Michif
Title: | Michif |
Creator: | Todd Paquin and Darren R. Préfontaine |
Subject: | Language, Michif |
Description: | Readers will be informed about Michif, a unique Métis language as well as gain an appreciation that the historic Métis were linguistic specialists whom used a variety of languages and that this skill allowed them to serve as a broker between Fist Nations and Europeans and Euro-Canadians. How the Métis faced discrimination for speaking Michif will also be discussed in this article. |
Publisher: | Gabriel Dumont Institute |
Date: | 1800s |
Type: | Text Document |
Format: | Text |
Language: | English |
Date of Copyright: | November 21, 2022 |
Coverage: | Canada – Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta. USA – North Dakota, Montana |
GDI Media Filename: | Michif - Paquin & Préfontaine - 00736 - 2.pdf |
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