Modern Métis Woman is a Canadian, non-profit, registered charity which provides scholarships to Métis identifying women. The NGO was established in 2017 by Queens University PhD candidate Carleigh Milburn for "womxn" who self-identify as Métis.
The non-profit acknowledges the LGBTQ+ community. The NGO provides Métis women with post-secondary scholarships, and digital spaces for art publications.
Art publication Modern Métis Woman hosts digital platforms to represent Indigenous and non-Indigenous artwork. All artwork that is submitted is used for publication and distribution with copyright ownership remaining with the artist. The charity utilizes the artwork to draw attention to scholarship opportunities for Indigenous women in Canada. The charitable organization provides art scholarships that are hosted on Instagram and Facebook.
Scholarships Modern Métis Woman provides yearly scholarships to self-identifying Métis women attending post-secondary school in Canada. Financial contributions by the charity for Indigenous women's post-secondary education follows the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada call to action.
Past scholarship winners +YearWinnerSchool Community 2025Laurel SchafferUniversity of CalgaryMétis Nation of Alberta 2024Cailey IvesUniversity of MinnesotaManitoba Métis Federation2023Nevada LynnEmily Carr University of Art + DesignMétis Nation British Columbia (MNBC)2022Ashley Nicole MatthewsSault CollegeMétis Nation of Ontario2022Camryn DewarMontclair State UniversityManitoba Métis Federation2022Rebecca TomanLakehead UniversityMétis Nation of Ontario2021Tatianna PelletierNorthern Alberta Institute of TechnologyMétis Nation of Alberta2021Hannah GraggFull Sail UniversityWyandotte Nation2020Madalaine DesaulniersUniversity of Victoria (Faculty of Law)Métis Nation of Alberta.2019Brittany SchroederUniversity of Alberta (Medicine) Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC)Vernon & District Métis Association (VDMA)2018Alana RobertUniversity of Toronto (Osgoode Hall Law School)Anishinaabe-MétisManitoba Métis Federation
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