Returning to Ceremony is the follow-up to Chantal Fiola's
award-winning Rekindling the Sacred Fire and continues her
ground-breaking examination of Metis spirituality, debunking
stereotypes such as "all Metis people are Catholic," and "Metis
people do not go to ceremonies." Fiola finds that, among the Metis,
spirituality exists on a continuum of Indigenous and Christian
traditions, and that Metis spirituality includes ceremonies. For
some Metis, it is a historical continuation of the relationships
their ancestral communities have had with ceremonies since time
immemorial, and for others, it is a homecoming - a return to
ceremony after some time away. Fiola employs a Metis-specific and
community-centred methodology to gather evidence from archives,
priests' correspondence, oral history, storytelling, and
literature. With assistance from six Metis community researchers,
Fiola listened to stories and experiences shared by thirty-two
Metis from six Manitoba Metis communities that are at the heart of
this book. They offer insight into their families' relationships
with land, community, culture, and religion, including factors that
inhibit or nurture connection to ceremonies such as sweat lodge,
Sundance, and the Midewiwin. Valuable profiles emerge for six
historic Red River Metis communities (Duck Bay, Camperville, St
Laurent, St Francois-Xavier, Ste Anne, and Lorette), providing a
clearer understanding of identity, culture, and spirituality that
uphold Metis Nation sovereignty.
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