From nation to population: The racialisation of 'Métis' in the Canadian census

Nations and Nationalism

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 347-368

  Andersen, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Census; Indigenous; M tis; Nationalism; Population; Race

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; CENSUS; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; NATION STATE; NATIONALISM; RACE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

METIS;

EID: 42149157730     PISSN: 13545078     EISSN: 14698129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8129.2008.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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