A people and a nation : new directions in contemporary Métis studies

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"In "A People and a Nation," the authors, most of whom are Metis, offer readers a set of lenses through which to consider the complexity of historical and contemporary Métis nationhood and peoplehood. The field of Métis Studies has been afflicted by a longstanding tendency to situate Metis within deeply racialized contexts, and/or by an overwhelming focus on the nineteenth century. This volume challenges the pervasive racialization of Métis st...

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ISBN:

9780774865074
9780774865067

Description:

x, 242 pages ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Introduction: A New Era of Métis Studies Scholarship / Chris Andersen and Jennifer Adese
Peoplehood and the Nation Form: Core Concepts for a Critical Métis Studies / Chris Andersen
Power of Peoplehood: Reimagining Metis Relationships, Research, and Responsibilities / Robert L.A. Hancock
Race Question in Canada and the Politics of Racial Mixing / Daniel Voth
Challenging a Racist Fiction: A Closer Look at Métis-First Nations Relations / Robert Alexander Innes
Restoring the Balance: Métis Women and Contemporary Nationalist Political Organizing / Jennifer Adese
Alcide Morrissette: Oral Histories of a Métis Man on the Prairies in the Mid-Twentieth Century / Jesse Thistle
"We're Still Here and Métis:" Rewriting the 1885 Resistance in Marilyn Dumont's The Pemmican Eaters / June Scudeler
Mary and the Métis: Religion as a Site for New Insight in Métis Studies / Paul L. Gareau
Building the Field of Métis Studies: Toward Transformative and Empowering Métis Scholarship / Adam Gaudry

Control Number:

3296944

Other Authors:

Adese, Jennifer, editor
Andersen, Chris, 1973- editor

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