mihkwâkamiwi sîpîsis
Stories and Pictures from Metis Elders in Fort McKay
- Publisher
- The University of Alberta Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2005
- Category
- Cultural
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781772122091
- Publish Date
- Jan 2005
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781896445311
- Publish Date
- Jan 2005
- List Price
- $20.00
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Description
A collection of words and pictures from Metis elders in northern Alberta who grew up on the land and watched as the first school was built, roads were plowed, and the Tar Sands industry grew from an experimental factory in the woods to one of the world's largest industrial oil projects. Over the years, the Metis elders have told their own histories to their children and grandchildren. Some of these are now presented in this volume, so that their words can sit alongside other books that document the history of the Athabasca basin.
About the authors
Mike Evans is associate professor of anthropology and Canada Research Chair at Okanagan University College in Kelowna, British Columbia. He is co-editor and contributor to Sustainability in the Small Island States of the Pacific, special issue of Pacific Studies.