Métis
by Michel Noël
Fils d'une Blanche déracinée et d'un Métis tiraillé entre le progrès et les traditions de ses ancêtres, Pien observe, sent, vibre. Le jeune garçon côtoie des bûcherons, des « Sauvages », un curé déchu, des cultivateurs pauvres... Tous des héros de la survie. Son monde, un coin du Nord du Québec ouvert au déboisement farouche des années 50, est hostile. Mais c'est un univers qui forge des coeurs passionnés.
Published: 2019
Originally written in French
Number of pages: 250
Recommended FSL Programs and Grades
Grade 10 (Immersion)
Grade 11 (Extended)
Grade 12 (Extended)
Race/Ethnic/Geographic Information
Author: Métis
Characters: Anishinabe-Quebecois
Setting: TBD
Notes from a teacher-reader
Started using the book with Grade 10 French Immersion (might be too long for Core French - maybe OK to read sections of it.
The language isn’t too complicated but it is 250 pages.
Story of Anishinabe-Quebecois man who grew up in the Ottawa area.
Stories of living in-between cultures
Indigenous epistemology on nature, land, animal, harmony which contrasts with Western views on these things
Touches on residential schools without being too graphic (things are implied)
The teacher gets to learn with the students, positioning herself as co-learner with students
Feel free to contact the teacher-reader, Julia Kalbfleisch-Mezo at julia.kalbfleisch-mezo@ocdsb.ca if you have questions about this novel.