In Her Words: The Writings of Marie Rose Delorme Smith, Métis Matriarch - Doris Jeanne Mackinnon

Descriere In Her Words: The Writings of Marie Rose Delorme Smith, Métis Matriarch - Doris Jeanne Mackinnon

\nPart historical biography, part compilation of the written works of Mary Rose Delorme Smith (1861-1960), a prolific and accomplished Métis woman.\n \n \n\n \nBorn into a prominent fur-trading family and remembered as a community builder and rancher, Marie Rose Delorme Smith (1861-1960) is seldom recognized as a writer and chronicler of Métis and Prairie history. Fluent in French, English, and likely Michif, Delorme Smith recorded a wealth of written records and stories throughout her long life, in the form of letters, published articles, unpublished manuscripts, and personal documents. \n \n \n\n \nDonated to public archives following her death, these written works garnered some interest among scholars and biographers over the years, as prominent Indigenous women gradually found a place in the histories they had been left out of for generations. Delorme Smith became the subject of biographies and scholarly research, and she was finally recognized as a National Historic Person by the Canadian government in 2022. However, the recognition bestowed upon her rarely highlighted her own words, which reveal so much about her life, Métis history, and Prairie life in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. \n \n \n\n \nFor the first time, historian and biographer Doris Jeanne MacKinnon presents an extensive array of Delorme Smith's writings, preserved verbatim, and puts them in historical and social context. This fascinating collection of documents from a bygone era reveals the strength, intellect, and leadership of a fascinating Métis martriarch. \n

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Heritage House

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9781772035209

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