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Li Isprii: Red River Metis Arts and Culture Review
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We feature in-depth interviews with Red River Metis artists and culture-makers, and arts and culture writing by Red River Metis authors.

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Li Isprii: Red River Metis Arts and Culture Review @li-isprii.bsky.social · Sep 1
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
White text on a pale blue gradient with a faint purple tint reads, “[Stylized Li Isprii Logo], Call for Submissions” White text on a pale blue gradient with a faint purple tint reads, “[Stylized Li Isprii Logo], Are you a new, emerging, or established Red River Metis writer? Li Isprii wants to hear from you! Tell us about the art that has shaped you. Review a Metis show, book, movie, or album. Interview a Metis artist. Compare multiple pieces of media. Explore trends in Metis media and representation. We're interested in all of this, and more! All we need from you is a bio explaining your relationship to Red River, and a pitch. Details at: liisprii.ca/submission-guidelines”
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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...
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November 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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“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
Métis artist Jean Paul Langlois paints family stories
East Vancouver-based Métis artist Jean Paul Langlois brings humour and family storytelling into paintings that are both playful and sharp-edged. Through brilliant saturated colours that spring from po...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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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...
White text on a dark blue-green background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers reads, “[Stylized Li Isprii Logo], Conversations, Returning Spirit to a Land in Crisis: A Conversation with Métis Artist Haley Bassett” White text on a dark blue-green background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers reads, “Haley is an interdisciplinary artist. Her work blends mediums, including beadwork and textiles, cratting sculptures and installations that explore themes of identity, culture, land, heritage, history, labour, and place.” Above the text is a photo of Haley Bassett. She has dark, curly, shoulder length hair, and is wearing a black long sleeve shirt, fringe earrings, and a small smile. She sits in a chair against a beige wall. The bottom edge of a painting in a gilded frame is visible at the top of the image, above her head. A quote in white text on a dark blue-green background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers reads, “Beading came to me when I needed it most. They say beads have spirit, and negotiating with thousands of little spirits is incredibly challenging and immensely gratifying. - Haley Bassett”
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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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
November 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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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:
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A Boo(k) Week graphic with a black and dark purple background. The covers of Griffin's four book selections are scattered around the centred text which reads "Boo(k) Week Pics With Griffin Bjerke-Clarke." Griffin's author photo is in the bottom right corner.
October 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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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.
October 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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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

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White text on a blue-green background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers reads, “[Stylized Li Isprii Logo], Running Toward the Storm: A Review of Kohkom's Babushka by Lianna Makuch and Joleen Ballendine” In a white frame a blue-green background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers the poster image for “Kohkom’s Babushka” appears. The cover features the colourful silhouette of a tied Babushka scarf. Inside the silhouette two girls stand on either side of a large tree. The title appears in bold purple lettering. A quote in white text on a blue-green background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers reads, “Makuch and Ballendine became 'real-life best friends' after meeting in junior high in 2001, and their decades long friendship can be felt in every line of dialog. There is a realness to the girls, and their friendship, that gives the play much of its weight and strength.”
October 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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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!
October 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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“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
New collection examines the continuum of life through the intimacy of poetry
Métis writer Katherena Vermette says it is “incredibly humbling” when she considers that she’s here for only a finite amount of time.“When we think about what's most important, it ends up being our lo...
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October 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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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

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EP 178 Adoption, Culture, and Identity (with guest Dr. Brittany Penner)
Podcast Episode · Better Me · 2025-10-13 · 19m
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October 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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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.
October 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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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
October 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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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...
White text on a blue-green background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers reads, “[Stylized Li Isprii Logo], Book Review, Beaver Hills Forever by Conor Kerr” In a white frame a blue-green background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers the cover of "Beaver Hills Forever by Conor Kerr" appears. The cover has the look of an ink drawing and features a beaver swimming through a liquid dark enough to be oil with a lit match in its mouth in the foreground, and a city skyline in the background. A quote in white text on a blue-green background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers reads, “As poetry, it reminded me more of the popular 'slam' style, with larger-than-life characters baring their hopes and dreams directly to the audience in a way that felt distinctly 'oral, and somehow more real than reality...” White text on a blue-green background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers reads, “Read the full review at liisprii.ca”
October 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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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.
Passion for Indigenous fashion
Designer taps traditional techniques to preserve Métis culture
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October 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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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...
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October 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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A small roundup of indigenous-owned shops selling orange shirts for Orange Shirt Day, and a few thoughts on a hard day.

#indigenous #metis

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September 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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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.
‘Decolonization and Me’ co-author on denialism and what the book means to her | APTN News
YouTube video by APTN News
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September 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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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:
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Amanda Rheaume - #44 (Live From The Woodshed)
Listen to #44 (Live From The Woodshed) by Amanda Rheaume.
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September 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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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

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45K views · 380 reactions | Sometimes love, like a phoenix, rises from the ashes… Presented by @ciffcalgary / @cbcgem / @aptn_ca and Flying Up Moon Inc… here is the Official Teaser Trailer for Rosea...
Sometimes love, like a phoenix, rises from the ashes… Presented by @ciffcalgary / @cbcgem / @aptn_ca and Flying Up Moon Inc… here is the Official Teaser Trailer for Roseanne Supernault’s...
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September 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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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.

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September 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Metis filmmaker continues to explore sci-fi themes through Indigenous lens with Parallel Minds, via @CalgaryHerald
Metis filmmaker continues to explore sci-fi themes through Indigenous lens with Parallel Minds
It’s perhaps a sign of Benjamin Ross Hayden’s unyielding ambition that a conversation with the young Metis filmmaker about his new thriller, Parallel Minds, keeps v…
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September 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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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.
September 21, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Before the wolf can howl, Norman Fleury says a Michif word: Ooyoowuk.
Introduction to Michif — one word at a time
Winnipeg entrepreneurs pack hopes of revitalizing Métis language into pack of digital, physical flashcards
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September 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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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...
The cover of the book "Beaver Hills Forever: A Métis Poetic Novella" by Conor Kerr, with stacked text above reading, "Happy book birthday!", along with the book title, subtitle, and author's name. Below, footer text lists the publisher, Arsenal Pulp Press, and their website, arsenal pulp dot com. On the book cover is a beaver with a lit match in its mouth swims through a river. In the background is a bridge and a city skyline. The book title, “Beaver Hills Forever,” appears against a smoky sky above the city. In the bottom right corner is the author’s name, “Conor Kerr,” and the words, “Author of Prairie Edge.” The cover is illustrated in a black-and-white semi-realistic style with inked lines. The lit match and the author’s name and byline have an orange hue. Conor Kerr, photographed by Jay Walker.
September 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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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....
cover image for the podcast episode of Relentless Indigenous Woman podcast. Image is a profile pic of Christi Belcourt (taken from about 10 years ago) surrounded by a warm pink frame with yellow lines and the RIW podcast logo. Words read "New episode out now with Christi Belcourt.
September 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM