Moccasin Telegraph
It is a running joke among the Métis that they often heard rumours through the “Moccasin Telegraph”. In the past, when the Métis traveled on foot, wearing moccasins, this metaphor bore truth since this was the main form of transmitting information. To honour this tradition, this section contains all the Virtual Museum's links to other Websites and the Forum on Métis History and Culture. If you need to contact us with any questions, if you have additional information on any of the resources on The Virtual Museum of Métis History and Culture, or if you would like to submit a Website for inclusion in our links, please email us at metismuseum@gdi.gdins.org.
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Links
This section contains links relating to Métis Studies, Native Studies, Canadian History, Genealogy, Archaeology, and the Michif language. The Gabriel Dumont Institute does not endorse or is responsible for the content linked on these external sites. All external links will open in new windows.
Archive and Museum Websites
- Archives of Manitoba
- Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
- Canadian Museum of History
- Canadian Museum of Human Rights.The murder of Elzéar Goulet and the struggle for Métis rights
- Canadiana
- CPR Telegraph Ledger (1885 Resistance)—Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan
- Digital Archives Database Project
- Digital Horizons: Life on the Northern Plains
- Frontier Life: Borderlands, Settlement & Colonial Encounters
- Glenbow Museum
- Google News Archive
- Héritage
- Hudson's Bay Company Archives
- Library and Archives Canada
- Minnesota Historical Society
- Montana Historical Society
- Montana History Portal
- Museums Association of Saskatchewan
- National Gallery of Canada
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Northern Portal
- Northwest Rebellion Photograph Gallery
- Our Legacy: Material relating to First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples, found in Saskatchewan institutions
- Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan
- Remember_us
- Royal Alberta Museum
- Royal British Columbia Museum
- SAIN Collections: The Saskatchewan Archival Information Network (SAIN)
- Saskatchewan Historic Newspapers Online (Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan)
- State Historical Society of North Dakota
- The International Council of Museums
- The Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature
- The Museum of the Fur Trade
- The Royal Ontario Museum
- The Royal Saskatchewan Museum
- The Saskatchewan Western Development Museum
- University of Saskatchewan Library, Special Collections
- US. National Archives & Records Administration
- World Digitial Library
Canadian History and Archaeology Websites
- The Fur Trade in Canada and the North West Company
- ActiveHistory.ca
- Canada's Historic Places
- Canada's Historic Places Initiative
- Canada's History Magazine
- Canada's National History Society
- Canadian Encylopedia
- Canadian Military History Gateway
- CBC Archives
- Dawson Trail Treasures
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Exploration: The Fur Trade and Hudson's Bay Company
- Francophonies Canadiennes: Identités Culturelles
- Fur Trade Stories
- Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History
- Historical Society of Alberta
- Manitoba Historical Society
- North East Winnipeg Historical Society. Area Histories: Historical Maps
- Peel's Prairie Provinces
- Persuasion: Print Advertising and Advocacy on the Prairies
- Red River North Heritage
- Saskatchewan History and Folklore Society
- The Alaska Highway – A Yukon Perspective
- The Canadian Heritage River System
- The Canadian Historical Association
- The Canadian Letters & Images Project
- The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
- The Memory Project
Genealogy Websites
- The Genealogy of the First Metis Nation: University of Calgary Archives
- Halfbreed Scrip
- Manitoba Genealogical Society Inc.
- Saskatchewan Genealogical Society
- Saskatchewan Homestead Index
- Soldiers of the First World War: 1914-1918
- The Fur Traders
- The Heritage Centre
- Yukon Genealogy
Government and Youth Empowerment Websites
- Historical Debates of the Parliament of Canada
- Keewaytinook Internet High School
- Our Story: Aboriginal Writing Challenge
Indigenous Websites
- Aboriginal Policy Studies
- âpihtawikosisân
- Department of Indigenous Studies, University of Saskatchewan
- First Voices
- Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre
- Index of Native American Resources on the Internet
- Indigenous Bar Association
- Indigenous Studies Portal
- National Association of Friendship Centres
- Native Languages of the Americas
- Online Cree Dictionary
- Raceshifting
- Shekon Neechie: An Indigenous History Site
- Stereotypes of Native Americans: Essays & Images
- The Allen Sapp Gallery
- The Avataq Cultural Institute
- The Craddleboard Teaching Project
- Wanuskewin Heritage Park
Métis History, Culture and Politics Websites
- Andrea Menard
- Chanson des Bois Brules, 1818
- Edmonton Metis Cultural Dance Society
- John Arcand
- Lawrence J. Barkwell’s Métis Articles on Scibd
- Metis Artists.com
- Métis Memories of Residential Schools
- Métis Nation-Saskatchewan
- Métis: Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada
- Native Tech: Finger Weaving
- Old Native and Métis Fiddling in Western Manitoba
- Red River Jig Network
- Rupertsland Centre for Métis Research: Métis Land Research Videos
- The Manitoba Metis Federation
- The Metis Man
- The Métis National Council
- Virgina Barter
Michif Websites
- Getting into Michif: Mushkeg Media
- Learn Michif.com
- Michif Language Lesson #1 - Ma Famii (My Family)
- Michif Language Lesson #2 - Oshtaataak li tii! (Let's Make Tea)
- Michif Language Lesson #3 - Poonataak! (Let's build a fire!)
- Michif Language Lesson #4 - Por chi-kiyokeehk o bor li feu dahor: Minihkweehk li tii eekwa piikishkweehk la famii oschi (Towards Visiting Around the Campfire: Family, Tea and Talk)
- Michif Talking Dictionary/Li liivr di Moo aañ Michif
- Michif—Wikipedia
- Online Southern Michif Course
- Our Elder Stories