About Us
We are the Lac Ste. Anne Métis, a contemporary rights-bearing Métis community with deep connection to the landscape we have called home for more than two centuries. Lac Ste. Anne Métis Community Association (LSAMCA) is a corporate entity designed and incorporated by members of the contemporary Lac Ste. Anne Métis community to represent the Métis aboriginal rights and interests of the historic and contemporary Lac Ste. Anne Métis (LSAM) community, a Section 35 (Constitution Act, 1982) Métis aboriginal rights-bearing (Powley) community.
Our community members reside at locations corresponding with lands and waters our Ancestors have used and occupied over many generations. As a kinship-based community, we participate in a shared culture inclusive of our distinctive customs and traditions, including the continued exercise of our Métis harvesting rights. These activities and way of life remain core to our identity as a modern-day, Section 35 (Constitution Act, 1982) rights bearing Métis people.
Floral embroidery art work by Rachel Loyer (nee Letendre) of Lac Ste. Anne Métis, circa early to mid 1900's.
Lac Ste. Anne Métis Community Association adopts and uses “LAC STE ANNE MÉTIS” as an official mark and as an unregistered trademark.
Member Supports
We offer a variety of initiatives to support the quality of life of our members, including financial support for education and training and funded programs for children, youth and seniors.
LSAMCA is currently advancing two housing developments focused on providing affordable housing options for a cross section of our members. Our 12-unit seniors housing in Lac Ste. Anne County, AB is slated for completion in spring 2025, and our 52-unit multi-family housing in Stony Plain, AB is currently in the final design phase.
A Member's Portal portion of our website will be available shortly.
Stewardship Office
Our Stewardship Office oversees Lac Ste. Anne Métis’ engagement and participation in all matters concerning resource development and Crown land management and initiatives focused on sustainability.
Consultation
Sustainability
LSAMCA understands that Indigenous knowledges, cultures and traditional practices are important contributors to sustainable development and proper management of the environment. As a Section 35 Métis rights-bearing community, we are committed to holding an active role in caring for relationships that have been entrusted to us within our traditional territory.
Housing
As an aspect of ensuring that Lac Ste. Anne Métis community members can stay in their home territory as they age, and to support members’ cultural, social, economic, and environmental well-being, LSAMCA is advancing the development of safe, affordable, energy efficient housing for its members.
Our new seniors development in Lac Ste. Anne County is slated for full completion in fall 2026, and our new multi-family (singles, families, seniors) development in Stony Plain, AB is slated to begin construction in spring 2027.
Economic Development
Contact Us
Mailing Address:
Lac Ste. Anne Métis Community Association
P.O. Box 2091
Stony Plain, AB T7Z 1X6
Phone: (780) 591-5050
Email: admin@lsametis.com
Office Location:
Family Connection Centre
5600 – 50 Street
Stony Plain, AB T7Z 1P8