The goverment of Saskatchewan marked the 125th anniversary of the 1885 Northwest Resistance Tuesday by adding a Metis symbol in the legislature.
A specially-designed Metis sash was presented to speaker of the Legislative Assembly Don Toth by Metis Elder Nora Cummings and President Doucette.
The celebration co-ordinates with the government-proclaimed Year of the Metis, a symbolic holiday created by Premier Brad Wall.
"We continue to honour our strong relationship with the Metis Nation as we gather to pay tribute to the tremendous contributions made by Saskatchewan Metis people," Wall said in a release.
The sash will now be placed on the table in the legislative chamber alongside the First Nations beaded mace runner and beave pelt pillow that the mace rests on each time the House sits.
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