CONFERENCE ON THE MÉTIS OF NORTH AMERICA:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

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	Creator:	Conference on the Métis of North America
	Title:	Conference papers.
	Dates:	1981.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Photocopies of 18 papers that address a variety of topics related to Métis history and culture. The papers were presented at a conference on the Métis in North America at the Newberry Library Center for the History of the American Indian (Sept. 3-5, 1981).
	Quantity:	0.2 cubic feet (2 folders).
	Location:	P1908

Topics include the origination and early history of the Métis; the fur trade; political organization; the Michif language; and specific Métis communities in Montana, the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation, N.D., Moose Factory, Ont., James Bay, Ont., Grande Cache, Alberta, and Manitoba.

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The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Conference on the Métis of North America Conference Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: 14,548

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017200200104294

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Location	Folder
P1908	1	"Métis In-Between Man." 12 pages.


		Bourgeault, Ron G., "Whither the Métis, To Be Or Not To Be: The Foundations of Class, Racism, Nationalism and Colonialism in the Mercantilism of the Fur trade." 33 pages.


		Brown, Jennifer S. H., "Fur Trade ad Centerfuge: The Potential Métis of St. Gabriel Street, Montreal." 13 pages.


		Crawford John, "What Sort of Thing in Michif?" 20 pages.


		Demontigny, Dennis, "The Origin and History of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa/French Métis (Metchif) of North Dakota." 28 pages.


		Dickason, Olive Patricia, "From 'One Nation' In the Northeast to 'New Nation' in the Northwest: A Look at the Emergence of the Métis." 31 pages.


		Eder, Jeanne M. Oyawin, "The Métis People of Canada and the Northern Plains: A Historical Sketch." 10 pages.


		Edmunds, R. David, "Unacquainted with the Laws of the Civilized World: American Attitudes Toward the Métis Community in the Old Northwest." 17 pages.


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P1908	2	Foster, J. E., "Some Concerns and Persepctives on the Questions of Métis Roots." 22 pages.


		Judd, Carol M., "The Foundation and Growth of Métis Society at Moose Factory, Ontario." 32 pages.


		Long, John S., "Born and Brought Up In the Country: Ontario's James Bay Métis." 30 pages.


		Lussier, Antoine S., "The French-Speaking Mixed Bloods' Relations with the French-Canadians in Manitoba Since 1900." 15 pages.


		Nicks, Trudy, "Grand Cache: The Historic Development of an Indigenous Alberta Métis Population." 26 pages.


		Ray, Arthur J., "Reflections on Métis and Fur Trade Social History in Canada." 10 pages.


		Sawchuck, Joe, "Some Early Influences on Métis Political Organization." 12 pages.


		Spry, Irene M., "The Métis and Mixed Bloods of Rupert's Land Before 1870." 33 pages.


		Thackeray, William, "The Montana Métis: Identity and Self Concept." 15 pages.


		Van Kirk, Sylvian, "What If Mama is an Indian?: The Cultural Ambivalence of the Alexander Ross Family." 16 pages.

CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:: Fur trade -- Canada.; Indians of North America -- Mixed descent -- Alberta.; Indians of North America -- Mixed descent -- Manitoba.; Indians of North America -- Mixed descent -- Montana.; Indians of North America -- Mixed descent -- North Dakota -- Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation.; Indians of North America -- Mixed descent -- Ontario.; Métis.; Michif language.

Persons:: Bourgeault, Ron G., author.; Brown, Jennifer S. H., 1940- author.; Crawford, John, author.; Demontigny, Dennis, author.; Dickason, Olive Patricia, 1920-2011, author.; Eder, Jeanne M. Oyawin, author.; Edmunds, R. David (Russell David), 1939- author.; Foster, John Elgin. author.; Judd, Carol M., author.; Long, John S., author.; Lussier, Antoine S., author.; Nicks, Trudy, author.; Ray, Arthur J., author.; Sawchuk, Joe, 1942- author.; Spry, Irene M., author.; Thackeray, William, author.; Van Kirk, Sylvia, author.

Organizations:: Newberry Library. Center for the History of the American Indian.

Places:: Grande Cache (Alta.); James Bay (Nunavut); Moose Factory (Ont.); Rupert's Land.; Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation (N.D.)

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CONFERENCE ON THE MÉTIS OF NORTH AMERICA:

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