Métis rising : living our present through the power of our past /

"Métis Rising draws on a remarkable cross-section of perspectives to tell the histories, stories, and dreams of people from varied backgrounds, demonstrating that there is no single Métis experience - only a common sense of belonging and a commitment to justice. The contributors to this unique...

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Other Authors: Boyer, Yvonne (Yvonne Marie) (Editor), Chartrand, Larry N. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Vancouver, British Columbia : Purich Books, [2022].
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Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: History, Identity, and Belonging
  • River Water Flows through Our Veins / Leah Dorion and Curtis Breaton
  • What's a Métis, Anyway? / Catherine Littlejohn
  • The Right to Self-Identify as Métis at School / Jonathan Anuik
  • Ancestral Knowledge in a Contemporary World / Yvonne Vizina
  • Part 2: Leadership and Relationship Building
  • Fire Starters and Keepers / Laura-Lee Bellehumeur-Kearns
  • Finding a Way around the Jurisdictional Gaps / Tricia Logan
  • Navigating Troubled Political Waters for Better Housing / Nathalie Kermoal
  • Demanding the Right to Care for Their Own Children / Allyson Stevenson
  • Part 3: Exercising Our Rights and Self-Determination
  • Who Will Come to Bury You? / Paul Chartrand
  • Wiichihiwayshinawn / Margaret Kress
  • Stoking the Embers: A Story of Realizing Decolonizing Aims with the Métis through Media Agancy / Yvonne Poitras Pratt
  • A Métis Woman's Journey of Discovery / Judith G. Bartlett