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Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ron Bourgeault
Prairie Forum, vol. 31, no. 2, Fall, 2006, pp. 273-304
Description
Explores the historical background of the Aboriginal labour force prior to Saskatchewan forming a province in 1905.
Aboriginal Peoples and Postsecondary Education in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michael Mendelson
Description
Focuses on demographics and statistical tables.
All My Relations (Identity and Indigeneity)
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.
Archaeogeophysics and Statistical Analysis at the Buffalo Lake Métis Wintering Site (FdPe-1)
Theses
Author/Creator
Aaron D. Coons
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2017.
An Archival Finding Aid for Primary Source Material on the Métis
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dennis Madill
Description
General information on using the Public Archives (Ottawa) and list of sources by topic.
Au Nom du Bon Dieu et du Buffalo: Métis Lived Catholicism on the Northern Plains
Theses
Author/Creator
Émilie Pigeon
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2017.
Back to Batoche
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Virtual Museum of Canada
Description
An interactive website on the past and present history of Batoche. The website includes resources and links.
Beyond the Battlefield: Gabriel Dumont and Métis Leadership (1837-1885)
Theses
Author/Creator
Krystl Dawn Raven
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2017.
Blanketing a Nation: Tracing the Social Life of the Hudson's Bay Company Point Blanket Through Canadian Visual Culture
Theses
Author/Creator
Fiona Patricia McDonald
Description
History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2006.
Chapter 9: The Métis Rise Up
Alternate Title
[Our Canada: Origins, Peoples, Perspectives]
Unit 3: After Confederation
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[David Rees
Darrell Anderson Gerrits
Gratien Allaire]
Description
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.
[Daniels in Context]
Alternate Title
Daniels: In and Beyond the Law
Harry Daniels and the Daniels Case: A Son's Perspective on the Man, His Legacy and Vision for a United Métis Nation
Threading the Constitutional Needle with Sinew of Métisland and Métis
[What Brought It On - and Did We Get What We Wanted?]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tony Belcourt
Elmer Ghostkeeper
Gabriel Daniels
Maria Campbell
Description
Speakers discuss struggles for Métis rights and recognition which led to Daniels case and the Supreme Court's ruling that Métis and non-Status individuals fall within the definition of "Indian" in section 91(24) of the Constitution Act,1867; Maria Campbell reminisces about leader Harry Daniels, who initiated the court action.
Duration: 1:59:52.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
Declaration of Metis and Indian Rights
Alternate Title
Declaration of Rights: Native Council of Canada--1979
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Council of Canada
Description
Outlines the major objectives of the Metis and non-status indigenous people in Canada. Appendices include: Metis National Anthem, Metis petitions for special rights 1845, List of Rights from Metis Provisional Government 1870, Constitutional and Legislative Recognition of Rights of Metis and Non-Status Indians, Metis Petitions, and the Principles of the Metis Movement.
Defining Métis: Catholic Missionaries and the Idea of Civilization in Northwestern Saskatchewan, 1845-1898
E-Books
Author/Creator
Timothy P. Foran
Digital Archives Database
Alternate Title
Métis Digital Archive
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Métis Research Lab
University of Ottawa?]
Description
Contains links to thousands of Métis historical documents, personal accounts, genealogical information and Hudson's Bay Company, Census, and Church missionary records.
The Dispersal of the Métis
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[David Morin]
Description
Briefly explains reasons for the out-migration from Manitoba after the Red River Resistance and the 1885 Resistance, including disappearance of the bison-hunting economy, failure of agriculture, influx of settlers, racism, changes to legislation, and flaws in the Scrip system.
Finding Home on the Way: Naming the Métis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Darcy Belisle
Prairie Forum, vol. 31, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 105-120
Description
Delves into the challenges in naming and defining Canadian mixed-blood Aboriginals and also discusses the connotations of the term "Half-breed".
The First of All Things: The Significance of Place in Métis Histories and Communities in the Qu'Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan
Theses
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Margaret Pelletier
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2006.
Forming Civilization at Red River: 19th-Century Missionary Education of Métis and First Nations Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Anuik
Prairie Forum, vol. 31, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 1-15
Description
Examines the specific traits Anglican and Roman Catholic missionaries believed made for an educated and civilized person, why not everyone accepted the views, and why their education approach was not always successful.
From New Peoples to New Nations: Aspects of Métis History and Identity from the Eighteenth to Twenty-First Centuries
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Robert L. A. Hancock
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 164-166
Description
Book review of From New Peoples to New Nations by Gerhard J. Ens and Joe Sawchuk.
Halfbreed: The Remarkable True Story of George Bent-Caught Between the Worlds of the Indian and the White Man
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Lincoln Faller
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 1, Winter, 2006, pp. 55-56
Description
Book review of: Halfbreed: The Remarkable True Story of George Bent by David Fridtjof Halaas and Andrew E. Masich.
History of North Dakota
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Elwyn B.] Robinson
Description
"with a new preface and postscript".
Intersections of Memory, Ancestral Language, and Imagination; or, the Textual Production of Michif Voices as Cultural Weaponry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pamela V. SIng
Studies in Canadian Literature = Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 31, no. 1, For the Love of Words: Aboriginal Writers of Canada, 2006, pp. 95-115
Description
Article focuses on the struggle for survival of Métis culture and language (Michif), in the face of an increasingly globalized world.
J. Z. LaRocque: A Métis Historian’s Account of His Family’s Experiences during the North-West Rebellion of 1885
Alternate Title
Finding Directions West: Readings That Locate and Dislocate Western Canada's Past
The West ; no. 9
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Heather Devine
Description
Discusses Joseph Zépherin LaRocque, born in Lebret, Saskatchewan, who was one of the very few Métis vernacular historians writing in the early 20th century.
Kiya Waneekah: (Don't Forget)
Theses
Author/Creator
Dennis Davey
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2017.
Louis 'David' Riel: "Prophet of the New World"
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
André Lalonde
Prairie Forum, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 1979, pp. 149-151
Description
Book review of: Louis 'David' Riel: "Prophet of the New World" by Thomas Flanagan.
Louis Riel: Justice Must Be Done
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Association of Métis and Non-Status Indians of Saskatchewan
Description
Argues for a posthumous pardon of the Metis leader.
Louis Riel: Patriot or Rebel?
Alternate Title
Historical Booklet (Canadian Historical Association); no. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
George F. G. Stanley
Historical Booklet (Canadian Historical Association)
[Louis Riel's Part in Metis History and His Legacy in Canadian Culture]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Ivana Nad'ová]
Description
Overview of the history of the Métis people from events proceeding the Manitoba Act to the trial and execution of Louis Riel.
Bachelor's Diploma Thesis towards undergraduate degree in English Language and Literature (B.A.)--Masaryk University, 2006.
Making the Voyageur World : Travelers and Traders in the North American Fur Trade
E-Books
Author/Creator
Carolyn Podruchny
p. xx, 414
The Many Worlds of Louis Riel: A Political Odyssey from Red River to Montreal and Back 1840-1875
Theses
Author/Creator
M. Max Hamon
Description
History and Classical Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--McGill University, 2017.
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 and the Medicine Line: Creating a Border and Dividing a People
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Chelsea D. Frazier
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 112-113
Description
Book review of: Métis and the Medicine Line by Michael Hogue.
Métis History and Experience and Residential Schools in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Larry N. Chartrand
Tricia E. Logan
Judy D. Daniels
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.
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.
Métis Matriarchs
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doris Jeanne Mackinnon
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 6, December-January 2017-2018, pp. 38-43
Description
Looks at the lives of Bella Hardisty (later Lady Lougheed) and Buckskin Mary (Marie Rose Delorme).
The Métis Nation and Métis Aboriginal Rights
Alternate Title
Research Paper (Scow Institute)
Fact Sheet (Scow Institute)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mark L. Stevenson
Description
Research paper discusses history and legal aspects of rights in relation to the Powley case.
Related Material: Fact Sheet.
Métis-specific Bibliography for the BCcampus Indigenization Project
Alternate Title
BCcampus Indigenization Project
[Indigenization Project: Process Documents and Resources]
Documents & Presentations
Description
Brief list of resources divided into four sections: kinship, land relations, tools and impacts of colonization, calls to action.
A Métis Treaty Through the Lens of International Law
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda L. Gunn
Bryn Rieger
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 4-25
Description
Argues that the agreement reached leading up to the Manitoba Act meets requirements for a valid treaty in international law as it was at the time.
Métissage in New France: Frenchification, Mixed Marriages and Métis as Shaped by Social and Political Agents and Institutions 1508-1886
Theses
Author/Creator
Devrim Karahasan
Description
History and Civilization Thesis (Ph.D.)--European University Institute, 2006.
[Michif Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography]
Alternate Title
Anishinaabe / Chippewa / Ojibwe Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
Description
Material on: culture, history, mythology and language as well as separate sections for scholarly articles and theses, children's books, films, internet resources, music, recordings, curriculum materials, and textbooks.
Monsieur Batoche
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diane Payment
Saskatchewan History, vol. 32, no. 3, Autumn, 1979, pp. 81-103
Description
Author used government records, correspondence of the Oblats de Marie Immaculée, homestead files, and Métis testimony to illustrate the far reaching influence of the Métis generally, and specifically of the family and community of François-Xavier Letendre dit Batoche in the North West in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to p.81.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
The People Who Own Themselves: Aboriginal Ethnogenesis in a Canadian Family, 1660-1900
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Grant Arndt
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 36, no. 2, Summer, 2006, pp. 362-365
Description
Book review of: The People Who Own Themselves: Aboriginal Ethnogenesis in a Canadian Family, 1660-1900 by Heather Devine.
Political Responses
Alternate Title
[Daniels: In and Beyond the Law]
[Métisland: Métis Settlements and the Daniels Decision]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Will Goodon
Gerald Cunningham
Description
President of the Métis Settlements General Council discusses its involvement in the Daniels case and actions of the Council since the decision. Second speaker discusses the political and historical context of the case, analyzes the court's judgement, and suggests possible future actions.
Duration: 1:15:01.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
Potlucks, Bingo and Roadtrips: The Prince George Métis Elders Oral History Video Project
Theses
Author/Creator
Marni Amirault
Description
Anthropology Thesis ( M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2006.
Racially "Indian", Legally "White": The Canadian State's Struggles to Categorize the Métis, 1850-1900
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Hayter
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2017.
Rebuilding Indigenous Nations through Constitutional Development: A Case Study of the Métis in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janique Dubois
Kelly Saunders
Nations and Nationalism, February 20, 2017, pp. 1-24
Description
Concludes that the Metis Nation must build legitimacy internally amongst members and externally with the state.
Reflections of Yesterday & Today
E-Books
Author/Creator
Education Program of the Manitoba Metis Federation
Description
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.
Rekindling the Sacred Fire: Métis Ancestry and Anishinaabe Spirituality
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Blanca Tovías
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 2, Spring, 2017, p. 146
Description
Book review of: Rekindling the Sacred Fire by Chantal Fiola.