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From new peoples to new nations : aspects of Metis history and identity from the eighteenth to the twenty-first centuries / Gerhard J. Ens and Joe Sawchuk.

by Ens, Gerhard John, 1954-

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University of Toronto Press, 2015.

Métis -- History.

Métis -- Ethnic identity.

Métis -- Social life and customs.

Métis -- Government relations.

Métis -- Legal status, laws, etc.

Métis -- Social conditions.

9781442649781 (hc.)

9781442627116 (pbk.)

xii, 687 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"A broad historical account of the emergence of the Metis as distinct peoples in North America over the last three hundred years. Examining the cultural, economic, and political strategies through which communities define their boundaries, the authors trace the invention and reinvention of Metis identity from the late eighteenth century to the present day. Their work updates, rethinks, and integrates the many disparate aspects of Metis historiography, providing the first comprehensive narrative of Metis identity in more than fifty years. Based on extensive archival materials, interviews, oral histories, ethnographic research, and first-hand working knowledge of Metis political organizations, this book addresses the long and complex history of Metis identity from the Battle of Seven Oaks to today’s legal and political debates. Gerhard J. Ens is a professor in the Department of History at the University of Alberta. Joe Sawchuk is a professor emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at Brandon University"--Provided by publisher.

Sawchuk, Joe, 1942-

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