Memorandum of Understanding Establishing a Fiscal Relations Table Between Her Majesty in the Right of Canada as represented by the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Her Majesty in the Right of Saskatchewan as represented by the Minister of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs and Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations as represented by the Chief of the Federation

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Government of Saskatchewan
Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN)
Description
Frame work for developing relations with Federal, Provincial and First Nations jurisdictions to support First Nations government.
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Memories Sustain Us In Our Darkest Times

Alternate Title
Reflections
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maria Campbell
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 7, July 2007, p. 5
Description
Author looks at the practice and festivities involved in welcoming spring and the importance of passing these traditions on to the youth. Article located by scrolling to page 5.
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Men in front of Humboldt Telegraph Station

Images » Photographs
Description
Image of Humboldt Telegraph Station, likely during the Northwest Resistance. On back of photo: From left to right: Sergeant Mickey Farren of Winnipeg, who was supply officer for the troops during the Reil (sic) Rebellion of 1885; Tom Sanderson, who was taken prisoner at Hoods Mail Station, and who was afterwards sent by Reil (sic) with messages to Major Crozier at Carelton (sic); the man in the door is Tom Pike, operator of Humboldt Mail Station; seated is Wm. Scott, in charge of the Mail Station; and standing are two Metis who had been caught stealing summer supplies."
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The Métis

Alternate Title
[Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Daniel Francis]
Description

Chapter 8 in Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada, a Grade 7 Social Studies textbook.

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The Metis

Alternate Title
Canadian Issues Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Donald Purich
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Metis Activist Just Wanted a Fairer Deal for His People

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Black
Windspeaker, vol. 16, no. 12, April 1999, p. 8 s
Description

Brief profile of Howard Adams, recipient of the National Aboriginal Achievement Award for education. The article discusses what drove his academic and political aspirations.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.28.

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Métis Agriculture in Saskatchewan

Alternate Title
Agriculture: The Heart of Saskatchewan’s Past, Present, and Future
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Agriculture in the Classroom
Description
Topics include Métis identity, the 1885 Resistance, food and diet, and farming.
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Métis Education in Saskatchewan

Alternate Title
2010 - The Year of the Métis
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sherry Farrell Racette
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 10, October 2010, p. 14
Description
Comments on the various ways Métis children in Saskatchewan have been educated over the years including church run and residential schools. Article found by scrolling to page 14.
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Métis Elders and Veterans

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture
Description
Highlights Métis historical resistance, communities, Elders and veterans through a various types of media.
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Métis Elections Back on Track

Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Shield
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 4, April 2007, p. 20
Description
Discusses the process involved in organizing the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan election. Article located by scrolling to page 20.
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Métis Killed During the 1885 Resistance

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research
Description
List based on names taken from monument at Batoche National Historic Park, with further information from Lawrence J. Barkwell of the Manitoba Métis Federation.
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Métis Leaders Take Positive Business Message to the Grassroots Level

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 4, April 2011, p. 18
Description
Comments on the first of a series of Economic Development Forums being held in Northern Saskatchewan to discuss topics ranging from forming partnerships and procurement to community economic development. Article found by scrolling to page 18.
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Métis Nation-Saskatchewan Registry On Track

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andrea Ledding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 3, March 2009, p. 21
Description
Looks at the registry process used to ensure a tamper proof database for the Saskatchewan Métis community. Article located by scrolling to page 21.
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Métis Resistance Part 1

Alternate Title
Métis Resistance Part 2
[Cluster 3: Becoming a Sovereign Nation (1867-1931]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Kerri Martin]
Description

Part 2. Social Studies Grade 10.  Power points look at the issues and events that were the impetus for the Red River and the North-West Resistance.

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Métis Scrip

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Camie Augustus
Description
Argues that the scrip policy was created to extinguish Métis Aboriginal title.
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Métis Talent Honoured at '08 Saskatchewan Book Awards

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sylvia Peequaquat
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 12, December 2008, p. 20
Description
Looks at the Métis theme of the book awards and the representative guest speaker, Maria Campbell and fiddler John Arcand. Article located by scrolling to page 20.
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Métis Traditional Food Number 1

Alternate Title
Métis Gathering
Métis Traditional Food #1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Métis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S)
Canadian Geographic Education
Description

Lesson plan for Grades 1-4 involves students learning about bannock, fried Saskatoon berries, and goose, making bannock, and Michif words associated with cooking and food.

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Métis Traditional Food Number 2

Alternate Title
Métis Traditional Food #2
Métis Gathering
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Teri Thrun
Description

Lesson plan for Grades 4-7 involves students learning and speaking Michef words associated with food and cooking, learning about bannock, fried Saskatoon berries, and goose, and making bannock.

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Métis Welfare: A History of Economic Exchange in Northwest Saskatchewan, 1770-1870

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Liam Haggarty
Saskatchewan History, vol. 61, no. 20, Glimpses of Métis Society and History in Northwest Saskatchewan, Fall, 2009, pp. 7-16
Description
Argues that most studies which examine poverty and government income supports to Métis and other Indigenous communities fail to consider Aboriginal systems of reciprocity, wealth distribution and social obligations. Compares Métis and Euro-Canadian conceptualizations of social welfare. Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 7.
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Metis Women's Traditional Art Series

Alternate Title
Métis Hooked Rugs = Aen Kroshay aen tapee avec mi gineey
Métis Fingerweaving = En saencheur flechey
Our Shared Inheritance: Traditional Métis Beadwork
Métis Silk Embroidery = Mashnikwawchikun avec la sway di fil
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research
[Cheryl Troupe]
[Leah Dorion-Paquin]
[Penny Condon]
Description

Four videos discuss history and techniques of finger weaving, embroidery, rug-making, and beadwork.

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