The Premier and His Grandmother : Peter Lougheed, Lady Belle, and the Legacy of Métis Identity / Doris Jeanne MacKinnon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacKinnon, Doris Jeanne, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lougheed, Peter, 1928-2012.

Lougheed, Peter.

Lougheed, Peter, 1928-2012--Family.

Lougheed, Isabella Clark Hardisty, 1861-1936.

Lougheed, Isabella Clark Hardisty.

Ethnicity.

Alberta--History.

Alberta.

Alberta--Mýetis--Biography.

Alberta--Mýetis women--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (199 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd., [2023]

Summary:

"An intriguing look at the connections between Alberta premier Peter Lougheed and his Mýetis grandmother, Isabella Clarke Hardisty Lougheed, exploring how Mýetis identity, political activism, and colonial institutional power shaped the lives and legacies of both. Combining the approaches of political biography and historical narrative, The Premier and His Grandmother introduces readers to two compelling and complex public figures. Born into a prominent fur trading family, Isabella Clarke Hardisty Lougheed (1861-1936) established a distinct role for herself as an influential Mýetis woman in southern Alberta, at a time when racial boundaries in the province were hardening and Mýetis activists established a firm foundation for the Mýetis to be recognized as distinct Indigenous Peoples. Isabella's grandson Edgar Peter Lougheed (1928-2021) served as premier of Alberta at a time when some of that activism achieved both successes and losses. Drawing on Peter Lougheed's personal papers, family interviews, and archival research, this book analyzes his political initiatives in the context of his own identity as a person of Mýetis ancestry. While there are several publications that refer to Peter Lougheed in the context of his role as premier, few of those publications have acknowledged his connection to an important Mýetis pioneer family and his connection to his Indigenous ancestors."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Praise for The Premier and His Grandmother

Title

Dedication

Contents

Introduction Métis Connections-The Premier and His Grandmother

One The Making of "Lady Belle"

Two It Takes a "Historical" Village

Three Métis Activism in Alberta

Four A Woman and a Man of Their Times

Five The Complexities of Leadership

Six Conclusion

Acknowledgements

Appendix 1: The Hardisty-Lougheed Family

Appendix 2: Métis Activism in Alberta

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Copyright

Back Cover.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: MacKinnon, Doris Jeanne The Premier and His Grandmother

ISBN:

9781772034608

1772034606

1-77203-460-6