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‘To Come Home’: Back to Batoche Days Wraps Up
CORMAN PARK NO. 344, SASKATCHEWAN, JUL 19 – The 55th Back to Batoche festival drew nearly 35,000 attendees and focused on preserving Michif, a complex Metis language mixing Cree, French, and English dialects.
- On Sunday the Back to Batoche festival completed its 55th annual celebration at the Battle of Batoche site, about 90 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, as the largest outdoor Indigenous gathering in Canada.
- Verbal storytelling links language preservation to cultural continuity, while Michif’s complexity underscores its importance for Metis history.
- At Parks Canada’s pavilion, interactive language games and pamphlets were offered to teach Michif, using `Ah-wash` as the first phrase to engage attendees.
- Organizers signed a memorandum of understanding with Parks Canada on Friday, while Premier Scott Moe highlighted the importance of the relationship with the Metis community.
- Reciprocal visits aim to strengthen cultural ties across the Metis community, with the North Slave Metis Alliance planning to host major events and hoping Saskatchewan Metis members will travel north to share traditions.
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