Amelia Douglas Metis Institute Society

1) exhibitions: métis arts (traditional and contemporary examples) métis story telling symbology (traditional and contemporary) experiences of métis in residential school voyageurs history in bc havesting (plants medicines animals) music (traditional and contemporary life on the buffalo hunt traditional dress and textiles traditional foods métis innovations and technologies. These exhibits and other will be focused on why and how métis people came to british columbia. 2) public and educational programs: a variety of public and educational programs will take place such as: artisan classes (moccasins beading finger weaving) language circles and courses land-based immersion classes training for language teachers traditional medicines and plants identificaion and use classes language mentor apprentice training for youth/adults. 3) digital visitor engagement: the digital visitor engagement side of the amelia douglas institute will include actvities such as : self-paced language learning programs culture packages (beading kits sash books resources) métis families in bc history video series of storytelling knowledge etc. Métis culture and language podcast children's tv shows/animated videos in michif/about métis culture language learning textbooks/audiobooks print home/classroom resources (e.g. Posters in mechif/about métis cultre) collection of artifacts from métis communities in bcétis culture) michif language dictionaries or app