Finding Otipemisiwak : The People Who Own Themselves Bullying The Contributions of Gitksan and

The Contributions of Gitksan and Tsimshian Oral Traditions to Canadian Historiography by Andrew Nurse

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At once informing readers while provoking them toward further research into Indigenous resilience

Finding Otipemisiwak : The People Who Own Themselves Bullying The Contributions of Gitksan andAndrea Currie is a Mtis author. A Sixties Scoop survivor's journey back to her Nation and the truth of who she is. Otipemisiwak is a Plains Cree word describing the Metis, meaning "the people who own themselves."Andrea Currie was born into a Metis family with a strong lineage of warriors, land protectors, writers, artists, and musicians all of which was lost to her when she was adopted as an infant into a white family with no connection to her people.