Michif Speakers Conference, March 11, 2006, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Delegates from Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba gathered to form the National Michif Speakers Association (NMSA), which consists of Michif-speaking community people dedicated to the protection and promotion of the Michif-Cree language. Participants engage in a group activity. Norman Fleury, Michif speaker from Virden, Manitoba, and Karon Shmon, Gabriel Dumont Institute Publishing Department Coordinator, speak. Clem Chartier, President of the Metis National Council and Michif speaker from Ile-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan, Rose Marie McPherson, Michif speaker from Dauphin, Manitoba, and Victoria Genaille, Michif speaker from Binscarth, Manitoba speak.