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A Social History of the Manitoba Métis. Winnipeg: Manitoba Métis Federation Press, 1977. ISBN 0-919213-54-5; Sawchuk, Joe. The Metis of Manitoba Reformulation of an Ethnic Identity. Toronto: P. Martin Associates, 1978. ISBN 0-88778-177-2; Sealey, D. Bruce. Statutory Land Rights of the Manitoba Metis. Winnipeg, Man: Manitoba Métis Federation ...
The economy centred around fishing and the fur trade, with settlers serving as intermediaries with Cree and Assiniboine people. [ 11 ] Sometime after its establishment as a parish in 1858, the community was renamed St. Laurent, either after a Catholic priest who established the permanent mission there or after the martyr St. Lawrence . [ 12 ]
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Métis are a people descended of marriages to First Nations and Inuit of the region of North America that is now Canada. There are three distinctive groups of aboriginal people recognised in the Canadian Constitution Act, 1982, sections 25 and 35. The three groups of indigenous inhabitants in Canada are the First Nations, Inuit and Métis.
[citation needed] The Canadian Métis Council comprises over 50 community councils and affiliate Métis organizations in every province of Canada. [ citation needed ] Governed by a board of directors, the Canadian Métis Council is a non-profit corporation concerned with cultural issues, harvesting rights, education, health, youth, justice and ...
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Duck Bay is a community located in the Canadian province of Manitoba, along the western shores of Lake Winnipegosis. The primary industry of the community is fishing, trapping and some agriculture. The Duck Bay wharf provides berthing for 15–20 skiffs and 3–5 whitefish vessels. [2]
Manitoba's traditional music has strong roots in Métis and Aboriginal culture. Manitoba is a center for the old-time fiddling of the Métis people. [16] In the early 1990s Inuit Susan Aglukark, born in Churchill, emerged as a nationally successful adult contemporary singer. [17] Manitoba also has strong classical and popular music traditions.