Front cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Note on Terminology; Note on Sources; Note on Names; Introduction; 1 Being and Becoming Metis; 2 The Ties That Bind; 3 Gracious Womanhood; 4 With This Economy We Do Wed; 5 Trader Delormeâ#x80;#x99;s Family; 6 Queen of the Jughandle; 7 Fenced In; 8 Many Voicesâ#x80;#x94;One People; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Summary
"In Metis Pioneers, Doris Jeanne MacKinnon compares the survival strategies of two Metis women born during the fur trade-one from the French-speaking free trade tradition and one from the English-speaking Hudson's Bay Company tradition-who settled in southern Alberta as the fur trade transitioned to a sedentary agricultural and industrial economy. MacKinnon provides rare insight into their lives, demonstrating the contributions Metis women made to the building of the prairie west. This is a compelling tale of two women's acts of quiet resistance in the final days of the British Empire."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Issued also in print format
Online resource; title from PDF version (Library and Archives Canada Electronic Collection, viewed August 24, 2020)