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Author/Creator
Heather Devine
London Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 26, Indigenous Peoples: Historical Understanding, Contemporary Challenges and Canadian Approaches, 2010-11, pp. 26-62
Description
Provides overview of the history of the Métis in Alberta followed by a discussion the Powley decision, the public and Conservative party's backlash against extending harvesting rights, the influence of the "Calgary School" of academics on provincial politics, and the denial of the Métis' historical presence in Southern Alberta.
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.
Battle of Batoche Remembered 125 Years Later
Alternate Title
2010 - The Year of the Métis
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 6, June 2010, p. 16
Description
Comments on the program presented at the commemoration of the Battle of Batoche held at the Batoche National Historic Site.
Article found by scrolling to page 16.
"A Being of a New World:" The Ambiguity of Mixed Blood in Pauline Johnson's "My Mother"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margo Lukens
MELUS, vol. 27, no. 3, Native American Literature, Fall, September 2002, pp. 43-56
Description
Discusses Pauline Johnson's life, mixed-blood identity and literary works.
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.
Case Study Report: Willow Bunch Healing Project
Alternate Title
Willow Bunch Métis Local #17 ; Project Number 1176-SK
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Flora Kallies
Description
Description and evaluation of project to increase knowledge of Métis contributions to the community and pride in Métis identity. Sources of information include project files, responses to Aboriginal Healing Foundation surveys, and key informant interviews with project team and community service providers.
Celebrating the Year of the Métis: Junior
Alternate Title
2010 Year of the Métis Junior
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elementary Teachers’ Federation Of Ontario
Description
Assignment to explore the qualities of a hero, leader, & role model, and then research & create a short biography on one to three of those Métis individuals. Designed for primary, junior and intermediate students.
A Compendium of Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research
E-Books
Author/Creator
The Aboriginal Healing Foundation
Description
Abstracts of works in the Research Series.
Aboriginal Sexual Offending in Canada by John H. Hylton.
Mental Health Profiles for a Sample of British Columbia's Aboriginal Survivors of the Canadian Residential School System by Raymond R. Corrado, Irwin M.
[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.
Encounter [Marie-Anne Lagimodière]
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maggie Siggins
The Beaver, vol. 82, no. 5, October/November 2002, p. 51
Description
Brief profile of Marie-Anne Lagimodière, grandmother to Louis Riel, reported to be the first white woman to live in the West .
The Exceptional-Typical History of a Métis Elder in Fort St. John
Theses
Author/Creator
Erin Dolmage
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies [Indigenous Studies]--(M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 2010.
Exiled, Executed, Exalted: Louis Riel, Homo Sacer and the Production of Canadian Sovereignty
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kevin Bruyneel
Canadian Journal of Political Science, vol. 43, no. 3, 2010, pp. 711-732
Description
Looks at Riel's exile in 1870 after the Red River Rebellion; examines the tensions between French and English Canada over Riel's execution; and discusses the two statues which serve as a metaphor for the relationship between liberal and colonial dynamics in Canada political history.
Final Report on Métis Education and Boarding School Literature and Sources Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lee Marmon
Description
Review conducted to assist in establishing Métis' eligibility for residential school settlements.
The Flemish Bastard and the Former Indians: Métis and Identity in Seventeenth-Century New York
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tom Arne Midtrød
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 1, Winter, 2010, pp. 83-108
Description
Examines the lives of three Metis people, Smits Jan, Jacques van Slyck, and Hilletie van Olinda, in seventeenth-century New York.
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.
From Rupert's Land to Canada: Essays in Honour of John E. Foster
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
R. Douglas Francis
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 83, no. 1, March 2002, p. 124
Description
Book review of: From Rupert's Land to Canada edited by Theodore Binnema, Gerhard J. Ens, and R. C. Macleod.
History of North Dakota
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Elwyn B.] Robinson
Description
"with a new preface and postscript".
A History of the Legislative Assembly of Assiniboia / Le Conseil du Gouvernenment Provisoire
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Norma Hall
Clifford P. Hall
Erin Verrier
Description
Body was formed during the Red River Resistance and functioned from March 9th to June 24th, 1870.
How the Fiddle Flows
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gregory Coyes
Description
Introduction of the fiddle, music and the Metis culture. Narrated by Tantoo Cardinal.
Duration: 48:03.
Icelandic Immigrants and First Nations People in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Sigrún Bryndís Gunnarsdóttir
Description
Humanities Thesis (M.A.)--Sigillum Universitatis Islandiae, 2010.
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.
The Long Journey of a Forgotten People: Métis Identities and Family Histories
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Bonita Lawrence
University of Toronto Quarterly, vol. 79, no. 1, Winter, 2010, pp. 576-577
Description
Book review of: The Long Journey of a Forgotten People edited by Ute Lischke and David T. McNab.
Louis Riel (1844-1885)
Alternate Title
2010 - The Year of the Métis
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darren Prefontaine
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 11, November 2010, p. 13
Description
Brief profile of Louis Riel, a prominent historic figure.
Article found by scrolling to page 13.
Macdougall, Brenda, Discusses the Community of Ile a la Crosse (01)
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gabriel Dumont Institute
Description
Film interview with Brenda MacDougall discussing her research on the history of family names, the church and residential schools in Ile a la Crosse. 7 minutes.
Manitoba Metis Federation
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Includes links to media releases, community events, educational training, and employment opportunities.
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.
May Tea? : The Construction of Metis identity in 20th Century Penetanguishene and Ontario
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
Kyle Charlebois
Description
Student Research Project (MA) -- Nipissing University, 2010.
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 Law in Canada, 2010
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jean Teillet
Description
Provides overview of Métis history, reviews significant agreements and legislation, indexes case law summaries and discusses new developments.
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).
Métis Rights and Land Claims: An Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Metis say Proof of Being is a Link to Riel: Identity Issue could be Settles by Courts
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robert Matas
Globe and Mail, December 30, 2002
Description
Debate regarding Métis identity and recognition to be considered by Supreme Court of Canada in the Plante case.
Métis Self and Identity: The Search to Contribute a Verse
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
Karen H. Radke
Description
Integrated Studies Project (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2010.
Please Note: Must be viewed in Firefox browser.
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.
Metis Veterans Ready for Battle
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 5, September 2002, p. 8
Description
Contends that after World War II ended, Metis veterans have seen no federally funded compensation, unlike non-Aboriginal veterans, and are ready to deal with the issue at a political level.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.5.
Métis Veterans: Remembrances
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darren Prefontaine
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 11, November 2010, p. 12
Description
Comments on the important role Métis people played in Canada's war efforts, the impact on families, and how we must all remember their sacrifice.
Article found by scrolling to page 12.
Metis Women's Traditional Art Series
Alternate Title
Métis Hooked Rugs = Aen Kroshay aen tapee avec mi gineey
Métis Fingerweaving = En saencheur flechey
Our Shared Inheritance: Traditional Métis Beadwork
Métis Silk Embroidery = Mashnikwawchikun avec la sway di fil
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research
[Cheryl Troupe]
[Leah Dorion-Paquin]
[Penny Condon]
Description
Four videos discuss history and techniques of finger weaving, embroidery, rug-making, and beadwork.
[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 Oblate Construction of the Métis Other: Mission Ambulante Among Les Hivernants, 1830--1880
Theses
Author/Creator
Dawn Adèle Lamothe
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2002.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Parks Canada and the 1885 Rebellion/Uprising/Resistance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alan McCullough
Prairie Forum, vol. 27, no. 2, Fall, 2002
Description
Looks at the way each generation views historical events and the evolving interpretation of the 1885 Rebellion.
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.
Provisional Government of Assiniboia: Acknowledging the Contribution of Original North American Peoples to the Creation of Manitoba
Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Norma J. Hall
Description
Website contains links to detailed chronology, historical documents, bibliography of online published primary sources, laws, bills, and terminology.
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.