This has brought me home’: Back to Batoche celebrates Métis culture – CBC

by pmnationtalk on July 22, 202413 Views

Jul 22, 2024

Métis Nation–Saskatchewan estimates 5,000 people at this year’s fest

Thousands of Indigenous people gathered at the Batoche National Historic Site this weekend in what the community says is the largest Indigenous gathering in Canada and the second-largest in North America.

Back to Batoche Days is Métis Nation–Saskatchewan’s (MN-S) annual four-day festival that celebrates Métis identity, culture, values and languages. MN-S said it estimated more than 5,000 people attended this year’s festival, held roughly 88 kilometres north of Saskatoon.

In his welcoming remarks, MN-S president Glen McCallum said Métis have come a long way as both, a government and people.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/back-to-batoche-metis-culture-1.7270777

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