I mean…Hirschfeld may have been cis but he definitely wasn’t het, lol

ok I was not expecting this book to have algebra in it, this is not my area

ooh thanks, this was like the only part of what I heard about the doc that I was actually interested in watching, lol

How do you come up with so many good ideasssss

shhhh we are reposting this with correct grammar lol

One last thing to say: of these women, the vast majority are from the wealthier & often whiter side of Metis communities. Mary Duchesne is probably the exception, though Madeleine Wilkie Dumont is also not as upper class as the others. We know many Metis women's names, but far fewer life details.

yeah I totally get that, it's definitely a "if the world were made of pudding" type of dream lol

Mary Duchesne (born ca. 1861) was a Metis trans girl who was arrested in the 1870s for "cross-dressing" in downtown Winnipeg. She insisted on being referred to by her chosen name and refused to speak English in court despite knowing it. She was sentenced to hard labor; her later life is unknown.

Victoria Belcourt Callihoo (1861-1966) was born near Lac Ste. Anne to a French father and a Metis medicine woman. Her husband eventually became chief of the Michel Band. Late in life, she wrote several articles on her experiences buffalo hunting and on Metis history. She could jig even at age 100.

Marie Rose Delorme Smith (1861-1960) was raised by parents who supplied the buffalo hunts. At age 16 she was married to a white trader after he gave her mother 50 dollars, which Marie Rose remained upset about her entire life. The pair became ranchers in Alberta, where she later wrote her memoirs.

Madeleine Wilkie Dumont (1840-1886) was the daughter of a prominent buffalo hunt chief who, after marrying Gabriel Dumont, moved to the St. Laurent, SK area. She was notably often consulted by her husband (as she spoke English but he did not). She also played a major role at the Battle of Batoche.

Sara Riel (1848-1883) was born in Red River, the first Metis Grey Nun, and the sister of Louis Riel. A devout Catholic, she nonetheless experienced racism from the other Grey Nuns, and had a complicated relationship with the local Metis of Ile-a-la-Crosse where she worked as a teacher.

Anne Bannatyne (1830-1908) was born to a wealthy Metis family in Red River & became a major funder of charitable causes like the Winnipeg General Hospital. She once horsewhipped a white journalist who had written awful things about Metis women, an event that may have inspired Louis Riel.

and yet here I am, even by saying this I am talking about it. where's my louis riel post. i'm going back to canada