The success rate for applicants to the Métis Cultural Development Fund (MCDF) continues to increase. Thanks to Gabriel Dumont Institute’s support of this program, MCDF has seen a 160 per cent increase in successful applications. Over the past three years (2021-24), 78 applications were approved for MCDF, compared to a total of 30 applications approved from 2019 to 2021. This resulted in 33 new funded applicants over this period.
Since 2015, over 170 MCDF applications have been approved, from close to 50 different Métis groups, providing funding to 85 unique applicants. In recent years, SaskCulture has doubled the funds available through MCDF to further support Métis cultural activities in the province. Read more