In the small community of St. Jean Baptiste Manitoba, located in the heart of the Red River Valley, you will find one of Canada’s premier ATV derbies. This annual event is held on the 3rd weekend of September and has been running for over 15 years.
St. Jean Baptiste is a community with about 500 people; on derby weekend, the population more than triples. This event is so successful for this community because of the organizing committee, volunteers and landowners.
A visit to Manitoba means travelling through Treaty 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 territory and communities signatory to Treaties 6 and 10, the original lands of the Anishinaabeg, Anish-Ininiwak, Dakota, Dené, Iiniwak, and Nehethowuk and the homeland of the Métis Nation. Its ongoing existence is thanks to these ancestors and their present day relatives who continue to love and care for the land.
