Métis In Space

Métis In Space is a publishing project that combines a blog with a broader body of episode and information pages. Its site presents news, announcements, and show-related writing alongside material about audio episodes and related initiatives. The blog content uses a direct, conversational register, but the site as a whole reads as an organized media archive with recurring attention to Indigenous topics, culture, and community work.

Blog coverage and site role

The blog section serves as the project’s main news stream. A page labeled “Blog | Métis In Space” describes it as the place for “news, announcements & other blog worthy writings” and frames it as the first source for show-related developments. This positioning makes the blog a central editorial space rather than a casual update feed. It hosts posts that combine project news with commentary and documentation.

The blog page also reflects a site structure built around a branded content hub. The home area, blog area, and episode pages each reinforce the same identity, with Métis In Space presented as an ongoing publishing platform. The writing style favors emphasis, humor, and strong subject headings, while still retaining a clear informational purpose.

2Land 2Furious: WE GOT LAND, BABY!

The featured post “2Land 2Furious: WE GOT LAND, BABY!” functions as a detailed announcement about the 2Land 2Furious Land Back project. It opens with a high-energy headline and immediately states that the project secures land much sooner than originally projected. The post explains that the timeline for obtaining land, initially expected to take two to three years, contracts to roughly three months after an anonymous benefactor fronts the cost of a quarter section, or approximately 160 acres.

The land itself is described as a mixed-ecology property in Lac Ste. Anne County near the historic and contemporary Métis community of manitow-sâkahikan, also identified as Lac Ste. Anne. The post emphasizes that the site includes prairie, wetland, forest, and lake environments. It also states that the land sits in a region where muskeg, dense forest, and flooding are common, making the area poorly suited to conventional farming while supporting ecological variety.

Photographs embedded in the post present the land in sections: rolling field, forest edge, swampy patches, cattails, a lake view, aspen poplars, and open prairie sky. The captions describe the landscape as a living environment with visible signs of biodiversity rather than as a simple acquisition. The post’s visual emphasis supports its account of the site as a mixed natural space with multiple habitats.

Environmental description and planned use

The announcement focuses heavily on the land’s ecology. It notes that the lake contains ducks, geese, loons, and swans, while the forest shows sign of deer, elk, and moose. It also lists plants and medicines such as mint, cattails, wild roses, lowbush cranberry, and raspberries. The post frames this abundance as part of the project’s appeal and as the basis for future work with Indigenous Knowledge Holders and scientists.

The project’s stated goal is not simply ownership but stewardship and relationship-building. The text says the land is intended to support cultural and relational activities and expresses excitement about naming both the land and the lake. In this sense, the property appears in the site’s writing as an environment for organized use, learning, and community gathering.

The post also stresses that the property currently lacks infrastructure. It has no structures and no road access, and the land project therefore continues to require funds even after the main acquisition cost is met. The project identifies two immediate priorities: building a road to improve access and installing a freshwater well so that people can spend extended time there without hauling water.

Fundraising, access, and ongoing needs

Beyond the initial announcement, the post explains the practical demands of making the site usable. The absence of road access means that people would otherwise have to cross bush and uneven ground from the road to the field. Seasonal conditions make that route especially difficult, with the text describing it as sometimes sloughy and sometimes icy. The water issue adds another layer of logistical need, since a well is necessary for basic comfort and sustainability on the property.

The post presents these needs as part of a larger phase of preparation. As the project begins fundraising for supplies, it also seeks safe storage and additional support for land-based activity. The overall emphasis remains on access, care, and readiness, indicating that the land project involves both acquisition and long-term development.

Related writing and the project’s public frame

The post points readers to a short piece in Briarpatch Magazine’s Land Back issue for more detail on the process and the challenges involved. It also directs attention to the wider Land Back issue as a collection of related writing. These references position the announcement within a broader conversation about land, Indigenous organizing, and practical approaches to land return and stewardship.

Across the site, Métis In Space presents itself as a channel for substantive announcements and culturally grounded commentary. The 2Land 2Furious post shows how the project uses the blog to document concrete developments, explain context, and outline next steps. The result is a profile of a site that treats land, ecology, and community relationship as central subjects within its publishing program.