Métis
Aboriginal Statistics at a Glance
Alternate Title
Statistics Canada Catalogue No. CS89-645/2010E
E-Books
Author/Creator
Statistics Canada
Description
Provides a thematic guide to data; sources include the 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses of population, the 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey, the 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey, and the 2007/2008 Adult Correctional Services Survey.
Aboriginal Tourism
Alternate Title
Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality in BC
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Keith Henry
Terry Hood
Description
Looks at history, socio-political context, rights, markets, authenticity, partnerships, and success of Aboriginal tourism industry in British Columbia.
Chapter 12 in book: Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality in BC edited by Morgan Westcott.
Aboriginal Veterans' Benefits
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Fred R. Fenwick
LawNow, vol. 27, no. 2, October-November 2002, pp. 36-(?)
Description
Explains the reasons why the Saskatchewan Indian Veterans Association (currently known as the Saskatchewan First Nations Veterans' Association), the Métis National Council, and other Aboriginal groups are suing the federal government for unfulfilled veterans' benefits.
Aboriginal Women's Roundtable on Gender Equality: Roundtable Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Status of Women Canada
Description
Participants discussed issues related to consultation and equality and then identified a number of specific directions to guide future actions and interventions. Roundtable held March 30-April 1, 2000.
The Absent Protagonist: Louis Riel in Nineteenth-Century Canadian Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Albert Braz
Canadian Literature, no. 167, First Nations Writing, Winter, 2000, pp. 45-61
Description
Looks at the lack of acknowledgment of Riel being a Métis by English-speaking nor French-speaking writers.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 45.
Access to Essential Medicines and the Canadian Aboriginal Population: Core Features of the Drug Program and Policy Issues
Alternate Title
Comparative Program on Health and Society Working Paper Series ; 2003/2004
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Zeeshan Rana
Moses Batema
Kinsley Wilson
Jillian Clare Cohen
Description
Paper focuses on access to medicine for members of the Indigenous population in Canada.
"Draft Version, Project Ongoing".
An Act further to amend The Indian Act, Chapter Forty-Three of the Revised Statutes. [Assented to 22nd May, 1888].
Alternate Title
51 Victoria. Chapter 22. An Act to Further to Amend The Indian Act.
National Aboriginal Document Database
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Description
Contents include: status of the Métis (referred to as Half-Breeds) of Manitoba, who could not be "accounted" as an Indian or entitled to be admitted to a treaty, land sold for taxes, and exemption from taxation.
An Act to amend The Indian Act, 1876. [Assented to 15th, May, 1879.]
Alternate Title
Chap. 34. An Act to Amend The Indian Act, 1876. [Assented to 15th, May, 1879.]
National Aboriginal Document Database
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Canada
Description
Amendments include the fact that any Métis admitted into treaty "shall be allowed to withdraw", the protection of reserve resources and not allowing for the removal of timber, minerals, or soil, and penalities for allowing prostitution.
Adolphus Nolin
Images » Photographs
Description
Black and white photograph of Adolphus Nolin, a Metis man who reportedly saved two women after the Frog Lake Massacre. On the back of the photo is written: In 1885, "A tall, dark, smooth-faced, athletic fellow of twenty-five." W. B. Cameron.
Adrian Hope Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Adrian Hope
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Adrian Hope has been active in Metis politics since the 1920s. He was involved in the organization of the Metis Association of Alberta, the Ewing Commission hearings, and the development of Metis colonies in Alberta.
Adventures of a Surveyor in the Canadian Northwest, 1880-1883
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lewis H. Thomas
W. T. Thompson
Saskatchewan History, vol. 3, no. 3, Autumn, 1950, pp. 81-98
Description
Memoir of surveyor William Thomas Thompson; introduction by Lewis H. Thomas. Describes Thompson’s route, work, and experiences in Western Canada; includes encounters with Tatanka Iyotake (Sitting Bull), Chief Sakimay, Métis and Saulteaux people, the RCMP, and several government representatives.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 81.
Alberta: How the West was Young
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Heritage Community Foundation
Description
Explores province's early history using three themes: Archaeology and Pre-Contact, First Nations and Métis History, and Fur Trade and Mission History. Text with accompanying photos....
Alberta Metis Nation; Constitutional Process
Documents & Presentations
Description
File includes a pamphlet from the Manitoba Metis Nation with advice about how to vote on the Charlottetown Accord. Personal statement by Yvon Dumont, President of the Metis National Council and Manitoba Metis Federation included in pamphlet.
Alec Bishop Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Alec Bishop
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mr. Bishop is a long time resident of Green Lake, Saskatchewan He talks about problems in the area, his work for the Metis people and his impressions of Malcolm Norris and Howard Adams.
Allan Quandt Interview 1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Allan Quandt
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Allan Quandt has lived in northern Saskatchewan for over 30 years. He was a friend of Malcolm Norris and Jim Brady.
AMNSIS Local # 7 Presenting a Cheque to Save the Log Church at St Laurent, SK
Alternate Title
Association of Métis, Non and Status Indians Saskatchewan Local # 7 Presenting a Cheque to Save the Log Church at St Laurent, SK
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains 3 negatives of members of AMNSIS Local #7 presenting a cheque of $3500 to help save the historic log Church at St. Laurent de Grandin, Saskatchewan.
Andre Bouthillette Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Andre Bouthillette
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Andre Bouthillette was an assistant to Jim Brady when he was a field officer with the Dept. of Natural Resources in Cumberland House from 1948-1950.
Anecdotal Humour in Maria Campbell's Halfbreed
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. E. Jannetta
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 2, 1996, pp. 62-75
Description
Argues that Métis life in Maria Campbell's Halfbreed are structured around humorous anecdotes which are often in stark contrast to the tragic nature of the story.
Animating the Concept of Ethical Space: The Labrador Aboriginal Health Research Committee Ethics Workshop
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fern Brunger
Rebecca Schiff
Melody Morton-Ninomiya
Julie Bull
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 10, no. 1, Sharing Knowledge Across Nations, 2014, pp. 3-15
Description
Looks at process which challenged policies and procedures of provincial research ethics system and the consequent changes to governance of health research involving Indigenous communities.
Annie Whitecalf 1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Annie Whitecalf
Alphonse Littlepoplar
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview includes stories of traditional life including ceremonies, dances, burials, hunting, and spirits.
Antoine Ferguson Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Antoine Ferguson
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where he talks about his memories of Gabriel Dumont, the causes of the Riel Rebellion of 1885 and the present day treatment of Metis people.
Antoine Lonesinger 6 Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Antoine Lonesinger
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview with Mr Lonesinger who tells stories of Indian agents both good and bad. He also tells of the Battle of the Cut Knife Hill and the banning of the Sundance.
Are the Métis Treaty People?
Alternate Title
Weweni Indigenous Scholars Speaker Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Adam Gaudry
Description
Speaker argues that negotiations between the Red River Métis and the Canadian government prior to passage of The Manitoba Act constituted treaty-making.
Duration: 1:04:03.
Art K. Davis Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Art Davis
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Art Davis, a professor of sociology, hired Jim Brady as a research technician/interviewer for work in the north. Davis discusses Brady's work, his personality, his politics and compares Brady to Malcolm Norris.
Arthritis in Aboriginal Manitobans: Evidence for a High Burden of Disease
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cheryl Barnabe
Brenda Elias
Judith Bartlett
Leslie Roos
Christine Peschken
Journal of Rheumatology, vol. 35, no. 6, June 2008, pp. 1145-1150
Description
Comments on the prevalence of the disease and the multiple barriers to care.
Articles by Z.M. Hamilton on Life in the 19th Century North-West
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Z.M. Hamilton
Description
A series of articles by Z.M. Hamilton published in such Saskatchewan newspapers as the Rouleau Enterprise, Pense Herald, Broadview Express, and Milestone Mail in early 1922. Includes information on buffalo hunting parties,the NWMP and early Prince Albert.
The Association of Household Food Security, Household Characteristics and School Environment with Obesity Status Among Off-Reserve First Nations and Métis Children and Youth in Canada: Results from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jasmin Bhawra; Martin J. Cooke; Yanling Guo; Piotr Wilk
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, vol. 37, no. 3, March 2017, pp. 77-86
Description
Results show Indigenous children are at risk of being overweight or obese if there is very low food security and a poor school environment that exposed them to racism, bullying, and drugs.