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Métis Dancer
Métis dancer Jeanette Kotowich from the Cree Metis nation during a performance from the Coastal First Nations Dance Festival at the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver.
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Métis Dancer
![A woman in a blue dress with a colorful waist-sash is dancing for a group of children.](/sites/default/files/styles/scale_480/public/2022-07/MetisDancer_FH24265.jpg?itok=y8fbIF5H)
Métis Dancer
The Métis people have a language, culture, and set of traditions distinct from those of other Indigenous groups. The sash worn by the woman performing a traditional Métis dance signifies the connection of Métis culture to both Indigenous and Western traditions.
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The Canadian Press / John Lehmann / The Globe and Mail
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