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Alternate Title
Métis Law in Canada 2011
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.
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.
The Amazing Adventures of Christina and Nan: Christina Henry’s Trip Diary, “Northern Saskatchewan Holiday,” with Annotations by Duff Spafford, Nadine Charabin, Bonnie Wagner, Christine Charmbury, and Myrna Williams
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christina Henry
Saskatchewan History, vol. 63, no. 2, Women of Influence, Fall, 2011, pp. 14-33
Description
Details the 1919 trip taken by Christina Henry and Annie ‘Nan’ McKay to The Pas, MB and back. The two women took holidays from their positions at the University of Saskatchewan and travelling by canoe, wagon and train made their way to The Pas, via Prince Albert, Montreal Lake, La Ronge, and Pelican Narrows.
Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 14.
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.
Bannock as Medicine
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ryan Giroux
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 190, no. 11, March 19, 2018, pp. E335-E336
Description
Author discusses his process of connecting with his Métis culture, and with other Indigenous peoples.
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.
[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
Dennis and Jean Fisher Donate Large Collection of Métis-Related Artefacts to Gabriel Dumont Institute
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darren R. Prefontaine
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 9, October 2011, p. 18, 19
Description
Looks at a collection of Métis artifacts collected by a Saskatoon couple, with a keen interest in history, relating to the 1885 Resistance and Métis and First Nations people.
Article located by scrolling to page 18 and 19.
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.
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.
Fur Trade and Métis Settlements in the Lake Superior Region, 1820-50
Alternate Title
Economic Settlements of Lake Superior Area, 1820-50
E-Books
Author/Creator
Arthur J. Ray
Kenichi Matsui
Gabriel Dumont (1837-1906) Man of Action
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darren R. Préfontaine
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 5, May 2011, p. 14
Description
Brief profile of Métis military leader, Gabriel Dumont.
Article found by scrolling to pages 14 and 15.
"Les Gens de Cette Place": Oblates and the Evolving Concept of Métis at Île-à-la Crosse, 1845-1898
Theses
Author/Creator
Timothy Paul Foran
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 2011.
Historic Métis Settlements in Manitoba and Geographical Place Names
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
History of North Dakota
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Elwyn B.] Robinson
Description
"with a new preface and postscript".
How Did the Confederation of Manitoba Take Place?
Alternate Title
Shaping Canada: Our Histories from the Beginning to Present
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Linda Connor]
[Brian Hull]
[Connie Wyatt Anderson]
Description
For use with high school students. Excerpt from Shaping Canada: Our Histories from the Beginning to Present by Linda Connor, Brian Hull, and Connie Wyatt Anderson.
“I’m Métis, What’s Your Excuse?”: On the Optics and the Ethics of the Misrecognition of Métis in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chris Andersen
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 1, no. 2, 2011, pp. 161-165
Description
Discusses issues regarding Métis identity including recognition of their own unique identity, culture and governance.
Indigenous Digital Storytelling in Video: Witnessing with Alma Desjarlais
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judy M. Iseke
Equity & Excellence in Education, vol. 44, no. 3, Social Justice and the Arts, 2011, pp. 311-329
Description
A video project of Alma's stories of remembering and preserving tradition and a discussion on witnessing narratives used in storytelling.
Indigenous Identity and Resistance: Researching the Diversity of Knowledge
E-Books
Author/Creator
Brendan Hokowhitu
Nathalie Kermoal
Chris Andersen
Poia Rewi
Michael Reilly ... [et al.]
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: Métis
Alternate Title
Métis: Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Royal Canadian Geographical Society
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 Trial (1885)
Alternate Title
Famous Trials
Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Douglas O. Linder
Description
Website contains links to trial transcript, chronology, selected maps, biography, and letters and diary entries introduced as evidence.
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.
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 Dictionary of Biography: Volume E to G
Alternate Title
Metis Dictionary of Biography: Volume E to G
E-Books
Métis Dictionary of Biography: Volume L
Alternate Title
Metis Dictionary of Biography: Volume L
E-Books
Métis Dictionary of Biography: Volume N to P
Alternate Title
Metis Dictionary of Biography: Volume N to P
E-Books
Métis Dictionary of Biography: Volume T to Z
Alternate Title
Metis Dictionary of Biography: Volume T to Z
E-Books
Metis Firsts in North America: Many Little Known Facts about the Metis
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Métis Law Summary 2009
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).
Metis Pioneers: Marie Rose Delorme Smith and Isabella Clark Hardisty Lougheed
Alternate Title
Métis Pioneers: Marie Rose Delorme Smith and Isabella Clark Hardisty Lougheed
E-Books
Author/Creator
Doris Jeanne MacKinnon
Métis Scrip in Alberta
Alternate Title
Métis Archival Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nathalie Kermoal
Frank Tough
Jenn Rossiter
Leah Hrycun
Description
Provides brief history of "Half-breed Scrip", its meaning and origins. Focuses on the community of Lac La Biche as an example of the process.
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.
Multiple Voices: Looking at the History of Batoche through the Eyes of Multiple Perspectives
Alternate Title
Exploring Multiple Perspectives in History by Examining Historical Resources
E-Books
Author/Creator
Parks Canada
"Nobody's Children"
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Métis National Council
Description
Métis residential and day school survivors tell their stories.
Duration: 22:19.
One of the Family: Metis Culture in Nineteenth-Century Northwestern Saskatchewan
E-Books
Author/Creator
Brenda Macdougall
Open History Seminar: Canadian History
E-Books
Author/Creator
Thomas Peace
Sean Kheraj
Description
Collection of primary and secondary sources suitable for use at secondary and post-secondary levels. Can be used to supplement Canadian History: Pre-Confederation and Canadian History: Post-Confederation.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Order Up! The Decolonizing Politics of Howard Adams and Maria Campbell with a Side of Imagining Otherwise
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Voth
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall, 2018, pp. 16-36
Description
Discusses the texts Halfbreed (Campbell, 1973) and Prison of Grass (Adams, 1975), contrasting their treatments of gender in the discussion of colonial violence; calls on contemporary scholars to consider in their works “the way gender is animated in a decolonizing political movement.”
Parks Canada Invests in Métis Projects
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 7, July 2011, p. 16
Description
Looks at the contribution of monies from the federal government to help Métis communities preserve their history and culture.
Article located by scrolling to page 16.
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.
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.