EAS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Red River Colony, The Sash, Indian Act
15 Dec 2014
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Questioning metis identity: political perspectives (definitions and who and what they are as a political framework. Historical overview , metis on land ( relates to readings - mcdougal) Contemporary view : historical ambivalence vs indigenous people-hood. Metis made up the majority of the red river settlement and were a major political force. Beading = indigenous practice of beading patterns ( like flowers) attributed differently depending on community. Not only functional, the sash is colourful and identifiable as m tis apparel. Shows that in relationship to culture, metis have inherited the sash as thier own since the colonization of canada. The fiddle= cross scottish/ english/french heritige reaprropriated for themselves. the fiddle has figured prominently in the lifestyle of the m tis people for hundreds of years. Note the patronyms: the importance of genealogy and knowing their families. Picture of leonard laboucan, kelly poitras, and son kyell poitras: a metis family living in bc.
