Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Patrick Young
Todd Paquin
Leah Dorion
Darren R.Préfontaine
Description
Outlines traditional consumption patterns and the effects of a move away from them in modern times.
Métis Fur Trade Employees, Free Traders, Guides and Scouts
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darren R. Préfontaine
Patrick Young
Todd Paquin
Leah Dorion
Description
Outlines aspects of these nineteenth century Métis occupations.
Métis Harvesting in Alberta Policy (2018)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Alberta
Description
Includes information on the registration process, maps of the four harvesting areas, and list of applicable laws.
Métis Identity
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darren R. Préfontaine
Leah Dorion
Patrick Young
Sherry Farrell Racette
Description
Traces the roots of Métis sense of uniqueness as a cultural group, discusses how other groups have viewed them, and presents some sources for tracing genealogy.
Métis Land: Rights and Scrip Conference: Welcoming Remarks and Keynote Presentation
Alternate Title
Métis Land: Rights & Scrip Conference
“The history of scrip speculation and devaluation is a sorry chapter in our nation’s history”: The Failure of History and Law in Respect to Métis Nation Rights to a Land Base
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Frank Tough
Description
Key note presentation entitled "“The history of scrip speculation and devaluation is a sorry chapter in our nation’s history”: The Failure of History and Law in Respect to Métis Nation Rights to a Land Base." Followed by question and answer period.
Duration: 1:28:35.
Métis Land Rights and Self-Government
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leah Dorion
Description
Describes the role the scrip system played in eliminating the Métis land base, lists Métis political organizations and discusses current activity aimed at recovering their land base, which would enable a move toward self-government.
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 Perspectives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and LGBTQ2S+ People
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak = Women of the Métis Nation
Métis Politics and Governance in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kelly Saunders
Janique Dubois
[Métis Registries]
Alternate Title
Wahkootowin as Methodology: How Archival Records Reveal a Metis Kinscape
[Daniels: In and Beyond the Law]
[Big Historical Data: Strategies for Leveraging Colonial History]
[Métis Identification and Registry]
[The Daniels Decision, Métis Registries, and Métis Research]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Brenda Macdougall
Mike Evans
Ryan Shackleton
Tracee Mcfeeters
Description
Presenters discuss importance of family relationships and kinship rather than just bloodlines, the Métis Nation of British Columbia's BC Métis Mapping Research Project, and administration of the Métis Nation of Alberta's identification and registration process.
Duration: 1:32:26.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
Métis Rights, Daniels and Reconciliation
Alternate Title
"Les Métis de l'Est": Outlining the Intellectual Currents at the Basis of 'Métis" Self-identification in Québec
Daniels: In and Beyond the Law
You Cannot "Blow Hot and Blow Cold": The Contradictions of Colonialism and the Disregard for Mé Agency in Daniels]
["Get your application in!: Post-Daniels Pitfalls, Self-Identification and the Rush to Become Métis]
[Promises and Pitfalls of Daniels]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Thomas Isaac
Adam Gaudry
Darryl Leroux
D'Arcy Vermette
Description
Keynote speaker discusses his report A Matter of National and Constitutional Import: Report of the Minister's Special Representative on Reconciliation with Métis: Section 35 Métis Rights and the Manitoba Metis Federation Decision.
Duration: 1:03:28.
Second part (beginning at 1:08:32) consists of panel presentations on "Promises and Pitfalls of Daniels". Speakers discuss implications of decision for Métis self-identification, Métis in Quebec, and the Métis nation.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan.
Métis Seasonal Cycles
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darren R. Préfontaine
Patrick Young
Todd Paquin
Description
Outlines historical relationship between Métis and their environment, particularly the harvesting of resources.
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.
Métis Spiritualism
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darren R. Préfontaine
Todd Paquin
Patrick Young
Description
Discusses the traditional spiritual beliefs of the Métis, which include influences from both their First Nation and the European ancestral roots.
Métis Story Tellers
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darren R. Préfontaine
Description
Briefly discusses the story-telling tradition and importance of oral history among the Métis. Includes two stories.
Metis Timeline Game
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Learning Bird
Description
Students participate in game involving the events leading up to and following the Red River Resistance, with special attention to Louis Riel.
Métis Trappers and Hide Working
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Patrick Young
Todd Paquin
Darren R. Préfontaine
Description
Briefly discusses trapping from the fur trade to present day, methods of trapping and process of tanning hides for use later in items such as clothing and bedding.
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.
Métis Writers
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leah Dorion
Darren R. Préfontaine
Description
Biographical sketches of Beatrice Culleton, Dr. Anne Anderson, Olive Dickason, and Rita Bouvier.
Michif
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Todd Paquin
Darren R. Préfontaine
Description
Description of the characteristics and history of the language of the Métis.
Michif and Other Languages of the Canadian Métis
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter Bakker
Robert A. Papen
Description
Discussion of the various languages spoken by the Red River Métis.
Michif Language Research, Literature Review, Teaching Resources and Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
David Morin
Description
List includes peer-reviewed and grey literature, on-line resources, oral histories, language videos, audio tapes, and CDs.
[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.
Molecular Death and Redface Reincarnation: Indigenous Appropriations in the US and Canada
Alternate Title
Daniels v Canada, Beyond Jurisprudential Interpretations: What to Do When the Horse as Left the Barn
Daniels: In and Beyond the Law
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kim TallBear
Chris Andersen
Description
Speakers discuss the issue of who and what defines Indigenous identity, settler-state's practice of imposing their definitions, the phenomenon of "playing Indian", and broader social interpretations of court decisions such as Daniels.
Duration: 1:59:35. Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
Monsieur Batoche
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diane Payment
Saskatchewan History, vol. 32, no. 3, Autumn, 1979, pp. 81-103
Description
Author used government records, correspondence of the Oblats de Marie Immaculée, homestead files, and Métis testimony to illustrate the far reaching influence of the Métis generally, and specifically of the family and community of François-Xavier Letendre dit Batoche in the North West in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to p.81.
My Reflection of that Time
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeannette Armstrong
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 19-26
Description
Armstrong gives her personal account of the Indigenous rights movements that took place in British Columbia and across Canada, connecting the events and attitudes of the time to the larger Civil Rights Movement taking place across the continent and to other contemporary social/cultural shifts.
Native Chiefs and Famous Métis: Leadership and Bravery in the Canadian West
Alternate Title
Amazing stories
[North American Indian Thought and Culture]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Holly Quan
Negotiating Life Within the City: Social Geographies and Lived Experiences of Urban Metis Peoples in Ottawa
Theses
Author/Creator
Daniel Dumas
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
The New Peoples: Being and Becoming Métis in North America
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John W. Friesen
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 27, no. 2, 2003, pp. 256-258
Description
Book review of: The New Peoples: Being and Becoming Métis in North America (4th printing) edited by Jacqueline Peterson and Jennifer S.H. Brown.
Northwest Territories Métis Heritage and Identity
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Patrick Young
Description
Discusses the history of the "Red River" Mackenzie Métis and the Northern Mackenzie Métis in the Mackenzie and Athabasca regions.
Offering our Gifts, Partnering for Change: Decolonizing Experimentation in Winnipeg-based Settler Archives
Theses
Author/Creator
Sarah Story
Description
History-Archival Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2017.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
"Our Next Generation": Moving Towards a Surveillance and Prevention Framework for Youth Suicide in Saskatchewan First Nations and Métis Populations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caroline L. Tait
Peter Butt
Robert Henry
Roger Bland
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, vol. 36, no. 1, 2017, pp. 55-65
Description
Report reviews suicide data for Saskatchewan's Indigenous populations.
Paquin / Pocha: The Origins of a Family in the Canadian Fur Trade, 1634-1896
E-Books
Author/Creator
Pat Redhead
"People Try and Label Me as Someone I'm Not": The Social Ecology of Indigenous People Living with HIV, Stigma, and Discrimination in Manitoba, Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roberta L. Woodgate
Melanie Zurba
Pauline Tennent
Carla Cochrane
Mike Payne
Javier Mignone
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 194, December 2017, pp. 17-24
Description
Based on study that looked at barriers such as access to supports and long and short-term health services.
A 'Perfect Freedom': Red River as a Settler Society, 1810-1870
Theses
Author/Creator
Norma Jean Hall
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2003.
Petite Ville: A Spatial Assessment of a Métis Hivernant Site
Theses
Author/Creator
Kimberley D. Weinbender
Description
Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2003.
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.
Postcard From the 2016 Yukon Election
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Roddick
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 5, no. 1, Food (In)security in Northern Canada, April 2017, pp. 63-68
Description
Contends that the new Liberal government needs to make renewed investment for intergovernmental relationships with First Nations.
Poster for Louis Riel: A Comic Strip Biography
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Chester Brown
Description
Poster entitled "Louis Riel: A Comic Strip Biography", featuring sample of artwork.
'Prospects for Justice: Resolving the Paradoxes of Métis Constitutional Rights'
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Nichols
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 23, no. 1, 2003, pp. 91-111
Description
Clarifies some of the confusion around Métis rights, affirms the uniqueness of the Métis situation and argues for legal pluralism.
Public Mothers: Native American and Métis Women as Creole Mediators in the Nineteenth-Century Midwest
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lucy Eldersveld Murphy
Journal of Women's History, vol. 14, no. 4, Winter, 2003, pp. 142-
Description
Discusses the societal state of Creole women, such as Marinette Chevalier, and the various roles they assumed in their communities.
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.
Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Volume 1a
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Reclaiming the Rapids: Evaluating the Reconciliatory and Decolonial Potential of Private Land Return
Theses
Author/Creator
Courtney Vaughan
Description
Canadian Studies Thesis (MA) -- Carleton University, 2019.
Reflections of Yesterday & Today
E-Books
Author/Creator
Education Program of the Manitoba Metis Federation
Description
Includes interviews of: Albert Ballantyne, Laddie Ballantyne, Elsie Bear, Doreen Beaupre, Barney Brown, Leonard Budd, Al J.C. Chartrand, Amy Clemons, Lenore Clouston, John Cuthand, Jim Day, Johnny Dietrich, Norman Fleury, Rod Garrick, St.
Reflections on Métissage as an Indigenous Research Praxis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Burke
Rheanna Robinson
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 150-157
Description
Authors discuss the possibilities and limitations inherent in their use of Métissage—assemblage through mixing, blending—as a research method in their PhD studies.
Rejecting the Standard Discourse on Dispossession Métis Lands in Manitoba
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D'Arcy Vermette
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 87-119
Description
Looks at four reasons to reject the standard discourse: reliance on negative proof, represents governmental apologist manoeuvring, based on methodological individualism, the undermining of Aboriginal cultures in the writings of Thomas Flanagan.
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.