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Alternate Title
Daniels: In and Beyond the Law
All My Relations: Making Kin and Kindred in a Postgenomic World
Ancestry, Genes, and a Colony Chief: Peguis’ People and the Red River Métis
Kinship vs. Race: Reconciling Metis-First Nations Historical Relations
Reflections on Daniels v Canada, Reconciliation and Redress: Setting the Agenda
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Robert Innes
Harold Robinson
Rick Smith
Jessica Kolopenuk
Description
Emphasis on racial distinctions between Métis and First Nations, ignores intermarriage, kinship ties, and shared cultural understandings; recommendations for agenda items for changes in Canada-Indigenous relations in light of the Daniels decision
Duration: 1:50:08.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
"By a Union of Effort We Effect a Great Deal:" The English-Speaking Métis and the Anglican Mission at St. Andrew's Parish, Red River
Alternate Title
"By a Union of Effort We Effect a Great Deal:" The English-Speaking Metis and the Anglican Mission at St. Andrew's Parish, Red River
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robert Coutts
Eccectica, vol. 2003, no. 2, Métis Issue, August 2003
Description
Author provides some information and history about the Anglophone Métis community in the areas in and around what is now Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Chapter 8: The Métis
Documents & Presentations
Description
Highlights development of Métis identity and culture and the conflict between colonists and residents of the Red River which culminated in the Red River Resistances of 1869 and 1885. Student handout for use with Chapter from Grade 7 Social Studies textbook Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada by Daniel Francis; contributing authors Angus Scully and Jill Germain.
Cores and Boundaries: Metis Historiography Across a Generation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer S. H. Brown
Native Studies Review, vol. 17, no. 2, 2008, pp. 1-18
Description
Reviews research and writing on Métis history from the view of a participant-observer.
Fighting the War Within: A Look at Ontario Métis Life and the Creation of a New Standard Post-Powley
Theses
Author/Creator
Shawn Lauzer
Description
Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2012.
The Forks and the Battle of Seven Oaks in Manitoba History
E-Books
Author/Creator
Laura Peers
Cornelius Jaenen
Robert Coutts
Thora Cartlidge
Randy Rostecki … [et al.]
A History of the McKay Family of St. Eustache, Manitoba, 1846 to the Present
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Raoul McKay
Description
General overview of Métis history, dispersion and employment patterns with special reference to the author's family.
Homeland to Hinterland: The Changing Worlds of the Red River Metis in the Nineteenth Century
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gerhard John Ens
Hybrid Identities in Canada's Red River Colony
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharron A. Fitzgerald
The Canadian Geographer, vol. 51, no. 2, Summer, 2007, pp. 186-201
Description
Author analyzes of two different legal cases involving Métis women: Foss v. Pelly and The Queen v. Corbett, examines the role that gender and race played in the culture of the Red River Colony, and in the fur trade.
Mémére Métisse = My Métis Grandmother: Educational Resource
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Methot
Description
Teacher's guide for use with the documentary Mémére Métisse by filmmaker Janelle Wookey, who sets out to understand why her grandmother has denied her Métis roots.
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.
Métis Identity: Sharing Traditional Knowledge and Healing Practices at Métis Elders' Gatherings
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lois Edge
Tom McCallum
Pimatisiwin, vol. 4, no. 2, Fall, 2006, pp. 83-115
Description
Examines factors, other than physical well-being, that may contribute to health and wellness.
The Métis in the Canadian West, vol. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marcel Giraud
The Métis in the Canadian West, vol. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marcel Giraud
The Métis of Manitoba: Reformulation of an Ethnic Identity
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Antoine S. Lussier
Prairie Forum, vol. 3, no. 2, Fall, 1978, pp. 192-193
Description
Book review of: The Métis of Manitoba: Reformulation of an Ethnic Identity by Joe Sawchuk.
The Métis of Manitoba: Reformulation of an Ethnic Identity
Alternate Title
Canadian Experience Series ; 6
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joe Sawchuk
The Métis of the South Saskatchewan: [Vol. 1 Draft Manuscript]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
N. Anick
Description
Discusses development of Métis culture and values, the history of their agricultural colonies, and the impact of settlement and subsequent changes to the economy of the region.
Paulet Paul: Métis or “House Indian” Folk-Hero?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John E. Foster
Manitoba History, no. 9, Spring, 1985, p. [?]
Description
Uses Paul's life to illustrate the distinctions in roles within the Red River community as well as differences between Métis inside and outside the community.
"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.]
Description
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.
Prairie and Québec Métis Territoriality: Interstices Territoriales and the Cartography of In-Between Identity
Theses
Author/Creator
Étienne Rivard
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2004.
Reconstituting the Fur Trade Community of the Assiniboine Basin, 1793 to 1812
Theses
Author/Creator
Margaret L. Clarke
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Winnipeg/University of Manitoba, 1997.
The Relationship of the Catholic Clergy to Métis Society in the Canadian North-West, 1845-1885: With Particular Reference to the South Saskatchewan District
Alternate Title
Manuscript Report (Parks Canada) ; no. 376
E-Books
Author/Creator
J. Brian Dawson
Description
Discusses five important missions: - Lac Ste-Anne, St-Albert, St-Laurent de Grandin, St-Antoine de Padoue (at Batoche) and St-Jean-Baptiste (at Ile à la Crosse).
Some Preliminary Considerations for a Métis-Catalan Comparison
Alternate Title
Some Preliminary Considerations for a Metis-Catalan Comparison
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerald Stephen White
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, 2021, pp. 75-95
Description
Compares the similarities of the Metis and Catalan nationalism to identify how these two movements can learn from one another in their fights for nationhood within a larger state.
Uncertain Margins: Métis and Saulteaux Identities in St-Paul des Saulteaux, Red River 1821 - 1870
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole St-Onge
Manitoba History, no. 53, October 2006, pp. 2-10
Description
Describes ethnic differences between the two groups and the evolution of some similar cultural elements.
The Western Métis: Profile of a People
Alternate Title
Canadian Plains Studies ; 54
E-Books
Author/Creator
Patrick C. Douaud
John E. Foster
Ruth Swan
Edward A. Jerome
Arthur J. Ray ... [et. al.]
Description
Essays originally published in Prairie Forum between 1978–2004.