Nationwide Indigenous Historical past Month | Discover Edmonton

Take a day journey to Métis Crossing and uncover how the Métis lived as trappers, study historic households and their properties, perceive how vegetation are used as drugs and way more. Métis Crossing is the primary main Métis cultural interpretive centre in Alberta, sitting on 512 acres of land designed to interact guests in immersive experiences. This unimaginable facility mirrors the core values of the Métis group together with self-sufficiency, respect of elders, participation of youth, and cultural pleasure. Right here, you possibly can Paddle into the Previous with a voyageur canoe expertise, or discover the ‘Visions, Hopes, and Goals’ at Métis Crossing Wildlife Tour. The wildlife park is residence to uncommon white bison, wooden bison, plains bison, elk, and Percheron horses.