Métis Resources

Journals

Pawaatamihk: Journal of Métis Thinkers

Books – Non-fiction

Belcourt, Christi. Medicine to Help Us: Traditional Métis Plant Use. Saskatoon, SK: The Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research, 2007.

Campbell, Maria. Half-Breed. Halifax, NS: Formac, 1973.

Fiola, Chantal. Rekindling the Sacred Fire. Winnipeg, MB: University of Manitoba Press, 2015.

Fiola, Chantal. Returning to Ceremony: Spirituality in Manitoba Métis Communities. Winnipeg, MB: University of Manitoba Press, 2021.

Forsythe, Laura and Jennifer Markides, eds. Around the Kitchen Table: Métis Aunties’ Scholarship. Winnipeg, MB: University of Manitoba Press, forthcoming 2024.

Ghostkeeper, Elmer. Spirit Gifting. Raymond, AB: Writing on Stone Press, 2007.

Books – Fiction & Poetry

Dumont, Marilyn. The Pemmican Eaters. Toronto, ON: ECW Press, 2015.

Kerr, Conor. Avenue of Champions. Nightwood Editions, 2021.

Kerr, Conor. Prairie Edge. Penguin Random House Canada, forthcoming 2024.

Language and Cultural Resources

Gabriel Dumont Institute. “Heritage Michif Dictionary.” The Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture. Accessed August 9, 2023. https://www.metismuseum.ca/michif_dictionary.php

Métis Nation British Columbia. Kaa-Wiichihitoyaahk: We Take Care of Each Other. Surrey, BC: Métis Provincial Council of British Columbia, 2021.

Rupertsland Institute. Homeland History. Edmonton, AB: Rupertsland Institute, 2022a. https://www.rupertsland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Metis-Culture-and-Traditions-Foundational-Knowledge-Themes-01.25.22.pdf

Rupertsland Institute. Languages of Métis. Edmonton, AB: Rupertsland Institute, 2022a. https://www.rupertsland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Metis-Culture-and-Traditions-Foundational-Knowledge-Themes-01.25.22.pdf

Rupertsland Institute. Master Vocabulary List. Edmonton, AB: Rupertsland Institute, 2022b. https://www.rupertsland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Metis-Nation-Governance-Foundational-Knowledge-Themes-01.25.22-Rupertsland-Institute.pdf

Rupertsland Institute. Métis Culture and Traditions. Edmonton, AB: Rupertsland Institute, 2022a. https://www.rupertsland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Metis-Culture-and-Traditions-Foundational-Knowledge-Themes-01.25.22.pdf

Rupertsland Institute. Métis in Alberta. Edmonton, AB: Rupertsland Institute, 2022a. https://www.rupertsland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Metis-Culture-and-Traditions-Foundational-Knowledge-Themes-01.25.22.pdf

Rupertsland Institute. Métis Nation Governance. Edmonton, AB: Rupertsland Institute, 2022b. https://www.rupertsland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Metis-Nation-Governance-Foundational-Knowledge-Themes-01.25.22-Rupertsland-Institute.pdf

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