Lyons Sisters - Métis Jiggers

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Dance is medicine. Our style combines everything we've learned from Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario, and we'd love to share it with you as performers or teachers.
LocationOttawa / Gatineau
Websitehttps://metisjiggers.ca
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We love to perform and teach! If you're in Ottawa (or can fly us to where you are), we'd love to come to your event (School-permitting, of course. Weekends are best for travel. We're still students!)

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We had the privilege of performing and teaching at the Canadian Medical Association National Indigenous Peoples Day "Métis Voices" event today, where we met Jimmy Durocher, a highly esteemed Métis and Cree Elder.

https://metisjiggers.ca/2025/06/canadian-medical-association

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Canadian Medical Association

We had the privilege of performing at the Canadian Medical Association National Indigenous Peoples Day "Métis Voices" event today, where

The Lyons Sisters Métis Jiggers

Dr. Foulds has consistently highlighted the need for more Métis-specific health research in her work. For instance, she has emphasized the importance of cultural connectedness in the health of Métis women.

https://kinesiology.usask.ca/articles/2025/dr-foulds-wins-award-for-research-scholarly-and-artistic-worksrsaw.php

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Dr. Foulds wins award for Research, Scholarly, and Artistic Works(RSAW) - College of Kinesiology

A new faculty award has been created in the College of Kinesiology that aims to annually recognize and celebrate the outstanding research, scholarly achievements, and community-based impact.

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Red River Jig - The Lyons Sisters - 2025 National Métis Health Policy Forum

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This was our second year performing at Rideau Hall at the Governor General’s Winter Celebration, which is an official part of Ottawa's Winterlude festival.
We performed three sets featuring our traditional dances, with special guest appearances by our Y4Y colleague Akina Ohlman and our Junior Jiggers. We were grateful for Elders and Knowledge Keepers Senator Parm Burgie and Veda Weselake who provided opening and closing prayers and smudging.

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Resting place of Louis Riel; Saint-Boniface Cathedral Cemetery.

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In memory of Louis Riel, October 22, 1844 – November 16, 1885.

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He was born on October 22, 1844, so this week we want to share the places we saw him this year on our trip back home to Manitoba. These are the Manitoba Legislative Building grounds.

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A Canadian woman who fraudulently claimed her daughters were Inuit has been sentenced to three years in jail, in what is believed to be the first ever custodial sentence for a “Pretendian”.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/28/canadian-woman-sentenced-inuit-benefit-fraud

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Canadian woman gets three years’ jail in first ever sentencing for a ‘Pretendian’

Karima Manji, whose daughters accessed over C$150,000 in benefits for Inuit residents, pleaded guilty in February

The Guardian