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Status of Métis Children Within the Child Welfare System
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lawrence J. Barkwell
Lyle N. Longclaws
David N. Chartrand
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 9, no. 1, 1989, pp. 33-53
Description
Investigates the deficiencies in service provided to Métis families in Manitoba by mainstream child and family service agencies and seeks to understand reasons for the disparity.
Staying in Place: Plains Metis Borderland Communities, 1885-1930
Theses
Author/Creator
Katie C. Pollock
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2017.
A Story of Identity: A Cautionary Tale
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrick J. Lewis
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 2, June 2017, pp. 114-121
Description
Discusses how a university dealt with a complaint about a student who misrepresented themselves as Métis.
A Study on the Relationship Between Canadian Aboriginal Peoples and the Canadian State
Alternate Title
Policy Paper (Canadian Foundation for the Americas) ; FPP-06-04
E-Books
Author/Creator
Julieta Uribe
Survey of First Nations People Living Off-Reserve, Métis and Inuit: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
EKOS Research Associates
Anishinabek Consultants
Description
Results of a national telephone survey conducted in 2006.
Tales of Empowerment: Cultural Continuity within an Evolving Identity in the Upper Athabasca Valley
Theses
Author/Creator
Richard Andre Ouellet
Description
Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2006.
The Tender and Brave Heart of a Warrior Woman
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marie White
Windspeaker, vol. 24, no. 1, April 2006, p. S3
Description
Discusses achievements of Metis broadcaster and businesswoman Suzanne Rochon-Burnett, the first woman inducted into the Canadian Council of Aboriginal Business Hall of Fame.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.21.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Angie Caron
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Angie Caron
Description
Presenter discusses her Métis roots and her role as an educator.
Duration: 23:16.
Together as Family: Métis Children's Response to Evangelical Protestants at the Mackinaw Mission, 1823-1837
Theses
Author/Creator
Keith Robert Widder
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Michigan State University, 1989.
Towards a Genealogy of Reconciliation in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hannah Wyile
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, no. 3, Autumn, 2017, pp. 601-6035
Description
Article draws on royal commission reports and Supreme Court decisions to articulate and examine the perceptions, motivations and discourses surrounding reconciliation in Canada. Discusses the disparity between Indigenous and state understandings of the concept and the considers the political and constitutional implications of reconciliation based relationships with Indigenous communities and with Quebec.
Traditional Sources and New Techniques of Narration: A Contrastive Study Of Mythic Rituals in Maria Campbell’s Halfbreed and Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Punyashree Panda
Indian Review of World Literature in English, vol. 2, no. 1, January 2006, p. [?]
Description
Focuses on the trepidations of Native Women writers and their appreciation of the cultures and traditions of their People, including the role of mother earth, hunting and fishing traditions, the peoples and the wars, and the waters and fires.
Uncertain Margins: Métis and Saulteaux Identities in St-Paul des Saulteaux, Red River 1821 - 1870
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole St-Onge
Manitoba History, no. 53, October 2006, pp. 2-10
Description
Describes ethnic differences between the two groups and the evolution of some similar cultural elements.
Understanding Our Past, Reclaiming Our Culture: Conceptualizing Métis Culture and Mental Health in British Columbia
Theses
Author/Creator
Monique D. Auger
Description
Health Science Thesis (M.Sc.)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
The United States, Canada, and the Indians: 1865-1876
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roger L. Nichols
Social Science Journal, vol. 26, no. 3, 1989, pp. 249-263
Description
Examines past policies of the two governments and looks at proposed social actions directed towards tribal people in each country.
[University Admissions Roundtable]
Alternate Title
Daniels: In and Beyond the Law
Aboriginal Admissions and Métis Identity, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
Affirmative Action, Self Identification
Responsibilities of Universities in View of the Daniels Decision
Where are You From? Reframing Facilitated Admissions Policies in the Faculty of Health Sciences
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Danielle Soucy
Valerie Arnault-Pelletier
Lisa Collins
Kara Paul
André Costopoulos
Description
Representatives from Canadian universities discuss their institution's policies about proof of Indigenous identity when individuals apply for equity seats.
Duration: 53:08.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
Unsettling Scenes
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jon Dellandrea
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 1, February/March 2017, pp. 32-35
Description
Chronicles the recently discovered artistic output of Canadian painter Francis Fitz Roy Dixon who created over seventy paintings of the Northwest Rebellion of 1885.
Utilization of Traditional Health Care Systems by the Native Population of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Theses
Author/Creator
Mellisa Margaret Layman
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1989.
Views in Hudson’s Bay (1825) and Peter Rindisbacher: Constructions of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Culture in the Red River Settlement
Theses
Author/Creator
Julie-Ann Mercer
Description
Art Thesis (MA) -- University of Alberta, 2017.
Wahkootowin: Family and Cultural Identity in Northern Saskatchewan Metis Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda MacDougall
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 87, no. 3, 2006, pp. 431-462
Description
Examines the history and way of life since 1776 of the Métis families of Ile à la Crosse (known in Cree as Sakitawak).
Walking in the Woods : Métis Journey
E-Books
Author/Creator
Herb Belcourt
We Know Who We Are: Métis Identity in a Montana Community
E-Books
Author/Creator
Martha Harroun Foster
"We're Rapping, Not Trapping": Hip Hop as a Contemporary Expression of Métis Culture and a Conduit to Literacy
Theses
Author/Creator
Lucy Fowler
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed)--Lakehead University, 2017.
“What is the proper word for people like you?”: The Question of Métis Identity in In Search of April Raintree
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharon Smulders
English Studies in Canada , vol. 32, no. 4, December 2006, pp. 75-100
Description
Discusses the significance of identity in the novel due to varying definitions of the term Métis.
Wolf Lake: The Importance of Métis Connection to Land and Place
Theses
Author/Creator
Chantal Roy Denis
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2017.