Gabriel Dumont Institute

The Gabriel Dumont Institute (GDI), formally the Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research Inc., is a non-profit corporation serving the educational and cultural needs of the Saskatchewan Métis and Non-Status Indian community, and is the officially-designated education arm of the Métis Nation—Saskatchewan (MN-S).

Formally incorporated in 1980, GDI offers a variety of accredited educational, vocational, and skills-training opportunities for the province's Métis community in partnership with the University of Regina, the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, the province's various regional colleges, and Service Canada.

The institute has multiple campuses in Regina, Saskatoon, and Prince Albert, and offers various classes throughout Saskatchewan communities.

In 1992, the institute expanded to be included in all provincial community colleges and SIAST's for technical and Adult Basic Education (ABE).

In 1993, the institute signed an Affiliation Agreement with the University of Saskatchewan, thus creating the Gabriel Dumont College (GDC).

Saskatchewan Book Awards for The Bulrush Helps the Pond(Ken Carriere, 2002), Metis Legacy (Lawrence J. Barkwell, Leah Dorion, Darren R. Prefontaine, 2001), Expressing Our Heritage: Metis Artistic Designs (Cheryl Troupe, 2003), The Métis Alphabet Book (Joseph Jean Fauchon, 2006), Dancing in My Bones (Anne Patton and Wilfred Burton, 2009), and most recently, winning the Publishing Award and Book of the Year for Gabriel Dumont: Li Chef Michif in Images and in Words (Darren R. Prefontaine, 2011).