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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.
'As Their Natural Resources Fail': Native Peoples and the Economic History of Northern Manitoba: 1870-1930
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Alicja Muszynski
Economic Geography, vol. 75, no. 1, January 1999, pp. 96-99
Description
Book review of: 'As Their Natural Resources Fail' by Frank Tough.
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.
The Battle of Batoche: British Small Warfare and the Entrenched Métis
E-Books
Author/Creator
Walter Hildebrandt
Beyond Doctrines of Dominance: Conceptualizing a Path to Legal Recognition and Affirmation of the Manitoba Métis Treaty
Theses
Author/Creator
D’Arcy G. Vermette
Description
Common Law Thesis (LL.D)--University of Ottawa, 2012.
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.
Canada's Métis and the Duty to Consult: Why the Common Law Requires It and What to Do About It
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christopher Devlin
Kate Gower
Description
Looks at application of common law applies to the Métis people and the special circumstances surrounding duty to consult cases due to history and constitutional recognition.
Circles of Time: Aboriginal Land Rights and Resistance in Ontario
E-Books
Author/Creator
David McNab
The Confrontations at Rivière aux Îlets-de-Bois
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alan B. McCullough
Manitoba History, vol. 67, Winter, 2012, pp. 2-13
Description
Discusses the land claim confrontations between the Métis and Ontario settlers in 1871.
Contours of a People: Metis Family, Mobility, and History
Alternate Title
New Directions in Native American Studies; v. 6
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nicole St-Onge
Carolyn Podruchny
Brenda Macdougall
Jacqueline Peterson
Gerhard J. Ens ...
Gabrielle Legault ... [et al.]
[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.
Decolonizing Métis Pedagogies in Post-Secondary Settings
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adam Gaudry
Robert L. A. Hancock
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 35, no. 1, Indigenous Pedagogies Resurgence and Restoration, 2012, pp. 7-22, 222
Description
Discusses the discourses of history for Indigenous education and how reconceptualizing Métis history is important to transforming educational institutions.
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 Emigrant Métis of Kansas: Rethinking the Pioneer Narrative
Theses
Description
History Thesis (PhD) -- University of Colorado, 2012.
Fighting the War Within: A Look at Ontario Métis Life and the Creation of a New Standard Post-Powley
Theses
Author/Creator
Shawn Lauzer
Description
Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2012.
"Finding" Metis Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sebastien Grammond
Lynne Groulx
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, 2012, pp. 33-48
Description
Examines the legal criteria for Métis identity, including self-identification, connections to a historic community, and acceptance by a community.
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.
History of North Dakota
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Elwyn B.] Robinson
Description
"with a new preface and postscript".
The Identities of Marie Rose Delorme Smith: Portrait of a Métis Woman, 1861-1960
Alternate Title
Canadian Plains Studies ; 60
E-Books
Author/Creator
Doris Jeanne MacKinnon
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.
Keeping It Riel
Alternate Title
Eighth Fire
The Next Chapter with Shelagh Rogers
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Shelagh Rogers
Maggie Siggins
Chester Brown
Gregory Schofield
Description
Panel discussion with the authors of Riel: A Life of Revolution, Louis Riel: A Comic Strip Biography and Louis the Heretic Poems talking about the life of Louis Riel.
Duration: 44:40.
Kiya Waneekah: (Don't Forget)
Theses
Author/Creator
Dennis Davey
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2017.
Louis Riel and the North-West Rebellion
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
WIlliam Waiser
Andre Lalonde
Description
Brief annotated bibliography.
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.
Mark of the Métis: Traditional Knowledge and Stories of the Métis Peoples of Northeastern Alberta
E-Books
Author/Creator
Fort McMurray Métis Local 1935
Description
Includes numerous maps of plant gathering places, trapping locations, traplines, hunting and fishing areas, and berry picking locations.
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 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 Registry: Exploring Identity, Meaning, and Culture
Theses
Author/Creator
Tara Gereaux
Description
Professional Communication Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2012.
The Métis Nation Through Anderson's Lens
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Randa Stringer
Totem, vol. 20, no. 1, 2012, p. Artic le 11
Description
Applies Benedict Anderson's theory of a nation to examine Métis nationhood.
Métis People in Alberta: Then and Now
Alternate Title
Historical Thinking Project
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Helen Servold
Julie Williams
Description
Resources for lesson (four class periods) intended for Grade 4.
Contains links to lesson plan, rubric, reference list, and worksheets.
Métis Played Key Role in War of 1812
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darren R. Prefontaine
Eagle Feather News, vol. 15, no. 6, June 2012, pp. A-14
Description
Discusses Métis participation in the War of 1812 and lists some direct descendants of the Métis warriors.
Article located by scrolling to page A-14.
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.
[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.
Notes For an Opening Address at the Building the Momentum Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Paul Chartrand
Description
Advocates implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Building the Momentum conference.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Paternalism and Identity: The Role of Personal Labour Organization in the Formation of Group Identity Among the Métis in the Rupertsland Fur Trade and the Aboriginal People in the Northern Australian Cattle Industry
Alternate Title
Paternalism and Identity: The Role of Personal Labour Organization in the Formation of Group Identity Among the Métis in the Rupert's Land Fur Trade and the Aboriginal People in the Northern Australian Cattle Industry
Theses
Author/Creator
Leanna Parker
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1999.
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.
Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples: Issue 25 - Evidence - October 23, 2012
Alternate Title
Introduction to Métis Scrip
Presentation to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frank Tough
Description
Explains the background and operation of the Scrip system which as put in place by the federal government as a way of extinguishing the Métis' Indian title and dealing with the land grant provided by the Manitoba Act, 1870.
"41st Parliament, 1st Session (June 2, 2011 - September 13, 2013)"
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.
Remembering My Métis Past: Edwin St. Pierre
E-Books
Author/Creator
Edwin St. Pierre
Description
Text in English and Michif.
Resources for Métis Researchers
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lawrence J. Barkwell
Leah Dorion
Darren R. Préfontaine
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Mary E. Stuckey
Denise Low
John Richard Beery
Susan Lobo
Margaret B. Blackman
Darby Li Po Price
Joanna C. Scherer
Robert Bensen
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 2, 1999, pp. 149-207
Description
Book reviews of:
American Indian Activism: Alcatraz to the Longest Walk edited by Troy Johnson, Joane Nagel, and Duane Champagne.
As We Are Now: Mixblood Essays on Race and Identity edited by William S. Penn.
Cahokia: Domination and Ideology in the Mississippian World edited by Timothy R. Pauketat and Thomas E.
Riel's Red River Revolt: The Manitoba Saga
Alternate Title
Gopher Book ; no. 35
E-Books
Author/Creator
Frank W. Anderson
"Riel … vivra dans notre histoire": The Response of French Canadians in the United States to Louis Riel's Execution
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Paul Richard
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, no. 3, Autumn, 2017, pp. 697-724
Description
Author explores the response from French-Canadian peoples living in the United States in the mid-1870s to the execution of Louis Riel; argues that the reaction can help to understand religious and ethnic transnationalism, and resistance to social and political forces in the Canada and the U.S. in the late nineteenth century.
Social Studies Grade 5: Canada: The Peoples and Stories of This Land: A Curriculum and Guide to Implementation
E-Books
Author/Creator
NWT Department of Education, Culture and Employment
Description
Nine modules: Origins and Connections to the Land; Pre-Contact Cultures; Early European Exploration and Colonization; Nouvelle-France and Cultural Integration; French-English Rivalry; Refugees, Warriors and Reformers; Negotiating Confederation; Furs, Farms and the Métis; and Treaties, War, and the Changing West.
Integrates Dene, Inuvialuit and Inuinnait perspectives on history.
"Territorial Pilot 2011-2012".