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Métis Creative Arts Certificate

The Métis Creative Arts Certificate program builds on the rich Métis history and culture in Manitoba through the exploration of various art forms including hide work, beading, storytelling, writing, felting, film, fiddling, and other traditional arts. It includes three immersion courses at Painted Sky Studio on Lake Manitoba in the Michif town of St. Laurent, as well as a series of online offerings.

The arts are a critical medium for the sharing and flourishing of culture and language, which underpins individual and community identities. The expressive arts allow a playful, safe, imaginal space, and diverse arts media, to explore and learn about ourselves, our communities, and our cultures, without judgement.

Building on the 94 Calls to Action of the TRC, we use the arts as a way to express, celebrate, and share Métis culture and Michif language, as an antidote to the impacts of inter-generational trauma and current systemic racism.

This training may prove helpful and inspiring to artists, educators, therapists, workers in Indigenous support agencies, facilities and Friendship Centres, and anyone wishing to go deeper into awareness of their Métis identity or wishing to better commit as allies in the Indigenous resurgence

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Application Deadline

There are a limited number of seats available and spots will be reserved as applications are received. 

Individual courses are open for drop-ins! Register for the next certificate cohort beginning July 2026.

You can find more details about our admission requirements and application process on our Student Information page.

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Current Fees 

There is no GST on any of our fees or tuition. All fees are listed in Canadian (CAD) dollars. Training is tax deductible, see more information here.

Tuition Fees for Métis Creative Arts Certificate: $9,800.00 CAD

Canadian and American participants will pay in their home currency (CAD and USD, respectively). Participants from outside Canada and the United States are invited to contact WHEAT as program fees will be adjusted for residents from Category II and III Countries based on the Human Development Index.

  • $100.00 CAD – Non-refundable Registration Fee
  • $100.00 CAD – Non-refundable Supply Fee
  • $50.00 CAD – Graduation fee
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Land Acknowledgement

WHEAT Institute and Painted Sky Studio are located on Treaty Territories and Ancestral Lands of Anishinaabeg, Ininiwak, Anisininewuk, Dakota Oyate, Dene, and Inuit, and on the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.

 

We acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past and respect the spirit and intent of the Treaties and Treaty Making. We dedicate ourselves to working in partnership with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people in the spirit of truth, reconciliation, and collaboration.