Jigging is a well-known Métis tradition and form of cultural expression. Members of historic Métis communities are consistently identified participating in celebratory gatherings where dancing a Métis jig was a main event. For example, a visitor to the Hudson’s Bay Company’s Timiskaming Post in 1873 described the dances of “half-breed” participants on Christmas Day, writing: “There were several pretty half-breed girls present…Their dance was a kind of jig with a mixture of Sc