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Kelowna Metis Association

The Kelowna Metis Association promotes the Michif language and culture, fostering community connections through education, events, and cultural celebrations. They aim to empower Metis citizens and preserve their heritage for future generations.

Join us to create your own men&rsquo;s ribbon shirt 👔✨ In this hands-on workshop, you&rsquo;ll customize your own shirt, making a traditional M&eacute;tis ribbon shirt, from choosing fabric and colours to sewing and finishing details. Guided by community knowledge keepers, you&rsquo;ll connect with M&eacute;tis culture, share stories, and leave with a shirt that reflects who you are. Some sewing experience recommended.&nbsp;Please bring your own button up shirt to customize with ribbon and fabric provided. &nbsp;📅 $50 deposit required, $25 to be returned upon completion of shirt.&nbsp;

Men’s Ribbon Shirt Making Workshop

Gather with KMA and M&eacute;tis Community Services for a Fireside Chat 🔥 where M&eacute;tis people, families, and friends can learn together about our culture and language. Elder Tom McCallum, fluent Northern Michif speaker from Ile-a-la-Crosse, and Samson LaMontagne, Michif language teacher and educator, are joining us to teach language, answer questions, and share stories. This event supports our mission to preserve M&eacute;tis heritage and Michif language through conversation and connection. Please use this form to let us know you&rsquo;re coming and if you have topics or questions you&rsquo;d like to explore. This is a free event. Snacks &amp; drinks will be provided. We look forward to seeing you there!

Fireside Chat

Join us for a hands-on ribbon skirt workshop that honours M&eacute;tis culture and creativity. Learn each step of making your own ribbon skirt, from choosing fabrics and colours to sewing and finishing details. ✂️ Workshop details:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Runs from 10am - 3pm on June 13th and June 14th at Mamawapowin (1580 Bernard Ave).</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Participants must be able to attend both days.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Deposit of $100 for the workshop includes all materials, equipment and instruction. $50 will be refunded on completion of the 2-day workshop.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Participants are welcome to bring their own materials and supplies, the full $100 deposit will be refunded in this case.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Lunch, snacks, and beverages will be provided on both days.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Open to MNBC citizens.</li><li fr-original-style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; box-sizing: inherit;">Some basic sewing experience required.</li></ul>Come connect with community, share stories, and leave with a garment you&rsquo;ve created yourself!

KMA Ribbon Skirt Workshop

Join us as we celebrate the students who completed the Northern Michif Language courses with Samson LaMontagne and Elder Tom McCallum.&nbsp;<div data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)" fr-original-style="border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; 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text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; box-sizing: inherit;"> </div>Enjoy bannock and stew, jigging with Fergus Dalton, and fiddle tunes by Victor Ukrainetz&mdash; an afternoon celebrating Michif language, music, and community.<div data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)" fr-original-style="border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; 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vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: left; min-height: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; box-sizing: inherit;"> </div>📅&nbsp;February 21, 2026⏰&nbsp;11:00 AM &ndash; 3:00 PM📍&nbsp;Mamawapowin<div data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)" fr-original-style="border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: left; min-height: 14px;" style="border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-width: inherit; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: left; min-height: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; box-sizing: inherit;"> </div>Tickets $10 &mdash; Kids attend free! Students of the Michif Language courses attend free.<div data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)" fr-original-style="border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variant-emoji: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-language-override: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: left; min-height: 14px;" style="border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-weight: 400; font-width: inherit; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-align: left; min-height: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; box-sizing: inherit;"> </div>This MNBC-sponsored event is open to MNBC Citizens, self-identified Metis, and those who attended the Michif Language courses.

Michif Language Celebration Event

<span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody" fr-original-style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_MSFontService, -apple-system, Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" id="isPasted" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_MSFontService, -apple-system, Roboto, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">We&rsquo;re excited to welcome all MNBC citizens, along with their families and guests to the Kelowna M&eacute;tis Association Community Christmas Party! Enjoy a full lunch catered by Land to Table Catering, live Christmas music, and a raffle with great prizes. Join us for an afternoon celebrating culture, community, and the joy of the season.

Kelowna Metis Association

Kelowna Metis Association

Past events

Past events

Men’s Ribbon Shirt Making Workshop

Fireside Chat

KMA Ribbon Skirt Workshop

Michif Language Celebration Event

KMA Christmas Party!

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Past events

Past events

Men’s Ribbon Shirt Making Workshop

Fireside Chat

KMA Ribbon Skirt Workshop

Michif Language Celebration Event

KMA Christmas Party!

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