The Long Journey of a Forgotten People: MA ©tis Identities and Family Histories

Known as Canada’s forgotten people, the MA ©tis have long been here, but until 1982 they lacked the legal status of Native people. At that point, however, the MA ©tis were recognized in the constitution as one of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples. A significant addition to MA ©tis historiography, The Long Journey of a Forgotten People includes MA ©tis voices and personal narratives that address the thorny and complicated issue of MA ©tis identity from historical and contemporary perspectives. Topics include eastern Canadian MA ©tis communities; British military personnel and their mixed-blood descendants; life as a MA ©tis woman; and the MA ©tis peoples ongoing struggle for recognition of their rights, including discussion of recent Supreme Court rulings.