Métis matriarchs : agents of transition /

"Explores the integral roles that Métis women assumed to ensure the survival of their communities during the fur trade era and onward. Métis Matriarchs examines the roles of prominent Métis women from across Western Canada from the late 19th to the mid-20th century, providing a rare glimpse int...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Troupe, Cheryl, 1972- (Editor), MacKinnon, Doris Jeanne (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada : University of Regina Press, [2024]
Subjects:	Métis women. Métis women > Social life and customs. Matriarchy > Canada > 19th century. Matriarchy > Canada > 20th century. Matrilineal kinship > Canada. Métis elders (Indigenous leaders) > Canada. Métis Elders. Femmes Métis. Femmes Métis > Mœurs et coutumes. Aînés Métis. Matriarcat > Canada > 19e siècle. Matriarcat > Canada > 20e siècle. Filiation matrilinéaire > Canada. Métis > Women. Métis > History. Métis > Social life and customs. Michif women. Michif women > Social life and customs.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Marie Rose Delorme Smith : "Buckskin Mary--Queen of the Jughandle" (1861-1960) / Doris Jeanne MacKinnon
Remembering and retelling the legacies of Métis women in Alberta : the life and memories of Victoria Belcourt Callihoo / Madalyn Mandziuk
Josette Lagacé Work : strong and elastic as steel / Vanessa Winn
Caroline McNabb and culturally adaptive practices of Métis kinship / Jade McDougall
"She did lead a rough life, but she lived a good life" : the life of Julia Lamotte / Gabrielle Legault
On becoming sovereign : generations of Métis matriarchal resistance / Janice Cindy Gaudet
Métis matriarchs in kāministikominahikoskahk (Cumberland House) : mîkisistahikêwin--beading together the generations / Allyson Stevenson
Activating lessons of care from family matriarchs : the social and political work of Nora Cummings / Cheryl Troupe
Conclusion
About the contributors
Bibliography
Index.