Sask. RCMP investigating after Métis monument vandalized

A monument in Moosomin, Sask. dedicated to Métis elders was vandalized over the weekend.

A monument in Moosomin, Sask. dedicated to Métis elders was vandalized over the weekend.

The town has a deep connection to its history and Metis heritage. Put up in March, the local Métis association dedicated a tipi and Red River cart to elders as a way to remember ancestors current and past.

“It’s one of those things that makes us proud,” local Métis association president Ed Blondeau said.

Inside the tipi are photos of relatives and Metis history as well as a kiosk playing traditional music and elders telling stories.

When Blondeau and his wife went to the site Saturday, they found the kiosk wiped of all content and damaged. There was also a slice cut in the side of the tipi.

“There was a Métis infinity in the floor that had been pulled out and broken into two or three pieces,” he described.