Indigenous peoples atlas of Canada: Métis

Royal Canadian Geographical Society, (issuing body.). University of Manitoba. National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. (Added Author). Assembly of First Nations. (Added Author). Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (Organization) (Added Author). Metis National Council. (Added Author). Indspire. (Added Author).

Summary: "Metis perspectives much older than the nation itself shared through maps, artwork, history and culture."--back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 0986751634
ISBN: 9780986751639
Physical Description: 69 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour maps, portraits (chiefly colour) ; 32 cm
Edition: First edition 2018
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, 2018
Copyright: ©2018.

Content descriptions

General Note:

"Created in partnership with the Métis Nation, the Assembly of First Nations, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and Indspire"

At head of title: Canadian Geographic

This title is part of a 4-volume set (set ISBN 9780986751622)

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Identity -- Communities -- Fur trade -- Bison hunting -- Red River carts -- Lifeways -- Worldview -- Oral tradition -- languages -- Veterans -- Scrip -- Early nationalism -- Red River Resistance -- 1885 Northwest Resistance -- Aftermath of 1885 -- Road allowance people -- Métis settlements and farms -- Activism 1950s to 1970s -- Modern political life -- Métis and the constitution -- Material culture -- Music and dance -- Heritage days -- Arts and culture -- Educational, cultural organizations -- Adaptive nature -- Métis today -- Frequently asked questions.