Métis Identity
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darren R. Préfontaine
Leah Dorion
Patrick Young
Sherry Farrell Racette
Description
Traces the roots of Métis sense of uniqueness as a cultural group, discusses how other groups have viewed them, and presents some sources for tracing genealogy.
Métis Identity: A Personal Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dorothy Daniels
Native Studies Review, vol. 3, no. 2, Native Peoples, Museums, and Heritage Resource Management, 1987, pp. 7-15
Description
Author discusses her upbringing as a Métis individual growing up in Alberta.
Métis in Canada: History, Identity, Law and Politics
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jennifer Hayter
BC Studies, no. 184, Winter, 2014/2015, pp. 141-142
Description
Book review of Métis in Canada edited by Christopher Adams, Gregg Dahl, and Ian Peach.
Entire book review section on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 141.
The Métis in Manitoba
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jean Legasse
Transactions of the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba, no. 15, Series 3, 1958-1959, p. [?]
Description
Brief history of the Métis, as well as author's assessment of their major problems and possible solutions.
The Métis in the Canadian West
Alternate Title
Guide to the Holdings of the Archives of the Ecclesiastical Province and Dioceses of Rupert's Land
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Frits Pannekoek
Prairie Forum, vol. 12, no. 2, Fall, 1987, pp. 327-330
Description
Book reviews of:
The Métis in the Canadian West by Marcel Giraud ; translated by George Woodcock.
Guide to the Holdings of the Archives of the Ecclesiastical Province and Dioceses of Rupert's Land by Wilma Macdonald.
The Métis-ization of Canada: The Process of Claiming Louis Riel, Métissage, and the Métis People as Canada's Mythical Origin
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adam Gaudry
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 2, no. 2, 2013, pp. 64-87
Description
Deconstructs the logic put forward in the books Louis Riel and the Creation of Modern Canada by Jennifer Reid and A Fair Country by John Ralston Saul.
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 Land Claims at St. Laurent: Old Arguments and New Evidence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T. E. Flanagan
Prairie Forum, vol. 12, no. 2, Fall, 1987, pp. 245-255
Description
Author responds to critiques of his book Riel and the Rebellion, and looks at how the government interacted with the Métis concerning land claims.
Métis Land: Rights and Scrip Conference: Welcoming Remarks and Keynote Presentation
Alternate Title
Métis Land: Rights & Scrip Conference
“The history of scrip speculation and devaluation is a sorry chapter in our nation’s history”: The Failure of History and Law in Respect to Métis Nation Rights to a Land Base
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Frank Tough
Description
Key note presentation entitled "“The history of scrip speculation and devaluation is a sorry chapter in our nation’s history”: The Failure of History and Law in Respect to Métis Nation Rights to a Land Base." Followed by question and answer period.
Duration: 1:28:35.
Métis Land Settlement at Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan, 1840-1910
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Beckey Hamilton
Prairie Perspectives, vol. 10, 2007, pp. 1-29
Description
Discusses the reasons for outward migration from the Red River settlement, why certain areas were chosen when relocating, and patterns of land choice and use at Willow Bunch.
Métis Land Use of the Lauder Sandhills of Southwestern Manitoba
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott Hamilton
B. A. Nicholson
Prairie Forum, vol. 25, no. 2, Fall, 2000, pp. 243-270
Description
Describes archaeological finds, in the Lauder Sandhills of Southwestern Manitoba, that appear to be rudimentary farmsteads of Métis peoples from the mid to 19th century.
Métis Lives, Past and Present: A Review Essay
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Heather Devine
BC Studies, no. 128, Winter, 2000/2001, pp. 85-90
Description
Book review of:
What It Is to Be Métis: The Stories and Recollections of the Elders and the Prince George Métis Society edited by Mike Evans, Marcelle Gareau, [... et al.]
I Knew Two Métis Women: The Lives of Dorothy Scofield and Georgina Houle Young by Gregory Scofield.
Thunder through My Veins: Memories of a Métis Childhood by Gregory Scofield.
The Métis Nation and Métis Aboriginal Rights
Alternate Title
Research Paper (Scow Institute)
Fact Sheet (Scow Institute)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mark L. Stevenson
Description
Research paper discusses history and legal aspects of rights in relation to the Powley case.
Related Material: Fact Sheet.