Description

Book Synopsis

Heirs of an Ambivalent Empire explores the lives of ordinary Canadiens who used kinship ties to navigate the space between sovereign Indigenous homelands and the French colonial government in the Hudson Bay watershed from the early 1660s to the 1780s – leading to the emergence of a new Indigenous culture, language, people, and nation: the Métis.



Trade Review
“Bringing attention to a largely neglected but critical region – the immense Hudson Bay watershed – Berthelette makes a major intervention in the history of the French empire in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the relationship between Indigenous peoples and key agents of empire, and the rise of the Métis Nation.” Michael McDonnell, University of Sydney

Heirs of an Ambivalent Empire

    Product form

    £27.90

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £31.00 – you save £3.10 (10%)

    Order before 4pm tomorrow for delivery by Wed 8 Jul 2026.

    A Paperback / softback by Scott Berthelette

    1 in stock

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of Heirs of an Ambivalent Empire by Scott Berthelette

      Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
      Publication Date: 19/07/2022
      ISBN13: 9780228010593, 978-0228010593
      ISBN10: 0228010594
      Also in:
      Indigenous peoples / Indigeneity

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Heirs of an Ambivalent Empire explores the lives of ordinary Canadiens who used kinship ties to navigate the space between sovereign Indigenous homelands and the French colonial government in the Hudson Bay watershed from the early 1660s to the 1780s – leading to the emergence of a new Indigenous culture, language, people, and nation: the Métis.



      Trade Review
      “Bringing attention to a largely neglected but critical region – the immense Hudson Bay watershed – Berthelette makes a major intervention in the history of the French empire in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the relationship between Indigenous peoples and key agents of empire, and the rise of the Métis Nation.” Michael McDonnell, University of Sydney

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account