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ISBN10: 1772034592, ISBN13: 9781772034592, [publisher: Heritage House] Softcover Special order item direct from the distributor [Victoria, BC, Canada] [Publication Year: 2023]
ISBN10: 1772034592, ISBN13: 9781772034592, [publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd, British Columbia] Softcover Paperback. Combining political biography and historical narrative, The Premier and His Grandmother introduces readers to two compelling and complex public figures. Born into a prominent fur trading family, Isabella Clarke Hardisty Lougheed (18611936) established a distinct role for herself as an influential Metis woman in southern Alberta, at a time when racial boundaries in the province were hardening and Metis activists established a firm foundation for the Metis to be recognized as distinct Indigenous Peoples.Isabellas grandson Edgar Peter Lougheed (19282021) served as premier of Alberta at a time when some of that activism achieved both successes and losses. Drawing on Peter Lougheeds personal papers, family interviews, and archival research, this book analyzes his political initiatives in the context of his own identity as a person of Metis ancestry. While there are several publications that refer to Peter Lougheed in the context of his role as premier, few of those publications have acknowledged his connection to an important Metis pioneer family and his connection to his Indigenous ancestors. An intriguing look at the connections between Alberta premier Peter Lougheed and his Metis grandmother, Isabella Clarke Hardisty Lougheed, exploring how Metis identity, political activism, and colonial institutional power shaped the lives and legacies of bot ...
ISBN10: 1772034592, ISBN13: 9781772034592, [publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd, British Columbia] Softcover Paperback. Combining political biography and historical narrative, The Premier and His Grandmother introduces readers to two compelling and complex public figures. Born into a prominent fur trading family, Isabella Clarke Hardisty Lougheed (18611936) established a distinct role for herself as an influential Metis woman in southern Alberta, at a time when racial boundaries in the province were hardening and Metis activists established a firm foundation for the Metis to be recognized as distinct Indigenous Peoples.Isabellas grandson Edgar Peter Lougheed (19282021) served as premier of Alberta at a time when some of that activism achieved both successes and losses. Drawing on Peter Lougheeds personal papers, family interviews, and archival research, this book analyzes his political initiatives in the context of his own identity as a person of Metis ancestry. While there are several publications that refer to Peter Lougheed in the context of his role as premier, few of those publications have acknowledged his connection to an important Metis pioneer family and his connection to his Indigenous ancestors. An intriguing look at the connections between Alberta premier Peter Lougheed and his Metis grandmother, Isabella Clarke Hardisty Lougheed, exploring how Metis identity, political activism, and colonial institutional power shaped the lives and legacies of bot ...
ISBN10: 1772034592, ISBN13: 9781772034592, [publisher: Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd, British Columbia] Softcover Paperback. Combining political biography and historical narrative, The Premier and His Grandmother introduces readers to two compelling and complex public figures. Born into a prominent fur trading family, Isabella Clarke Hardisty Lougheed (18611936) established a distinct role for herself as an influential Metis woman in southern Alberta, at a time when racial boundaries in the province were hardening and Metis activists established a firm foundation for the Metis to be recognized as distinct Indigenous Peoples.Isabellas grandson Edgar Peter Lougheed (19282021) served as premier of Alberta at a time when some of that activism achieved both successes and losses. Drawing on Peter Lougheeds personal papers, family interviews, and archival research, this book analyzes his political initiatives in the context of his own identity as a person of Metis ancestry. While there are several publications that refer to Peter Lougheed in the context of his role as premier, few of those publications have acknowledged his connection to an important Metis pioneer family and his connection to his Indigenous ancestors. An intriguing look at the connections between Alberta premier Peter Lougheed and his Metis grandmother, Isabella Clarke Hardisty Lougheed, exploring how Metis identity, political activism, and colonial institutional power shaped the lives and legacies of bot ...
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