| Métis: Race, Recognition, and the Struggle for Indigenous Peoplehood Contributor(s): Andersen, Chris (Author) |
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ISBN: 077482722X ISBN-13: 9780774827225 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $34.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations - History | Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) |
| Dewey: 971 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.95 lbs) 284 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ask any Canadian what "M tis" means, and they will likely say "mixed race." Canadians consider M tis mixed in ways that other Indigenous people are not, and the census and courts have premised their recognition of M tis status on this race-based understanding. Andersen argues that Canada got it wrong. From its roots deep in the colonial past, the idea of M tis as mixed has slowly pervaded the Canadian consciousness until it settled in the realm of common sense. In the process, "M tis" has become a racial category rather than the identity of an Indigenous people with a shared sense of history and culture. |