Walking in the woods : a Métis memoir /

"The eldest of ten children, Belcourt grew up in a small log home near the Métis settlement of Lac Ste. Anne during the Depression. His father purchased furs from local First Nations and Métis trappers and, with arduous work, began a family fur trading business that survives to this day. When...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Belcourt, Herb, 1931-2017 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Victoria, British Columbia] : Brindle & Glass, [2017]
Edición:Updated edition with a new preface from the author.
Temas:
Belcourt, Herb, > 1931-2017.
Belcourt, Herb, > 1931-2017
Métis > Biography.
Métis > Genealogy.
Métis > Social life and customs.
Métis > Canada > Biographies.
Métis > Canada > Généalogies.
Métis > Canada > Mœurs et coutumes.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical.
HISTORY / Canada / General.
Métis.
Canada, Western > Biography.
Canada, Western > History.
Canada (Ouest) > Biographies.
Amérique du Nord (Ouest) > Biographies.
Amérique du Nord (Ouest) > Histoire.
Western Canada.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Genealogy.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface to the 2017 edition / by Herb Belcourt
  • Forward to the 2006 edition / by Audrey Poitras
  • The Belcourts : a family tree
  • A map of the trail from Fort Edmonton to Lac Ste. Anne
  • Introduction. Exploring the woods
  • chapter 1. Pilgrimage to Lac Ste. Anne
  • chapter 2. Born a Belcourt
  • chapter 3. Voices across the water
  • chapter 4. Moonshine
  • chapter 5. Leaving home
  • chapter 6. Sisters
  • chapter 7. Working for myself
  • chapter 8. Creating homes in the city : the story of Canative Housing
  • chapter 9. The request
  • chapter 10. An Albertan looks at politics
  • chapter 11. The Belcourts and the fur business
  • chapter 12. Saying goodbye
  • chapter 13. Joys, sorrows, and beautiful children
  • chapter 14. Two sons
  • chapter 15. Gordon's search
  • chapter 16. Destinations
  • Afterword
  • Suggestions for further reading
  • Acknowledgements.

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