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Learn Michif with the help of these fun, interactive resources!
Region 1
A great supplemental resource for early elementary students to continue their conversations about identity, and more specifically, Métis identity.
Enjoy these activity pages designed by Métis artisan Connie Kulhavy and RLI’s K-12 Education Team.
Download the PowerPoint and use the DRAW tool to colour in the pictures!
Watch as Kelly Johnson discusses how she has used a Michif colouring book to teach her students about the language, but also community and identity.
Region 2
This land-based living camp involves learning experientially in a modern context, and weaving Métis ways of knowing and being into spaces for new generations of children to understand Métis language and culture.
Métis Crossing Land-Based Living Camp
Sit in and visit with RLI, Les Skinner, Riplea Lothian, and others to hear about Métis language and culture traditions in Land-Based Learning and Living.
Region 3
Cree and Michif languages pass down lessons, stories, traditions and more between generations. From Region Three of the Métis Nation of Alberta, Melanie Lapp,
walks with Métis educator, Preston Huppie, to discuss such stories and knowledge.
Medicine Walk with Preston Huppie
Join RLI and Preston Huppie for a discussion about Métis culture and language traditions through a Medicine Walk visiting with the land.
Region 4
Métis Culture Afterschool Program
This overview describes the successful six week program, including program insights.
Métis Language and Culture Afterschool Program
Watch as Kimberley Fraser-Airhart talks about Rupertsland Institute’s Métis Language and Culture Summer Program, where students from across the province connected online to learn about Métis language and culture. Kimberley also talks about the importance of sharing our culture with others through stories.
Region 5
Introducing Michif inspires youth to embrace and engage with their language in school and beyond. This overview includes the link to the workshop.
Listen to Melanie Lapp, as she talks about the importance of the Métis language and how it can help young generations of Métis people connect to their culture. She also shares the importance of sharing her culture with students, as it can instill pride in those who are Métis, and educate others on our rich history.
Region 6
Métis Kokum Mary Colouring Book
This overview includes reflections on the colouring book and a link to the relevant Indigenous Language Experiences video.
Métis Kokum Mary Colouring Book
This colouring book shares Indigenous language experiences of the Métis peoples in Alberta
