Métis Veterans Memorial Monument Project

Métis Veterans Memorial Monument Project- Celebrating Our Métis Heroes

The importance of Métis veterans to the Métis community cannot be understated. Our veterans occupy a point of honour at all Métis gatherings and cultural events.The Métis Veterans Memorial Monument will be a landmark for generations of Métis people to gather and pay homage to the servicemen and servicewomen who have served our country. The Métis Veterans Memorial Monument Project is supported by the Métis community by way of a Métis National Council Annual General Assembly resolution and a Métis Nation ­ Saskatchewan (MN -S) Provincial Métis Council resolution.

Already a site sacred to the Métis, Batoche is a fitting site for people to gather to remember and honour Métis Veterans. It is accessible to all Métis people and the general public. In July 2010 Métis Honour Runners ran 100 kilometers to raise funds and show support for the Métis Veterans Memorial Project. Each July governing members of MNC make an annual pilgrimage to Batoche. The Batoche grounds are maintained by the MN -S and the Métis Veterans Memorial will be maintained as part of the existing maintenance of the site.

As a contribution to this project, the Gabriel Dumont Institute (GDI) has agreed to donate its time and resources and will oversee all work related to the completion of this project. The cost to build this monument is $300,000. Currently, GDI has received $52,000 in funding for this project and is seeking the balance of $248,000 from corporate sponsorship, private donations, and community fundraising activities.

Please consider supporting the Métis Veterans Memorial Monument Project. All donations over $10 are eligible for a tax receipt issued from GDI which is a registered not-for-profit charitable organization. Your donation to the Veterans Memorial Monument can be sent to the Gabriel Dumont Institute clearly indicating that the donation is for the Métis Veterans Monument.

Donations over $25 will receive the CD, Honouring Our Heroes: A Tribute to Métis Veterans, featuring Métis performing artists - Donny Parenteau, Andrea Menard, Ray St. Germain, Jess Lee, Mike Gouchie, and Krystle Pederson. Donations over $50 will also receive the book, Métis Soldiers of Saskatchewan: 1914-1953, by Cathy Littlejohn. Donations of $25 can be placed through our online shop at: https://shop.gdins.org/node/78 and https://shop.gdins.org/node/82. 

A postcard of this project can be downloaded here

Marsii/Thank  you  for your time and consideration!