Li Isprii: Red River Metis Arts and Culture Review

Our first annual edition is here! Li Isprii 2026 features interviews, essays, articles, and reviews alongside all new graphics, illustrations, photographs, and fun bonus content. Check it out! Print: www.liisprii.ca/shop/p/li-is... Digital: www.liisprii.ca/shop/p/li-is...

Best friends since Grade 8, Suzanne André and the late Paulette Duguay spent the fall of 2024 travelling around the Prairies for cultural docuseries Métis Foodies.

Drawing on her Afro-Jamaican and Red River Métis heritage, Winnipeg-based ceramic artist PJ Anderson’s richly ornamented sculptural works explore adornment as a form of protection, resistance and self-definition.

"Enn Pchit Fee Michif: A Life and Legacy" by Nora Cummings, with Cheryl Troupe, is a down-to-earth memoir by a venerable Metis elder, activist, and politician that emphasizes the importance of community and collective striving for a better world. 📚💙 Full review at: www.liisprii.ca/magazine/202...

One month left in Daphne Boyer's exhibition Li bootee mishiwayitay – The Beauty of It All. Experience her digital beading technique, where seeds and berries become individual beads in patterns that echo traditional Métis handwork. On until November 22nd, 2026.

“…women have worked, sometimes behind the scenes, sometimes in very direct leadership roles, to help support the (#Métis) Nation and build the Nation. And Nora is just an excellent example of that.” #Indigenous #books #history #Saskatoon #Saskatchewan

Métis country singer Catie St. Germain joined us in studio earlier to talk all about her new collaboration single releasing this week, being named Amazon Music’s Canadian Breakthrough Artist for 2026 and performing the national anthem at the 122th Grey Cup.

Out today: Li Isprii's first restaurant review! Jeremy Allard visited Bistro on Notre Dame in Winnipeg, owned by MMF member Dean Herkert, to check out the space and sample the Metis-foodway-inspired menu. #metis #indigenouscuisine Link: www.liisprii.ca/magazine/202...

NEWS: St. Albert Métis cuisine stars in TV show

How this Métis filmmaker’s experience in sex work influenced his 1st feature film, set in Vancouver

New Exhibit Announcement 🎉 The Museum proudly presents the opening of 'Good Times and Hard Times: The Life of Tannie Deschambeau'. Tannie Deschambeau was a Metis Matriarch who lived in the Big Bay area. This exhibit shares the stories and belongings from across Tannie's life.

The October edition of Metis Reads is here! Featuring work by Jen Ferguson (@jdotferg.bsky.social), Tyler Pennock (@pennockty.bsky.social), Natasha Donovan, and more. Jump in and find a few great books available for pre-order! #Metis 🌎📚💙 www.liisprii.ca/magazine/202...

“We're looking for the truth in gold that was being carried to put down an Indigenous resistance. So our story runs really deep. Just like my hope. It runs really deep.” Starts tonight! #Indigenous #Métis #television #history #gold windspeaker.com/news/windspe...

I have a couple pieces in this art exhibition, Expressions of Métis Religion and Spirituality, which is at Harcourt House in Edmonton until tomorrow. It'll be touring to a few venues, so I'll post future dates and locations when I know them.

Justin Ducharme is a Métis filmmaker who joined us on the show to discuss the world premiere of his new film, Seventeen at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film is about three queer, Indigenous sex workers in downtown Vancouver.

‘Mawachihitotaak:’ For Métis, it matters to say ‘let’s get together’ to share stories

Review: First Metis Man of Odesa an intimate, fractured tale of love and dedication calgaryherald.com/entertainmen...

From Sep/Oct #HBMag @carolelindstrom.bsky.social on expanding the narrative around Native Peoples: "I'm very proud of my historical Red River Métis ancestry and how many of my ancestors fought to keep their land and way of life." www.hbook.com/story/little... @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social

Jennine Krauchi calls them the “grandmothers.”

Preview: First Metis Man of Odesa portrays love in a dangerous time calgaryherald.com/entertainmen...

I have a new book coming out next year with my co-editor Ranjan Datta, 12 chapters from Indigenous scholars from around the world and one settler scholar, working with women in Greenland @anthropologie @archeology @TEK

“Just think about how this used to look. How it used to feel,” says Grey, as much to the reader as to Ezzy. “All I want is to see a herd of a million bison storming across the prairie.” www.rewildingmag.com/q-a-with-aut...

A new book co-edited by UWinnipeg's Dr. Laura Forsythe (with Dr. Chantal Fiola as a contributor) represents a groundbreaking contribution to Métis research methodologies. This collection showcases Métis ways of knowing, being, and doing in research. Join the book launch on September 10. MORE INFO ⬇️

Indigenous media leaders from around the world have gathered in Sápmi to strengthen their collective voice and shape the future of Indigenous media, languages and storytelling.

Métis Foodies is a cultural documentary show inspired by a popular Facebook group that will have its debut on APTN later this month. Host Tiar Wheatle spoke with host of the program, Suzanne Andre and Producer Janelle Wookey.

“I feel like honoured almost doesn't even begin to describe the feelings that I have and how lucky I am and how thankful I am for the opportunity.” #Indigenous #Métis #film #TIFF

Our first annual print edition is now available for pre-order! Li Isprii 2026 features interviews, essays, articles, and reviews from Li Isprii’s first year, alongside all new graphics, illustrations, photographs, and fun bonus content. Check it out! www.liisprii.ca/shop/p/li-is...

Jeremy Allard will be representing Li Isprii with beadwork in CRAFTED's Living Lookbook on September 15th and a table for the magazine at CRAFTED's North of North Market on September 16th! Tickets on sale now! #CRAFTEDontheCatwalk #wagcrafted #crafted2026 www.wag.ca/events/signa...

Writer-director Tim Riedel joins Mike for Ancestral Beasts (2026), a Red River Métis horror feature in which Elyse (Morgan Holmstrom) retreats to a remote family cabin after her mother's death and finds something in the woods that feeds on everything she won't face. www.spreaker.com/episode/spec...

“I was hoping that at this point we'd be having more detailed and interesting conversations about what are we building now. Instead…I feel like we're spinning our wheels having the same conversations.” #Indigenous #FirstNations #Métis #Inuit #TRC #Canada #colonialism #essays #books

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: On Thursday September 10, editors Laura Forsythe & Jennifer Markides will celebrate the launch of Métis Methodologies alongside contributors Lucy Delgado, Michelle Driedger, Chantal Fiola, and Matthew Tétreault. www.mcnallyrobinson.com/event-18986/... @fernpub.bsky.social

Join me on the 18th for a quiet exploration of mindfulness and grounding through descriptive writing! Open to writers and non-writers of all skill levels. All proceeds go to support the magazine! #writingcommunity #writing

Join us on August 18th for a two hour workshop about mindful writing with editor @estrempler.bsky.social! No experience or aspirations required. Just bring yourself, a willingness to explore, and your preferred writing tools. www.patreon.com/LiIsprii/pos...

“I love family drama. I love gossipy stories. I love the interpersonal dynamics of situations like this.” #Indigenous #Métis #pretendians #books #fiction

Hey, all! I've got a new story out in the Witches Save the World: Hags, Harridans, and Hexes Gone Right antho from Gorgon's Gaze Press! It's called "The Baba Yaga of Judith Basin," set in MT and featuring an Indigenous Baba Yaga who is a Water Protector. Check it out! Buy links in the next comment!

The August edition of Metis Reads is here! Featuring work by Chantal Kreviazuk, @marsheilarockwell.bsky.social, and more. Jump in and find a few great books available for pre-order! #Metis 🌎📚💙 www.liisprii.ca/magazine/202...

"...not only does the tragedy continue, but the complete lack of care about the tragedy is ongoing as well." #Indigenous #MMIWG #books #violence #activism

Respected Métis elder Elmer Ghostkeeper's unique book, "Spirit Gifting," blends memoir, history, and anthropology. Reviewing the book for Li Isprii, Jeremy Allard discusses what it is, what it isn't, and why you should probably read it anyway. 💙📚🌎 #metis www.liisprii.ca/magazine/202...

"This is extremely autobiographical" - Tim Reidel on processing indigenous experiences through horror in Ancestral Beasts www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2026... #Fantasia2026 #filmsky 🎬

Late to the game, but check out this wicked piece Jeremy from Li Isprii did on my mods!! 🥰🥰

In 1974, Louie Cameron and the Ojibwe Warriors Society occupied Anicinabe Park for 38 days. Shane Belcourt's new documentary "Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising" brings to light the occupation's forgotten history, in the words of Cameron himself. Full review at: www.liisprii.ca/magazine/202...

“Do we ever fully have a decolonized state? …That's a really big question. And I guess I don't know it because there's no kind of evidence or even what are we working towards?” #Indigenous #books #Canada #decolonization #reconciliation

“We've already come through so much and we finally make it out west… finally are settled with the people for quite some time, and then it happens again.” #Indigenous #Métis #books #children #buffalo #language #culture www.windspeaker.com/news/windspe...

The nēhiyawēwin mods of @nehiyawrim.bsky.social turn games like Skyrim and Stardew Valley into learning tools without sacrificing fun. Jeremy Allard spoke with Metis developer Wyatt Schiefelbein about their work, and what his plans are for the project going forward. www.liisprii.ca/magazine/202...

The nēhiyawēwin mods of @nehiyawrim.bsky.social turn games like Skyrim and Stardew Valley into learning tools without sacrificing fun. Jeremy Allard spoke with Metis developer Wyatt Schiefelbein about their work, and what his plans are for the project going forward. www.liisprii.ca/magazine/202...

Gail Maurice’s queer Métis romance takes a massive risk—letting it dig deep into the pain and loss perpetuated by colonial structures

“I honour our ancestral artists and their art practices while also trying to bring in something new so it's fresh for me as well as for the audiences. I try to bridge both of those experiences intentionally.” #Indigenous #Métis #arts #Toronto