Indigenous Peoples within Canada: A Concise History: Student Resources
To accompany 5th edition of book written by Olive Patricia Dickason, William Newbigging and Cary Miller. Contains links to: chapter outlines; learning objectives; key terms, figures, or sites; study questions; essay questions; additional resources; and flashcards.
J. Z. LaRocque: A Métis Historian’s Account of His Family’s Experiences during the North-West Rebellion of 1885
Discusses Joseph Zépherin LaRocque, born in Lebret, Saskatchewan, who was one of the very few Métis vernacular historians writing in the early 20th century.
Jurisprudential Challenges
Kiya Waneekah: (Don't Forget)
Learning from Each Other, Together: Exploring Red River Métis Youth Experiences in Cultural Activities Through Relationality
Health Sciences (MSc) -- University of Manitoba, 2023.
Literary Land Claims: The "Indian Land Question" from Pontiac's War to Attawapiskat
Literature and Criticism by Native and Metis Women in Canada
Lived Experiences of an Aboriginal Feminist Transforming the Curriculum
Love Note to the Land
A poem reflecting on the Métis connection with the land.
The Many Worlds of Louis Riel: A Political Odyssey from Red River to Montreal and Back 1840-1875
Métis Action, Canadian Law and Historical Research: Preliminary Thoughts about Strategies for Current Efforts
Métis and the Medicine Line: Creating a Border and Dividing a People
Métis-Crown Relations Through an International Treaty Lens
[Métis Flashcards]
Photographs relating to Metis culture accompanied by brief explanations in French, Michif and English.
Métis Housing Need in BC Costing Model Report
Analysis focuses on cost of reducing core housing need by 50%, lowest cost interventions, and reducing the gap between Metis and comparable non-Indigenous populations using data collected in the MNBC Housing Needs Survey, The Voice of Metis: Housing Needs Assessment.
Métis Matriarchs
Métis Musical Wooden Spoons: A Carpentry and Construction Wood Project
Métis Perspective on Self-Government
Métis Perspective on the Split in Jurisdiction
[Métis Registries]
Métis Responsibilities and Academic Expectations: At the Cross-Section of Identity and Research
A personal reflection on the author balancing their Métis ancestry and their academic career.
Métis Rights, Daniels and Reconciliation
Métis-specific Bibliography for the BCcampus Indigenization Project
A Métis Treaty Through the Lens of International Law
Michif Foodways: A Remembrance by Elder Sandra Houle
A personal reflection by a Métis elder on traditional Michif food.
Michif Language Research, Literature Review, Teaching Resources and Annotated Bibliography
[Michif Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography]
Molecular Death and Redface Reincarnation: Indigenous Appropriations in the US and Canada
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.
Native Canadian Anthropology and History: A Selected Bibliography
Negotiating Life Within the City: Social Geographies and Lived Experiences of Urban Metis Peoples in Ottawa
"Nothing But the Truth": Discursive Transparency in Beatrice Culleton
Offering our Gifts, Partnering for Change: Decolonizing Experimentation in Winnipeg-based Settler Archives
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
"Our Next Generation": Moving Towards a Surveillance and Prevention Framework for Youth Suicide in Saskatchewan First Nations and Métis Populations
Pawaatamihk
A poem about Métis ways of knowing.
Pay Keeway: Come Home to Rat River in li praentaan
A poem and accompanying photocollage that address Métis identity in connection with the landscape.
Pemmican Wars
Substantial excerpt from graphic novel about a Metis girl who finds herself transported back in time to the buffalo hunt, conflict between the Northwest Company and Hudson's Bay Company and the historic Battle of Seven Oaks. Suggested grade level 8-12.
"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
Political Responses
Postcard From the 2016 Yukon Election
Prologue to the Red River Resistance: Pre-liminal Politics and the Triumph of Riel
Queering Collective Dreaming: Weaving Métis Futures of Belonging
Examines personal reflections of two 2SLGBTQ+ Métis people and their roles towards decolonization.
Racially "Indian", Legally "White": The Canadian State's Struggles to Categorize the Métis, 1850-1900
Re-matriating Territorial Acknowledgement: A Métis Women’s Perspective
A personal reflection on providing a Métis perspective to land acknowledgments.
Rebuilding Indigenous Nations through Constitutional Development: A Case Study of the Métis in Canada
Reclamation
A poem about Métis identity.
Rejecting the Standard Discourse on Dispossession Métis Lands in Manitoba
Rekindling the Sacred Fire: Métis Ancestry and Anishinaabe Spirituality
Researching Métis Spirituality: Insights and the Work Ahead
Looks at the research on Métis spirituality and how it relates to their nationhood.