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Youth in Canada Photo Gallery ... F.A.Q The February 23, 2005 webcast, "Growing up Métis," is being broadcast from the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) studios in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Most of the students involved attend the Children of the Earth school in Winnipeg. This is an academic highschool that enriches its courses with the inclusion of Aboriginal perspectives and values. It is a member of the Winnipeg school division, and prides itself on delivering a quality education that includes Cree and Ojibway, heritage language instruction, as well as various cultural programs. Manitoba is home to almost 57,000 Métis people, one of the largest Métis populations in Canada. More than 50% of the Manitoba Métis population lives in Winnipeg. The name Winnipeg has its origin in the Cree Indian name given to the lake 40 miles north, meaning "Win", muddy, "nipee", water. Winnipeg has grown from being a HudsonÂs Bay Company trading post with a population of 215 in 1870, to a world-class city with a population of more than 256,000. Today, there are approximately 500,000 people living in the Greater Winnipeg area. | |
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