Métis

Website links to resources for the classroom compiled by Indigenous educators. Includes list of organizations to contact for further information.

Lists works written by Indigenous authors published between 2000 and 2018. Focuses on substantial books, articles and book chapters on original primary historical research, research methodology and historiography.

Book review of Indigenous in the City edited by Evelyn Peters and Chris Andersen.

Prominent Métis blogger, lawyer and author of Indigenous Writes covers an extensive list of topics under the headings Specific Myths or Misunderstandings; Identity and Culture; Aboriginal Law and Treaties; Historic and Continuing Injustice; and Indigenous Health and Safety.

Introduction to different cultural groups, their history, relationship with the Federal government and current situations.

Comments on the value of treaty making for both parties. Chapter 2 from Honour Among Nations? Treaties and Agreements with Indigenous People edited by Kathryn Shain, Marcia Langton, Maureen Tehan, Lisa Palmer.

Brief article identifies some of the challenges involved when trying to trace lineage and suggests possible sources of information.

Fine Arts Thesis (MFA)--The University of British Columbia (Okanagon), 2015.

Argues that there is a fundamental relationship between the geophysical environment and Métis well-being, which is being threatened by government regulations and industrial development.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Lehigh University, 2002.

Injury-related health services usage (hospitalizations and visits to emergency rooms) and mortality were calculated and compared to the general population of Alberta

Chapter 3 from book: The Anglican Church and the World of Western Canada 1820-1970 edited by Barry Ferguson. Reviews literature about the Church of England's contributions.

Discusses changes to geography course to include more Canadian content, cultural values, heritage, and contemporary challenges. The differences in cultural regions are compared.

Article provides a description and interpretation of the cooperation between the NWMP and the Metis auxiliaries.

Study shows that when children and parents belong to the same ethnic group, children will take their parents identity and in Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal unions, children will favor Aboriginal identities.

Interviews with 13 residents of the Chipewyan Lake area of northern Alberta.- Stresses need for establishment of a reserve in this area, and promises made to them about this.- Describe various lifestyles including farming, trapping and fishing.- Shows how settlement patterns in remote areas have been influenced by the location of schools and stores.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2015.

Introduction to articles about personal relationships, alternative world views, and personal introspection.

Introduction and documents pertaining to the development of the Métis Nation Accord.

Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2011.

Uses data on critical injuries and deaths reported to the Representative for Children and Youth when children/youth and/or their families have received (within the prior 12 months), or are receiving government services and compares results to statistics for the non-Indigenous population. Related Material: Illuminating Service Experience: A Descriptive Analysis of Injury and Death Reports for First Nations Children and Youth in B.C., 2015 to 2017.

Developed for use as a guideline to teach students to speak and comprehend the Cree language in classrooms, early childhood programs and the home.

The interview is an account of Irene Dimick that includes a discussion of life as a Metis.

Isabelle Beads did not elaborate when responding to the interviewer's questions. Consequently this interview does not require indexing.

Jim Carriere is a resident of Cumberland House and worked for Jim Brady when the latter was a field officer for the CCF government. Carriere discusses Jim Brady's strengths and weaknesses, Brady's life in Cumberland House, speculates about Brady's death and his links with the Communist Party. He also talks about returning World War II veterans and their impact on the communities.

A photographic portrait of James Isbister, founder of Isbister's Settlement (1862) and prominent English Metis, and Prince Albert, citizen. Isbister was the sole English Metis delegate sent to fetch Riel from Montana. No date given.

This file contains James Walsh's account of how he 'succeeded in undoing' what Louis Riel had done to form a federation of the Indians and Metis of the Canadian prairies in 1877-1879.

Historical note:

James Morrow Walsh (22 May 1840 - 25 July 1905) was a North West Mounted Police (NWMP) officer and the first Commissioner of the Yukon Territory. Born in Prescott, Ontario, James Walsh was one of the original officers of the NWMP.

Conversation with the artist who is drawing attention to the gendered and racialized nature of violent crimes against Aboriginal women with her outdoor art project. Duration: 31:21.

Highlights the conditions in La Ronge in the 1930s and 1940s and the first meetings of the Metis Association organized by Jim Brady.

Interviewee, in most cases, responds briefly to interviewer's questions about his experiences throughout his life.

Essay focuses on historian's approach to writing the book French Canadians, Furs, and Indigenous Women in the Making of the Pacific Northwest.

A registered nurse talks about her friendship with Malcolm Norris and the development of Friendship Centres in Prince Albert and Winnipeg and school integration in La Ronge.

General account of Mr. Ouellette's life; and Metis history.

Mr. Mustus, aged 78, is the grandson of Mustus, the first chief of the Sucker Creek Reserve. This is an unusual interview in that he displays fairly positive feelings about the treaty. Also talks of generosity of the H.B.C. storekeeper, sharing problems with white settlers, learning from them, etc. Shows little or no animosity to whitesociety.

Interview with author of book, Louis Riel and the Creation of Modern Canada: Mythic Discourse and the Post-colonial State which examines Riel's religious background and the relationship to Canada's search for a national identity. Duration: 35:33.

Mr. Izbister discusses life in La Ronge before and after the road came as well as the early meetings of the Metis Association and problems in the north resulting from welfare payments.

NOTE: Joan Stanley is a research worker with the Metis Society of Saskatchewan. Her mother was Indian and her father white. She shares her experiences of growing up Metis in a white community, of the Metis Society of Saskatchewan and her personal problems.

Looks at how labour mobility is affected by job security, gender, age, education and Aboriginal identity for Métis, non-status, and First Nations people. [One or more images have been omitted from this article due to copyright restrictions. These images are accessible in the print version of this journal.]

Joe Amyotte was president of the southern Saskatchewan Metis organization from 1966 and president of the combined southern and northern group until 1970 when he was defeated by Howard Adams. He was responsible for the development of educational upgrading and housing programs for the Metis.

A portrait of "Gentleman" Joe McKay and Chief Mistawasis.

Caption: 'Gentleman' Joe McKay, mixed-blood interpreter for the mounted police, fired the first shot in what would become known as the Duck Lake battle From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.

John Breretton describes what he knows of the history of some Alberta reserves including Saddle Lake, Washatanow, and Blue Quills. He talks about conflicts resulting from amalgamation.

John Emms was an Indian agent for the federal government. He talks about work in the Kamsack area as a community development officer. He also disusses attitudes within the Indian Affairs department and the CCF/NDP governments' plans for the Indian and Metis peoples of Saskatchewan.

Mr. Gardiner gives a general account of his life.

A photographic portrait of John Isbister, Orkneyman and employee of the Hudson's Bay Company. John was the father of James Isbister.

Joseph Boyden and John Ralston Saul discuss their books from the Extraordinary Canadians series. "October 12, 2010, Toronto Reference Library." Duration: 9:57.

Introduces the articles in this special Aboriginal-themed edition of the journal. Entire issues on one pdf. To locate article, scroll to page 3.