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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.
Aboriginal Rights: The Dispossession of the Métis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul L. A. H. Chartrand
Osgoode Hall Law Journal, vol. 29, Fall, 1991, pp. 457-482
Description
Examines Section 31 of the Manitoba Act, 1870 and the provisions for a land settlement scheme for the benefit of Métis people and the extinguishment of Aboriginal, or as it was then, Indian title.
Alberta's Metis Settlements Legislation: An Overview of Ownership and Management of Settlement Lands
E-Books
Author/Creator
Catherine E. Bell
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.
The Canadians and the Métis: The Re-Creation of Manitoba, 1858-1872
Theses
Author/Creator
Frederick John Shore
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 1991.
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.
The Context for Métis Justice Issues
Alternate Title
Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kathleen Makela
Description
Article from 1993 Conference proceedings, discussing Metis rights to self-government, lands, and how these pertain to law and justice.
Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.
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.
Dispossession vs. Accommodation in Plaintiff vs. Defendent Accounts of Métis Dispersal from Manitoba, 1870-1881
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D. N. Sprague
Prairie Forum, vol. 16, no. 2, Fall, 1991, pp. 137-155
Description
Reviews and disputes the statistical evidence that suggests the Métis of Assiniboia were dispossessed by the governments of Canada and Manitoba.
Ethnicity and the Canadianization of Red River Politics
Theses
Author/Creator
Ruth Ellen Swan
Description
[History] Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 1991.
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.
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.]
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.
The Government and Politics of the Alberta Metis Settlements
E-Books
Author/Creator
T. C. Pocklington
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.
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.
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 Land Claims
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas Flanagan
Manitoba History, no. 21, Spring, 1991, p. [?]
Description
Examines land transactions conducted between 1869 and 1885 for income and speculates about underlying motivations.
[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 Market for Métis Lands in Manitoba: An Exploratory Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas Flanagan
Prairie Forum, vol. 16, no. 1, Spring, 1991, pp. 1-20
Description
Suggests that data disputes the claim of Métis peoples being dispossessed during the 1870s and 1880s.
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 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.
Metis Lands in Manitoba
E-Books
Author/Creator
Thomas Flanagan
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 Perspective on Self-Government
Alternate Title
Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Clem Chartier
pp. 83-87
Description
Article from 1993 Conference proceedings, discusses Métis issues of recognition, self-government, justice and rights.
Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.
Métis Perspective on the Split in Jurisdiction
Alternate Title
Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Noble Shanks
Description
Essay from1993 Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice discusses Métis claim to rights in relation to the administration of justice and the Criminal Code.
Excerpt from Continuing Poundmaker & Riel's Quest: Presentations Made at a Conference on Aboriginal Peoples and Justice compiled by Richard Gosse, James Youngblood Henderson, Roger Carter.
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.
The Ontario Métis: Characteristics and Identity
Alternate Title
Native Issues (Institute of Urban Studies) ; no. 4
E-Books
Author/Creator
Evelyn Peters
Mark Rosenberg
Greg Halseth
Native Issues (Institute of Urban Studies)
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.
Prologue to the Red River Resistance: Pre-liminal Politics and the Triumph of Riel
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerhard J. Ens
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 5, no. 1, 1994, pp. 111-123
Description
Examines the leadership power struggle between William Dease, who stressed Metis rights and Louis Riel, who emphasized French and Catholic rights.
The Red River Crucible
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
J. E. Rea
The Beaver, vol. 71, no. 5, October/November 1991, pp. 50-[?]
Description
Book review of: A Snug Little Flock by Frits Pannekoek.
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: Diane Paulette Payment, The Free People - Otipemisiwak: Batoche, Saskatchewan 1870-1930
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Calvin Racette
Manitoba History, vol. 22, Autumn, 1991, p. [?]
Description
Book review of: The Free People - Otipemisiwak: Batoche, Saskatchewan 1870-1930 by Diane Paulette Payment.
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.
Les Rôles et les Souffrances des Femmes Métisses Lors de la Résistance de 1870 et de la Rébellion de 1885
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nathalie Kermoal
Prairie Forum, vol. 19, no. 2, Fall, 1994, pp. 153-168
Description
Focuses on the experiences and sufferings of Métis women during the Red River Resistance and Rebellion.
The Seven Oaks Incident and the Construction of a Historical Tradition, 1816 to 1970
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lyle Dick
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association , vol. 2, no. 1, 1991, pp. 91-113
Description
An examination of the story and the discourse on the Battle of Seven Oaks using an examining of the primary sources of the time.
A Snug Little Flock: The Social Origins of the Riel Resistance 1869-70
E-Books
Author/Creator
Frits Pannekoek
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.
Wahkootowin: Family and Cultural Identity in Northern Saskatchewan Metis Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda MacDougall
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 87, no. 3, 2006, pp. 431-462
Description
Examines the history and way of life since 1776 of the Métis families of Ile à la Crosse (known in Cree as Sakitawak).
Walking in the Woods : Métis Journey
E-Books
Author/Creator
Herb Belcourt
We Know Who We Are: Métis Identity in a Montana Community
E-Books
Author/Creator
Martha Harroun Foster