Keeping Michif Strong: Voices of Métis Youth – Truth and Reconciliation Week

Topic: Keeping Michif Strong: Voices of Métis Youth

This video celebrates the strength and resilience of Métis culture through the voices of Métis youth and their connection to Michif language, identity, and history. Through personal reflections and messages from youth, the video explores the importance of revitalizing and protecting Michif for future generations. It highlights language as more than words—it carries Métis stories, knowledge, identity, family connections, and ways of understanding the world. By uplifting youth voices, this video honours the past while looking toward a future where Métis language and culture continue to thrive.

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Video duration: 2:43 min

Partner Videos, English, 2026

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NCTR's spirit name - bezhig miigwan, meaning "one feather".

Bezhig miigwan calls upon us to see each Survivor coming to the NCTR as a single eagle feather and to show those Survivors the same respect and attention an eagle feather deserves. It also teaches we are all in this together — we are all one, connected, and it is vital to work together to achieve reconciliation.