History of the Métis
History · 3 hrs Lecture/Seminar
Offered: Every Year
The calendar doesn't say which term this runs in. The sections below show the terms it actually runs in this year.
No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.
Where HIST-3625 counts
Counts toward 8 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
- IDS 3-YEAR BA IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
- IDS 4-YEAR BA IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
- IL 3-YEAR BA IN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES
- IL 4-YEAR BA IN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES
- IL HONOURS BA IN INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES
- IL HONOURS BA IN ANISHINAABEMOWIN
- IS 3-YEAR BA IN INDIGENOUS STUDIES
- IS 4-YEAR BA IN INDIGENOUS STUDIES
Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 50 of 208 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.
Description
This lecture/seminar course examines the history of the Métis people from their origins in the fur trade era to the present. Key topics include the concepts of métissage and ethnogenesis, the buffalo hunt, resistance to colonialism, scrip, road allowance communities, the Sixties Scoop, and the Métis political revival of the late twentieth century. The seminars examine the important questions in Métis history, such as why a distinctive Métis identity developed among people of mixed Indigenous and European descent in some places but not others. Special emphasis is given to the work of Métis historians.
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.