Dans Riel, patriote, Robert Freynet nous transporte par le neuvième art au Canada de la Confédération. L’auteur met en scène le drame tragique de la vie du controversé chef métis Louis Riel, fondateur de la province du Manitoba et l’un...
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Author:Freynet, RobertSummary: -
Author:Fiola, ChantalSummary:"Returning to Ceremony is the follow-up to Chantal Fiola's award-winning Rekindling the Sacred Fire and continues her ground-breaking examination of Métis spirituality, debunking stereotypes such as "all Métis people are Catholic,"...
- Author:Kulchyski, PeterSummary:
"A Report of an Inquiry into an Injustice" chronicles Peter Kulchyski’s experiences with the Begade Shutagot’ine, a small community of a few hundred people living in and around Tulita (formerly Fort Norman), on the Mackenzie...
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Author:Vermette, KatherenaSummary:Picking up where Pemmican Wars left off, Red River Resistance sees Echo Desjardins adjusting to her new home, finding friends, and learning about Métis history. One ordinary afternoon in class, Echo finds herself transported through...
- Author:Bouchard, DavidSummary:
This collection of lyrical poems and songs from bestselling author David Bouchard gives a voice to important figures in Métis history from the 17th century to the present day.
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Author:Davidson, DianaSummary:In the deep winter of 1891, on the Métis settlement of Lac St. Anne, known as Manito Sakahigan in Cree, "Spirit Lake" has been renamed for the patron saint of childbirth. It is here that people journey in search of tradition, redemption...
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Author:Vermette, KatherenaSummary:Echo Desjardins, a 13-year-old Métis girl adjusting to a new home and school, is struggling with loneliness while separated from her mother. Then an ordinary day in Mr. Bee's history class turns extraordinary, and Echo's life will never...
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Author:Guest, JacquelineSummary:A 2012 Gold Moonbeam Award winner from Jacqueline Guest, recipient of the 2013 Indspire Award for the Arts.
After the death of her father, Kathryn must go to live with her Aunt Belle in Alberta. But a shock is in store for this...
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Author:Quan, HollySummary:These inspiring true stories illuminate the courage and wisdom of five 19th-century Native leaders and famous Métis who fought against impossible odds to preserve the culture and rights of their people. The visionary Cree leader Big...
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Author:Bouvier, Rita E.Summary:Rita Bouvier's third collection of poetry is a response to the highs and lows of life and represents an attempt at restoring order through embracing others, reconciling the traumas caused by the deep scars of history, and soaring beyond...
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Author:Voyageur, Cora JaneSummary:Celebrates the achievements of 100 remarkable Indigenous Albertans in the fields of art, literature, business, politics, sports, education, human rights and more. From world-renowned architect Douglas Cardinal, whose iconic designs are...
- Author:Dorion, LeahSummary:
Leah Marie Dorion’s My First Métis Lobstick takes young readers back to Canada’s fur trade era by focusing on a Métis family’s preparations for a lobstick celebration and feast in the boreal forest. Through the eyes of a young boy, we...
- Author:Saunders, Kelly, Dubois, JaniqueSummary:
At a time when the Métis are becoming increasingly visible in Canadian politics, this unique book offers a practical guide for understanding who they are and the challenges they face on the path to self-government. It shows how the...
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Author:Hogue, MichelSummary:Metis and the Medicine Line tells the remarkable story of the Plains Metis and the violent birth of the Canada/U.S. border.
- Author:Caron, Ken, Caron, AngelaSummary:
Manny's Memories, by author Ken Caron with his daughter Angela Caron, introduces us to the Métis community of Round Prairie, Saskatchewan through the eyes of a young boy growing up in the 1940s. Manny shares his boyhood memories of the...
- Author:Pelletier, NoëlieSummary:
Guide pédagogique disponible. Prix Manuelas-Dias, Finaliste 2005 Prix Margaret-McWilliams, Lauréat 2005 Louis, fils des Prairies raconte l'histoire de l'enfance de Louis Riel à la Rivière- rouge, jusqu'à l'...
- Author:Delaronde, Deborah L.Summary:
When a young boy is assigned a project about the fur trade by his teacher, he doesn't know who to turn to because his mom works all day. With help from his grandfather and the internet, they travel back in time and discover how the fur...
- Author:Bumsted, J. M.Summary:
On a beaucoup écrit sur Louis Riel, le politicien le plus connu de l’Ouest canadien. Bien qu’on ne compte plus les biographies sur Riel, bien peu d’entre elles traitent de la signification de ses actes. Historien respecté de renommée...
- Author:Reid, JenniferSummary:
Since he was tried and hanged for treason in November of 1885, Louis Riel has been the subject of more histories, biographies, novels, and poetry than any other figure in Canadian history. Politician, founder of Manitoba, and leader of...
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Author:Boyden, JosephSummary:Louis Riel, a controversial Métis mystic and visionary, fought for his people’s rights against an encroaching tide of white settlers. Hunter and Métis leader Gabriel Dumont, a man tested by warfare, was, in contrast, a pragmatic realist...
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