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Métis flag raised at Courtenay City Hall

From left, Courtenay Mayor Bob Wells, Lauren Dean and Myrna Logan of the Comox Valley MIKI’SIW Métis Association raise the Métis flag at Courtenay City Hall, recognizing Metis Week, Nov. 14-20.
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From left, Courtenay Mayor Bob Wells, Lauren Dean and Myrna Logan of the Comox Valley MIKI’SIW Métis Association raise the Métis flag at Courtenay City Hall, recognizing Metis Week. Photo by Anne Guillo/City of Courtenay

From left, Courtenay Mayor Bob Wells, Lauren Dean and Myrna Logan of the Comox Valley MIKI’SIW Métis Association raise the Métis flag at Courtenay City Hall, recognizing Metis Week, Nov. 14-20.

Nov. 16 is Louis Riel Day in B.C. Riel fought for the inherent rights of Métis people across Canada, and was executed for defending these rights on Nov. 16, 1885.