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"Metis"
Race, Recognition, and the Struggle for Indigenous Peoplehood
By (author)
Chris Andersen
Genres:
History of the Americas, Social discrimination, Indigenous peoples, Sociology, Political structure & processes, Law & society
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Synopsis
Ask any Canadian what "Metis" means, and they will likely say "mixed race." Canadians consider Metis mixed in ways that other Indigenous people are not, and the census and courts have premised their recognition of Metis status on this race-based understanding. Andersen argues that Canada got it wrong. From its roots deep in the colonial past, the idea of Metis as mixed has slowly pervaded the Canadian consciousness until it settled in the realm of common sense. In the process, "Metis" has become a racial category rather than the identity of an Indigenous people with a shared sense of history and culture. New & Used
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What Reviewers Are Saying
"Metis" is, without a doubt, essential reading for everyone who studies the Metis, Indigeneity, and/or race and racialization as it provides a powerful critique of Metis racialization and an example of the impact of racialization on Indigenous nations. -- Monique Giroux * Acadiensis * Andersen's book is thorough and deep, insightful and provocative. Some will find it unsettling. But, for anyone interested in questions of Metis identity, or more generally Indigenous rights in Canada, it is an essential read. -- Dwight Newman * Review of Constitutional Studies * Andersen does a superb job of engaging with the scholarship of the field, allowing the reader to gain a clear understanding of its historical trajectory and where Andersen's work stands in comparison ... Metis is an important contribution and I expect that it will spur lively discussions, productive critiques, and shift the scholarship in the field. -- Jill Doerfler (White Earth Anishinaabe) * NAIS (Native American and Indigenous Studies) Journal, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2015 *