Vernacular Houses and Farmsteads of the Canadian Metis.pdf

Document Type: Journal Articles (2)
Indexing Progress: Relationship Indexed
Primary or Secondary Source: Secondary Source
Author: Burley, David V. & Gayel A. Horsfall
Title: Vernacular Houses and Farmsteads of the Canadian Metis
Journal Title: From Journal of Popular Culture
Location in Work: 19-33
Abstract: As descendents of Euro-Canadian fur traders and native women, the Canadian Metis developed as an ethnic and political force in western Canada during the 19th century. A survey of Metis farmsteads along the South Saskatchewan River in central Saskatchewan provides data by which a Metis vernacular house type and farmstead plan may be defined. In studying these components of the Metis built environment, insight is provided into Metis history, perceptions of space, social organization and communal values. The Metis house and farmstead are argued to be a material reproduction of Metis culture.

Patronyms

Places

  • Saskatchewan
  • South Saskatchewan River

Subjects

  • Agriculture
  • Buildings
  • Fur Trade
  • Intermarriage
  • Metis Settlement
  • Social Organization