Metis and the Medicine Line
Creating a Border and Dividing a People
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2015
- Subjects
- Native American, General, 19th Century
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780889773820
- Publish Date
- Apr 2015
- List Price
- $34.99
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Description
Metis and the Medicine Line tells the remarkable story of the Plains Metis and the birth of the Canada/U.S. Border, brought vividly to life by history writing at its best. Exploring the borderland world of the prairies, Michel Hogue reveals how notions of race were created and manipulated to unlock access to Indigenous lands, while challenging Canada's peaceful settlement story of the West. Grounded in extensive research, the book also illuminates a hidden history of violence that created the "world's longest undefended border."
About the author
Michel Hogue is assistant professor of History at Carleton University in Ottawa.
Editorial Reviews
"A tremendous accomplishment...this book will be the definitive one on this subject for years to come."
Andrew R. Graybill, author of The Red and the White and Policing the Great Plains