| Time | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Time 10:30 am | Event Complimentary hot and cold beverages | Venue Wanîskah Room |
| Time 11:00 am | Event Métis Flag Raising Ceremony | Venue Main entrance Portage College |
| Time 1:00 pm | Event Métis Kitchen Party | Venue Wanîskah Room |
Métis Flag Raising
10:30 a.m. - Hot beverages in Wanîskah room
11:00 a.m. - Métis Flag Raising Ceremony
Elders Diane Ludwig and Harry Hope along with Métis and College leadership will raise the Métis Flag at the main entrance to Portage College.
The flag of the Métis Nation displays a white infinity sign on a blue background. The symbol represents the mixing of two distinct cultures, European and First Nations. The infinity symbol signifies that the Métis people will exist forever.
Métis Kitchen Party
1:00 p.m. - Hosted by the Métis Nation of Alberta Region 1
Everyone is invited to enjoy some fiddle music, jigging, dancing, food, and good fun at the Métis Kitchen Party in the Wanîskah room.
Here's your chance to learn some conversational Cree.
We acknowledge that Portage College’s service region is on the traditional lands of First Nation Peoples, the owners of Treaty 6, 8 and 10, which are also homelands to the Métis people. We honour the history and culture of all people who first lived and gathered in these lands.