One of the Family: Métis Culture in Nineteenth-Century Northwestern Saskatchewan Reconciliation Lakota and Scottish heritage

Lakota and Scottish heritage

Heather Macfarlane is Adjunct Professor in the Department of English at Queen’s University

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Johnston notes that a real understanding of humour for First Nations rests in their Indigenous languages

One of the Family: Métis Culture in Nineteenth-Century Northwestern Saskatchewan Reconciliation Lakota and Scottish heritageOne of the Family: Mtis Culture in Nineteenth Century Northwestern Saskatchewan is a study by Mtis historian Brenda Macdougall about the importance of family in understanding the cultural history of Mtis people in northwestern Saskatchewan. She studies four generations of Mtis families residing in the Ile a la Crosse region using the Cree word, wahkootowin. This concept embodies a worldview that links land, family, and identity and can offer a unique