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The Visual Arts Development Award (VADA)

The Visual Arts Development Award (VADA)is a Vancouver Foundation initiative, administered in partnership with the Contemporary Art Gallery, to assist the growth and development of British Columbia's visual artists. The intent of VADA is to support the exploration of artistic learning and non-institutionally based artistic development. The Award offers opportunities for exploration in new techniques or processes to emerging or mid-career visual artists and artisans from all cultures who are working in traditional or contemporary media or techniques...

	Cree language lessons Have You ever wanted to learn the Cree language? Well now's your chance to do so and it's entirely

Looking into your past?
VMCA member, and avid genealogical researcher Barbara Stayner highly recommends the book 'Tracing your Aboriginal ancestors in the prairie provinces: A guide to the records and how to use them' which is published by the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society. Says Barbara: "This book is 157 pages of how to access genealogical records. The 11 chapters were well thought out including the 20 pages on Métis records and the chapter on Aboriginal records. The terms and abbreviations used were easy to understand. If you're interested in go to www.saskgenealogy.com

BOARD MEETINGS

2007 Schedule of Board Meetings for the Vancouver Metis Community Association

Date	Start time	Location
February 13	4:30 PM	#211 – 744 West Hastings St, Vancouver, BC
March 13	4:30 PM	#211 – 744 West Hastings St, Vancouver, BC
April 10	4:30 PM	#211 – 744 West Hastings St, Vancouver, BC
May 8	4:30 PM	#211 – 744 West Hastings St, Vancouver
June 12	4:30 PM	#211 – 744 West Hastings St, Vancouver, BC
July 10	4:30 PM	#211 – 744 West Hastings St, Vancouver, BC
August 14	4:30 PM	#211 – 744 West Hastings St, Vancouver, BC
September 11	4:30 PM	#211 – 744 West Hastings St, Vancouver, BC
October 9	4:30 PM	#211 – 744 West Hastings St, Vancouver, BC
November	Annual General Meeting	Location and start time to be announced.
December 11	4:30 PM	#211 – 744 West Hastings St, Vancouver, BC

Though we will make every effort to follow the above schedule all dates, start times, and locations are subject to change.

As a rule meetings are the second Tuesday of every month.

All members of the Vancouver Métis Community Association are welcome and encouraged to attend board meetings, but we do ask that you call the office ahead of the meeting to let us know you are coming, as well to confirm that the date, start time and location are the same as presented on this site.

Vancouver Métis
Community Association
#211 - 744 West Hastings
Vancouver BC
V6C 1A5