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Aboriginal Awareness Workshop: Alberta Region Module
Brief overview for orientation of departmental employees.
All Quiet on the (North)Western Front: Counter-Insurgency in Canada: An Examination of the 1885 Northwest Rebellion
Defence Studies Research Paper (MDS) -- Canadian Forces College, 2010.
Baakaani-Inaadizi
A poem about gender and identity.
Looks at the Battle of Seven Oaks and provides biographies of the Métis participants.
Examines the influence of the Battle of Seven Oaks on the creation of Métis nationhood.
Bead by Bead : Constitutional Rights and Métis Community
“Between here and there”: Assertion of the Poetic Voice in the Poetry of Rita Bouvier and Marilyn Dumont
English Honors Thesis (BA) -- University of California, 2020.
Carried on the Wind
A poem about identity and the buffalo.
Central Canada's Patrick Riel: Metis Soldiers, English Canadian Settler Mythmaking, and the First World War
History Thesis (MA) -- University of Regina, 2021.
Chapter 9: The Métis Rise Up
Focuses on the causes of the Métis Resistances and their implications for the province of Manitoba and Canada as a whole. Intended for use in Grade 7 Social Studies classes.
Chapter from Our Canada: Origins, Peoples, Perspectives by David Rees, Darrell Anderson Gerrits, and Gratien Allaire.
Colonialism’s Impact upon the Health of Métis Elderly: History, Oppression, Identity and Consequences
Political Science Thesis (PHD) -- University of Regina, 2013.
Conflicting Plans
2nd edition.
Contrasting Worlds
Overview of Métis history from the 1600s to the early 1870s when many Métis migrated from Manitoba to Saskatchewan. Includes questions for students.
2nd edition.
The Creative Film Practices of Amanda Strong and Rhayne Vermette: Proposing a Theoretical Framework for Considering Métis Film
Examines the role of Métis filmmakers in the creation of a Métis Storywork methodology.
Diary of Lieut. R. S. Cassels, North-West Field Force
Typewritten transcription.
The Execution of Louis Riel: Speech of the Hon. John S. D. Thompson, Minister of Justice
Speech made in the House of Commons.
An Exploration of the Selkirk Treaty
History Thesis (MA) -- University of Ottawa, 2019.
Explore Presents the Hudson's Bay Company: Part 1: Waskaganish
Podcast series about the history of the company.
[Exploring the Languages of Métis]
Designed for Grade 4.
The False Traitor : Louis Riel in Canadian Culture
Fifty HIstorical Vignettes: Views of the Common People
First Nations, Métis and Inuit Growth Chart Literacy Prompts: K-8
Includes book summaries, literacy prompt questions, and enrichment activities for books appropriate to each grade. Revised Version.
Flags of the Métis
Gabriel Dumont: Métis Legend
Brief video discusses the life of the Metis leader and his role in the 1885 Resistance. Duration: 7:25.
Related Material: Transcript; Teacher's Guide.
The Giving Tree: A Retelling of a Traditional Metis Story
Lesson plan for the primary level book.
Grade 7 Social Studies Study Guide
Meant for use with the textbook Voices and Visions: A Story of Canada by Daniel Francis; contributing authors Angus Scully and Jill Germain.
A Guide to the Louis Riel Papers
Discusses documents found in the Provincial Archives of Manitoba, Archives de l'Archevêché de Saint-Boniface, Public Archives of Canada, Archives de la Chancellerie de l’Archevêché de Montréal, and Les Archives du Séminaire de Québec and the periods in Riel's life which are not represented in any collections. Two appendices list documents and the repositories in which they are found. Research was conducted as part of the Riel Project and published as The Collected Papers of Louis Riel.
Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves: The Contrapuntal Rantings of a Halfbreed Girl
Native Studies Thesis (PHD) -- University of Manitoba, 2019.
Heirs of an Ambivalent Empire : French-Indigenous Relations And the Rise of the Métis in the Hudson Bay Watershed
Hiding in Plain Sight: The Métis Nation
Podcast features researchers from Library and Archives Canada's and the Saint-Boniface Historical Society discussing how their institutions are helping people discover their ancestry and identity.
Duration: 38:24.
Home from the Hill: A History of Métis in Western Canada
2nd edition.
The Illustrated War News, Nos. 1 to 18 Inclusive: Containing All the Illustrations Referring to the North-West Rebellion of 1885, from Its Outbreak to the Return and Disbanding of Troops
Includes text and images.
Indian Studies 221.3: Introduction to Métis History
Indigenous Peoples within Canada: A Concise History: Student Resources
To accompany 5th edition of book written by Olive Patricia Dickason, William Newbigging and Cary Miller. Contains links to: chapter outlines; learning objectives; key terms, figures, or sites; study questions; essay questions; additional resources; and flashcards.
Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit Issues in Canada
Introducing Métis People: Taking a Look at Métis People in Canada
Power point and slide notes.
Lagimodiere and Their Descendants, 1635 to 1885
The Last Battle of Seven Oaks Puppet Play
For use with article Last Battle of Seven Oaks, written by Heather Wright and illustrated by Celia Krampien found on p. 30 of the special issue "How Furs Built Canada" of Kayak: Canada’s History Magazine for Kids. Suitable for Grades 2-6.
Louis Riel, Justice, and Métis Self-Identification: Literary Politics for Survival in the Evolution of Canadian Nationhood
English Thesis (PHD) -- University of London, 2014.
Manitoba and Canada's North-West: Founders and Builders
Special issue of Canadian Issues containing articles which focus on the Métis and the formation of Manitoba.
The Métis
Intended for use with elementary school students. Some language is outdated due year of publication (1980).
The Métis as a Factor in the Euro-Canadian Development of the Canadian West
Argues that the Métis were not an impediment to Euro-Canadian development and that their fight to be recognized as a "New Nation" played a significant role in the creation of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
[Métis Community & Kinship]
Designed for Grades 4-9.
Metis Fiddling: A Matter of Identity
Music Senior Project (BA Hons) -- University of North Carolina, 2018.
Métis History and Culture: What Type of Transportation to Use?
Hands-on activity about how the Métis solved transportation issues, including the Red River cart and the York boat.
[Métis History Exam Questions]
For elementary students.
[Métis History & Identity: Lesson Plan]
Created for Grades 10-12.