Several schools held celebrations of Métis culture and Louis Riel in honour of Louis Riel Day. Assiniboine College held “Infinity Week,” a series of special events celebrating the Métis people and culture in the week leading up to Louis Riel Day. The University of Manitoba hosted an event where attendees could learn to finger weave a Métis sash, jig as fiddlers played Métis cultural songs, and participate in a butter churning workshop led by Louis Riel Institute Cultural Programmer Gavin Forbes. At the K-12 level, the Brandon School Division and the Hanover School Division shared information about Louis Riel, while St Maurice School teacher Chris Allard made a Lego portrait of Louis Riel that he hopes will help his students and the wider community reflect on Riel’s history.
