How to Cite
Giroux, M. (2016). “Giving Them Back Their Spirit”: Multiculturalism and Resurgence at a Metis Cultural Festival. MUSICultures, 43(1). Retrieved from https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/MC/article/view/25260
Abstract
Metisfest was a large, annual festival that—from its conception in 2006 until its cancellation in 2013—brought the Metis Nation together through fiddling, jigging, and other cultural activities. While the event was constructed as apolitical, Metis elder Duke Redbird suggested in We Are Métis that cultural activities can, in fact, bring about political change because they are non-threatening to the dominant culture (1980: 48). This essay addresses this seeming contradiction, arguing that while the event adopted the language of multiculturalism (i.e., language that is non-threatening to the Canadian mainstream), in practice, Metisfest used an Indigenous-centred approach to cultural celebration—an approach that prioritized Metis resurgence. In this way, Metisfest accomplished important political goals.- The author retains copyright over the work.
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