Nov. 16 is an important day for the Métis people, marking the anniversary of Louis Riel’s death by execution. Riel was a political leader of the Métis people in the Canadian prairies. He sought to preserve Métis rights and culture as their homelands were encroached upon by a mostly Anglophone national government.
Vancouver Métis Citizens Society president Ron Paradis, along with George and Terry Goulet, requested that the Gibsons council recognize the week of Nov. 10 through 16 as Métis Cultural Awareness Week and fly the Métis flag. Deputy mayor Charlene SanJenko officially accepted on behalf of the Town.
The Vancouver Métis Citizens Society is holding a Louis Riel Day potluck gathering on Nov. 15 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Mission Point House in Davis Bay, for Métis and friends of the Métis.
