One of the central themes of Etec521 investigates how technology can be used by Indigenous peoples to reconnect with, archive, and share their identities and culture.  With that in mind, most of my posts for this module have centered around websites that provide online access to historical documentation and information on Metis culture.  For my final post for this module I chose to feature the website: The Virtual Museum of Metis Hitory and Culture.  This website is designed and maintained by the Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Reseach in Saskatchewan, Canada.

The virtual museum provides a wealth of information in the following categories:

• Indigenous Voices – Contains video clips of Michif language interviews
• Metis Celebration – Video and audio files celebrating Metis music, dance and storytelling
• Metis Heritage – Oral histories, photographs, and Metis Resistance documentation
• Learning Resources – Information on traditional Metis lifestyle and education
• Artistic Expressions – Materials honoring traditional and contemporary Metis art forms
• Moccasin Telegraph – Links to other Metis resources around the web

The website is very user friendly, and I think provides a wonderful example of how technology can be used by Indigenous groups to preserve and share the visible aspects of their culture.

The website can be found here: Metis Virtual Museum