Fraser Valley Metis Nation

Fraser Valley Metis Nation is rated 3 out of 5 in the category leisure. Read and write reviews about Fraser Valley Metis Nation. How to find your North American Indian Ancestry: Métis: is a distinct culture, a mixture of First Nations and European ancestry created in the North American Fur trade. Fraser Valley Métis Nation has created a verifiable process to identify members of the community Membership Once proof of your Métis Indian Ancestry has been established you will be issued a Métis Status card and accepted into the Fraser Valley Métis Nation Community with all Rights, Privileges and Responsibilities of full Membership. Drums Authentic Métis and Coast Salish Aboriginal hand Drums and kits, made from deer, moose, elk, and cow hides, from animals of British Columbia, made in traditional ways. Canoe Journey (Starting spring 2010) Your cultural historic journey will take place on the Fraser River from Mission to Fort Langley; it will highlight the history of the Métis: Canada’s forgotten people, their interactions with the Sto: lo the local First Nations Coast Salish people of the Fraser Valley: Saint Mary’s residential school, North American Indian villages, Canadian Pacific railway train wreck, Lafarge cement plant, Beausoleil, Cabana, Donatelli homesteads, Matsqui Catholic church (Saint Anthony’s), Billy Miner train robbery (Silverdale), history of the Stave river Valley, Crescent Island milk company, Ramona, Beaver and Sampson paddle wheelers, ending at Fort Langley the historic site of the Hudson bay company, post for the British Columbia fur and salmon trade, your Métis tour guide is a direct descendant of the 400 year old fur trade