Métis Rising

Living Our Present Through the Power of Our Past

By Yvonne Boyer & Larry Chartrand
Categories: Indigenous Studies, Métis Studies
Publisher: UBC Press
Hardcover : 9780774880749, 288 pages, April 2022
Paperback : 9780774880756, 288 pages, December 2022
Ebook (PDF) : 9780774880763, 288 pages, April 2022
Ebook (EPUB) : 9780774880770, 288 pages, April 2022

Table of contents

Introduction

Part 1: History, Identity, and Belonging

1 River Water Flows through Our Veins / Leah Dorion and Curtis Breaton

2 What’s a Métis, Anyway? / Catherine Littlejohn

3 The Right to Self-Identify as Métis at School / Jonathan Anuik

4 Ancestral Knowledge in a Contemporary World / Yvonne Vizina

Part 2: Leadership and Relationship Building

5 Fire Starters and Keepers / Laura-Lee Bellehumeur-Kearns

6 Finding a Way around the Jurisdictional Gaps / Tricia Logan

7 Navigating Troubled Political Waters for Better Housing / Nathalie Kermoal

8 Demanding the Right to Care for Their Own Children / Allyson Stevenson

Part 3: Exercising Our Rights and Self-Determination

9 Who Will Come to Bury You? / Paul Chartrand

10 Wiichihiwayshinawn / Margaret Kress

11 Stoking the Embers: A Story of Realizing Decolonizing Aims with the Métis through Media Agancy / Yvonne Poitras Pratt

12 A Métis Woman's Journey of Discovery / Judith G. Bartlett

Index

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

Description

Métis Rising presents a remarkable cross-section of perspectives to demonstrate that there is no single Métis experience – only a common sense of belonging and a commitment to justice. The contributors to this unique collection, most of whom are Métis themselves, offer accounts ranging from personal reflections on identity to tales of advocacy against poverty and poor housing, and for the recognition of Métis rights. This extraordinary work exemplifies how contemporary Métis identity has been forged into a force to be reckoned with.