Ens, Gerhard, "Metis Agriculture in Red River during the Transition from Peasant Society to Industrial Capitalism: The Example of St. Francois Xavier, 1835 to 1870."

Database ID	25632
Institution	University of Saskatchewan Archives
Fonds/Collection	F.L. Barron fonds
Series	1. Resource Files
File/Item Reference	1. Resource Files-3-5 (Box 3)
Date of creation	1987
Physical description/extent	1 folder; 3 mm of textual records
Number of images	1
Scope and content	File contains a copy of Ens' paper sent to Barron who was the chair of a session at an upcoming Western Canadian Studies Conference. The session was called "Western Natives and Agricultural Development" and also had presentations from Sarah Carter and Robert Coutts (conference program also in file). En's argues that most of the previous historical record has focused on Metis politics and rebellions and not a lot the lifestyle that led to their landbase in Manitoba and the formation of the first western province. The Metis participated in wage labour, the fur trade and peasant agriculture to varying degrees, depending on the economic opportunities and the people in the settlement. As a rule they had limited commercial success on their small river side plots.
Restrictions on access	There are no restrictions on access.
Copyright holder	Ens, Gerhard
Other terms governing use and reproduction	Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher.
Type	Archival
Primary Media	Textual documents
Provenance Access Point	Barron, Frank Laurie, 1942-2000
Treaty boundaries	Treaty 2 Treaty 5
Cultural region	Plains Subarctic
Names	Ens, Gerhard Western Canadian Studies Conference
Subject	Community Development Metis -- Farms Economic Development Hudson's Bay Company Fur Trade Labour Agriculture
Date Range(s)	1980-1989
Permanent Link	https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/25632