Building bridges between all communities
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JANUARY 2016 • PAGE 5 Manitobaissucceedingintheglobal greeneconomy. Everyday,moreandmoreofourprovince's energyisproducedfromclean,renewable resourcesincludingwind,geothermaland hydroelectricity. Theseenergysourcesarenotonlyreducing harmfulgreenhousegases,theyarecreatingjob andbusinessopportunities. Findoutmoreabouthowyoucanbecome partofManitoba'sgreeneconomybyvisiting manitoba.ca BecomepartofManitoba's greeneconomy. Green and Growing Join Our Community of Care and become a Kinship or Foster family. Two young filmmakers from Winnipeg are looking to document what it means to be Métis – and they need your help. Brother/sister film making team Janelle and Jérémie Wookey are embarking on a project called 100métis.ca. They are seeking 100 video submissions in 100 days from Métis youth across the country to be featured and preserved in an interactive archive. The idea came to them in May 2014, when Janelle and Jérémie interviewed Mme. Augustine Abraham, the great-niece of Louis Riel, a proud Métis woman, and unofficial Godmother of the Franco-Métis community. They saw her as a pure and tireless source of love, humour and wisdom, and had interviewed her many times over the years for different projects. Sadly, their interview in May 2014 turned out to be the last time they would capture her on camera, as she passed away the following February. During that final interview, which was shot for a documentary about the bell of Batoche, they asked Augustine Abraham what her wish would be for the future of the Métis people. Her answer was for the next generation of Métis to follow in the footsteps of its founders; to find inspiration from the past and create a renewed sense of Métis identity that is relevant to lives lived today. The Wookey's themselves were so moved and inspired by Augustine's words that they came up with the idea for 100metis.ca. And now, the work begins – soliciting video submissions to create a portrait of who the Métis are, where they are at, and where they are going. The project also includes producing a television documentary of the journey, which will air later in 2016. So if you are Métis, they want your story! Find out more at www.100metis.ca. ENTERTAIMENT BEAT RoseAnna Schick. RAS Creative