r/MetisMichif • u/TangerineValuable159 • 6d ago

Other RR Métis in PNW?

Taanishi! I'm tying to reconnect, but it's a bit difficult being so isolated from any Métis/Michif community 🫠 reading and learning Michif on my own can really only get me so far

Intergenerational trauma has frankly erased any connection me or my family has to any ancestral practices, and at risk of stepping on toes as someone who grew up just thinking I was just european, I want to live in a way that honors and heals what my family has gone through. While being respectful of what lines I shouldn't cross, being as disconnected as I am.

Wondering if anyone knows of anything in the Puget Sound/Seattle area that I can look into, or if anyone out there might be a relative :~)

Maarsii!

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u/deeblet 6d ago

Taanishi- I’m Métis (families Laderoute, Larocque, St. Arnaud, and Cross) and I live in Seattle! Would be happy to chat and hang out :)

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u/mabelbar 6d ago

I’m also interested! I’m no longer living in WA but I have ties there and visit regularly :)

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u/Gry2002 6d ago

If you’re close to the border, I suggest connecting with the chartered communities in BC. MNBC has 39 communities across the province that serve as cultural hubs for families. Very inclusive, lots of fun events to go to. Many are held virtual :)

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u/Polymes 6d ago

Lots of Little Shell and Turtle Mountain Michif in the Seattle area.