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The free people : Li gens libres : a history of the MGetis community of Batoche, Saskatchewan
Record details
- ISBN: 9781552382394 :
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Physical Description:
xxvi, 406 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports., facsims. ; 23 cm.
print - Publisher: Calgary : University of Calgary Press, c2009.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Col. map on cover lining. Previously published under title: "The free people, Otipemisiwak", Batoche, Saskatchewan, 1870-1930. "Previously published under the title: The free people, Otipemisiwak"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-377) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Review of Major Literature and Interpretive Trends since 1985 -- Methodology -- The Long Road to Batoche -- 1. Society and Culture -- Social Organization and Family -- Customs and Traditions -- Social Issues -- Relations with First Nations -- Relations with Settlers -- 2. The Metis and the Roman Catholic Church -- Cultures in Conflict -- 1885: The Riel Factor -- The General and the Priests -- Relations after 1885 -- 3. Political Activism -- St. Laurent Council and Territorial Government Era -- A National Feast Day, A Flag, An Anthem -- The Last Stand: Armed Resistance -- Metis Rights after 1885 -- 4. Economy -- The Early Commerce: Fur Trade, Buffalo Hunt, Freighting, and Other Enterprises -- Merchant Trading -- The Later Years -- 5. Land Claims on the South Saskatchewan River -- Customary Landholding and the Manitoba Precedent -- Aboriginal Land Claims through Scrip in 1886 and 1899-1900 -- 6. Hard Times and Coming of Age: Batoche since the 1930s -- Women's Work and More -- Off to War -- Political Resurgence and Growth -- Cultural Revival and Renewal -- Appendices -- 1.1. Metis Wintering at St. Laurent de Grandin Mission 31 December 1871 -- 1.2. Families of St. Antoine de Padoue Parish, Batoche, 1924 -- 1.3. Metis Songs -- 2. Claims for Losses Suffered in 1885, Batoche and Vicinity -- 3. Notes on Quantitative Analysis of Homestead Declarations -- 4.1. Beneficiaries of Land Scrip, Batoche and Vicinity, 1885-87 -- 4.2. Beneficiaries of Land Scrip, Batoche and Vicinity, 1900. |
| Language Note: | Includes some text in French and Michif. |
| Action Note: | Committed to retain 20170101 20321231 COPPUL SPAN Monograph |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Campus | FC3545 B36 P393 2008 (Text) | 228327 | Regular Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
