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An Institute of Our Own: A History of the Gabriel Dumont Institute
ISBN: 978-1-926795-01-0
Author: Lisa Bird-Wilson
Format: Book, English
Price: $20.00
Grade Level: Secondary/Post Secondary/Adult
In clear and precise prose, Lisa Bird-Wilson chronicles the Institute’s history from the early activism
of the ‘70s to the celebration of the Institute’s 30th anniversary in 2010. Her account includes details
of a financial crisis that nearly killed the Institute and the rebuilding that followed. Based on personal
interviews with many of the Institute’s founders and champions, Bird-Wilson paints a compelling picture
of the issues, the times, and the people involved with building one of the Métis Nation’s treasures.
Veterans and Families of the 1885 Northwest Resistance
ISBN: 978-1-926795-03-4
Author: Lawrence J. Barkwell
Format: Book, English
Price: $25.00
Grade Level: Secondary/Post Secondary/Adult
One hundred and twenty-six years ago, approximately 250 Métis men took up arms to fight for their rights
against an oppressive political regime. In this timely monograph, Lawrence J. Barkwell documents the
Métis resistance in 1885 and the South Branch Métis Settlement’s military and political structures. Besides
methodically listing all the Métis participants in the 1885 Resistance, this useful genealogical resource also
documents the Métis heroines of Batoche as well as the First Nations and Euro-Canadians who rallied to
the Métis cause. Perhaps most importantly, this monograph provides a tangible link between contemporary
Métis community people and their ancestors who desperately fought to preserve their way of life so long ago.
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