Métis artist Tracey-Mae Chambers began installing a site-specific art piece at Dalnavert this morning as part of her #hopeandhealingcanada project. She is travelling the USA and Canada to create installations at residential school historic sites, cultural centres, museums, art galleries, and other public spaces with the goal of broaching the subject of decolonization.
The Red River Resistance was an initiative spearheaded by Louis Riel and the Red River Colony, most of the members being Métis. The Resistance disagreed with the Hudson’s Bay Company selling Rupert’s Land to the Canadian Government because it was not theirs (HBC’s) to sell. This blog post looks at Hugh John Macdonald’s involvement in both the Wolseley Expedition of 1870 and the North-West Rebellion of 1885, which set out to dominate the Métis and their Indigenous and European heritage.
