A Métis saddle from the early 1800s is at the centre of an exhibit that opened last month at a Swiss museum, along with contemporary beadwork created ... to turn into a flower and that diamond ...

Above are two examples — the history and reasoning behind why the Métis were recognized as the “Flower Beadwork People” (left) and how to dance to most famous dance of the Métis, La Jig di la Rivyayr ...

He said over time patterns morphed into the florals now synonymous with Métis beadwork. "You can see how eventually that rosette starts to turn into a flower and that diamond shape starts to ...