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