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MLC - St. Laurent Manitoba Oral History - Louis-George Coutu

Guy Lavallée interviews Louis-George Coutu of St. Laurent, Manitoba.

In 1984, the Manitoba Métis Federation formed the Michif Languages Committee to address concerns surrounding the loss of culture and identity of the Métis, due to declining language prevalence.

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C366 Elsie Bear (née Hourie)

Nicole J.M. St-Onge Interviews Elsie Bear, born in 1921 in Grand Marais, Manitoba.

The Métis Oral History Project (1985) was conducted as a summer employment project through the Provincial Archives of Manitoba.

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A Blessing for the Meal

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Li Saeñcheur Fleshii/Sash

Verna and Elvis Demontigny are actively involved in the production of a Saeñcheur Fleshii while conversing in the Michif language.
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Historic Metis Settlements in Manitoba and Geographical Place Names

This monograph gives an overview of some representative historic Metis communities in Manitoba.

The Métis Homeland encompasses a vast geographical expanse. This monograph provides a comprehensive overview of select historical Métis communities within Manitoba. It delves into the establishment of these communities around the earliest Fur...

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