Maurice Kenny's Tekonwatonti, Molly Brant: Poetic Memory and History
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrick Barron
MELUS, vol. 25, no. 3/4, Autumn-Winter, 2000, pp. 31-64
Description
Discussion on the poetic re-imaginings in Tekonwatonti, Molly Brant by Maurice Kenny, in order to reconstruct the times, life, and land of Molly Brant.
Mavis J. Adams Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mavis J. Adams
Mick Burrs
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mrs. Adams is a retired white schoolteacher and was 69 years old at the time of the interview. She tells of her induction as an honorary chief of the Blackfoot reserve and shares her experiences among the Blackfoot.
Max Ireland Interview #2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Max Ireland
Alex Cywink
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where he gives accounts of storytelling amongst the Oneida; accounts of the educational system and its abuses.
Mederic McDougall Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mederic McDougall
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mr. McDougall is descended from French and Scottish halfbreeds and is active in the Metis Society of Saskatchewan. He gives an account of the Metis way of life and philosophy, the Riel Rebellion, shares memories of WWI, WWII and the Depression. He also talks about the discrimination against native people.
Media Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael W. Simpson
Tina Deschenie
Michael Thompson
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 20, no. 2, Native Green, Winter, 2008, p. 57
Description
Book reviews of 5 books:
Does People Do It?: A Memoir by Fred Harris.
People of the Whate by Linda Hogan.
Dorm Rooms to Boardrooms by Victoria Pilate.
Tribal Libraries in the United States: A Directory of American Indian and Alaska Native Facilities by Elizabeth Peterson.
Fertilizers, Pills, and Magnetic Strips: The Fate of Public Education in America by Gene V. Glass.
Medicine Bags & Dog Tags: American Indian Veterans From Colonial Times to the Second Iraq War
Alternate Title
Medicine Bags and Dog Tags: American Indian Veterans From Colonial Times to the Second Iraq War
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Gretchen Healy
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 20, no. 4, Tribal College Leadership and Vision, Summer, 2009
Description
Book review of: Medicine Bags & Dog Tags: American Indian Veterans From Colonial Times to the Second Iraq War by Al Carrol.
Meeting at St. Boniface--Desire of the French to Retain the Troops
Archival » Archival Items
Native Studies Review, vol. 1, no. 2, 1985, pp. 99-100
Description
Minutes of the meeting containing four motions expressing confidence in Donald Smith, Member of Parliament and requesting that troops continue to be stationed at St. Boniface.
Metal Armor from St. Lawrence Island
Alternate Title
Metal Armour from St. Lawrence Island
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
H. Kory Cooper
Gabriel J. Bowen
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 50, no. 1, 2013, pp. 1-19
Description
Describes three examples housed in the University of Alaska Museum of the North, discusses when and how they were produced, and provides overview of regional use of armour.
Métis as Treaty Parties
Alternate Title
Reconciliation and the Métis Conference [Session Four]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Adam Gaudry
Brenda Gunn
Darren O'Toole
Description
Gaudry discusses the concept of Wicihitowin as used to resolve a 19th century conflict between the Métis and the Dakota. Gunn discusses how international law relates to treaties signed with Indigenous peoples in Canada. O'Toole discusses whether Section 31 of The Manitoba Act constituted a treaty.
Duration: 1:52:03.
Metis casualty
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
James Peters
Description
Metis casualty, identified as John Ross shown lying dead on the ground. He was the Metis who shot and killed General Strange, commander of platoon of scouts at Batoche. The scouts lassoed this man and dragged him behind horses until his body was mutilated as shown. He was believed to be 18 years old. [Source: Wes Fineday. Another source says he shot Capt. French.
Métis Killed During the 1885 Resistance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research
Description
List based on names taken from monument at Batoche National Historic Park, with further information from Lawrence J. Barkwell of the Manitoba Métis Federation.
Métis Played Key Role in War of 1812
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darren R. Prefontaine
Eagle Feather News, vol. 15, no. 6, June 2012, pp. A-14
Description
Discusses Métis participation in the War of 1812 and lists some direct descendants of the Métis warriors.
Article located by scrolling to page A-14.
Metis Settlement in the North-West Territories
Alternate Title
Le Métis Canadien
Métis Settlement in the North-West Territories
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marcel Giraud
Saskatchewan History, vol. 7, no. 1, Winter, 1954, pp. 1-16
Description
Describes the movement of Métis from the Red River Settlement following the Red River Resistance to western Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Translation of a portion of Le Métis Canadien.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 1.
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 Veterans: Remembrances
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darren Prefontaine
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 11, November 2010, p. 12
Description
Comments on the important role Métis people played in Canada's war efforts, the impact on families, and how we must all remember their sacrifice.
Article found by scrolling to page 12.
Mexican Indigenismo, Choctaw Self-Determination, and Todd Downing's Detective Novels
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James H. Cox
American Quarterly, vol. 62, no. 3, September 2010, pp. 639-661
Description
Looks at how Todd Downing appropriates and refigures Mexico's Indigenous history and culture to reveal evidence of the modern Indigenous people obscured by Indigenismo discourse. The article also anticipates the anticolonial discourses of the American Indian civil rights movement.