Defining Métis - Catholic Missionaries and the Idea of Civilization in Northwestern Saskatchewan, 1845-1898

Examines categories used in the latter half of the nineteenth century by Catholic missionaries to describe Indigenous people in what is now northwestern Saskatchewan. This volume argues that the construction and evolution of these categories reflected missionaries' changing interests and agendas.

About the author

Timothy P. Foran is the Curator of British North America at the Canadian Museum of History, Gatineau, Québec.

Summary

Examines categories used in the latter half of the nineteenth century by Catholic missionaries to describe Indigenous people in what is now northwestern Saskatchewan. This volume argues that the construction and evolution of these categories reflected missionaries' changing interests and agendas.

Product details

• Authors: Timothy P Foran, Timothy P. Foran
• Publisher: University of Manitoba Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2017
• EAN: 9780887557743
• ISBN: 978-0-88755-774-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 226 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 358 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Kanada, Amerikanische Geschichte, RELIGION / Christian Church / History, HISTORY / Native American, History - General History, HISTORY / Canada / General