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Bead by bead : constitutional rights and Métis community

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2021
Publisher
Vancouver, British Columbia : University of British Columbia Press
Call Number
07.2 B71b
Responsibility
Edited by Yvonne Boyer and Larry Chartrand
Publisher
Vancouver, British Columbia : University of British Columbia Press
Published Date
2021
Physical Description
xii, 221 pages ; 24 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Indigenous
Metis
Canada
Politics
Colonialism
Identity
Abstract
What does the phrase Me´tis peoples mean in constitutional terms? As lawyers and scholars dispute forms of Me´tis identity, and debate the nature and scope of Me´tis rights under the Canadian Constitution, understanding Me´tis experience of colonization is fundamental to achieving reconciliation. In Bead by Bead, contributors address the historical denial - at both federal and provincial levels - of outstanding Me´tis concerns and Aboriginal rights claims, in particular with respect to land, resources, and governance. Tackling such themes as ongoing colonial policies, the invisibility of Me´tis women in court decisions, identity politics, and racist legal principles, they uncover the troubling issues that plague Me´tis aspirations for a just future. This nuanced analysis of the parameters that current Indigenous legal doctrines place around Me´tis rights discourse moves beyond a one-size-fits-all definition of Me´tis or a uniform approach to Aboriginal rights. By raising critical questions about self-determination, colonization, kinship, land, and other essential aspects of Me´tis lived reality, these clear-eyed essays go beyond legal theorizing and create pathways to respectful, inclusive Me´tis-Canadian constitutional relationships. (Provided by Publisher)
Contents
Me´tis identity captured by law: struggles over use of the category Me´tis in Canadian law / Se´bastien Grammond ; Recognition and reconciliation: recent developments in Me´tis rights law / Thomas Isaac ; Shifting the status quo: the duty to consult and the Me´tis of British Columbia / Christopher Gall and Brodie Douglas ; The resilience of Me´tis title: rejecting assumptions of extinguishment / Karen Drake and Adam Gaudry ; Where are the women? Analyzing the three Me´tis Supreme Court of Canada decisions / Brenda L. Gunn ; Manitoba Me´tis Federation and Daniels: "post-legal" reconciliation and Western Me´tis / Jeremy Patzer ; Colonial ideologies: the denial of Me´tis political identity in Canadian law / D'Arcy Vermette ; Me´tis Aboriginal rights: four legal doctrines / Darren O'Toole ; Suzerainty, sovereignty, jurisdiction: the future of Me´tis ways / Signa A. Daum Shanks.
ISBN
9780774865975
Accession Number
P2022.04
Call Number
07.2 B71b
Collection
Archives Library
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Date
1920 – 1939
Material
hide, deer; fibre, cotton; glass; metal
Catalogue Number
103.05.1044
Description
Lillian Gest's beaded ladies jacket with fringes, straight cut, beaded floral design on collar, yoke, front panel, pocket and cuffs, 6 metal buttons, notched edges, fringes along yoke continuing down arms and bottom edges.
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Title
Beaded Jacket
Date
1920 – 1939
Material
hide, deer; fibre, cotton; glass; metal
Dimensions
57.0 x 57.0 cm
Description
Lillian Gest's beaded ladies jacket with fringes, straight cut, beaded floral design on collar, yoke, front panel, pocket and cuffs, 6 metal buttons, notched edges, fringes along yoke continuing down arms and bottom edges.
Subject
households
clothing
Indigenous, Metis
Lillian Gest
regalia
Credit
Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.05.1044
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Date
1920 – 1930
Material
hide; fibre, silk; glass
Catalogue Number
103.03.0009 a,b
Description
A pair of soft moccasins with a centre seam and leather thongs that tie at the ankle flap. The small vamp is edged with welt wrapped with pink silk thread. Other colours are horse hair wrap. In the center of the vamp is beadwork forming a flower with blossoms in transparent pink, green and blue be…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1920 – 1930
Material
hide; fibre, silk; glass
Dimensions
27.0 cm
Description
A pair of soft moccasins with a centre seam and leather thongs that tie at the ankle flap. The small vamp is edged with welt wrapped with pink silk thread. Other colours are horse hair wrap. In the center of the vamp is beadwork forming a flower with blossoms in transparent pink, green and blue beads. Thick rough hide likely bison.
Subject
Indigenous
Slavey
Metis
regalia
decorative
beadwork
bison
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.03.0009 a,b
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Date
1885 – 1910
Material
hide, caribou; fibre; fabric
Catalogue Number
103.08.0011
Description
A purse made of a soft caribou hide pouch topped with black velvet. The hide is embroidered in silk with a bouquet of flowers and an inscription “Mrs. J. Brewster” and “Winnipeg Man”.
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Title
Beaded Purse
Date
1885 – 1910
Material
hide, caribou; fibre; fabric
Dimensions
16.0 x 29.0 cm
Description
A purse made of a soft caribou hide pouch topped with black velvet. The hide is embroidered in silk with a bouquet of flowers and an inscription “Mrs. J. Brewster” and “Winnipeg Man”.
Subject
Indigenous, Cree
decorative
regalia
embroidery
Isabella Brewster
Metis
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0011
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Date
1915 – 1930
Material
hide; fibre; glass; silk; cotton
Catalogue Number
103.05.1068
Description
embroidered floral pattern with fringes, 4 piece construction of vest, fully lined with blue fabric, 4 slit pockets, serrated edges, silk embroidered floral design both front edges, at each pocket and on the back shoulder, red, pink, yellow, mauve, green and grey, fringes sewn on front shoulder and…
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Title
Beaded Vest
Date
1915 – 1930
Material
hide; fibre; glass; silk; cotton
Dimensions
48.0 x 51.0 cm
Description
embroidered floral pattern with fringes, 4 piece construction of vest, fully lined with blue fabric, 4 slit pockets, serrated edges, silk embroidered floral design both front edges, at each pocket and on the back shoulder, red, pink, yellow, mauve, green and grey, fringes sewn on front shoulder and inset at back seams, 3.0 cm wide belt straps, ca 21.0 long sewn at sides seams to buckle at back, metal buckle sewn one end, 2 each side buckskin thongs through front for closure.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
Deer Lodge
souvenirs
Metis
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
Catalogue Number
103.05.1068
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Edward Poitras : Indian territory

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20398
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1989
Author
Teitelbaum, Matthew
Publisher
Saskatoon : Mendel Art Gallery
Call Number
N6549 P64 T44
Author
Teitelbaum, Matthew
Responsibility
Matthew Teitelbaum
Publisher
Saskatoon : Mendel Art Gallery
Published Date
1989
Physical Description
28p. : ill.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Poitras, Edward, 1953- - Exhibitions
Artists, Metis - Exhibitions
Notes
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Mendel Art Gallery, June 10 - July 24, 1988
Call Number
N6549 P64 T44
Location
Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
Collection
Art Library
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Exshaw: heart of the valley

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12813
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2005
Author
Alexander, Rob
Call Number
08.3 Ex8a oversize
Author
Alexander, Rob
Responsibility
written and edited by Rob Alexander and Dene Cooper
Published Date
2005
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Biography
Exploration
Medicine
Metis
Missionaries
Peigan Post
Pictographs
Stoney Indians
Notes
An Exshaw Historical Society Centennial Project. Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN
1-55383-093-8
Accession Number
7624
7628
Call Number
08.3 Ex8a oversize
Collection
Archives Library
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From Rupert's Land to Canada : essays in honour of John E. Foster

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14098
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2001
Author
Binnema, Theodore
Publisher
Edmonton : University of Alberta Press
Call Number
07.2 B51f
Author
Binnema, Theodore
Responsibility
Theodore Binnema, Gerhard J. Ens & R.C. Macleod, editors
Publisher
Edmonton : University of Alberta Press
Published Date
2001
Physical Description
xxxiii, 288 p. : ill.
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
First Nations - (SEE ALSO Indians)
Fur trade
Kane, Paul
Metis
Riel, Louis
Notes
Includes essay, "How does a map mean? Old Swan's map of 1801 and the Blackfoot world" / Theodore Binnema
ISBN
0888643632
Accession Number
70,000 12-08-15
Call Number
07.2 B51f
Collection
Archives Library
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Date
1925 – 1940
Material
hide, deer; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.07.0018 a,b
Description
A pair of woman's soft deerskin gloves with fringed gauntlets. There is some decorative stitching on the gauntlets. Each glove also has ornate floral beadwork of orange, blue, white and brown beads that almost covers the top of each hand and the front of each gauntlet. The gloves have a machine s…
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Title
Gauntlet Gloves
Date
1925 – 1940
Material
hide, deer; glass; fibre
Dimensions
18.0 x 25.0 cm
Description
A pair of woman's soft deerskin gloves with fringed gauntlets. There is some decorative stitching on the gauntlets. Each glove also has ornate floral beadwork of orange, blue, white and brown beads that almost covers the top of each hand and the front of each gauntlet. The gloves have a machine stitched design on the back, and are lined with red fabric.
Subject
Indigenous
Cree
Norway House
decorative
regalia
beadwork
needlework
Metis
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0018 a,b
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The great fall hunt

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8798
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Author
Robinson, H.M
Call Number
07.2 R56g Pam
Author
Robinson, H.M
Physical Description
p.52-59 : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Buffalo
Metis
Notes
Reprinted from The Great Fur Land, published 1879, in [B.C. Digest?], [196-?]
Call Number
07.2 R56g Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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