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What does it mean to be Metis? How do the Metis understand their
world, and how do family, community, and location shape their
consciousness? Such questions inform this collection of essays on
the northwestern North American people of mixed European and Native
ancestry who emerged in the seventeenth century as a distinct
culture. Volume editors Nicole St-Onge, Carolyn Podruchny, and
Brenda Macdougall go beyond the concern with race and ethnicity
that takes center stage in most discussions of Metis culture to
offer new ways of thinking about Metis identity.
Geography, mobility, and family have always defined Metis culture
and society. The Metis world spanned the better part of a
continent, and a major theme of "Contours of a People" is the Metis
conception of geography--not only how Metis people used their
environments but how they gave meaning to place and developed
connections to multiple landscapes. Their geographic familiarity,
physical and social mobility, and maintenance of family ties across
time and space appear to have evolved in connection with the fur
trade and other commercial endeavors. These efforts, and the
cultural practices that emerged from them, have contributed to a
sense of community and the nationalist sentiment felt by many Metis
today.
Writing about a wide geographic area, the contributors consider
issues ranging from Metis rights under Canadian law and how the
Library of Congress categorizes Metis scholarship to the role of
women in maintaining economic and social networks. The authors'
emphasis on geography and its power in shaping identity will
influence and enlighten Canadian and American scholars across a
variety of disciplines.
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