Matthew Shoup isn’t waiting for graduation to start winning awards.
The 20-year-old Red River Métis filmmaker, who is in his third year of studies at #UWinnipeg, has already won provincial and national awards.
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![White text on a blue-green background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers reads, “[Stylized Li Isprii Logo], Book Review: Metis Floral Beadwork Resources”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2nkk7noflhhmjxnepjptsuy6/bafkreic7wytemp5nu6t5ugxx52vks2ewfzz2rcxlxzynmi2hmrvxsmlyie)
White text on a blue-green background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers reads, “[Stylized Li Isprii Logo], Book Review: Metis Floral Beadwork Resources”
In white frames on a blue-green background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers the cover images for “wâpikwaniy: A Beginner’s Guide to Métis Floral Beadwork”, “kôhkominawak ocihcîwâwa - Our Grandmothers’ Hands: Repatriating Métis Material Art”, and “Medicines To Help Us: Traditional Métis Plant Use” appear. All three covers feature traditional Metis floral art, two are beadwork, one is a dot painting.
A quote in white text on a blue-green background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers reads, “When I was first learning to bead, I had wâpikwaniy and a beading kit that came with a series of online video lessons. Somehow, this slim 37 page book was by far the more useful of the two.”
There aren't a lot of resources out there for beaders working in the Red River Metis floral style. Today in Li Isprii, Jeremy Allard discusses what's available, and what beaders might find useful in each book.
#metis #beadwork
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A spread of copies of Save Your Prayers – Send Money by Jónína Kirton.
Save Your Prayers – Send Money has arrived! The latest book from Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize–finalist Jónína Kirton takes on the wellness industry, considering disability politics through the lived experience of a seventy-year-old Métis woman and recovering New Ager.
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![A white edged orange rectangle slants across the middle of the image. Inside, white text reads, “[Stylized Li Isprii Logo], Stitching Circle, Join us for a casual online meetup. Bring a beadwork, craftwork, or fiber art project to work on. Free for members of the Li Isprii patreon. $10 for non-members. Hosted by Jeremy Allard. April 28th, 5-7pm MT.” Behind the rectangle, in the corners of the image, a photo of crafting supplies arrayed across a wooden table, can be seen.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2nkk7noflhhmjxnepjptsuy6/bafkreictv5cerzgpjsesrtxafhw4ioqnltvmpmttaduq4wcsehp4mswfia)
A white edged orange rectangle slants across the middle of the image. Inside, white text reads, “[Stylized Li Isprii Logo], Stitching Circle, Join us for a casual online meetup. Bring a beadwork, craftwork, or fiber art project to work on. Free for members of the Li Isprii patreon. $10 for non-members. Hosted by Jeremy Allard. April 28th, 5-7pm MT.” Behind the rectangle, in the corners of the image, a photo of crafting supplies arrayed across a wooden table, can be seen.
Join us on April 28th for a casual stitching meetup, hosted by Jeremy Allard. Bring along a beadwork, craftwork, or fiber art project to work on. All events and meetups are free for members of the Li Isprii Patreon. $10 for non-members. Profits support the magazine.
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![A shelf of Metis-authored books rendered in a painterly style fills the bottom half of the image. The top half features white text on a light blue background reading, “[Stylized Li Isprii Logo], Metis Reads — Book Club”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2nkk7noflhhmjxnepjptsuy6/bafkreigpc6uwl5with5f3wlu6srdiqm36xrft3zdjkmjscnywv5334amba)
A shelf of Metis-authored books rendered in a painterly style fills the bottom half of the image. The top half features white text on a light blue background reading, “[Stylized Li Isprii Logo], Metis Reads — Book Club”
The Metis Reads Book Club is a low-pressure, "read at your own pace" book club, featuring work by Red River Metis and select First Nations authors. Join our community on Patreon to support the magazine and gain access to both the book club and our online events and meetups.
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![Rows of book covers line the top and bottom of the image. In the centre, white text on a light blue background reads, “[Stylized Li Isprii Logo], Metis Reads, April 2026”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2nkk7noflhhmjxnepjptsuy6/bafkreiasan7y5sbm5mbi7etm23mzpddbrxwzqmiqlwjgbedryyzjnhyip4)
Rows of book covers line the top and bottom of the image. In the centre, white text on a light blue background reads, “[Stylized Li Isprii Logo], Metis Reads, April 2026”
The April edition of Metis Reads is here! Featuring books by Brandi Bird, Wilfred Burton, Jónína Kirton (@jkirton.bsky.social), Elinor Florence, and more. Jump in and find a few great books available for pre-order!
#Metis 🌎📚💙
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"[It's] this idea of beadwork, or a fringe jacket, being like a hug—kind of like you’re being embraced, being held, being taken care of, wherever you are," says Cree-Métis photographer Michelle Sound of her mural-scale Capture Photography Festival installation.
www.createastir.ca/articles/cap...
Extended due to popular demand!
![White text on a blue-green background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers reads, “[Stylized Li Isprii Logo], Art Review, Cheryl L'Hirondelle: where the voice touches (((acts, utterances, transmissions for freedom)))”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2nkk7noflhhmjxnepjptsuy6/bafkreibwo5ky5tbney23lfwi6blch4mhkziupd6avfxgkdv7z6gee746qi)
White text on a blue-green background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers reads, “[Stylized Li Isprii Logo], Art Review, Cheryl L'Hirondelle: where the voice touches (((acts, utterances, transmissions for freedom)))”
In a white frame on a blue-green background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers an image of Cheryl L’Hirondelle’s “ēkaya-pāhkāci - Don't Freeze Up v2” appears. The silhouette of a woman looms within large white tent. Colourful blankets are laid out across the floor of the galley in front of the tent, inviting visitors to sit.
A quote in white text on a blue-green background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers reads, “The artwork is a collaboration, rooted in a specific context, and can only exist if all the collaborators are acknowledged, respected, and continue to consent to their inclusion.”
"where the voice touches (((acts, utterances, transmissions for freedom)))", an exhibition of the work of Metis artist Cheryl L'Hirondelle, will be at the Walter Phillips Gallery in Banff from Feb 13th to Jun 21st, 2026. Not sure what to expect? We checked it out!
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Happy #pubday to RED RIVER ROSE by @carolelindstrom.bsky.social!
This adventurous historical novel by bestselling author Carole Lindstrom offers readers a dramatic portrayal of a young Métis girl who takes a stand to protect her way of life.
On sale now!
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"These systems are especially likely, given the limited datasets available for many Indigenous languages, to produce invented words, fabricated cultural teachings, or generalized 'pan-Indigenous' representations that flatten distinct nations or communities into one interchangeable identity."
![White text on an orange background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers reads, “[Stylized Li Isprii Logo], Concepts in Metis Art: Attribution and Self-Introduction”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2nkk7noflhhmjxnepjptsuy6/bafkreietlh6z6fq5oagudfg2ycpuo6d6txu7suokts6aqjzspse36fbqaa)
White text on an orange background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers reads, “[Stylized Li Isprii Logo], Concepts in Metis Art: Attribution and Self-Introduction”
A quote in white text on an orange background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers reads, "Storytellers are also teachers, and when we accept a story as 'ours,' we take on the messages and values it carries with it. Because of this, proper attribution of stories has always included relational context, including the identity, family relationships, and intellectual lineage of the storyteller. - Jeremy Allard"
A quote in white text on an orange background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers reads, “...artists face significant pressure to use website space in ways that conform to industry standards, forefronting official, word-count limited bios, approved marketing text for their projects, tightly structured CVs, and accolades. When Metis artists do shape their websites and professional image to meet community standards, they often do so at the expense of meeting the expectations of curators, editors, agents, managers, and producers. - Jeremy Allard”
White text on an orange background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers reads, “Read the full essay at liisprii.ca”
In our first long-form essay, Jeremy Allard discusses attribution and self-introduction in the context of Metis art, storytelling, and literature, both historic and modern.
#Metis #MetisArt
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"In all of her work there’s a deep sense of care and respect for how people, both individually and collectively, are impacted by society’s systems of power."
@phoenixwritesdown.bsky.social talks to @tonialaird.bsky.social about her work and her debut novel Seventhblade:
“I anticipate that [lieutenant governor] will have a good deal of trouble, and it will require considerable management to keep those wild people quiet.” –—Prime Minister John A. MacDonald (1869, at commencement of negotiations with Louis Riel)
#Indigenous #Métis #books #history #Saskatchewan
![Rows of book covers line the top and bottom of the image. In the centre, white text on a light blue background reads, “[Stylized Li Isprii Logo], Metis Reads, March 2026”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2nkk7noflhhmjxnepjptsuy6/bafkreic5gm5rdq7xul72pxplknmf64iculafftxnhjc3e3cov7inqz5qyq)
Rows of book covers line the top and bottom of the image. In the centre, white text on a light blue background reads, “[Stylized Li Isprii Logo], Metis Reads, March 2026”
The March edition of Metis Reads is here! Featuring books by Tara Gereaux, Cheryl Isbister, Carole Lindstrom, and Louise Erdrich, plus illustration by Rhael McGregor and Natasha Donovan. Jump in and find a few great books available for pre-order!
#Metis 🌎📚💙
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Suspended from the ceiling in Gallery 1C03 at the University of Winnipeg is an octopus bag, created by Métis visual artist Claire Johnston.
Growing up, Tara Gereaux knew her grandfather was Métis, but she was always told to tell people the family was French. In Wild People Quiet, she explores the factors that led him and many other Métis to keep their heritage hidden. Read the interview at https://bit.ly/4kYvox9
Five brilliant Métis artists honour Michif culture and knowledge systems while forging new artistic trajectories through their exquisite, beaded creations in Gallery @1c03.bsky.social's new exhibition Beading Métis Resurgence, which opens tomorrow with a reception from 4 to 6 p.m.
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Land Back looks a lot of different ways, and until we fully dismantle colonialism, none of those ways are perfect. Yes, it can even look like purchasing land. But we don't get the luxury of waiting for perfection.
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White text on a blue-green background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers reads, “[Stylized Li Isprii Logo], Book Review: Inkwo for When the Starving Return”
In a white frame on a blue-green background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers a poster for “Inkwo for When the Starving Return” appears. The image features the protagonist’s young face, against the backdrop of an icy landscape. Hostile figures lurk at the bottom of the frame beneath the title.
A quote in white text on a blue-green background decorated with small, white, dot-painted flowers reads, “They say that unless there is snow on the ground, you should never speak the name of the wheetago out loud...”
Jeremy Allard reviews Amanda Strong's wintery stop-motion film Inkwo for When the Starving Return, based on the short story Wheetago War by Richard Van Camp. In a future stalked by starving monsters, a young hero must learn to harness their medicine and fight back.
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A Métis artist is taking her loom-weaving kit on the road to teach students about an iconic staple in her ancestors’ wardrobe and promote school spirit.
![Rows of book covers line the top and bottom of the image. In the centre, white text on a light blue background reads, “[Stylized Li Isprii Logo], Metis Reads, February 2026”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2nkk7noflhhmjxnepjptsuy6/bafkreifjkjmbgraguedqbzr7y54rjsv44v6yf2xma2lvjfjkh3qgo5arzy)
Rows of book covers line the top and bottom of the image. In the centre, white text on a light blue background reads, “[Stylized Li Isprii Logo], Metis Reads, February 2026”
The February edition of Metis Reads is here! Featuring illustration work by Natasha Donovan, Rheal McGregor, and other titles of interest. Jump in and find a few great books available for pre-order!
#Metis 🌎📚💙
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Graphic with a close-up photo of an elegant, navy velvet boot with red laces and intricate colourful beadwork. Text at right reads "Beading Métis Resurgence, Daivd Heinrichs, Vi Houssin, Claire Johnston, Jennine Krauchi, Brianna Oversby, Curated by Jennifer Gibson and Cathy Mattes, February 12 - April 17, 2026. Logos for Gallery 1C03, University of Winnipeg and Winnipeg Arts Council appear along the bottom.
📣NEW EXHIBIT📣
Beading Métis Resurgence
February 12 - April 17, 2026
Five brilliant Métis artists honour Michif culture and knowledge systems while forging new artistic trajectories through their exquisite beaded creations. Opening reception: Feb 12, 4-6 pm!
bit.ly/4khd8yv
#UWinnipeg #Gallery1C03
2026 marks the ten-year anniversary of Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit Issues in Canada!
Have you seen the gorgeous cover of the second edition coming to mark the occasion? You can preorder now!
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"They were places where cultural continuity and connection to the land endured, and where everyday practices—particularly women’s work in food production—sustained families and affirmed Métis identity." - Cheryl Troupe
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#envhist #cdnhist #metis #foodhistory
Hey, I didn’t know the article came out — if anyone wants to read up on Indigenous brewers in Canada (including me!), here’s a good place to start.
![A close up image of colourful Metis beadwork on a dark background fills the top and bottom of the frame. In the centre, white text on an orange background reads, “[Stylized Li Isprii Logo], Spotlight on Metis Beadwork Artists”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2nkk7noflhhmjxnepjptsuy6/bafkreieif2th72f2b5rxveqfiv3t6su7ae2xnaqmmi4ssw6supejyw6liy)
A close up image of colourful Metis beadwork on a dark background fills the top and bottom of the frame. In the centre, white text on an orange background reads, “[Stylized Li Isprii Logo], Spotlight on Metis Beadwork Artists”
Red River Metis beadwork artists work in an incredible range of techniques and styles, from appliqué to beadweaving, historic to photo-realism, gallery pieces to earrings. Today in Li Isprii, we're highlighting eight artists whose range and creativity inspire us.
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This is a graphic of the English and Michif language book cover for the 2026 Family Literacy Day celebration. The book is “Kohkum’s Royal Bannock” by Wilfred Burton, illustrated by Hawlii Pichette, with Michif translation by Irma Klyne and Larry Fayant. The book cover shows a boy and his kohkum holding their hands up in celebration after baking all the bannock, together, for the Queen’s visit. The logo of the publisher, Thistledown Press, is in the upper right-hand corner. Under that, there is a QR code to the mobile landing page for this livestream reading event. The caption reads “Livestream Coming Soon” beside a version of the Saskatchewan Literacy Network logo designed for this event: it has a stylized mixing bowl for bannock in front of the Network’s stylized book and globe, symbolizing the world of opportunities possible through literacy. The post is from the Saskatchewan Literacy Network www.saskliteracy.ca
Family Literacy Day is coming soon! Join us online, January 27, as Saskatchewan author Wilfred Burton shares his book 📚 “Kohkum’s Royal Bannock” and answers your questions live!
Register free page.saskliteracy.ca/bannock
@thistledownpress.bsky.social
#FamilyLiteracyDay #FLD2026 #SaskLiteracy
