Today is Vimy Ridge Day. We honour and remember the almost 3,600 Canadian soldiers including the Métis heroes who lost their lives and the thousands wounded. Please join us in remembering the capture of Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917.
We must never forget, we must always honour them.
Videos:
- A Métis Patriot’s Long Journey Home – On April 7, 2017, it was Morin himself searching names on the close to 3,000 graves in the Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in Normandy France. He was searching for his uncle, Napoleon Morin, who died days after the landing of Canadian troops at Juno Beach on June 6, 1944. See his amazing search and discovery in the video.
- APTN news: Métis man with special connection to Vimy Ridge battle will see history up close. This history of that first world war battle runs deep for an Métis man from Manitoba. https://aptnnews.ca/2017/04/07/metis-man-with-special-connection-to-vimy-ridge-battle-will-see-history-up-close/
- CBC News: How a Métis sniper helped capture Vimy Ridge. Henry Norwest was one of Canada’s most prolific snipers of the First World War, credited with 115 confirmed kills before his death in 1918. His great-granddaughter talks about his legacy. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/914091587744
- CBC News: Métis sniper made his mark for Canada at Vimy Ridge https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/henry-norwest-metis-marksman-1.4044782