Stories of Métis Women, and the accompanying Vimeo documentary link is a
collection of stories about culture, history, and nationhood as told by
Métis women. The Métis are known by many names -- Otipemisiwak, "the
people who own ourselves;" Bois Brules, "Burnt Wood;" Apeetogosan, "half
brother" by the Cree; "half-breed," historically; and are also known as
"rebels" and "traitors to Canada." They are also known as the "Forgotten
People." Few really know their story. Many people may also think that
Métis simply means "mixed," but it does not. They are a people with a
unique and proud history and Nation. In this era of reconciliation,
Stories of Métis Women explains the story of the Métis Nation from a
their own perspective. The UN has declared this "The Decade of
Indigenous Languages" and Stories of Métis Women is one of the few books
available in English and Michif, which is an endangered language.