Rekindling the Sacred Fire: Métis Ancestry and Anishinaabe Spirituality [Paperback]

Why dont more M?tis people go to traditional ceremonies? How does going to ceremonies impact M?tis identity? InRekindling the Sacred Fire,Chantal Fiola investigates the relationship between Red River M?tis ancestry, Anishinaabe spirituality, and identity, bringing into focus the ongoing historical impacts of colonization upon M?tis relationships with spirituality on the Canadian prairies. ??? Using a methodology rooted in an Indigenous worldview, Fiola interviews eighteen
people with M?tis ancestry or a historic familial connection to the Red River M?tis who participate in Anishinaabe ceremonies, sharing stories about family history, self-identification, and their relationships with Aboriginal and Eurocanadian cultures and spiritualities.

Chantal Fiola is M?tis Anishinaabe-Kwe from the Red River region of Manitoba. She teaches Native Studies at the University of Manitoba.