每年在阿尔伯塔省的路易·里尔日（11月16日）前后举行梅蒂斯周。路易·里尔日是为了纪念并向里尔在红河和西北抵抗中领导加拿大西部梅蒂斯人民所表现出的领导能力和勇气表示敬意。

梅蒂斯人是加拿大三个宪法上承认的土著民族之一，他们的祖先既有欧洲人也有土著人的血统。梅蒂斯人有独特的文化和语言，还有共同的历史和许多亲属关系。

路易·里尔是一个梅蒂斯族政治领袖，他不懈地为保护梅蒂斯人的权利和文化而斗争。他领导西部加拿大的梅蒂斯人民两次抵抗殖民统治，后一次导致他于1885年11月16日被绞死。里尔通常被称为曼尼托巴省的创始人，他也被认为是加拿大联邦的贡献者之一。

为了使教育工作者能够将这些知识运用于课堂教学，原住民教育团队于10月29日举办了一场名为“超越护腰带”的学习会议。此次会议由CBE教育工作者普雷斯顿·哈皮主持，他分享了梅蒂斯知识系统的历史、力量、多样性和严谨性，以及可以支持教育工作者深化自己的学习和学生学习的启示和资源。这次会议甚至以跳舞结束！可以在原住民教育内部网页（仅限员工）上找到该会议的录像。

Métis Week is held annually in Alberta in the week surrounding Louis Riel Day (Nov 16). Louis Riel Day is observed to remember and honour Riel’s leadership and bravery in leading the Métis people of western Canada during the Red River and North-West Resistances.

The Métis are one of three constitutionally recognized groups of Indigenous people in Canada whose ancestral roots are a combination of European and Indigenous. The Métis have a distinct culture and language as well as a shared history and many kin relations.

Louis Riel was a Métis political leader who fought tirelessly to preserve Métis rights and culture. He led the Métis people of western Canada in two resistances against the dominion, with the latter resulting in his hanging on November 16, 1885. Often referred to as the founder of the province of Manitoba, Riel is also credited with being one of the contributors of Confederation.

To prepare educators to lift this knowledge in their classrooms, the Indigenous Education Team held a learning session on October 29 titled “Beyond the Sash”. The session was led by CBE educator Preston Huppie who shared the history, strength, diversity, and rigor of Métis knowledge systems as well as provocations and resources that can support educators in deepening their own learning and the learning of their students. The session was even capped off with a jig! A recording of this session can be found on the Indigenous Education insite page (for staff).