Hôtel 10 - Salle St-Laurent

LEAH MARIE DORION - CANADIAN METIS ARTIST AND EDUCATOR

Leah Marie Dorion is a Metis writer and artist currently living near Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. Her artwork celebrates the strength and resilience of Indigenous women and families. Leah is also a published children’s book author and illustrator. Several of her Metis cultural books are available through Gabriel Dumont Press in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Strong Nations Publishing in Nanaimo, British Columbia.

Recently, Oscardo https://www.oscardo.com/collections/leah-dorion an online gift shop located in Toronto, Ontario began distributing products and fashions featuring her unique style of art works. Leah has a passion for early year’s education and is currently working with the Metis Nation of British Columbia (MNBC) to develop Metis cultural early years resources for children and families. She is a proud member of CARFAC which is the national voice of Canada’s professional visual artists. Visit www.leahdorion.ca for more information about her artistic practice.

“Create the world you want to live in”

RULES OF THE “RACONTE-MOI TA RÉGION” CONTEST

The contest is open to young people and adults in the three spotlight regions this year – Chaudière-Appalaches, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean.
Participants can submit their choice of photo or text!

Photo

– Only one category: young people aged 9 to 99.
– Subject: a particular corner of your region.
– Processing: colour or black and white.
– Contest runs from May 16 to August 16. Photos received after this date will not be accepted.
– Prizes: two $200 gift certificates to an independent Quebec bookstore.
– One winner per region.

Photos must be send by e-mail to linda.amyot@metropolisbleu.org NO LATER THAN August 16. Photos received after this date will not be accepted.

Writing a text – Contest closed

– Two categories: young people aged 9 to 12 and young people aged 13 to 17.
– Subject: text on a particular aspect of their region: place, famous person, tradition, activity, etc.
– Form: poem, story, blog, short story.
– Length: 1 to 2 pages
– Contest period: May 16 to June 16.
– Prizes: two $200 gift certificates to a Quebec independent bookstore.

Applications are now closed.
The winning entries and photos will be published on the Blue Metropolis website.

Important: By submitting their texts and photos, participants consent to the publication of their texts and photos on the Blue Metropolis website and social networks.

Our new Indigenous Story Time series brings Indigenous authors into schools and libraries. Actor Marco Collin, star of the Radio Canada series Pour toi Flora, and author and visual artist Christine Sioui Wawanoloath will share stories that explore themes related to ecology and traditional Indigenous knowledge. These activities for grade school students are presented free of charge. These Indigenous storytelling activities will take place in late April 2023 at libraries in St-Charles, Saul-Bellow and Mercier, all located in riverside neighbourhoods of Montreal, as well as in Contrecœur.

2022-23 SCHEDULE

Indigenous story times featuring Marco Collin

⦁ April 26, 2023, 1:30 p.m., Saint-Charles Library, 1050 d’Hibernia Street, Montreal, QC, H3K 2V2 (school activities closed to the public)
⦁ April 27, 2023, 10 a.m., Saul-Bellow Library, 3100 Saint-Antoine Street, Montreal, QC, H8S 4B8 (school activities closed to the public)
⦁ April 30, 2023, 10:30 a.m., Mercier Library, 16 Parc Street, Mercier, QC, J6R 1E5

Indigenous story times featuring Christine Sioui Wawanoloath

⦁ May 1, 2023, 1:30 p.m., Contrecœur Library, 5000, Marie-Victorin Road, Contrecœur, QC, J0L 1C0 (school activities closed to the public)

In 2022-23, the series was enriched by a special two-class visit at Mère Marie-Rose in Contrecœur that featured Nicolas Bérubé, a biologist associated with the Port of Montreal. Workshops facilitated by Caroline Barber followed this visit and empowered students to make use of poetry to express their points of view on these animals.

Schedule for 2022-23 maritime series workshops, facilitated by Caroline Barber (school activities closed to the public)

⦁ December 12, 2022, Contrecœur Library, 5000, Marie-Victorin Road, Contrecœur, QC, J0L 1C0 – Theme: Swallows
⦁ March 27, 2023, Contrecœur Library, 5000, Marie-Victorin Road, Contrecœur, QC, J0L 1C0 – Theme: Bats