Returning to ceremony : spirituality in Manitoba Métis communities /

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" and "Métis people do not go to ceremonies." F...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Fiola, Chantal, 1982- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Winnipeg, Manitoba : University of Manitoba Press, [2021].
Subjects:	Métis > Manitoba > Rites and ceremonies. Métis > Manitoba > Religion. Métis > Manitoba > Social life and customs. Métis > Manitoba > Ethnic identity. HISTORY / Indigenous Peoples of the Americas. RELIGION / Ethnic & Tribal. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / Native American Studies.

Table of Contents:

Métis Spirituality: Confronting Stereotypes
Searching for Our Stories in Oral History
Combing the Written Record for Our Stories
A Métis-Centred Study and Approach
Six Red River Métis Communities
Meeting the Participants
Métis Family Relationships with Land, Language, and Identity
Métis Family Relationships with Culture and Religion
Exploring Self-Identification
Spirituality, Types of Ceremonies, and Disconnection Factors
Connection Factors, Impacts upon Identity, and Others' Reactions
Métis Spirituality Today.