Imagining Spaces Created for Queer Metis Youth

Educational spaces, both formal and informal, are not always welcoming to queer Metis youth, especially to those youth who connect more to hip-hop cultures than those activities like jigging and beading which are often held up as pillars of Metis culture. This article draws on conversations with youth, conducted as part of doctoral research using a visiting approach to data collection and analyzed using the voice-centered relational method. Through these frameworks, I created guideposts for developing educational spaces which are not just inclusive of but designed for queer Metis youth. These guideposts will be used in future development of research with and for queer Metis youth.