Métis rising : living our present through the power of our past / edited by Yvonne Boyer and Larry Chartrand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boyer, Yvonne, Author.

Contributor:

Boyer, Yvonne, editor.

Chartrand, Larry N., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Métis.

Métis--History.

Métis--Ethnic identity.

Métis--Social conditions.

Métis--Government relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver, British Columbia : UBC Press, [2022]

Summary:

Métis Rising brings together a vibrant collection of essays on history, politics, and culture that celebrate the resilience of Métis identity.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part 1: History, Identity, and Belonging

1 River Water Flows through Our Veins

2 What's a Métis, Anyway?

3 The Right to Self-Identify as Métis at School

4 Ancestral Knowledge in a Contemporary World

Part 2: Leadership and Relationship Building

5 Fire Starters and Keepers

6 Finding a Way around the Jurisdictional Gaps

7 Navigating Troubled Political Waters for Better Housing

8 Demanding the Right to Care for Their Own Children

Part 3: Exercising Our Rights and Self-Determination

9 Who Will Come to Bury You?

10 Wiichihiwayshinawn

11 Stoking the Embers: A Story of Realizing Decolonizing Aims with the Métis through Media Agency

12 A Métis Woman's Journey of Discovery

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Boyer, Yvonne Métis Rising

ISBN:

9780774880763

0774880767

OCLC:

1314622008