Bois-Brûlés : the untold story of the Métis of Western Québec

Bouchard, Michel 1969- (author.). Marcotte, Guillaume, 1979- (author.). Malette, Sébastien (author.).

Summary: We think of Métis as having Prairie roots. Quebec doesn't recognize a historical Métis community, and the Métis National Council contests the existence of any Métis east of Ontario. Quebec residents who seek recognition as Métis under the Canadian Constitution therefore face an uphill legal and political battle. Who is right? Bois-Brûlés examines archival and ethnographic evidence to challenge two powerful nationalisms -- Métis and Québécois -- that interpret Métis identity in the province as "race-shifting." This controversial work, previously available only in French, conclusively demonstrates that a Métis community emerged in early-nineteenth-century Quebec and can be traced all the way to today.

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ISBN: 9780774862325 (hardcover)
Physical Description: print
303 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Publisher: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Press, [2020]
Copyright: ©2020

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part 1 : theoretical and methodological considerations. Studying Métis identities -- Métis identities and ethnonyms -- Part 2 : the Métis presence in the Outaouais Region. The Outaouais fur trade of the nineteenth century -- Shared cultural traits of the Bois-Brûlés -- Algonquin half-breeds, priests, and the Métis collectivity -- Part 3 : Métis of the Gatineau Valley - Rivière Désert, Lac-Sainte-Marie, and Lac de Sables. Crowded crossroads -- Comparing Lac-Sainte-Marie and Sault Ste. Marie -- Louis Riel and the McGregors of the Lièvre -- Part 4 : historical continuity and contemporary concerns. A new era : the creation of the Maniwaki Reserve -- Petitions and politics : the Maniwaki Reserve and the forest industry -- The great awakening : Outaouais Métis voices, 1969-2017 -- Conclusion : toward recognition?

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Métis -- Québec (Province) -- Gatineau River Valley -- History -- 19th century
Métis -- Québec (Province) -- Gatineau River Valley -- Genealogy
Métis -- Québec (Province) -- Gatineau Region -- History -- 19th century
Métis -- Québec (Province) -- Gatineau Region -- History -- 20th century

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Indigenous.
Métis Canada.

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