Metis Rising
Living Our Present Through the Power of Our Past
Published on 6. June 2022
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-7748-8074-9 (ISBN)
Description
Metis Rising draws on a remarkable cross-section of perspectives to tell the histories and stories of people from richly varied backgrounds, demonstrating that there is no single Metis experience - only a common sense of belonging and a commitment to justice.
The contributors to this unique collection, most of whom are Metis themselves, examine often-neglected aspects of Metis existence. They talk about the arduous journey to rebuild the Metis nation from a once-marginalized and defeated people; their accounts ranging from personal reflections on identity to tales of advocacy against poverty and poor housing, and for the recognition of Metis rights.
Metis Rising is an extraordinary work that exemplifies how contemporary Metis identity has been forged into a force to be reckoned with.
The contributors to this unique collection, most of whom are Metis themselves, examine often-neglected aspects of Metis existence. They talk about the arduous journey to rebuild the Metis nation from a once-marginalized and defeated people; their accounts ranging from personal reflections on identity to tales of advocacy against poverty and poor housing, and for the recognition of Metis rights.
Metis Rising is an extraordinary work that exemplifies how contemporary Metis identity has been forged into a force to be reckoned with.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Vancouver
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Illustrations
3 b&w illus., 2 maps, 7 charts, 3 tables
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
540 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7748-8074-9 (9780774880749)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Yvonne Boyer is a Michif with her Metis ancestral roots in the Red River. She was the associate director of the Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics, a professor of law at the University of Ottawa, and is the author of Moving Aboriginal Health Forward: Discarding Canada's Legal Barriers. She was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 2018. Larry Chartrand is a citizen of the Metis Nation (Michif), professor emeritus in the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa, and a former director of the Indigenous Law Centre at the University of Saskatchewan. He was the principal investigator for a SSHRC research project on Metis treaties that led to Metis Treaties in Canada: Past Realities and Present Promise.
Contributors: Jonathan Anuik, Judith G. Bartlett, Laura-Lee Bellehumeur-Kearns, Curtis Breaton, Paul Chartrand, Leah Dorion, Nathalie Kermoal, Margaret Kress, Catherine Littlejohn, Tricia Logan, Yvonne Poitras Pratt, Allyson Stevenson, and Yvonne Vizina
Contributors: Jonathan Anuik, Judith G. Bartlett, Laura-Lee Bellehumeur-Kearns, Curtis Breaton, Paul Chartrand, Leah Dorion, Nathalie Kermoal, Margaret Kress, Catherine Littlejohn, Tricia Logan, Yvonne Poitras Pratt, Allyson Stevenson, and Yvonne Vizina
Content
Introduction
Part 1: History, Identity, and Belonging
1 River Water Flows through Our Veins / Leah Dorion and Curtis Breaton
2 What's a Metis, Anyway? / Catherine Littlejohn
3 The Right to Self-Identify as Metis at School / Jonathan Anuik
4 Ancestral Knowledge in a Contemporary World / Yvonne Vizina
Part 2: Leadership and Relationship Building
5 Fire Starters and Keepers / Laura-Lee Bellehumeur-Kearns
6 Finding a Way around the Jurisdictional Gaps / Tricia Logan
7 Navigating Troubled Political Waters for Better Housing / Nathalie Kermoal
8 Demanding the Right to Care for Their Own Children / Allyson Stevenson
Part 3: Exercising Our Rights and Self-Determination
9 Who Will Come to Bury You? / Paul Chartrand
10 Wiichihiwayshinawn / Margaret Kress
11 Stoking the Embers: A Story of Realizing Decolonizing Aims with the Metis through Media Agancy / Yvonne Poitras Pratt
12 A Metis Woman's Journey of Discovery / Judith G. Bartlett
Index
Part 1: History, Identity, and Belonging
1 River Water Flows through Our Veins / Leah Dorion and Curtis Breaton
2 What's a Metis, Anyway? / Catherine Littlejohn
3 The Right to Self-Identify as Metis at School / Jonathan Anuik
4 Ancestral Knowledge in a Contemporary World / Yvonne Vizina
Part 2: Leadership and Relationship Building
5 Fire Starters and Keepers / Laura-Lee Bellehumeur-Kearns
6 Finding a Way around the Jurisdictional Gaps / Tricia Logan
7 Navigating Troubled Political Waters for Better Housing / Nathalie Kermoal
8 Demanding the Right to Care for Their Own Children / Allyson Stevenson
Part 3: Exercising Our Rights and Self-Determination
9 Who Will Come to Bury You? / Paul Chartrand
10 Wiichihiwayshinawn / Margaret Kress
11 Stoking the Embers: A Story of Realizing Decolonizing Aims with the Metis through Media Agancy / Yvonne Poitras Pratt
12 A Metis Woman's Journey of Discovery / Judith G. Bartlett
Index