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Box 3263
Sherwood Park Alberta T8H 2T2
Canada
Phone 780-975-2084
Fax 780-416-4619
Email: info@metismatters.com
Website: www.metismatters.com
Editor and Publisher: Felice Gladue
Métis Matters is published monthly both online and in hard copy.
To provide communication to Métis and non-Métis people in an effort to create awareness in, promote and preserve
Métis cultural heritage.
The objectives of the Métis Matters Foundation of Alberta are:
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To encourage and promote Métis cultural awareness.
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To distribute a monthly Métis Matters newsletter.
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To design and implement a Métis Matters Foundation of Alberta website.
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To provide monetary scholarships to Métis students on the basis of financial need and/or academic performance.
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To provide Métis cross-cultural presentations for schools, industry, governments and public.
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To promote public involvement, cooperation and participation in the Métis Matters Foundation of Alberta activities.
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To generate funding through grant applications, donations and cultural activities such as, but not limited to, talent shows, jamborees, arts and crafts, and banquets to assist in financing the Métis Matters newsletter, Métis Matters website, Métis cross-cultural presentations and the Métis Matters scholarship.
October 2003
Professional printing of the Métis Matters publication.
December 2003
Launches Métis Matters website designed by volunteers Craig Stanchfield and Wes Twin, Computer Systems Technology Aboriginal NAIT students.
March 2004
Presented a workshop called Métis Music in the Classroom at the Aboriginal Head Start Regional Training in Edmonton, Alberta.
April 2004
Métis Matters website upgraded by Métis youth entrepeneur Jeff Ward.
June 2004
Built a playground for the Abbott Community, Edmonton, Alberta, in partnership with Abbott School and the Ben Calf Robe Society providing a $39, 000 matching grant from the Alberta Government's Dept. of Community Development.
July 2004
Awarded six Métis youth from across Alberta from grades 4 - 12 with a monetary scholarship in partnership with the Alberta Government's Dept. of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development.
November 2004
Hosted a community Tribute Jamboree to Aboriginal Veterans in Edmonton, Alberta, in partnership with Métis Child and Family Services, Apeetogosan and the Aboriginal Veterans Society of Alberta.
November 2004
A Gold Sponser for the Métis Fest in Edmonton, Alberta.
February 27, 2005
Hosted a free Stew and Buns lunch at the Sacred Heart Church in Edmonton, Alberta, feeding about 400 people.
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