 at the University of Winnipeg is an octopus bag, created by Métis visual artist Claire Johnston.

Growing up, Tara Gereaux knew her grandfather was Métis, but she was always told to tell people the family was French. In Wild People Quiet, she explores the factors that led him and many other Métis to keep their heritage hidden. Read the interview at https://bit.ly/4kYvox9

Artist aiming to revitalize Métis rug hooking in a year-long project

Five brilliant Métis artists honour Michif culture and knowledge systems while forging new artistic trajectories through their exquisite, beaded creations in Gallery @1c03.bsky.social's new exhibition Beading Métis Resurgence, which opens tomorrow with a reception from 4 to 6 p.m. LEARN MORE ⬇️

Land Back looks a lot of different ways, and until we fully dismantle colonialism, none of those ways are perfect. Yes, it can even look like purchasing land. But we don't get the luxury of waiting for perfection. briarpatchmagazine.com/issues/view/...

Jeremy Allard reviews Amanda Strong's wintery stop-motion film Inkwo for When the Starving Return, based on the short story Wheetago War by Richard Van Camp. In a future stalked by starving monsters, a young hero must learn to harness their medicine and fight back. www.liisprii.ca/magazine/202...

A Métis artist is taking her loom-weaving kit on the road to teach students about an iconic staple in her ancestors’ wardrobe and promote school spirit.

The February edition of Metis Reads is here! Featuring illustration work by Natasha Donovan, Rheal McGregor, and other titles of interest. Jump in and find a few great books available for pre-order! #Metis 🌎📚💙 www.liisprii.ca/magazine/202...

📣NEW EXHIBIT📣 Beading Métis Resurgence February 12 - April 17, 2026 Five brilliant Métis artists honour Michif culture and knowledge systems while forging new artistic trajectories through their exquisite beaded creations. Opening reception: Feb 12, 4-6 pm! bit.ly/4khd8yv #UWinnipeg #Gallery1C03

2026 marks the ten-year anniversary of Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit Issues in Canada! Have you seen the gorgeous cover of the second edition coming to mark the occasion? You can preorder now! www.portageandmainpress.com/Books/I/Indi...

"They were places where cultural continuity and connection to the land endured, and where everyday practices—particularly women’s work in food production—sustained families and affirmed Métis identity." - Cheryl Troupe niche-canada.org/2025/08/08/m... #envhist #cdnhist #metis #foodhistory

Hey, I didn’t know the article came out — if anyone wants to read up on Indigenous brewers in Canada (including me!), here’s a good place to start.

Red River Metis beadwork artists work in an incredible range of techniques and styles, from appliqué to beadweaving, historic to photo-realism, gallery pieces to earrings. Today in Li Isprii, we're highlighting eight artists whose range and creativity inspire us. www.liisprii.ca/magazine/202...

Family Literacy Day is coming soon! Join us online, January 27, as Saskatchewan author Wilfred Burton shares his book 📚 “Kohkum’s Royal Bannock” and answers your questions live! Register free page.saskliteracy.ca/bannock @thistledownpress.bsky.social #FamilyLiteracyDay #FLD2026 #SaskLiteracy

‘Good storytelling is good medicine’: Metis filmmaker bringing lived experience to the silver screen

Anishinaabe/Métis author Carole Lindstrom “pulls inspiration from the North-West Resistance of 1885 in Saskatchewan” to deliver the middle grade novel RED RIVER ROSE, a “rousing historical tale about standing up for what one believes in”

For readers who might normally steer clear of "Western" fiction, Finding Flora by Metis author Elinor Florence is an opportunity to dip a toe back into the genre. Jeremy Allard found it fun, light, and romantic, without the negative tropes. #metis #indigenous 🌎📚💙 www.liisprii.ca/magazine/202...

@matthewjtetreault.bsky.social debut novel shines with a poignant, but playful character-driven meditation on the struggles of holding onto “la langue,” and marks the emergence of an important new voice. buff.ly/ReFNf8W #NeWestPress #CanadianLiterature #CanLit #ReadCanadian #BuyCanadian

FEARLESS, POETIC MEMOIR from a Cree, Salish, and Métis writer tells the story not only of her own traumatic family history, but of the brutal generational oppressions that cast painful shadows in too many Indigenous lives. B PLUS 💙📚 #bookreviews #SmallPressSunday houseofanansi.com/collections/...

From avant-garde film festival darlings to gritty dramas, stop-motion animation to rom-coms, Red River Metis filmmakers are making movies, TV shows, and miniseries across genres and the diaspora. #metis #indigenous #film www.liisprii.ca/magazine/202...

“It’s also about being an example of doing work you passionately believe in. You’d do it whether it was worthless. You’ll do it ‘til the day you die. In some ways it’s the most spiritual work there is.” #Indigenous #Métis #art #storytelling #Vancouver #BC

Li Isprii presents: an in-depth interview with Haley Bassett, an award-winning Métis interdisciplinary artist. Bassett generously shared stories about her family, her path into the arts, the work she creates, and where she’s going next. #metis #indigenous #art www.liisprii.ca/magazine/202...

Shane Belcourt is the son of Indigenous rights activist Tony Belcourt and the brother of Métis artist Christi Belcourt. On Face to Face, he describes what it’s like to have inspirational family members and what drew him to documentary filmmaking: youtu.be/mRub-ODr3LM

Closing out Halloweek, Métis author Griffin Bjerke-Clarke shares four contemporary classics you may have missed. These haunting selections remind us that any good tragedy has the potential to create a happy ending. Find the picks here: alllitup.ca/book-week-yo...

Haley Bassett is an interdisciplinary artist of Métis and settler descent. Their practice explores identity, culture, land, heritage, and history, with a recent focus on the intersections of identity, place, and labour.

Jeremy Allard reviews Kohkom's Babushka by Lianna Makuch and Joleen Ballendine. A family-friendly theatrical adaptation of a children's book by the same name, Kohkom's Babushka takes on the challenging subject of Ukrainian-Metis reconciliation. #metis #theatre www.liisprii.ca/magazine/202...

I’m excited to announce that after almost a year of working in collaboration with MINI TIPI we are launching “JOY” on Thursday, October 23rd, 5-8pm in Ottawa. We will also have a Special Collector’s Edition available while quantities last. See you there!

“procession talks about honouring those who've come before and making a space for those after. And that's really the premise of the whole book. How to be in that space in the middle.” #Indigenous #Métis #books #poetry

Dr. Brittany Penner, an author and practicing family physician in Manitoba, joined me to talk about her new memoir, "Children Like Us: A Métis Woman's Memoir of Family, Identity and Walking Herself Home." #podcast #betterme #adoption #Métis podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...

You used to call me Marie by Tai Amy Grauman returns to Vancouver after a run at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. This epic Métis tale of love, resilience and the rise of the Métis Nation is at the Arts Club Theatre in Vancouver before touring venues across the Lower Mainland.

Music plays and ponies dance as the epic story of Marie Callihoo and generations of Alberta’s Métis women unfurls through time in "You used to call me Marie…" An Arts Club On Tour presentation on November 8-9 Tickets: anviltheatre.ca/event/you-us... #newwest #yvrtheatre

Jeremy Allard reviews Beaver Hills Forever, a new "Poetic Novella" by Metis author Conor Kerr, published by @arsenalpulp.bsky.social. Not sure what to expect from a "poetic novella"? Wondering if it's for you? We've got answers. #metis #indigenous 🌎📚💙 www.liisprii.ca/magazine/202...

By incorporating ancient Indigenous methods of art and design into her custom creations and runway looks, designer Amy McPherson is on a mission to preserve her Métis culture through fashion.

The October/November edition of Metis Reads is here! Featuring books by Brittany Penner, Emily Grafton, and other titles of interest. Jump in and find a few great books available for pre-order! #Metis #Indigenous 🌎📚💙 www.liisprii.ca/magazine/202...

A small roundup of indigenous-owned shops selling orange shirts for Orange Shirt Day, and a few thoughts on a hard day. #indigenous #metis www.liisprii.ca/magazine/202...

A new book titled Decolonization and Me confronts residential school denialists. As part of our continued coverage leading up to National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Métis scholar and co-author Kristy McLeod explains what this book means to her.

Amanda Rheaume's new single "#44 (Live from The Woodshed)" is OUT NOW 🧡 This deeply moving song is inspired by the life and experiences of Robert Merasty, a Métis residential school survivor from Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan. Stream everywhere: ishkode.lnk.to/44-live-from...

If you get a chance to see stylized #Dusk&Dawn "Indigenous love story" by Cree/Metis director #RoseanneSupernault at Red Nation Film Fest in LA Nov 13, don't miss it! Costumes by Oshea Bellerose & jewelry by Helen Oro incredible. Blowing up 🎥 cliches. #moviesky www.facebook.com/roseannesupe...

Writer Spotlight: Michael Peterson ✍️ We’re proud to spotlight Michael Peterson (Métis Nation of Saskatchewan), an artist, screen printer, and writer. On our platform, Michael has published three pieces of writing. icca.art/publications

Metis filmmaker continues to explore sci-fi themes through Indigenous lens with Parallel Minds, via @CalgaryHerald

Also recommending Conor Kerr's BEAVER HILLS FOREVER. A free verse novella about four young Metis people falling out of relationship with community & others, & then maybe (ambiguously) back again. I read it straight through in an hour & a half at my favorite coffee shop & was v deeply moved.

Before the wolf can howl, Norman Fleury says a Michif word: Ooyoowuk.

Out now! #BeaverHillsForever by Conor Kerr is an irreverent and playful novella of Métis voices that reflects the complexities of contemporary prairie life. Out now in Canada & the US. 👉 Read more: arsenalpulp.com/Books/B/Beav...

It was a thrill to sit down with Dr. Candace Linklater on her podcast Relentless Indigenous Woman. We discuss everything from art to world current events. Amazing conversation. The episode released today is found on all platforms. Or listen directly from here: www.buzzsprout.com/.../17791313....

Calling all artists! 📣 We're looking for art that explores culture, cultural identity, or what culture means to you. We have a few spots left for our special Culture Days exhibition. To take part, contact us! 📩 [email protected] #AlbertaCultureDays

We’re open for submissions! Seeking arts and culture writing on a wide range of subjects, by Red River Metis writers of all experience levels. Full guidelines at: www.liisprii.ca/submission-guidelines #metis #michif #indigenous #writingcommunity

In the grand tradition of introductions, we inaugurate Li Isprii with an interview with the interviewer, Li Isprii Creative Director Jeremy Allard. A deep and wide ranging conversation touching on editorial intent, beadwork, fashion, photojournalism, and mixology. www.liisprii.ca/magazine/202...

Our very first edition of “Metis Reads” features upcoming books by Conor Kerr and Katherena Vermette, two anthologies with Metis editors and contributors, and other titles of interest. Jump in and find a few great books available for pre-order! #Metis 🌎📚💙 www.liisprii.ca/magazine/202...

We’re delighted to announce the launch of Li Isprii: Red River Metis Arts and Culture Review, celebrating Red River Metis writers, artists, and culture-makers throughout the homeland and beyond! Visit us at: www.liisprii.ca #metis #michif #indigenous