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Metis: Race, Recognition, and the Struggle for Indigenous Peoplehood

Chris Andersen

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Description:Ask any Canadian what "Metis" means, and they willlikely say "mixed race" or "part Indian, partwhite." Canadians consider Metis people mixed in ways that otherindigenous people -- First Nations and Inuit -- are not, and the censusand the courts have premised their recognition of the Metis on thisrace-based understanding. Chris Andersen argues that Canada got it wrong. He weaves togetherpersonal anecdotes, critical race theory, and discussions of historyand law to demonstrates that our understanding of "Metis"-- that our very preoccupation with mixedness - is not naturalbut stems from more than 150 years of sustained labour on the part ofthe state, scholars, and indigenous organizations. From its roots deepin the colonial past, the idea of "Metis as mixed" pervadedthe Canadian consciousness through powerful sites of knowledgeproduction such as the census and courts until it settled in the realmof common sense. In the process, "Metis" has become anever-widening racial category rather than the identity of an indigenouspeople with a shared sense of history and culture centred on the furtrade. Andersen asks all Canadians to consider the consequences of adoptinga definition of "Metis" that makes it nearly impossible forthe Metis nation to make political claims as a people.Chris Andersen is associate professor, associate dean(research), and director of the Rupertsland Centre for Metis Researchin the Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta. He is also thecurrent editor of aboriginal policy studies, an online, peer-reviewedjournal dedicated to publishing on Metis, non-status Indian, and urbanAboriginal issues in Canada and abroad."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Metis: Race, Recognition, and the Struggle for Indigenous Peoplehood. To get started finding Metis: Race, Recognition, and the Struggle for Indigenous Peoplehood, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Ask any Canadian what "Metis" means, and they willlikely say "mixed race" or "part Indian, partwhite." Canadians consider Metis people mixed in ways that otherindigenous people -- First Nations and Inuit -- are not, and the censusand the courts have premised their recognition of the Metis on thisrace-based understanding. Chris Andersen argues that Canada got it wrong. He weaves togetherpersonal anecdotes, critical race theory, and discussions of historyand law to demonstrates that our understanding of "Metis"-- that our very preoccupation with mixedness - is not naturalbut stems from more than 150 years of sustained labour on the part ofthe state, scholars, and indigenous organizations. From its roots deepin the colonial past, the idea of "Metis as mixed" pervadedthe Canadian consciousness through powerful sites of knowledgeproduction such as the census and courts until it settled in the realmof common sense. In the process, "Metis" has become anever-widening racial category rather than the identity of an indigenouspeople with a shared sense of history and culture centred on the furtrade. Andersen asks all Canadians to consider the consequences of adoptinga definition of "Metis" that makes it nearly impossible forthe Metis nation to make political claims as a people.Chris Andersen is associate professor, associate dean(research), and director of the Rupertsland Centre for Metis Researchin the Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta. He is also thecurrent editor of aboriginal policy studies, an online, peer-reviewedjournal dedicated to publishing on Metis, non-status Indian, and urbanAboriginal issues in Canada and abroad."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Metis: Race, Recognition, and the Struggle for Indigenous Peoplehood. To get started finding Metis: Race, Recognition, and the Struggle for Indigenous Peoplehood, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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