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Social Science Indigenous Studies

Métis Rising

Living Our Present Through the Power of Our Past

by (author) Yvonne Boyer & Larry Chartrand

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Apr 2022
Category
Indigenous Studies
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774880749
    Publish Date
    Apr 2022
    List Price
    $89.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774880770
    Publish Date
    Apr 2022
    List Price
    $125.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774880756
    Publish Date
    Dec 2022
    List Price
    $32.95

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Métis Rising draws on a remarkable cross-section of perspectives to tell the histories and stories of people from richly varied backgrounds, demonstrating that there is no single Métis experience – only a common sense of belonging and a commitment to justice.

 

The contributors to this unique collection, most of whom are Métis themselves, examine often-neglected aspects of Métis existence. They talk about the arduous journey to rebuild the Métis nation from a once-marginalized and defeated people; their accounts ranging from personal reflections on identity to tales of advocacy against poverty and poor housing, and for the recognition of Métis rights.

 

Métis Rising is an extraordinary work that exemplifies how contemporary Métis identity has been forged into a force to be reckoned with.

About the authors

Yvonne Boyer's profile page

Larry Chartrand is academic director of the Native Law Centre at the University of Saskatchewan.

Larry Chartrand's profile page