FVMA EVENTS & NEWS
Events
MMIW Red Dress Day Event – May 5, 2022 – Abbotsford City Hall
Wac’ipi C’ante Was’te Yuhapi (With A Good Heart Pow Wow)
Metis Fiddling LessonsWeekly
Women’s CircleRepeating Event
FVMA Membership Card Renewal 2022Repeating Event
News

May 5, 2022 Abbotsford News: Red Dress Day in Abbotsford honours Missing and Murdered Indigenous Woman
“The Fraser Valley Metis Association (FVMA) is honouring missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls on Thursday (May 5) by hanging red dresses near Abbotsford

March 31, 2022 Angelus News Healing and hope: Indigenous want truth about past, partnership for future
SOURCE: https://angelusnews.com/news/world/healing-and-hope-indigenous-want-truth-about-past-partnership-for-future/ To read full article click on following link –> Angelus News Healing and hope: Indigenous want truth about past, partnership for future

CTV News – B.C. Métis leader brings gifts and a message to meeting with the Pope
SOURCE: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/fraser-valley-metis-leader-brings-gifts-and-a-message-to-meeting-with-the-pope-1.5838693 To read the full article click on the following link –> CTV News – B.C. Métis leader brings gifts and a message to

March 31, 2022 – CBC News – Advocates want to see Pope address two-spirit, LGBTQ harms if apology happens
SOURCE: https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/two-spirit-lgbtq-advocates-pope-apology-1.6404493 Click on following link to read full article –> CBC News – Advocates want to see Pope address two-spirit, LGBTQ harms if

March 28, 2022 – The Abbotsford News – Truth, justice and healing: Métis and Inuit delegates meet with Pope Francis
Pixie Wells, of the Metis community, talks to journalists after meeting Pope Francis in Rome, Monday, March 28, 2022. This week’s meetings, postponed from December
Mission Arts Council Indigenous Artist Call Out
CALLING ALL INDIGENOUS ARTISTS!! Are you an Indigenous Artist interested (or curious) in sharing your art and knowledge? To find out more please contact Mission Arts

Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week Theme: Advocacy in Action
A lot of advocacy work starts with saying no—no to colonial policies, people, and power. As part of Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week (SRH

Métis Speaker Series Episode 4: Environment & Sustainability with Vanessa Prescott
In this episode of our Métis Speaker Series, we chat about the environment and sustainability with Vanessa Prescott. Vanessa shares her story, about where her

MNBC Releases First Housing Needs Assessment Report
Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC) aims to reduce Métis core housing need in British Columbia (BC) by 50% over five years. To measure progress towards

Newsletter – Fall 2021
Fraser Valley Metis Associations Newsletter – Fall 2021. Read it all here (click on the image)