Battle Field / Duck Lake
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Image of the battlefield at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan during the Northwest Resistance.
Examines the influence of the Battle of Seven Oaks on the creation of Métis nationhood.
Traditional Sami story.
Source: The Storytelling Star by James Riordan.
Developed in conjunction with an exhibition featuring works by Bev Koski, Katie Longboat, Jean Marhsall, and Olivia Whetung.
Argues that the legislation that allows bands to determine their own criteria for membership has, in some cases, resulted in exclusion of individuals who would belong if kinship laws were applied.
Geography Thesis (MA) -- York University, 2019.