Au nom du Bon Dieu et du Buffalo: Metis Lived Catholicism on the Northern Plains

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dc.contributor.advisorPodruchny, Carolyn
dc.creatorPigeon, Emilie Marie Catherine
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-01T13:43:26Z
dc.date.available2018-03-01T13:43:26Z
dc.date.copyright2017-04-21
dc.date.issued2018-03-01
dc.date.updated2018-03-01T13:43:26Z
dc.degree.disciplineHistory
dc.degree.levelDoctoral
dc.degree.namePhD - Doctor of Philosophy
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation argues that Metis lived Catholicism was a tool of identity formation, resistance to colonialism, and political action among bison hunters of the northern plains in the long nineteenth century. The Catholicity of Metis bison hunters quotidian is highlighted through the extensive Michif French written legacy of Turtle Mountain historian ChWeUm (William Jr.) Davis (1845-1937). Daviss biography anchors a Metis national memory, weaving stories and events from both sides of the Medicine Line. His life story and the religious experiences of his relatives come together to explain why some Metis people adhered to Catholicism and its practices. Sustained experiences of the divine helped Metis families adapt and resist the effects of settler colonialism on the northern plains, including the end of organized bison-hunting expeditions. This dissertation blends several methodologies social history, biography, ethnohistory, and social network analysis from the digital humanities to interrogate the history of Catholicism among Metis peoples.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/34244
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectAmerican history
dc.subject.keywordsMetis history
dc.subject.keywordsCatholic history
dc.subject.keywordsBuffalo hunting
dc.subject.keywordsColonialism
dc.subject.keywordsSettler colonialism
dc.subject.keywordsMetis studies
dc.subject.keywordsDigital humanities
dc.subject.keywordsDigital history
dc.subject.keywordsGenealogy
dc.subject.keywordsEthnohistory
dc.subject.keywordsWilliam Davis Jr
dc.subject.keywordsMichif
dc.subject.keywordsMichif French
dc.subject.keywordsSocial history
dc.subject.keywordsTurtle Mountain
dc.subject.keywordsRoman Catholicism
dc.subject.keywordsMedicine Line
dc.subject.keywordsMetis nationalism
dc.subject.keywordsLived religion
dc.subject.keywordsFolklore
dc.subject.keywordsFrench Canada
dc.subject.keywordsCatholicism
dc.subject.keywordsSocial network analysis
dc.titleAu nom du Bon Dieu et du Buffalo: Metis Lived Catholicism on the Northern Plains
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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