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metispotato is my creative space. I\u2019m Faith Trottier<\/strong>, a M\u00e9tis artist, beader, and storyteller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m Red River M\u00e9tis on both sides of my family<\/strong> and a citizen of the M\u00e9tis Nation of British Columbia (MNBC)<\/strong>. Currently residing between Winnipeg, MB and Vancouver, BC. On my mom\u2019s side, my family received scrip in Round Prairie, Saskatchewan<\/strong>, our traditional wintering site.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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I\u2019m a direct descendant of Charles Trottier<\/strong>, and the last person in my family to live there was my great-grandfather Joseph Trottier (Trotchie)<\/strong>. My grandfather, Benjamin Trotchie<\/strong>, was born in the Saskatoon road allowance. Our family names are: Trottier, Laframboise, Lemire, Pelletier, Bercier, Martin, Paquet, Beaudry\/Gaudry, etc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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On my dad\u2019s side, my family is connected to scrip in Edmonton<\/strong>, though like many M\u00e9tis families, not all of it was ever received. My grandma grew up around Kinuso and Whitecourt<\/strong>, and we\u2019re part of the Lac Ste. Anne M\u00e9tis community<\/strong>. Our family names are: L’hirondelle, Bellerose and Delorme, etc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

I grew up moving between different places in BC and Edmonton, and I was raised around a lot of family and community from various West Coast First Nations, which shaped how I understand kinship and care. I was also raised by my late stepdad Jackie, who was Cree from Muskeg Lake Cree Nation. He taught me a lot about showing up in the world and how to be a bougie gamer<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been raised M\u00e9tis my whole life – in culture, ceremony, humour, and resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I learned to bead in 2020 from my god-momma Auntie Alma and my mom Cherie. Since then, I\u2019ve learned from a lot of incredible M\u00e9tis artists and Elders, including Lisa Shepherd, Gregory Scofield, and Elder Denise McCuaig, as well as through sitting in circles, laughing, listening, and learning together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alongside my art, I\u2019m a Master\u2019s student in Social Work (Indigenous Knowledges). My work is shaped by both school and lived experience, especially growing up in the child welfare system. A lot of what I make is about identity, care, and finding ways to feel proud of who we are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also create the metispotato characters – playful little figures I use to talk about M\u00e9tis history, everyday life, and contemporary struggles in ways that are accessible and fun. They\u2019re currently being turned into a children\u2019s book series, because I wanted to make the kind of art I wish I had when I was younger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the end of the day, my goal is simple: to make things M\u00e9tis people can see themselves in, and to give some of that pride back to our communities through beadwork, art, and story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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