It’s a Kitchen Party! Métis writers Michelle Porter, Conor Kerr, and Winnipeg’s own katherena vermette will read from their new books. Listen to a little traditional fiddling by Alexandre Tétreault (Douzie), and try your hand at some beading courtesy of Vi Houssin. We’ll have featured books for sale on-site.
The event is PWYC, with a recommended $10.00 ticket price.
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Toutes Choses Métis
Venez fêtez la culture métisse avec nous ! Michelle Porter, Conor Kerr et katherena vermette de Winnipeg liront des extraits de leur nouveau livre. Écoutez une performance de violon traditionnel par Alexandre Tétreault (Douzie) et exercer votre doigté en perlant avec Vi Houssin. Nous aurons des livres en vedette à vendre sur place.
Cet événement est participation libre, avec une recommandation de 10 $ pour le prix du billet.
Michelle Porter is a writer originally from the Métis prairie homeland. She is the descendent of a long line of Métis storytellers (the Goulet family). Her first novel A Grandmother Begins the Story was published in May 2023. She teaches creative writing at Memorial University in Newfoundland.
Conor Kerr is a Métis/Ukrainian writer. A member of the Métis Nation of Alberta, he is descended from the Lac Ste. Anne Metis and the Papaschase Cree Nation. His Ukrainian family are settlers in Treaty 4 and 6 territories in Saskatchewan. His new collection of poems is called Old Gods.
katherena vermette (she/her/hers) is a Red River Métis (Michif) writer from Treaty 1 territory, the heart of the Métis Nation, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Her new novel, The Circle, is the third and final companion to The Break and The Strangers.
