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Msgr. Provencher and the Native People of Red River, 1818-1853

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. S. Lussier
Prairie Forum, vol. 10, no. 1, Spring, 1985, pp. 1-15
Examines the impact of Bishop Provencher on the Native Peoples of Red River, and comments on problems related to marriage practices, native cultural traditions, and attempts at agricultural and industrial practices.
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Multiculturalism in Select Canadian Writings

Theses
Author/Creator
K. E. Padmam
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Madurai Kamaraj University, 2015. Includes discussion of Jeanette Armstrong's Slash and Beatrice Culleton's In Search of April Raintree.
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Needs Assessment Guide for Métis Communities

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Métis Centre
National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
Looks at a community-based needs assessments model specifically designed for use in Métis communities that would be based on traditional Métis values.
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New Book From Guest a Real Page-Turner

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Christine McFarlane
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 5, August 2012, p. 22

Book review of: Outcasts of River Falls by Jacqueline Guest.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.34.

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A New Nation: The Métis

Alternate Title
People and Stories of Canada to 1867
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Michele Visser-Wikkerink]
[E. Leigh Syms]

Chapter 9 of People and Stories of Canada to 1867 by Michele Visser-Wikkerink and E. Leigh Syms. Recommended by Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth as a Manitoba Grade 5 Social Studies learning resource.

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New Resources Available From the Gabriel Dumon Institute

Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Morin
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 7, July 2011, p. 19
Reports the publication of a children's story about a Métis grandmother and her granddaughter and a book about iconic Métis figure Gabriel Dumont. Article located by scrolling to page 19.
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Niw_Hk_M_Kanak ("All My Relations") Metis-First Nations Relations

Alternate Title
Research Paper (National Centre for First Nations Governance)
Research Paper for the National Centre for First Nations Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paul L. A. H. Chartrand
Discusses relations between First Nations and Metis peoples before Federal presence in the West and looks for ideas on how self-government might be brought about.
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No Comment (Almost): 200 Years of Observations on the Métis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean Teillet
Canadian Issues, Winter, 2005, pp. 28-30
Author creates a compilation of comments and observations made about Métis people throughout history and in doing so reveals the complicated and often contrary discourse that surrounds Métis people and the Métis Nation.
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Order Up! The Decolonizing Politics of Howard Adams and Maria Campbell with a Side of Imagining Otherwise

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Voth
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall, 2018, pp. 16-36
Discusses the texts Halfbreed (Campbell, 1973) and Prison of Grass (Adams, 1975), contrasting their treatments of gender in the discussion of colonial violence; calls on contemporary scholars to consider in their works “the way gender is animated in a decolonizing political movement.”
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Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery: An Archaeological Approach to Cemetery Management

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mike A. Markowski
Kara Wolfe
Troy Zimmer
Saskatchewan History, vol. 67, no. 1, Spring, 2015, pp. 20-27
Describes a project undertaken by the St. Laurent Shrine Committee, with the help of Canada North Environmental Services, in 2013 to complete a detailed recording of all marked and unmarked graves located in Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery in the Métis community of St. Laurrent. Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 20.
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Our Legacy: Kã-ki-pe-isi-nakatamãkawiyahk: Essays

Alternate Title
Kã-ki-pe-isi-nakatamãkawiyahk: Our Legacy: Essays
E-Books
A compilation of essays by : Deborah Lee, Liam Haggarty, Brendan Edwards, Tamara Starblanket, Camie Augustus, Kurt Boyer, Anna Flamino, Merle Massie, Yvonne Vizina, Patricia Deiter, Meagan Gough, and Alan Long.
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Parks Canada Invests in Métis Projects

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 7, July 2011, p. 16
Looks at the contribution of monies from the federal government to help Métis communities preserve their history and culture. Article located by scrolling to page 16.
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Paykiiwikay Métis Culture [Podcast]

Alternate Title
Promoting the Michif Language through Art
Learning Michif through Traditional and Contemporary Food
The History of the Michif Language
Losing the Michif Language
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Leah Dorion

Guests discusses a variety of topics related to Métis culture . Interviews are approximately 30 minutes long.

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"The People Who Own Themselves": Recognition of Métis Identity in Canada: Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vernon White
Lillian Eva Dyck
Lynn Beyak
Jacques Demers
Marjory LeBreton ... [et al.]
Provides background information relevant to identity, summary of evidence heard, and committee's key observations and recommendations to the federal government. Includes seven community profiles.
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Pierre Carriere Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Pierre Carriere
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Pierre Carriere was a close friend of Jim Brady. He talks about the history of Cumberland House, social life as it changed from the pre-war period to the present ; Jim Brady's role as a leader in the community ; the fishing and forestry industry ; the CCF government and its programs ; Malcolm Norris and his activities ; the effect of the war on the town and the role of the Legion.
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Principles of Ethical Métis Research

Alternate Title
Six Principles of Métis Health Research: Ethical Principles to Guide the Métis Centre in its Work
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
Discusses standards developed at think tank held on Métis specific research ethics with Métis researchers, students and organizations.
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Profiles of Métis Elders

Alternate Title
Métis Perspectives and Traditional Health Knowledge Series
Documents & Presentations
Highlights the profiles of 14 Métis Elders who are committed to protecting traditional health knowledge and healing practices.
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Reflections of Yesterday & Today

E-Books
Author/Creator
Education Program of the Manitoba Metis Federation
Includes interviews of: Albert Ballantyne, Laddie Ballantyne, Elsie Bear, Doreen Beaupre, Barney Brown, Leonard Budd, Al J.C. Chartrand, Amy Clemons, Lenore Clouston, John Cuthand, Jim Day, Johnny Dietrich, Norman Fleury, Rod Garrick, St.
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Reflections on Métissage as an Indigenous Research Praxis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Burke
Rheanna Robinson
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 150-157

Authors discuss the possibilities and limitations inherent in their use of Métissage—assemblage through mixing, blending—as a research method in their PhD studies.

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Reluctant Homesteader: A French Settler’s Story

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jocelyn Scott
Saskatchewan History, vol. 58, no. 2, Fall, 2006, pp. 33-40
Narrates the story of Victor Colvez who, with his family, immigrated to Canada from the town of Rennes in Brittany in France, and settled in the Prince Albert Area. Part Two: Rookie Fur Trader - Describes Colvez’s life as a fur trader for the company Revillon Frères; includes anecdotes about the climate meeting and interacting with the Métis, learning English, and friends he met. Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 33.
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Reluctant Homesteader: A French Settler’s Story, Part One

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jocelyn Scott
Saskatchewan History, vol. 58, no. 2, Fall, 2006, pp. 24-32
Narrates the story of Victor Colvez who, with his family, immigrated to Canada from the town of Rennes in Brittany in France, and settled in the Prince Albert Area. Part One: A Parting of the Ways - explains how Colvez was recruited as a homesteader by the priest Father Le Floc’h, and how upon arriving in Prince Albert, realized that he was not equipped for homesteading and elected instead to take a job as the manager of the new fur trade post in Green Lake. Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 24.
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Report of Interview Dr. L.H. Thomas and Mr. Gabriel Leveille

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gabriel Leveille
L. H. Thomas
Transcript of a tape recorded interview of Metis North West Mounted Police employee Gabriel Leveille. Leveille worked in the Cypress Hills, Fort Walsh area during the latter half of the nineteenth century. Topics covered in the interview include Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse in Canada, Gabriel Dumont and the 1885 uprising, roping a grizzly bear in the Cypress Hills, Chief Piapot, Ranching, and numerous other topics pertaining to Police and Metis life.

Historical note:

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