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Metis Celebration & Powwow
Join this year's annual Metis Celebration and Powwow at the Fergus County Fairgrounds. Live music - all musicians welcome. Catch the traditional Metis jig contest, the Waltz contest, and the fiddle contest. Free tent camping available.
Contact
- Susan Altona at 406-750-2192 or 406-452-2812
- Mike LaFountain at 406-217-2215
- Clinton & Wanda Brown at 406-399-3646
- Charlie Eike at 406-366-6366 (Parade Entry)
Thursday
- Set up, camping opens, open jam
Friday
- 6PM Metis speakers
- 7PM Metis Anthem, live auction
- 8PM Fiddle, jig and waltz contests
Saturday
- 10AM Parade downtown
- 10AM Jig, fiddle, and Michif language lessons, beadwork session, trapper, tent, and fur displays
- 12PM Powwow registration opens
- 1PM Powwow grand entry
- 2PM Metis panel speakers
- 5PM Free feed, auction
- 7PM Metis music and dance performances followed by dancing and jigging
- 7PM Powwow grand entry
Sunday
- 10AM Commemoration ceremony at the cemetery for unmarked grave sites
- 1PM Powwow grand entry
Location
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