Articles » General
Author/Creator
John-Patrick Moore
Tim Low
Frankie Berland
FORUM on Corrections Research, vol. 14, no. 3, Focusing on Aboriginal Issues, September 2002, pp. 42-45
Description
Survey conducted through structured interviews with offenders and family members in order to provide profile of offenders and develop appropriate programming.
Métis Post-Secondary Education Systems: Literature Review
Alternate Title
Animation Theme Bundle: Pedagogy of Professions and Practice and Aboriginal Learning
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre
Description
Purpose of review was to gather and synthesize information, identify current promising practices, and provide recommendations for future development.
[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 and Land Claims: An Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
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.
Metis say Proof of Being is a Link to Riel: Identity Issue could be Settles by Courts
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robert Matas
Globe and Mail, December 30, 2002
Description
Debate regarding Métis identity and recognition to be considered by Supreme Court of Canada in the Plante case.
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.
A Métis-Specific Gender-based Analysis Framework for Health
Alternate Title
Project (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence) ; no. 186
E-Books
Author/Creator
Deborah Barron-McNabb
Project (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence)
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 Veterans Launch Class Action Lawsuit
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
David Common
Description
CBC reports on the lawsuit initiated by veterans after the Federal government excluded them from compensation offered to Status Indians. Broadcast date: August 12, 2002.
Duration: 2:18.
Metis Veterans Ready for Battle
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 5, September 2002, p. 8
Description
Contends that after World War II ended, Metis veterans have seen no federally funded compensation, unlike non-Aboriginal veterans, and are ready to deal with the issue at a political level.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.5.
Métis Welfare: A History of Economic Exchange in Northwest Saskatchewan, 1770-1870
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Liam Haggarty
Saskatchewan History, vol. 61, no. 20, Glimpses of Métis Society and History in Northwest Saskatchewan, Fall, 2009, pp. 7-16
Description
Argues that most studies which examine poverty and government income supports to Métis and other Indigenous communities fail to consider Aboriginal systems of reciprocity, wealth distribution and social obligations. Compares Métis and Euro-Canadian conceptualizations of social welfare.
Entire Issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 7.
Métis Women's Association Determined to Improve Profile Under Newly Elected President Monell Bailey
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andréa Ledding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 9, September 2009, p. 10
Description
Looks at the annual elections of the Métis Women's Association which also included workshops, exercises in leadership and health and wellness activities.
Article located by scrolling to page 10.
Metis Women's Traditional Art Series
Alternate Title
Métis Hooked Rugs = Aen Kroshay aen tapee avec mi gineey
Métis Fingerweaving = En saencheur flechey
Our Shared Inheritance: Traditional Métis Beadwork
Métis Silk Embroidery = Mashnikwawchikun avec la sway di fil
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research
[Cheryl Troupe]
[Leah Dorion-Paquin]
[Penny Condon]
Description
Four videos discuss history and techniques of finger weaving, embroidery, rug-making, and beadwork.
Métis Women: Social Structure, Urbanization and Political Activism, 1850-1980
Theses
Author/Creator
Cheryl Lynn Troupe
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2009.
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.
Les Missionnaires Sauvages: Roman Catholic Missionaries and La Mission Ambulante With the Métis, Plains Cree and Blackfoot, 1840-1880
Theses
Author/Creator
Mario Giguère
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 2009.
Mixed Blessings
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bark Ablev
Canadian Geographic, vol. 129, no. 2, April 2009, pp. 59-70
Description
Looks at the rising Métis population in Canada over the last 20 years.
MN-S Leadership Gets its Financial House in Order
Alternate Title
Métis Nation-Saskatchewan Leadership Gets its Financial House in Order
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mike Gosselin
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 8, August 2009, p. 9
Description
Highlights the balanced budgets the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan has achieved.
Article located by scrolling to page 9.
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.
More Horses, Power and Services at Batoche
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 7, July 2009, p. 18
Description
Looks at the improvements made to the Back to Batoche site for the annual four day Métis cultural fair.
Article located by scrolling to page 18.
Mortality of Métis and Registered Indian Adults in Canada: An 11-Year Follow-up Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Tjepkema
Russell Wilkins
Sacha Senécal
Éric Guimond
Christopher Penney
Health Reports, vol. 20, no. 4, December 2009, pp. 1-21
Description
Compares statistical patterns to those found in the non-Aboriginal population. Follow-up study to the 1991 Census. Data was tracked from June 4, 1991 to December 13, 2001.
Native Judgments: John Bunn and the General Quarterly Court in Red River
Theses
Author/Creator
Jillian McConkey
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Manitoba, 2009.
Negotiating Cultural Identities: Conflict Transformation in Labrador
Theses
Author/Creator
Lawrence Albert Dunn
Description
Social Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--Syracuse University, 2002. Discussion of the Innu, Inuit and Métis peoples of Labrador.
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.
Nurturing the Future: Filial Bonds in Select Native Canadian Writing
Theses
Author/Creator
Deepa Girotra
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Himachal Pradesh University, 2009.
Focuses on Lee Maracle's Daughters Are Forever and Ravensong, and Beatrice C. Mosionier's In Search of April Raintree and In the Shadow of Evil.
The Oblate Construction of the Métis Other: Mission Ambulante Among Les Hivernants, 1830--1880
Theses
Author/Creator
Dawn Adèle Lamothe
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2002.
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.
One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse Nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chantelle Richmond
Mark S. Dockstator
Dan Beavon
Canadian Diversity=Diversité canadienne, vol. 7, no. 3, One Path, Many Directions: The Complex and Diverse Nature of Contemporary Aboriginal Reality, Fall, 2009, pp. 3-4
Description
Introductory article to themed issue.
Scroll down to page 3 to read article.
Open to Interpretation: Métis Histories at the Royal Alberta Museum
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Joanne Kienholz
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2009.
[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.
Parks Canada and the 1885 Rebellion/Uprising/Resistance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alan McCullough
Prairie Forum, vol. 27, no. 2, Fall, 2002
Description
Looks at the way each generation views historical events and the evolving interpretation of the 1885 Rebellion.
[Paul v. Canada, 2002 FCT 615]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Federal Court of Canada
Description
Case involved request for an interlocutory injunction of the final land claim agreement in order that the independence of the North Slave Métis Alliance could be established.
"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.
Performing Heritage: Metis Music, Dance, and Identity in a Multicultural State
Theses
Author/Creator
Sarah L. Quick
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 2009.
Perspectives: Improving First Nations, Inuit and Metis Health
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Tough
Description
Recommendations are offered to improve optimal outcomes for children and youth in the next generations of Aboriginals living in Canada.
Plains Métis: Contours of an Identity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole St-Onge
Australasian Canadian Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Globalising Indigeneity: New Research Directions, 2009, pp. 95-115
Description
Argues that one should view the genesis of the Plains Métis as part of a wider pattern of native ethnogeneses on the North American Great Plains.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 95.
Planning Without Facts: Ontario's Aboriginal Health Information Challenge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce Minore
Mae Katt
Mary Ellen Hill
Journal of Agromedicine, vol. 14, no. 2, Sixth International Symposium: Public Health and the Agricultural-Rural Ecosystem, 2009, pp. 90-96
Description
Looks at the challenges of planning and delivering culturally appropriate health care without knowing accurately health status and health service needs.
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.
Profiling Federally Incarcerated First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Offenders
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John-Patrick Moore
Shelley Trevethan
FORUM on Corrections Research, vol. 14, no. 3, Focusing on Aboriginal Issues, September 2002, pp. 25-27
Description
Study drew data from case files in order to compare socio-demographic, case needs and criminal offence/history characteristics of offenders from each group.
Qualitative Testing of Aboriginal Identification Questions
Alternate Title
Analytical Paper (Statistics Canada) ; no. 1
Catalogue no. 89-639-X
[Aboriginal Peoples Survey, 2006]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Patricia Simon
Marie-France Germain
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 the Red River: Creating Métis Cultural Spaces in Winnipeg
Theses
Author/Creator
Adam James Patrick Gaudry
Description
Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--Queen's University, 2009.
Reconceiving Notions of Aboriginal Identity
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Policy Research Series (Institute on Governance)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carrie Bourassa
Ian Peach
Description
Discusses how colonization and construction of identities have affected the health and well-being of Aboriginal people.
Reconciliation in Child Welfare: Relations Between Non-Aboriginal Child Welfare Agencies and the First Nations, Inuit and Métis
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tracy Engelking
OACAS Journal, vol. 54, no. 4, Fall, 2009, pp. 15-22
Description
Discussion on the over representation of Aboriginal children in the care of child welfare.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 15.
Reflections on Being, and Becoming, Métis in British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jean Barman
Mike Evans
BC Studies, no. 161, Spring, 2009, pp. 59-91
Description
Discusses the issues and difficulties in defining the term Métis and deciding who fits within that definition.