The Fort McKay M̌tis Nation : a community history / Peter Fortna.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fortna, Peter, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Métis--Fort McKay First Nation--History.

Métis.

Métis--Alberta, Northern--History.

Fort McKay First Nation--History.

Fort McKay First Nation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 225 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

Calgary, Alberta : LCR Publishing Services, an imprint of University of Calgary Press, [2025]

Contents:

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Steps toward a Fort McKay Métis Community History

1. Early History of the Fort McKay Métis: Origins to 1899

2. Fort McKay, Treaty, Scrip and the Immediate Aftermath:1899 to 1920

3. The Bush Economy and the Registered Trapline System

4. Land Tenure in Fort McKay: “Split Our Very Identity into Two”

5. A Community Turned “Upside Down”: Fort McKay’sResponse to Extractivism

Epilogue: From Communityto Nation

The Evolving Relationship between the Métis Nation of Alberta and the Fort McKay Métis Nation

Appendix: The Fort McKay Métis Nation Position Paper on Consultation and Self-Government

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781773855936

9781773855943