Indigenous Communities in Canada Métis (HC) Art & Music The Spirit Lives in the The Spirit Lives in the Mind: Omushkego Stories classical music and opera (Spy Denomme Welch and Catherine Magowan) Losing their leader Louis Riel after the Battle of Batoche gave rise to road allowances where many Métis had to live in impoverished conditions Indigenous Communities in Canada: Métis Community is an elementary level information book from Beech Street Books about the past and present day culture and history of the many different communities of Métis in Canada that formed throughout the fur trade territory and western prairies