Doris Jeanne MacKinnon

An intriguing look at the connections between Alberta premier Peter Lougheed and his Métis grandmother, Isabella Clark Hardisty Lougheed, exploring how Métis identity, political activism, and colonial institutional power shaped the lives and... Lire la suite

Part historical biography, part compilation of the written works of Marie Rose Delorme Smith (1861–1960), a prolific and accomplished Métis woman. Born into a prominent fur-trading family and remembered as a community builder and rancher, Marie Rose... Lire la suite

In Metis Pioneers, Doris Jeanne MacKinnon compares the survival strategies of two Metis women born during the fur trade—one from the French-speaking free trade tradition and one from the English-speaking Hudson’s Bay Company tradition—who settled in... Lire la suite