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This dissertation is a study of the mixed race population who inhabited the port city of Saint Louis, Sénégal. It examines the society and identity that this group created and addresses the strategies they developed to respond to French rule between 1870 and 1920. Located at the…

My dissertation is written as a reflexive or narrative ethnography. I examine my own life experiences and interactions as part of a disabled subculture. This extends previous scholarship, reflecting on how society has propagated lies or myths about disability. Using my experienc…

James Patrick Brady (1908-1967) helped conceptualize Métis political self-determination through his photography and activism, and his work made their identity something to be proud of rather than suppressed. This thesis considers examples from his photographic collection as an e…