Les Autres Métis: The English Métis of the Prince Albert Settlement 1862-1886
| Database ID | 26107 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections | |
| Fonds/Collection | University of Saskatchewan Library Theses and Dissertations | |
| File/Item Reference | etd-01072008-183323/unrestricted/code_p.pdf | |
| Date of creation | 2008 | |
| Physical description/extent | 1 thesis; 129 pgs | |
| Number of images | 1 | |
| External URL | http://library2.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-01072008-183323/unrestricted/code_p.pdf | |
| Scope and content | This thesis examines and interprets mid-nineteenth century Métis society re-establishing itself west of Red River in the Saskatchewan country. It tells the story of the English Métis (or "Countryborn") of the Prince Albert Settlement, beginning with James Isbister's initial farm in 1862 and the wave of Métis who followed him west in search of a better life. Questions of Identity, Politics, and Religion are answered to place the English Métis in the historical context of the Métis nation and the events of the Canadian state's institutional expansion onto the Western prairies. The place of the English Métis vis-à -vis their French, First Nations, and Euro-Canadian neighbours is examined, as are their attempts to secure a land base and continued collective identity under pressures from hostile state and economic forces. Their importance in the events of the period which would have long lasting national and local significance is also examined. A survey of the community and the changes it went through is given from the initial settlement period to the dissolution of the English Métis as a recognizable collective force following Louis Riel's uprising. | |
| Restrictions on access | There are no restrictions on access. | |
| Contributer | Code, Paget (author) University of Saskatchewan. Department of History (Supervisory department / submitted to) | |
| Copyright holder | Code, Paget | |
| Other terms governing use and reproduction | Permission given for on-line access. | |
| Type | Theses | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Provenance Access Point | University of Saskatchewan Library. Theses and Dissertations | |
| Place | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada Red Deer Hill, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 No treaty Canada -- National | |
| Cultural region | Plains Subarctic Canada -- National | |
| Names | Clarke, Lawrence, 1832-1890 (HBC Factor, MLA) Code, Paget Dumont, Gabriel, 1837-1906 Isbister Family Isbister, James, 1833-1915 Jackson, William Henry (Honore Jaxon), 1861-1952 McKay Family McKay, Guilliaume McKay, Joseph, 1856-1938 (Gentleman Joe) McKay, Thomas, 1849-1924 (Mayor, MLA) Spence, Andrew Tait, Andrew | |
| Subject | Metis Metis Metis Metis Metis Northwest Resistance Community Histories Politics Migration Metis Nation River Lots Cree | |
| Date Range(s) | 2000- | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/26107
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