Book review: Métis Matriarchs sets itself firmly within the parameters of social history, as an edited collection of “quantitative case studies” of Métis women that follow a biographical approach.
On March 8, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada announced a historic ruling relating to the Manitoba Act of 1870 — the act that ended the Red River Rebellion and led to the creation of the Province of Manitoba.
The Métis were beset on all sides. With the HBC and the government in London ignoring their claims, some Métis considered another alliance—with the Americans.
