Dorion, Leah
University of Saskatchewan, Educational Foundations; Indian and Northern Education Program
I-Portal Content
Biographies of Métis Community Leaders
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leah Dorion
Michael Relland
Description
Biographical sketches of important figures in Métis history.
Cumberland House
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leah Dorion
Todd Paquin
Description
Introduction to one of the oldest continuous Métis communities in Canada.
Emerging Voices of Métis Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leah Dorion
Description
Outlines the efforts being made to document the lives and contributions of Métis women.
Indian Studies 221.3: Introduction to Métis History
Alternate Title
Métis Social Work Program 1997
E-Books
Author/Creator
Leah Dorion
Darren Préfontaine
Métis Family Life
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leah Dorion
Description
Discusses the evolution of Métis practices regarding marriage and family from the fur trade forward and listing of some genealogical sources for research.
Métis Food and Diet
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Patrick Young
Todd Paquin
Leah Dorion
Darren R.Préfontaine
Description
Outlines traditional consumption patterns and the effects of a move away from them in modern times.
Métis Fur Trade Employees, Free Traders, Guides and Scouts
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darren R. Préfontaine
Patrick Young
Todd Paquin
Leah Dorion
Description
Outlines aspects of these nineteenth century Métis occupations.
Métis Identity
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darren R. Préfontaine
Leah Dorion
Patrick Young
Sherry Farrell Racette
Description
Traces the roots of Métis sense of uniqueness as a cultural group, discusses how other groups have viewed them, and presents some sources for tracing genealogy.
Métis Land Rights and Self-Government
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leah Dorion
Description
Describes the role the scrip system played in eliminating the Métis land base, lists Métis political organizations and discusses current activity aimed at recovering their land base, which would enable a move toward self-government.
Metis Legacy: A Metis Historiography and Annotated Bibliography, Pt. 3: Annotated Bibliography and References
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Leah Dorion
Darren R. Préfontaine
Description
Very extensive list (235 pages) of literature covering all aspects of Métis history and contemporary life.
Métis Rising: Living Our Present Through the Power of Our Past
E-Books
Author/Creator
Leah Dorion
Curtis Beaton
Catherin Littlejohn
Jonathan Anuik
Yvonne Vizina ... [et al.]
Métis Women Gathering: Visiting Together and Voicing Wellness for Ourselves
Alternate Title
Metis Women Gathering: Visiting Together and Voicing Wellness for ourselves
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anna Corrigal Flaminio
Janice Cindy Gaudet
Leah Marie Dorion
AlterNative, vol. 16, no. 1, March 2020, pp. 55-63
Description
Authors examine the ways that gathering to share knowledge and community affects the wellness of Métis women; focus on themes of (a) Importance of Métis women gathering together; (b) Visiting is changing; (c) Learning-by-doing and kinship; (d) Métis women’s gatherings, community, and wellness; (e) Métis-specific spaces to share stories; and (f) Pride in Métis women’s identity.
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.
Métis Writers
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leah Dorion
Darren R. Préfontaine
Description
Biographical sketches of Beatrice Culleton, Dr. Anne Anderson, Olive Dickason, and Rita Bouvier.
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
Description
Guests discusses a variety of topics related to Métis culture . Interviews are approximately 30 minutes long.
Resources for Métis Researchers
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lawrence J. Barkwell
Leah Dorion
Darren R. Préfontaine
Some Métis Communities in Western Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Darren R. Préfontaine
Patrick Young,
Todd Paquin
Leah Dorion
Description
Histories of the communities of Lac La Biche, Alberta, St. Laurent and Ste. Madeleine, Manitoba and Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan.
That's a Good Idea! Effective Practices in First Nations and Métis Education
Alternate Title
SSTA (Saskatchewan School Trustees Association) Research Centre Report ; no. 00-10
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leah Dorion
Darren Prefontaine
Todd Paquin
Description
Report identifies what practices educators, schools and communities are incorporating into their programs and activities.
The Metis and the Spirit of Resistance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Darren R. Préfontaine
Leah Dorion
Description
Presents an educational module for students learning about the 1869-70 and 1885 Metis Resistance.
University of Saskatchewan Curtails Aboriginal Aspirations
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jennifer McKillop
Leah Dorion
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 22, no. 4, April 1993, pp. 1-2
Description
Reaction to the Mission Statement adopted by University Council in Saskatoon.