Métis Nation Biographies

Métis Peoples of Canada are famous leaders, artists, athletes, activists and much more! Researching real people helps students to get a more concrete and compassionate understanding of the culture, lives and diverse perspectives of different people. Students will research a person and then create a biography poster highlighting their accomplishments.

These posters can be printed out, laminated, and hung around the room as a visual reminder of notable people from the Metis Nation. Students can also present their posters to their classmates, sharing their knowledge about their person, thus combining research, writing and public speaking skills into one powerful assignment.

Find more biography poster templates to add to this assignment if desired!

Important Métis Peoples

• Howard Adams, Métis activist, author, and leader
• Pierre Bottineau, Minnesota frontiersman, surveyor, diplomat. and translator
• Michel "Mitch" Bouyer, Métis of French Canadian and Sioux ancestry; interpreter, and guide
• James P. Brady, Métis politician and activist
• Pierre Delorme, Métis politician and activist
• Gabriel Dumont, Métis military leader during the North-West Rebellion
• Cuthbert Grant, Métis political and military leader
• John Norquay, Métis politician, Premier of Manitoba from 1878 to 1887
• Malcolm Norris, Métis politician, activist, and leader
• Louis Riel, Métis leader
• Keith Barker, playwright
• Joe Fafard artist
• Sandra Birdsell, novelist
• Robert Boyer, artist
• Maria Campbell, writer and filmmaker
• George R. D. Goulet, author
• Dylan Miner, artist
• Gregory Scofield, acclaimed poet, beadwork artist, dramatist, non-fiction writer, activist and educator
• Kamala Todd, community planner, filmmaker, curator
• Loretta Todd, filmmaker, producer, cultural theorist
• Katherena Vermette, writer
• Arlette Alcock, musician, songwriter, and social activist
• Andrea Menard, actress, playwright, and singer; Métis
• Thelma J Chalifoux, Métis ; community activist; First Aboriginal Woman appointed to the Senate of Canada
• Shelly Glover, Métis ; Member of Parliament
• Dan Vandal, Métis ; Member of Parliament
• Arron Asham, professional ice hockey player
• Tantoo Cardinal, actress; of Métis and Cree ancestry
• Roseanne Supernault, actress; Métis of Cree descent

Due Date:

Objective: Research a famous or notable person that is of Métis heritage. Create a Biography Poster that highlights their major accomplishments.

Student Instructions:

1. Choose a person.
2. Using school resources, conduct some research and learn more about your chosen person.
3. On the poster, include your person’s name and dates of birth (and death if applicable). Choose a character that resembles your person. Add words and images to describe your person’s accomplishments.
4. Save and submit your storyboard.

Requirements: Person’s image, name, dates of birth/death, accomplishments.