Lawrence J. Barkwell (born 1943 – 26 September 2019) was a Canadian author, editor, historian and lecturer, best known for his comprehensive writings on the

Métis The Métis ( ; Canadian ) are Indigenous peoples who inhabit Canada's three Prairie Provinces, as well as parts of British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Northern United States. They have a shared history and culture which derives ...

Nation and Culture. He served as senior historian at

Manitoba Métis Federation The Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) a federally recognized Métis organization provincially incorporated in Manitoba, Canada, on 28 December 1967. Its current president is David Chartrand. In September of 2021, the MMF withdrew from the Métis Nat ...

’s Louis Riel Institute from 2006 until his death in September 2019. He was a member of the board of directors of the Friends of Upper Fort Garry. He was Honorary Elder for the St. Norbert Parish la Barrière Métis Council. Barkwell has made entries in the ''Encyclopedia of French Cultural Heritage in North America'', the ''Canadian Encyclopedia,'' and has contributed numerous articles to the Virtual Museum of Metis History and Culture. His earlier research and writing was in the area of Juvenile Corrections (Canadian J. Criminology & Corrections Vol. 18 (4): 363 (1976) Differential Treatment of Juveniles on Probation; An Evaluative Study).

Awards

Barkwell is an award recipient of the

Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (french: Médaille du jubilé de diamant de la reine Elizabeth II) or The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal created in 2012 to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's ...

(2012), and a recipient of the Saskatchewan Book Award for Publishing in Education (2002). On February 15, 2019, he received the Aboriginal Circle of Educators Honouring Our Allies Award.

Bibliography

Below is a list books published by Barkwell (sometime co-authored): *Corrigan, S. and Lawrence Barkwell (1991). The Struggle for recognition: Canadian justice and the Métis Nation. Winnipeg: Pemmican Publications. * Shore, Frederick and Lawrence Barkwell (1997). Past reflects the present: the Metis Elders' Conference. Winnipeg: Manitoba Metis Federation. *Barkwell, Lawrence J.; Dorion, Leah; Prefontaine, Darren (1999). Resources for Metis Researchers. Winnipeg: Louis Riel Institute of the Manitoba Métis Federation; Saskatoon, Sask.: Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research. *Barkwell, Lawrence J.; Dorion, Leah; Prefontaine, Darren (2001). ''Métis Legacy: A Historiography and Annotated Bibliography''. Winnipeg: Pemmican Publications Inc. . *Barkwell, Lawrence J. et al (2004). La lawng: Michif Peekishkwewin; the heritage language of the Canadian Metis. Winnipeg: Pemmican Publications. (v. 1), (v. 2) *Barkwell, Lawrence J.(2005). Batoche 1885 : the militia of the Metis liberation movement. Winnipeg: Manitoba Metis Federation. *Barkwell, Lawrence J.; Dorion, Leah; Hourie, Audreen (2006). Métis Legacy (Volume II) Michif Culture, Heritage, and Folkways. Winnipeg: Pemmican Publications Inc. and Saskatoon: Gabriel Dumont Institute. .https://umanitoba.ca/outreach/cm/vol14/no14/metislegacy.html *Barkwell, Lawrence J.(2011). Veterans and families of the 1885 Northwest Resistance. Saskatoon : Gabriel Dumont Institute. *Barkwell, Lawrence J.; Prefontaine, Darren (2016). A Métis studies bibliography : annotated bibliography and references. Winnipeg, Manitoba : Louis Riel Institute ; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan : Gabriel Dumont Institute. *Barkwell, Lawrence J. (2018). Historic Metis Settlements in Manitoba and Geographic Place Names. Winnipeg: Louis Riel Institute. .

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barkwell, Lawrence J. 1943 births 2019 deaths Date of birth missing Writers from Ontario University of Winnipeg alumni Lakehead University alumni 20th-century Canadian historians 21st-century Canadian historians