Vanessa Winn

August 29th, 2024

Victoria based author, Vanessa Winn, has contributed to writing Métis Matriarchs: Agents of Transition (University of Regina Press $34.95), due out in September, edited by Cheryl Troupe and Doris Jeanne MacKinnon. The book explores the crucial roles Métis women played in preserving their communities during the transition from the fur trade era to a more industrialized and agrarian economy in Western Canada. Covering the late 19th to mid-20th century, this collection highlights the lives of prominent Métis women who were respected for their knowledge and leadership. It sheds light on how they navigated colonial and settler interventions to sustain their cultural heritage, challenging traditional views on Western Canadian settlement and Indigenous displacement. 9781779400116

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