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Stories of Mtis Women: Tales My Kookum Told Me

A book edited Bailey Oster and Marilyn Lizee.

edited by Bailey Oster and Marilyn Lizee

This book, and accompanying Vimeo documentary linkis a collection of stories about culture, history, and nationhood as told by Mtis women. The Mtis are known by many names Otipemisiwak, "the people who own ourselves;" Bois Brules, "Burnt Wood;" Apeetogosan, "half brother" by the Cree; "half-breed," historically; and are also known as "rebels" and "traitors to Canada." They are also known as the "Forgotten People." Few really know their story.

Many people may also think that Mtis simply means "mixed," but it does not. They are a people with a unique and proud history and Nation. In this era of reconciliation, Stories of Mtis Women explains the story of the Mtis Nation from a their own perspective. The UN has declared this "The Decade of Indigenous Languages" and Stories of Mtis Women is one of the few books available in English and Michif, which is an endangered language. (From UpRoute)

Stories of Mtis Women: Tales My Kookum Told Me is available in August 2021.

Bailey Oster is a Mtis woman with roots in the Red River Settlement and St. Paul des Mtis. She was elected as the youngest ever vice-president of New Dawn, the Mtis Women's Organization within Alberta at 19 years old and still currently holds the position.

Marilyn Lizee is a consultant for the Mtis Nation of Alberta, creating cultural training programs for the general public as well as for the Mtis Nation.

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