Maps of Cree
Languages of the Metis
Languages of the Metis
Source:
Bakker, Peter and Robert A Papen. 1996. Michif Language and Other Languages of the Canadian Metis, in Wurm, Stephen Adolphe, Peter Mühlhäusler, and Darrell Trevor Tryon (Ed) Atlas of languages of intercultural communication in the Pacific, Asia, and the Americas. I, Maps. Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific, Asia, and the Americas. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.
Copyright Status: 1996
Date Digitized: August, 2010
Map Description:
This map shows the distribution and dispersal of the languages of the Métis. The term Métis is used to refer to any person of mixed Amerindian and European descent and specifically to descendants of French-speaking fur traders or 'voyageurs' from New France (now Eastern Canada) who stayed in the Western Canadian prairies from the late 18th century onwards, married Amerindian women and had families with them. The term is also used for several of the languages spoken by the Métis, who number about 100,000 and live mostly in the prairies in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories and in North Dakota and Montana in the United States. Since many Métis were nomads, they can also be found as far south as the Grand Ronde Reservation in Oregon. In spite of their lack of a common language, the Métis do indeed form an ethnic group. Part of their shared history is the fact that they centered in the early 1800s around the Red River Settlement which is close to present day Winnipeg. (Bakker and Papen, 1996).
Copyright Status: 1996
Date Digitized: August, 2010
Map Description:
This map shows the distribution and dispersal of the languages of the Métis. The term Métis is used to refer to any person of mixed Amerindian and European descent and specifically to descendants of French-speaking fur traders or 'voyageurs' from New France (now Eastern Canada) who stayed in the Western Canadian prairies from the late 18th century onwards, married Amerindian women and had families with them. The term is also used for several of the languages spoken by the Métis, who number about 100,000 and live mostly in the prairies in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories and in North Dakota and Montana in the United States. Since many Métis were nomads, they can also be found as far south as the Grand Ronde Reservation in Oregon. In spite of their lack of a common language, the Métis do indeed form an ethnic group. Part of their shared history is the fact that they centered in the early 1800s around the Red River Settlement which is close to present day Winnipeg. (Bakker and Papen, 1996).
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Languages of the Metis
Languages of the Metis
Source:
Bakker, Peter and Robert A Papen. 1996. Michif Language and Other Languages of the Canadian Metis, in Wurm, Stephen Adolphe, Peter Mühlhäusler, and Darrell Trevor Tryon (Ed) Atlas of languages of intercultural communication in the Pacific, Asia, and the Americas. I, Maps. Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific, Asia, and the Americas. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.
Copyright Status: 1996
Date Digitized: August, 2010
Map Description:
This map shows the distribution and dispersal of the languages of the Métis. The term Métis is used to refer to any person of mixed Amerindian and European descent and specifically to descendants of French-speaking fur traders or 'voyageurs' from New France (now Eastern Canada) who stayed in the Western Canadian prairies from the late 18th century onwards, married Amerindian women and had families with them. The term is also used for several of the languages spoken by the Métis, who number about 100,000 and live mostly in the prairies in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories and in North Dakota and Montana in the United States. Since many Métis were nomads, they can also be found as far south as the Grand Ronde Reservation in Oregon. In spite of their lack of a common language, the Métis do indeed form an ethnic group. Part of their shared history is the fact that they centered in the early 1800s around the Red River Settlement which is close to present day Winnipeg. (Bakker and Papen, 1996).
Copyright Status: 1996
Date Digitized: August, 2010
Map Description:
This map shows the distribution and dispersal of the languages of the Métis. The term Métis is used to refer to any person of mixed Amerindian and European descent and specifically to descendants of French-speaking fur traders or 'voyageurs' from New France (now Eastern Canada) who stayed in the Western Canadian prairies from the late 18th century onwards, married Amerindian women and had families with them. The term is also used for several of the languages spoken by the Métis, who number about 100,000 and live mostly in the prairies in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories and in North Dakota and Montana in the United States. Since many Métis were nomads, they can also be found as far south as the Grand Ronde Reservation in Oregon. In spite of their lack of a common language, the Métis do indeed form an ethnic group. Part of their shared history is the fact that they centered in the early 1800s around the Red River Settlement which is close to present day Winnipeg. (Bakker and Papen, 1996).
Note: Scanned or downloaded images have been geo-registered for compatibility with our project interface. Slight imperfections are an inevitable result of the registration process. View original image(s) to see the unaltered map(s).
Northern North America: Algic: Contemporary
Algic in Contemporary Northern North America
Source:
Golla, Victor, Ives Goddard, Lyle Camplbell, Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco. 2007. North America. In R. E. Asher & Christopher Moseley (eds.), Atlas of the World's Languages. 42. Oxford: Routledge.
Date Digitized: May 2010.
Map Description:
The polygons and points represent concentrations of first-language speakers of Algic languages. Polygons represent land or areas primarily occupied by first-language speakers whereas points show communities with varying numbers of speakers.
This original map was made by vectorizing data from the MultiTree language database and the Atlas of the World's Languages.
Other resources related to this project:
This folder (Northern North America: Contemporary) contains other maps showing contemporary linguistic subgroups. The maps may be overlaid on each other for a more complete picture. The southern distribution of Algic languages (originally shown in a different map in Asher & Moseley) has been included here for completeness.
Date Digitized: May 2010.
Map Description:
The polygons and points represent concentrations of first-language speakers of Algic languages. Polygons represent land or areas primarily occupied by first-language speakers whereas points show communities with varying numbers of speakers.
This original map was made by vectorizing data from the MultiTree language database and the Atlas of the World's Languages.
Other resources related to this project:
This folder (Northern North America: Contemporary) contains other maps showing contemporary linguistic subgroups. The maps may be overlaid on each other for a more complete picture. The southern distribution of Algic languages (originally shown in a different map in Asher & Moseley) has been included here for completeness.
Note: Scanned or downloaded images have been geo-registered for compatibility with our project interface. Slight imperfections are an inevitable result of the registration process. Color selections used in this map are advised by ColorBrewer.
Northern North America: Algic: Time of contact
Algic in Northern North America at the Time of Contact
Source:
Golla, Victor, Ives Goddard, Lyle Camplbell, Marianne Mithun and Mauricio Mixco. 2007. North America. In R. E. Asher and Christopher Moseley (Eds.), Atlas of the World's Languages. 41. Oxford: Routledge.
Date Digitized: May 2010.
Map Description:
The polygons represent areas where Algic languages were spoken when they were first encountered and knowledge of them was recorded by Europeans.
This original map was made by vectorizing data from the MultiTree language database and the Atlas of the World's Languages.
Other resources related to this project:
This folder, "Northern North America: Time of Contact", contains other maps showing linguistic subgroups at the time of contact. The maps may be overlaid on each other for a more complete picture. In addition, the folder "North America: Time of Contact" contains a map showing the southern distribution of Algic languages at the time of contact.
Date Digitized: May 2010.
Map Description:
The polygons represent areas where Algic languages were spoken when they were first encountered and knowledge of them was recorded by Europeans.
This original map was made by vectorizing data from the MultiTree language database and the Atlas of the World's Languages.
Other resources related to this project:
This folder, "Northern North America: Time of Contact", contains other maps showing linguistic subgroups at the time of contact. The maps may be overlaid on each other for a more complete picture. In addition, the folder "North America: Time of Contact" contains a map showing the southern distribution of Algic languages at the time of contact.
Note: Scanned or downloaded images have been geo-registered for compatibility with our project interface. Slight imperfections are an inevitable result of the registration process. Color selections used in this map are advised by ColorBrewer.