Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Susan D. Dion
Description
Research shows that when educators collaborate with First Nations, Métis and Inuit community partners, there are positive impacts on school systems.
Literary Land Claims: The "Indian Land Question" from Pontiac's War to Attawapiskat
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Megan Harvey
BC Studies, no. 195, Autumn, 2017, pp. 155-156
Description
Book review of Literary Land Claims by Margery Fee.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 155.
Louis 'David' Riel: "Prophet of the New World"
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
André Lalonde
Prairie Forum, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 1979, pp. 149-151
Description
Book review of: Louis 'David' Riel: "Prophet of the New World" by Thomas Flanagan.
Louis Riel Day [2014]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jean Teillet
Jason Madden
Andrew Lokan
Description
Panelists discuss the Daniels case, which is about whether Métis and non-status Indians are included in federal jurisdiction under s. 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867.
Duration: 1:55:54.
Louis Riel, Justice, and Métis Self-Identification: Literary Politics for Survival in the Evolution of Canadian Nationhood
Theses
Author/Creator
Robin White
Description
English Thesis (PhD) -- University of London, 2014.
Louis Riel, Justice and Métis Self-Identification: Literary Politics for Survival in the Evolution of Canadian Nationhood
Theses
Author/Creator
Robin White
Description
[English and Comparative Literature]Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of London, 2014.
Focuses on Halfbreed by Maria Campbell, In Search of April Raintree by Beatrice Culleton Mosionier, and works by Gregory Scofield.
Louis Riel: Justice Must Be Done
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Association of Métis and Non-Status Indians of Saskatchewan
Description
Argues for a posthumous pardon of the Metis leader.
Louis Riel: Patriot or Rebel?
Alternate Title
Historical Booklet (Canadian Historical Association); no. 2
E-Books
Author/Creator
George F. G. Stanley
Historical Booklet (Canadian Historical Association)
Maintaining the Integrity of Indigenous Knowledge; Sharing Metis Knowing Through Mixed Methods
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Hutchinson
Carlene Dingwall
Donna Kurtz
Mike Evans
Gareth Jones
Jon Corbett
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 7, no. 1, 2014, pp. 1-14
Description
Using a participatory research methodology, study looks at health promoting benefits of hunting and harvesting activities.
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 Action, Canadian Law and Historical Research: Preliminary Thoughts about Strategies for Current Efforts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Signa A. Daum Shanks
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 132-141
Description
Argues the volume of research needs to increase; recognition of importance of distinction between "historic" and "historical" is needed by legal practitioners; lawyers need to be more candid with clients about probability of a litigation's success; and clearer communication needs to take place about understandings of what an "economic" role is.
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 Cancer Control in Canada Baseline Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Description
Looks at cancer control practices and models of care based on environmental scans from 2012.
Métis-Crown Relations Through an International Treaty Lens
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda Gunn
Bryn Rieger
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. 4-25
Description
Argues the agreement that led to the passing of the Manitoba Act in 1870 is a viable treaty according to international law.
Métis Dictionary of Biography: Volume B
Alternate Title
Metis Dictionary of Biography: Volume B
E-Books
Métis in Canada: History, Identity, Law and Politics
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jennifer Hayter
BC Studies, no. 184, Winter, 2014/2015, pp. 141-142
Description
Book review of Métis in Canada edited by Christopher Adams, Gregg Dahl, and Ian Peach.
Entire book review section on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 141.
Métis in Canada: History, Identity, Law & Politics
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Adam Gaudry
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 3, no. 1 & 2, 2014, pp. 231-237
Description
Book review of: Métis in Canada edited by Christopher Adams, Gregg Dahl and Ian Peach.
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": Race, Recognition, and the Struggle for Indigenous Peoplehood
E-Books
Author/Creator
Chris Andersen
[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 Remembrances of Education: Bridging History With Memory
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the IDEAS: Rising to Challenge Conference
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Yvonne Poitras Pratt
D. Lyn Daniels
Description
Looks at what significant Indigenous memories are missing from official histories and what it might mean to hear these memories.
Chapter from Proceedings of the IDEAS: Rising to Challenge Conference edited by Paulino Preciado Babb.
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 Settlements and First Nations in Alberta: Community Profiles: April, 2014
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Government of Alberta] Aboriginal Relations
Description
Basic information about Buffalo Lake, East Prairie, Elizabeth, Fishing Lake, Gift Lake, Kikino, Paddle Prairie, and Peavine settlements and each First Nation in Alberta.
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 Student Self-Identification in Ontario's K-12 Schools: Education Policy and Parents, Families, and Communities
Alternate Title
Metis Student Self-Identification in Ontario's K-12 Schools: Education Policy and Parents, Families, and Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonathan Anuik
Laura-Lee Bellehumeur-Kearns
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, vol. 153, 2014
Description
Using an online survey and interviews with Ontario school administrators to explore how the Ontario Education system has fostered a more welcoming environment for students to self declare their Indigenous status. These changes are implementation from the 2007 Ontario First Nation, Métis and Inuit Education Policy Framework.
Métis Training to Employment: Client Labour Market Self-Sufficiency Study
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurie McCaffrey
Rachel Rose
Sherrill Johnson
Description
Comprised of literature review, secondary review of client database, and interviews with 21 clients.
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 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.
The Mystery of the Bell
Alternate Title
The Mystery of the Bell: Teacher Resource Guide
Doc Zone
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Mark Starowicz
Wayne Chong
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Description
Documentary looks into the disappearance and re-appearance of the 'The Bell of Batoche' which was proported to have been seized by soldiers during the North-West Resistance. Duration: 45:09.
Related Material: Teacher Resource Guide.
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.
NHS Aboriginal Population Profile, 2011
Alternate Title
National Household Survey, 2011
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Data broken down by census divisions, metropolitan areas, health regions, and community-level subdivisions (including reserves) within each province.
nindibaajimomin: A Digital Storytelling Project for Children of Residential School Survivors
Alternate Title
indibaajimomin: The Intergenerational Digital Storytelling on the Legacy of Residential Schools
ininiwag dibaajimowag: First Nations Men’s Digital Stories on the Inter-generational Experiences of Residential Schools
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Oral History Centre
University of Winnipeg
Description
Website provides links to project and history, short videos on the legacy of residential schools, and a toolkit of guides and tutorials on the digital storytelling process.
Non-insured Health Benefits for First Nations and Inuit People: An Overview For Information Providers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jessie Loyer
Marija Small Legs
Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association, vol. 35, no. 1, Special Issue on Aboriginal Health Information, April 2014, pp. 24-26
Description
Provides background on the program, differing perspectives on the legal and treaty requirements for service provision, health literacy implications, and the role of a Treaty 7 NIHB Navigator in service delivery.
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.
Owning Ourselves: The Research Activities of the Gabriel Dumont Institute, Saskatchewan's Métis Educational and Cultural Institution
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Darren R. Préfontaine
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 3, no. 1 & 2, 2014, pp. 188-197
Description
Overview of the Institute and the two main areas
of research.
Painting a Picture of the Métis Homeland: Synthesizing Knowledge about Métis Education, Employment, and Training
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yvonne Poitras Pratt
Chris Andersen
Guido Contreras
Kelsey Dokis-Jansen
Description
Purpose of study was to look at provincial mandates and work to date and determine whether inter-provincial best practices could be developed. Sources of information were literature search, primary documents and semi-structured interviews.
Pandemic H1N1 Targeted Messaging for Manitoba Metis: An Evaluation of a Risk Communication Intervention
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. Michelle Driedger
Ryan Maier
Julianne Sanguins
Sheila Carter
Judith G. Bartlett
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 3, no. 1 & 2, 2014, pp. 112-134
Description
Evaluates the health campaign that focused on at-risk Metis in Manitoba.
Patient and Caregiver Perspectives of Health Provision Practices for First Nations and Métis Women With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Accessing Care in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hannah Tait Neufeld
BMC Health Services Research, vol. 14, no. 440, 2014, pp. [1]-14
Description
Studies Aboriginal women's viewpoint of parental care received based on personal understanding of gestational diabetes.
Pemmican Empire: Food, Trade, and the Last Bison Hunts in the North American Plains, 1760-1882
Alternate Title
Studies in Environment and History
E-Books
Author/Creator
George Colpitts
"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.
Place Among the Displaced: Envisioning Preservation of a Métis Settlement in Montana
Theses
Author/Creator
Emily Anne Sakariassen
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies Program: Historic Preservation Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Oregon, 2014.
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.
R v. Daniels: Issues of Jurisdiction, Identify, and Practical Utility
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine Bell
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 3, no. 3, Special Issue on Non-Status Indians, 2014, pp. 132-149
Description
Examines the removal of the constitution as an excuse by the government when negotiating Métis Aboriginal rights and socioeconomic needs on Non-Status Indians.