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Metis Culture in Nineteenth-CenturyNorthwestern Saskatchewan
Bn MBreNda Macdougall
isan associate proessor in theDepartment o Native Studies atthe University o Saskatchewan.November 2009320 pages, 6 x 9”978-0-7748-1729-5
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One o the Family 
Brenda Macdougall drawson diverse written and oral sources and employsthe concept o
wahkootowin
– the Cree termor a worldview that privileges amily and valuesrelatedness between all beings – to trace theemergence o a distinct Metis community at Île-à-la-Crosse in northern Saskatchewan.This path-breaking study showcases how one Metiscommunity created a distinct identity rooted inAboriginal values about amily and shaped by the urtrade and the Roman Catholic Church. It also oersa model or uture research and discussion that willappeal to anyone interested in the history o the urtrade or Metis culture and identity.
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Acknowledgments; Note on Methodology and Sources;Note on Writing ConventionsIntroduction1 “They are strongly attached to the country o Rivers,Lakes, and Forests”: The Social Landscapes o theEnglish River District2 “The bond that connected one human being to another”:Social Construction o the Metis Family3 Living in the Lands o their Mothers: Residency andPatronymic Connections across the English River District4 “Ater a Man Has Tasted o the Comorts o MarriedLie This Living Alone Comes Pretty Tough”: Family,Acculturation, and RomanCatholicism5 “The only men obtainable who know the country andIndians are all married”: Family, Labour, and the HBC6 “The HalBreeds o this Place Always Did and AlwaysWill Dance”: Competition, Freemen, and ContestedSpaces7 “I Thought it Advisable to Furnish Him”: Freemen toFree Traders in the English River Fur TradeConclusionAppendix; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography
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