Saskatoon Native Women's Association and Batoche Centenary Corp: Metis Oral History Project

Publication Information

Copies of interviews are located at the Gabriel Dumont Institute and Saskatchewan Archives Board (both in Regina). Quoted from website: Interviews conducted in 1984 and donated to the Saskatchewan Archives Board. The Métis Oral History project was initiated by the Saskatoon Native Women's Association as one of its activities commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1885 Rebellion. The Association was assisted by the Batoche Centenary Corporation, the Gabriel Dumont Institute and the Saskatchewan Archives. Funding was provided by the Department of the Secretary of State. The main objectives of the project were: to gather historical and cultural oral history and oral tradition relating to the Métis group, and to assess the role of women in Métis society. Individuals were interviewed in Saskatoon and the surrounding area. The five interviewers followed a question outline which can be found in the file for Tape S-643. Questions relate to family history, occupations, cultural and community life, rural vs. urban life, religion, race relations, education and politics. Quality of interviews is generally good and all tapes are summarized. The original tapes have been deposited in the library of the Gabriel Dumont Institute, Regina and copies in the Saskatchewan Archives, Saskatoon. Link: http://www.oralhistorycentre.ca/fonds/saskatoon-native-womens-association-metis-oral-history-project

Attached is a list of the interviewees and their home communities at the time of interview, some of the interviews listed can be found as transcripts on the database, other locations of the copies are listed about or on the Gabriel Dumont Institute's website.

Author
Various
Publication Date
1984
Primary Resource
Primary