Mercredi, Mike, Tomkins, Frank, and Laliberte, Ron, Interview
Creator:
Gabriel Dumont Institute
Subject:
Métis Politics, Mercredi, Tomkins, Laliberte
Description:
Interview with Mike Mercredi, Frank Tomkins, and Ron Laliberte in 2004. Mike, Frank, and Ron discuss the influence Mike’s father had on shaping his early political thoughts; the influence Frank’s grandfather, his father Pete Tomkins, Malcolm Norris, James Brady, and Joe Dion had on shaping his early political thoughts; Métis people in Alberta during the 1930s; Métis identity; leadership; the role of Métis women in Métis politics; the disappearance of James Brady and Abbie Halkett while they were prospecting in northern Saskatchewan; various tactics used to advance the Métis political movement; and much more.
Mercredi, Mike, Tomkins, Frank, and Laliberte, Ron