They are strongly attached to the country of rivers, lakes, and forests : the social landscapes of the northwest -- The bond that connected one human being to another : social construction of the Metis family -- To live in the land of my mother : residency and patronymic connections across the Northwest -- After a man has tasted of the comforts of married life this living alone comes pretty tough : family, acculturation, and Roman Catholicism -- The only men obtainable who know the country and Indians are still married : family, labour, and the HBC -- The Halfbreeds of this place always did and always will dance : competition, freemen, and contested spaces -- I thought it advisable to furnish him : freemen to free traders in the Northwest fur trade
Summary
Employs a sophisticated theoretical framework and diverse sources to trace the birth and growth of a Metis community in northern Saskatchewan
