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Book Reviews
Author/Creator
George Woodcock
Prairie Forum, vol. 12, no. 2, Fall, 1987
Description
Book review of: 1885 and After: Native Society in Transition edited by F. Laurie Barron and James B. Waldram.
Aboriginal Labour in the North-West
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.
Alberta's Métis Settlements Legislation: An Overview of Ownership and Management of Settlement Lands
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
W. H. McConnell
Prairie Forum, vol. 20, no. 2, Fall, 1995, pp. 310-313
Description
Book review of: Alberta's Métis Settlements Legislation: An Overview of Ownership and Management of Settlement Lands by Catherine E. Bell.
The Archibald Administration in Manitoba - 1870-1872
Theses
Author/Creator
Neil Edgar Allen Ronaghan
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 1987.
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.
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.
Crisis at Red River
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. M. Bumstead
The Beaver, vol. 75, no. 3, June/July 1995, pp. 23-?
Description
Recalls the efforts of Louis Riel which lead to the creation of Manitoba in the 1870s.
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.
Fifty HIstorical Vignettes: Views of the Common People
E-Books
Author/Creator
Don McLean
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.
Flags of the Métis
E-Books
Author/Creator
Calvin Racette
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.
Foster Child
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gil Cardinal
Description
Documentary about Mètis filmmaker Gil Cardinal's search for his family roots.
Duration: 43:05.
Fragmentation and Realignment: The Continuing Cycle of Métis and Non-Status Indian Political Organizations in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joe Sawchuk
Native Studies Review, vol. 10, no. 2, 1995, pp. 77-95
Description
Outlines four major change agents operating on Aboriginal political organizations on the prairies: external politics; internal politics; negotiation of ethno-Aboriginal identities; perceived effectiveness of the organizations.
The Fur Trade and Western Canadian Society 1670-1870
Alternate Title
Historical Booklet (Canadian Historical Association) ; no. 43
E-Books
Author/Creator
Frits Pannekoek
Historical Booklet (Canadian Historical Association)
The Giant
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Denis Nokony
Description
Short animated depiction of the life of Edouard Beaupré, the "Willow Bunch Giant", an 8'3" man from the Métis community of Willow Bunch, SK whose life was cut short at the age of 23 at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904.
Duration: 2:25.
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.
Home from the Hill: A History of Métis in Western Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Don McLean
Description
2nd edition.
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.
[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
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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.
The Métis and the Social Sciences
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ron Rivard
Native Studies Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Native Peoples, Museums, and Heritage Resource Management, 1987, pp. 1-6
Description
Contributes to the academic debate on the position of Métis peoples as a distinct culture in support of recognition, self-determination, and self-government.
Métis History and Experience and Residential Schools in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Larry N. Chartrand
Tricia E. Logan
Judy D. Daniels
Métis Identity: A Personal Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dorothy Daniels
Native Studies Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Native Peoples, Museums, and Heritage Resource Management, 1987, pp. 7-15
Description
Author discusses her upbringing as a Métis individual growing up in Alberta.
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
Alternate Title
Guide to the Holdings of the Archives of the Ecclesiastical Province and Dioceses of Rupert's Land
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Frits Pannekoek
Prairie Forum, vol. 12, no. 2, Fall, 1987, pp. 327-330
Description
Book reviews of:
The Métis in the Canadian West by Marcel Giraud ; translated by George Woodcock.
Guide to the Holdings of the Archives of the Ecclesiastical Province and Dioceses of Rupert's Land by Wilma Macdonald.
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 Land Claims at St. Laurent: Old Arguments and New Evidence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T. E. Flanagan
Prairie Forum, vol. 12, no. 2, Fall, 1987, pp. 245-255
Description
Author responds to critiques of his book Riel and the Rebellion, and looks at how the government interacted with the Métis concerning land claims.
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.
Metis Voices / Metis Life
Alternate Title
[Frontier School Division Native Studies Publications]
Documents & Presentations
Description
Personal narratives of Elders from Barrows, Cold Lake, Cranberry Portage, Crane River, Cross Lake, Duck Bay, Mallard, Manigotagan, Moose Lake, Norway House, Pelican Rapids, and Wabowden, communities located in Manitoba.
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.
"My Life in Keg River" by Mary Percy Jackson
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, vol. 12, no. 1, Spring, 1995, pp. 169-186
Description
Dr. Jackson's presentation of her experiences in the Keg River, Northern Alberta and her knowledge of the Métis. Previously published in Journal of the Medical Women's Federation of Great Britain.
“L’Origine des Canards Gris”: Conte Folklorique Metis et/ou Etude en Sociologie Popularie
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marie-Louise Perron
Saskatchewan History, vol. 40, no. 3, Autumn, 1987, pp. 99-107
Description
“The Origin of the Grey Ducks;” a Métis origins story that combines elements of both Indigenous and French oral traditions.
Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 99.
People of the River: Mixed-Blood Families on the Lower Missouri
Theses
Author/Creator
Tanis Chapman Thorne
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 1987.
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.
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.
Red River Resistance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Manitoba History, no. 29, Spring, 1995, p. [?]
Description
Text taken from a brochure produced by Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Citizenship summarizes events which took place in 1869-1870 in and around Winnipeg.
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.
Review Essay: Justice and Healing: Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
Alternate Title
Purich's Aboriginal Issues Series
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dara Culhane
Critical Criminology, vol. 6, no. 2, 1995, pp. 140-160
Description
Book reviews of:
Indigenous Peoples of the World: An Introduction to Their Past, Present, and Future by Brian Goehring.
The Cypress Hills: The Land and its People by Walter Hildebrandt and Brian Hubner.
Aboriginal Self-Government in Canada: Current Trends and Issues edited by John Hylton.
Continuing Poundmaker and Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice edited by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson and Roger Carter.
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.
Saskatchewan Suite: Study Guide
Documents & Presentations
Description
Guide for a collection of five historical films including The Giant on page 4.
The Trickster: In His New Installation for the Venice Biennale, Metis Artist Edward Poitras Turns the Tables on History
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nancy Tousley
Canadian Art, vol. 12, no. 2, Summer, 1995, pp. 36-45
Description
Explores the life and career of the artist, a Metis from Saskatchewan.
The Turtle Mountain Plains-Chippewas and Metis, 1797-1935
Theses
Author/Creator
Gregory Scott Camp
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New Mexico, 1987.
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.