Ste. Madeleine : community without a town : Metis Elders in interview
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0919143458
ISBN 13
9780919143456
Category
General Library Collection
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Publication Year
1987
Publisher
Pages
205
Subject
Ste. Madeleine (Man.)
Tags
Métis -- Manitoba -- Binscarth Region -- Interviews, Métis -- Manitoba -- Binscarth Region -- Social conditions, Ste. Madeleine (Man.)--Social conditions, Ste. Madeleine (Man.) -- Biography, Binscarth Region (Man.) -- Social conditions, Binscarth Region (Man.) -- Biography, Métis, Métis -- Social conditions, Ste. Madeleine (Man.), Manitoba, Michif -- Manitoba -- Binscarth Region -- Interviews, Michif -- Manitoba -- Binscarth Region -- Social conditions, Michif, Michif -- Social conditions, Métis -- Manitoba, Michif -- Manitoba
Abstract
"For many decades prior to 1938, Ste. Madeleine was a traditional Metis community with over twenty large families. The Metis had homesteaded the land since the 1870's, and a mission had been set up in 1911.
However, under the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act, Ste. Madeleine had been designated to become pastureland. Thus, the community lost its town.
Through interviews with five Metis elders who had lived in Ste. Madeleine, Ken and Victoria Zeilig discovered there was more to the story than the loss of a community. They discovered that the social fabric of communal commitment of the people who, although poor and uneducated, were happy and hardworking.
While Victoria did research, Ken, a freelance reporter and broadcaster, interviewed a number of people, including Thomas Berger, presently counsel for the Manitoba Metis Federation, in their land claims."--Back cover.
However, under the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act, Ste. Madeleine had been designated to become pastureland. Thus, the community lost its town.
Through interviews with five Metis elders who had lived in Ste. Madeleine, Ken and Victoria Zeilig discovered there was more to the story than the loss of a community. They discovered that the social fabric of communal commitment of the people who, although poor and uneducated, were happy and hardworking.
While Victoria did research, Ken, a freelance reporter and broadcaster, interviewed a number of people, including Thomas Berger, presently counsel for the Manitoba Metis Federation, in their land claims."--Back cover.
Description
xii, 205 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm.
Number of Copies
1
