It was an honour once again participating in Council Fire’s 2025 Annual Indigenous Legacy Gathering at Nathan Phillips Square on September 29 and 30. It was incredible to see the square transformed into a meaningful gathering honouring Indigenous traditions, communal strength, and generational ties.

These were two busy days for the TYRMC, filled with learning and meeting community members interested in learning or sharing their stories. Our Métis flag stood proud and tall beside the tipi gifted to us by council fire to use at these community events

Our fur trade table was one of our most popular attractions, excited to feel the pelts of animals they would normally see from afar! We got to share our voyageur story, how the Métis were part of the fur trade.

Performances were musical, informative, heartwarming or heartbreaking. It was wonderful to see so many people share their talents and stories with the community.

Above: Jaeli Bruno – Indigenous Performance

People were gaining a lot of information on Métis history from our ‘The Métis: A Visual History‘ posters, created by Sherry Farrell Racette.

Some folks jumped in to learn how to play the spoons, often accompanying the fiddle in Métis music.

MNO Regional Manager Alicia Blore and Fiddle Extraordinaire, taught a great lesson on the difference between European fiddle and Métis fiddle, giving the audience some fun quizzes on the difference in rhythm and speed of each one. They did great!

The show stopper was MNO Regional Manager’s Alicia Blores’ fiddle-playing (if you’ve heard it, you know), accompanied by TYRMC Senator Paul Irvine on the spoons.

Another wonderful year being a part of Council Fire’s 2025 Annual Indigenous Legacy Gathering. We hope to see you next year!

From left to right: MNO Women’s Council Region 8 Rep Luanne Cunningham, TYRMC President Amie Therrien, TYRMC Senator Paul Irvine, TYRMC Chair Steve Smith, TYRMC Councilor Phil Sutherland, TYRMC Communications & Programs Coordinator Atika Irvine-Tench