Ethnopoetics of the minority voice

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From an interdisciplinary European perspective, this study focuses on the lives and narratives of the Métis, a unique ethnic group formed through colonial encounters in the Great Lakes area and the Canadian Northwest. It explores the life histories of Métis trappers and traders such as George William Sanderson, Louis Goulet, and Ted Trindell, alongside the autobiographical narratives of Maria Campbell and Beatrice Culleton. By examining resistance and agency in Métis texts, the work reclaims the border zone as a cultural and social production space, situated outside the white-Indian dichotomy. The authors create empowering, multifaceted genres and a multi-voiced discourse that reflect Native holistic and relational worldviews. This study represents the first substantial scholarly examination of Métis literature. Armando E. Jannetta has an extensive academic background in English Literature, having studied in Switzerland, England, and Canada. His research interests include innovation and minority literatures, particularly those of Native Americans, Métis, and Maoris. He serves as an Honorary Research Associate at Trent University and teaches English at the Karl Borromäus Kollegium in Switzerland.