Métis Studies
This is a guide for researchers to showcase resources on Métis history, culture, language, genealogy and more.
Art & Culture
Métis art and culture is rich, varied, and spans centuries. The development of such was, and is integral to the development of the Métis as a distinct ethnic identity and people. Different subjects to explore in researching the Métis include:
- Storytelling & folklore
- Mythology
- Fingerweaving
- Métis sash
- Music and dance: the Red River Jig, fiddle
- Buffalo hunt
- Language: Michif
Art & Culture
- Métis Museum - The Gabriel Dumont Institute
This is a virtual museum of Métis history & culture. From here you may browse online exhibits, art collections, images, oral histories, and access online Michif language lessons.
Metis Legacy II: Michif culture, heritage, and folkways by Call Number: FC109 .M48 2006ISBN: 9780920915806Publication Date: 2006-01-01From the editors: "This book gives a brief overview of Metis folkways, material culture, languages, mythology, cuisine, and medicines. Where appropriate, we have given the Michif, French or Cree descriptive terms. Metis collective identity encompasses traditional teachings, familial structures, prescribed roles, and rites of passage. The criteria for the inclusion of an item or entry in this volume was that three or more Metis Elders from different widely-dispersed communities reported the practice or belief."
Metis: A Glenbow Museum Exhibhition by Publication Date: 1985-03-19A publication by the Glenbow Museum modeled off its Métis exhibition that was available from March 19, 1985 to October 6, 1985. It contains a brief overview of Métis history and includes photographs and copies of artifacts and art.
Drops of Brandy: An Anthology of Métis Fiddle Music by Call Number: M1678 .D76 2002ISBN: 9780920915639Publication Date: 2002-01-01An Anthology of Métis Fiddle Music examines Métis fiddling in Canada and profiles Métis fiddlers and their contributions to the art form. The performers on this project all have strong reputations as dance players. The music collection includes regional versions of the Red River Jig, The Drops of Brandy, various Duck Dance tunes, previously unrecorded fiddle tunes, and Métis arrangements of traditional fiddle tunes.
