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 Harvesting Rights in Canada: R v Powley
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean Teillet
Indigenous Law Bulletin, vol. 5, no. 12, October 2001, p. 72
Description
The Ontario Court of Appeal hears a case regarding the Métis right to hunt, as protected in s. 35 of the Canadian Constitution.
Metis Heritage Days at Batoche
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 8 negatives showing meetings under a tent during Metis Heritage Days at Batoche, Saskatchewan, on July 19, 1982.
Metis History Book Produced in PA by Author John Dorion
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 2 negatives from the release of a Metis history book by author John Dorion in Prince Albert, SK, on December 1, 1982.
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.
Metis Legacy: A Metis Historiography and Annotated Bibliography, Pt. 3: Annotated Bibliography and References
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Leah Dorion
Darren R. Préfontaine
Description
Very extensive list (235 pages) of literature covering all aspects of Métis history and contemporary life.
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, Mennonites and the 'Unsettled Prairie,' 1874-1896
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donovan Giesbrecht
Journal of Mennonite Studies, vol. 19, 2001, pp. [103]-111
Description
Discusses example of how Mennonites have played a role in oppressing Manitoba's Native people even though they may be perceived as the spokespeople for the oppressed.
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 Representations in English and French-Canadian Literature
Theses
Author/Creator
Katherine Joanne Durnin
Description
M.A. Thesis--University of Calgary, 2001.
Metis Rights Affirmed (in a Landmark Decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal)
Articles » General
Canadian News Facts, vol. 35, no. 4, February 16-28, 2001, p. 6202
Description
Charge of hunting without a license against two Métis men, trial court decision upheld in 1993 Powley case.
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-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.
Metis Studies: The Development of a Field and New Directions
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Frits Pannekoek
Description
Chapter 5 from From Rupert's Land to Canada: Essays in Honour of John E. Forster [edited by Theodore Binnema, Gerhard J. Ens, Roderick Macleod]
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.
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.
Minister's Advisory Committee on Library Services for Aboriginal People: Information is for Everyone
E-Books
Author/Creator
Minister's Advisory Committee on Library Services for Aboriginal People
Mixed Bloods of Moose Factory, 1730 -1981: A Socio-Economic Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol M. Judd
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 06, no. 2, 1982, pp. 65-88
Description
Discusses the socio-economic history of the Metis peoples of Moose Factory, Ontario.
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.
A Mother and Father of Pembina: A NWC Voyageur Meets the Granddaughter of The Buffaloe
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ruth Swan
Edward A. Jerome
Papers of the Algonquian Conference, vol. 32, 2001, pp. [527]-551
Description
Highlights the life of a North West Company voyageur and his Indigenous wife that bore Métis children.
Mrs. Lucinda Froman Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jocelyn Keeshig
Lucinda (Mrs.) Froman
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with Mrs. Lucinda Froman, who is a Mohawk Indian originally from the Six Nations Reserve, Ontario. She gives an account of migration from the United States to Canada. She also talks of encounters with evil spirits and how to ward them off.
My Family
E-Books
Author/Creator
Penny Condon
Description
Story suitable for Grades K-3.
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.
Negotiating an Identity: Métis Political Organizations, the Canadian Government, and Competing Concepts of Aboriginality
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joe Sawchuk
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001, pp. 73-92
Description
Describes how the contemporary Métis of Canada endeavoured to have their collective identity recognized by the government Canada and its legal system.
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.
A New Look at Louis Riel Through His Visionary Experiences
Theses
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Fuller-Tarbox
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2001.
The North-West Rebellion, 1885: A Memoir by Colour Sergeant (Later General) C.F. Winters
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
C.F. Winters
Saskatchewan History, vol. 35, no. 1, Winter, 1982, pp. 1-16
Description
The archived text of General Winter’s lecture “North-West Canada, 1885:--the Regiment’s first experience of Active Service in the field” which he delivered on numerous occasions.
entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 1.
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.
The One-and-A-Half Men
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
A. S. Lussier
Prairie Forum, vol. 7, no. 1, Spring, 1982, pp. 146-147
Description
Book review of: The One-and-A-Half Men by Murray Dobbin.
[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
La Peine de Mort et les Autochtones au Canada, 1940-1960
Theses
Author/Creator
Charlène Renaud
p. 130
Description
Criminology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 1998.
"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.
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.
Politics on the Boundaries: Indigenous People's Politics in the United States
Theses
Author/Creator
Kevin Bruyneel
Description
Political and Social Science Thesis (Ph.D.)--New School for Social Research, 2001.
Population by Aboriginal Groups and Sex, Showing Age Groups, for Newfoundland, 1996 Census (20% Sample Data)
Alternate Title
[Nation Tables: Aboriginal (20% Data)]
[Population by Aboriginal Groups and Sex, Showing Age Groups, for Provinces and Territories, 1996 Census - 20% Sample Data: Newfoundland]
Data » Tables
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
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.
"Practical Results": the Riel Statue Controversy at the Manitoba Legislative Building
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shannon Bower
Manitoba History, no. 42, Autumn/Winter, 2001/02, pp. 30-[?]
Description
Examines underlying currents in the debate surrounding a monument to commemorate Riel.
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.
Recollections and Reminiscences: A Memoir
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
F.A.D. Bourke
Saskatchewan History, vol. 35, no. 2, Spring, 1982, pp. 55-56
Description
Memoir of Fredrick Arthur Deane Bourke who joined the NWMP in 1877 and was posted at Fort Walsh, and later in Battleford; Bourke retired from the police force and with a partner bought 80 head of cattle and took up cattle ranching. Notes that in 1877 the buffalo were plentiful and after that they vanished from the plain.
Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 55.
Recollections and Reminiscences: A Memoir
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
F.A.D. Bourke
Saskatchewan History, vol. 35, no. 2, Spring, 1982, pp. 55-56
Description
Memoir of Fredrick Arthur Deane Bourke who joined the NWMP in 1877 and was posted at Fort Walsh, and later in Battleford; Bourke retired from the police force and with a partner bought 80 head of cattle and took up cattle ranching. Notes that in 1877 the buffalo were plentiful and after that they vanished from the plain.
Entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 55.
The Red River Rebellion and J. S. Dennis, “Lieutenant and Conservator of the Peace”
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Colin Read
Manitoba History, no. 3, 1982, p. [?]
Description
Contends that circumstances as well as Dennis' personal shortcomings contributed to his poor performance as a military leader in 1869.