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Explore ProjectEvery square foot of Dumont Lodge is an educational tool. With the guidance of Elders, everything from traditional Métis framing techniques to windows to floor tiles have been designed to reflect Métis culture.
Project Summary
Elder Albert LeClair envisioned a special place where Elders could feel comfortable and at home. In this space, they could help Métis children and youth reconnect with their identity through Métis traditions, culture, values, and language. Today, that vision is a reality with the opening of Dumont Lodge on the sacred grounds of Batoche.
Dumont Lodge features large activity spaces and common areas, as well as a cultural room and a commercial kitchen. The building also includes sleeping rooms for the Riel Scouts. Throughout the Lodge, Scouts have space to learn, explore, and connect with one another. Notable design elements include a fireplace modeled after a map of Saskatchewan and a large compass featured in the dining room floor.
3twenty used its modular building process to construct the Lodge in 16 separate building blocks. The team built 14 of these blocks in Saskatoon and shipped them to the site. Crews constructed the remaining two blocks on site.
