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The Métis of Alberta: re:LOCATION: How Uprooted Communities Fight to Survive Series

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This title is a part of the series re:LOCATION: How Uprooted Communities Fight to Survive Series


Catalogue Number:  SVP502
Producer:  Sound Venture
Producing Agencies:  Sound Venture Productions
Subject:  Canadian History, Canadian Social Issues, Canadian Social Studies, Criminal Justice & Law, Documentary, Family Studies/Home Economics, First Nations Studies, History, Indigenous Issues, Indigenous Peoples, Social Issues, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Sports
Language:  English
Grade Level:  9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin:  Canada
Copyright Year:  2021
Running Time:  28:49


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In 2019, after more than 90 years of perseverance and struggle, the Métis Government Recognition and Self-Government Agreement was signed. 135 years after Louis Riel fought and died for self-determination of the Métis, his vision has finally been realized.

In The Métis of Alberta, we meet Holden Atkinson, a young cowboy from Black Diamond, Alberta, who tells us that his forefathers were also cowboys and worked for the Hudson’s Bay Company when it was founded in the 1600’s. As we see Holden compete in rodeos, he introduces us to his mother who has been digging through the archives in search for answers about her identity, and his grandfather who shares intimate memories of growing up caught between two worlds, and personifies the historical experience of the Métis people.

Also available in French: Les Métis d'Alberta


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