Past Events

MNBC R7 Footcare Clinic: Chetwynd

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We invite you to meet your MNBC Regional Health Coordinator and access free medical wellness services in a welcoming, community-focused setting. No registration is required for this event, although we welcome you to pre-book your footcare appointment to be prioritized (details below).

Available Services:

  • Footcare Appointments (pre-book to be prioritized!)
  • Blood Pressure Checks
  • Glucose Checks
  • Complimentary snacks
  • Optional beading activity

Event Details

MNBC R7 Footcare Clinic: Tumbler Ridge

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We invite you to meet your MNBC Regional Health Coordinator and access free medical wellness services in a welcoming, community-focused setting. No registration is required for this event, although we welcome you to pre-book your footcare appointment to be prioritized (details below).

Available Services:

  • Footcare Appointments (pre-book to be prioritized!)
  • Blood Pressure Checks
  • Glucose Checks
  • Complimentary snacks
  • Optional beading activity

Event Details

Métis Night at the Vancouver Giants

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Join Métis Night as the Vancouver Giants take on the Victoria Royals!

This special event brings together Métis families, friends, and community supporters are welcome to join for a night of celebration, culture, and exciting WHL hockey.

Tickets are $20 each, with a portion of proceeds going back to support the 7 MNBC Chartered Communities who have come together to organize this event.

Timber & Tide at Camp Latona

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Registration for this event is now closed.

Timber and Tide is a cultural celebration for youth at Camp Latona on Gambier Island.

Funded by the Reconciliation Action Fund, Timber and Tide will connect youth with their Métis heritage over a weekend long stay filled with relationship building, connections through nature, and a paddling journey through the Howe Sound. This is a fully-funded camp weekend with all meals provided. 

Plant and Species Identification Trip

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Join us for the Plant and Species Identification Trip, taking place September 22 - 24, 2025 at Manning Park Resort. 

Led by MNBC's Ministry of Environment, Climate Change & Food Security, this in-person gathering invites Métis Citizens and self-identifying folks from across the province to explore pollinator habitats and species at risk.  

Waceya Métis Society: Getting Into Michif 2025

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Join Waceya Métis Society for a day of language, culture, and community!

What’s happening:

  • Vendor market with local artisans
  • Food trucks and delicious treats
  • Live jigging and fiddling performances
  • Michif Bingo and learning activities
  • Braiding sweetgrass and traditional medicines with our Women’s Rep
  • Beautiful pond walk with new Michif language signs
  • ...and much more!

This event is open to all Métis and everyone who’d like to experience our rich language and traditions.

Indigenous Rookie League Wrap Up Tournament

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The inaugural season of the Indigenous Rookie League (IRL) comes to close this summer, and the Ministry of Sport and Active Living wants to celebrate with you! 

As well as including the final weekend of the IRL games, the tournament will include park games, a BBQ, and an award ceremony to celebrate the players, team successes, and IRL Honour Points. All are welcome to attend!

More details

Métis Culture Talks: Lii Buflo Exhibition

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Join us for a virtual evening of conversation centered around The Amelia Douglas Institute’s latest exhibition Lii Buflo: A Métis Way of Life.

Lii Buflo is a travelling exhibition developed in 2022 by Elk Island National Park, the Arts and Heritage Foundation of St. Albert, and a Métis advisory committee. It explores the historic and continuing relationships and cultural ties between the Métis people and the buffalo.

Goat Yoga at Maan Farms

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The Ministry of Sport and Active Living will be hosting a Goat Yoga event on July 19!

We are offering 20 spots to participants who are interested in a fun, unique, and zany way to engage in an activity focused on active living and exercise! The event will be held at Maan Farms in Abbotsford and is currently open to Fraser Valley Chartered Community members.

If you love goats, yoga, and the idea of the two combined, this event is for you!

Métis Day Celebration

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Come out and celebrate Métis culture and community with some fun family friendly activities - flag raising, jigging lessons, horse drawn wagon rides, bannock and jam, face painting and more! Award winning artist JJ Lavallee will be performing. Click here to see the event poster. 

Sea to Sky Youth Spring Plant Walk

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Calling all Métis youth ages 15-30 with a passion for nature and being outdoors! We are excited to invite you to join us on for a guided plant walk through the beautiful trails at the Sea to Sky Gondola in Squamish. You’ll also be introduced to citizen science tools like iNaturalist, where you can help identify and catalogue the magnificent species around you.

Register here 

Proudly Adorned: The Tradition of Métis Dog Blankets (Métis Culture Talks)

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Join the Ministry of Culture, Heritage and Language and the Amelia Douglas Institute for a special session in the Métis Culture Talks series, Stories from the Exhibition – Proudly Adorned: The Tradition of Métis Dog Blankets.

This Métis Culture Talks session will explore the Amelia Douglas Institute’s latest exhibition Proudly Adorned: The Tradition of Métis Dog Blankets, which showcases the work of the Métis artists who participated in MNBC’s 2025 Mini Dog Blanket Heritage Arts Mentorship!

Métis Culture Talks: An Introduction to Hunting in BC

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Hunting has always been an important part of Métis life—providing food, supporting families, and connecting people to the land. Métis Culture Talks: An Introduction to Hunting in BC is a virtual workshop hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Heritage and Language and The Amelia Douglas Institute, that explores how harvesting practices are being carried forward, adapted, and shared by Métis hunters across the province and what it means to be a Métis hunter today.