{"product_id":"nora-cummings-enn-pchit-fee-nora-cummings-9781779401540","title":"Nora Cummings, Enn Pchit Fee Michif: A Life and Legacy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Métis Elder's powerful story of lifelong resistance against settler colonial oppression\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her moving memoir, trailblazing Métis activist and leader Nora Cummings shares her remarkable life story. Raised on a road allowance in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, she credits the leaders and guiding figures in her family--particularly its matriarchs--for educating her as a pchit fee throughout her adolescence, even while she faced daily harassment from racist teachers at her school. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaising her own young family in Saskatoon, Nora drew on the resilience, kinship, and pride the li vyeu (Elders) in her family had instilled in her, and these values helped her mobilize her urban Métis community at a time when Indigenous women's voices were seldom heard. She was one of the founders of the Saskatchewan Native Women's Association and the Métis Society of Saskatchewan Local 11 in Saskatoon (now Gabriel Dumont Local 11), ran for city council, and became an advocate on the national scene as demands for Indigenous women's rights were building momentum in the 1970s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawn from a series of interviews between Cummings, now a respected li vyeu, and Métis historian Cheryl Troupe, who contributes a thoughtful afterword, this memoir offers a rare glimpse into the genesis of the local resistances that became a national movement demanding reconciliation. At its heart is enn pchit fee Michif, whose determination created a better life for herself and her Métis community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nora Cummings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 177940154X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781779401540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Regina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.87h x 4.96w x 0.62d","brand":"Nora Cummings","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084062073087,"sku":"9781779401540","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nora-cummings-enn-pchit-fee-nora-cummings-9781779401540","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}