BE Guide Nov 2023 WORKING

CANADA’S LARGEST POWWOW

FORT EDMONTON PARK RECEIVED A THEA AWARD

MÉTIS CROSSING WON THE 2021 WEBAWARD

OCCURED AT THE NATIONAL INDIGENOUS CULTURAL EXPO

IN FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT HERITAGE CENTER FOR THE NEW INDIGENOUS PEOPLES EXPERIENCE

FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN WEB DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCATION STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE

FORT EDMONTON PARK Indigenous Peoples’ Experience

MÉTIS CROSSING

• Métis Crossing is the first major Métis cultural interpretive centre in Alberta and is a premier centre for Alberta Métis cultural interpretation, education, gatherings, and business development. • Sitting on 512-acres of land, comprised of river lot titles from the original Métis settlers to the region in the late 1800s, the Crossing is designed to engage and excite visitors through an exploration of Métis cultural experiences. The surroundings will be the perfect place for your attendees to stretch their legs during breaks. • The new Cultural Gathering Centre is designed by Métis Architect Tiffany Shaw-Collinge from Manasc Isaac Architects. The new centre incorporates traditional craftsmanship with modern materials to create a stunning structure that hints at the building style of the fur trade era river lot homes with the functionality of a contemporary place to gather, learn, and share the Métis story.

• Fort Edmonton Park has partnered with the Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations and the Métis Nation of Alberta to better share the experiences of Indigenous and Métis Peoples in what is now Edmonton. • In 2015, Fort Edmonton Park signed a Memorandum of Understanding with both the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations and the Métis Nation of Alberta. This indicated the park’s commitment to the inclusion of these parties and the respective peoples they represent, in the programming and capital development process when it impacts their historical and cultural narratives. • $160 million government investment from all three levels of government has been given to the Fort Edmonton Park expansion. At a cost of $42 million, the creation of the new Indigenous People’s Experience is the biggest single addition to Fort Edmonton Park.