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.
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.
Batoche Rectory National Parks Sign
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
W.J. Robinson
Description
A colour photograph of a wooden sign made by National Parks Branch, Government of Canada that marks the Batoche rectory as a last holdout of the Metis during their resistance in 1885.
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.
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 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.
The One-and-a-Half Men: The Story of Jim Brady and Malcolm Norris: Metis Patriots of the 20th Century
E-Books
Author/Creator
Murray Dobbin
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
The People in Between: Indian-White Marriage and the Genesis of a Métis Society and Culture in the Great Lakes Region, 1680-1830
Theses
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Louise Peterson
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, 1981.
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.
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.
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
Description
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.
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
Description
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.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ron Welburn
Anton Treuer
Jace Weaver
Jessiline Anderson
Karren Baird-Olson
John M. Shaw
David La Vere
Susan Lobo
Robert L. Munkres
Greg Poelzer
Brian Calliou
Raphael Comprone
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 3, 2006, pp. 129-178
Description
Book reviews of:
Algonquian Spirit: Contemporary Translations of the Algonquian Literatures of North America edited by Brian Swann.
Building on a Borrowed Past: Place and Identity in Pipestone, Minnesota by Sally J. Southwick.
The Cambridge Companion to Native American Literature edited by Joy Porter and Kenneth M.
Riel Project / Bulletin / du Projet Riel - No.5. - April / Avril 1981.
Articles » General
Description
Three copies of bulletin; article subjects include new publications on Louis Riel, recent acquisitions of Riel documents, and upcoming conferences.
Historical note:
The purpose of the Riel project is to publish a critical edition of all the writings of Louis Riel. The edition is to present a printed version faithful to what Riel himself wrote, being "critical" in the sense that errors will be noted, variants recorded, and annotations furnished. In English / French.