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Gerald St. Pierre, Michif speaker from Yorkton, Saskatchewan, and Mervin Fleury, Michif speaker from Roblin, Manitoba, introduce each other, Clem Chartier, President of the Metis National Council and Michif speaker from Ile-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan, and Armand Murray, Michif speaker from La Loche, Saskatchewan, introduce each other, and Joyce LaRocque, Michif speaker from Birch River, Manitoba, and Willard LaViolette, Michif speaker from Boggy Creek, Manitoba, introduce each other at the Michif Speakers Conference, March 11, 2006, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Delegates from Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba gathered to form the National Michif Speakers Association (NMSA), which consists of Michif-speaking community people dedicated to the protection and promotion of the Michif-Cree language. |
