Full Description
Known as ""Canada's forgotten people,"" the Métis have long been here, but until 1982 they lacked the legal status of Native people. At that point, however, the Métis were recognized in the constitution as one of Canada's Aboriginal peoples. A significant addition to Métis historiography, The Long Journey of a Forgotten People includes Métis voices and personal narratives that address the thorny and complicated issue of Métis identity from historical and contemporary perspectives. Topics include eastern Canadian Métis communities; British military personnel and their mixed-blood descendants; life as a Métis woman; and the Métis peoples ongoing struggle for recognition of their rights, including discussion of recent Supreme Court rulings.
Contents
The Long Journey of a Forgotten People: Métis Identities and Family Histories, edited by Ute Lischke and David T. McNab
Preface: The Years of Achievement Ute Lischke and David T. McNab
Introduction: We Are Still Here Ute Lischke and David T. McNab
Part I: Reflections on Métis Identities
Out of the Bush: A Journey to a Dream Olive Patricia Dickason
A Long Journey: Reflections on Spirit Memory and Métis Identities David T. McNab
Reflections on Métis Connections in the Life and Writings of Louise Erdrich Ute Lischke
The Winds of Change: Métis Rights after Powley, Taku and Haida Jean Teillet
Part II: Historical Perspectives
""I Shall Settle, Marry, and Trade Here"": British Military Personnel and Their Mixed-Blood Descendants Sandy Campbell
Early Forefathers to the Athabasca Métis: Long-Term North West Company Employees Nicole St. Onge
Manipulating Identity: The Sault Borderlands Métis and Colmiac Intervention Karl S. Hele
New Light on the Plains Métis: The Buffalo Hunters of Pembinah, 1870-71 Heather Devine
The Drummond Island Voyageurs and the Search for Great Lakes Métis Identity Karen J. Travers
Part III: Métis Families and Communities
Searching for the Silver Fox: A fur-Trade Family History Virginia (Parker) Barter
The Kokum Puzzle: Finding and Fitting the Pieces Donna G. Sutherland
""Where the White Dove Flew Up"": The Saguingue Métis Community and the Fur Trade at Southampton on Lake Huron Patsy Lou Wilson McArthur
My Story: Reflections on Growing Up in Lac la Biche Jaime Koebel
