RED RIVER CART BUILDING:

The Chinook Regional Library is celebrating Métis culture and traditions with several fun activities at the Swift Current Branch Library during March. The event kicked off on March 5 with a Red River cart building workshop presented by well-known cart builder George Fayant. Other activities during the month include a traditional beading workshop presented by Métis artist Tekeyla Friday in two sessions on March 12 and 19, and a traditional jigging workshop on March 26 with Creeland dance instructors Amy Seesequasis and Angel Prosper.

George Fayant (at left, standing) explains the process to assemble miniature carts during the Red River cart building workshop, March 5.

Red River cart building workshop participants build their own miniature carts, March 5.

Red River cart building workshop participant Lorraine Owen Knox assembles a wheel for her miniature cart.

Photos by Matthew Liebenberg/Prairie Post George Fayant speaks during the Red River cart building workshop, March 5.