{"product_id":"the-premier-and-his-grandmother-peter-lougheed-lady-belle-and-the-legacy-of-metis-identity-paperback","title":"The Premier and His Grandmother: Peter Lougheed, Lady Belle, and the Legacy of Métis Identity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDoris Jeanne MacKinnon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining political biography and historical narrative, \u003ci\u003eThe Premier and His Grandmother\u003c\/i\u003e introduces readers to two compelling and complex public figures. Born into a prominent fur trading family, Isabella Clarke Hardisty Lougheed (1861-1936) established a distinct role for herself as an influential Métis woman in southern Alberta, at a time when racial boundaries in the province were hardening and Métis activists established a firm foundation for the Métis to be recognized as distinct Indigenous Peoples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIsabella's grandson Edgar Peter Lougheed (1928-2021) served as premier of Alberta at a time when some of that activism achieved both successes and losses. Drawing on Peter Lougheed's personal papers, family interviews, and archival research, this book analyzes his political initiatives in the context of his own identity as a person of Métis ancestry. While there are several publications that refer to Peter Lougheed in the context of his role as premier, few of those publications have acknowledged his connection to an important Métis pioneer family and his connection to his Indigenous ancestors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 17, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42153998811271,"sku":"9781772034592","price":35.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/cdffeed3eff0047adb7c6cf04d6657d6.webp?v=1733225914","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-premier-and-his-grandmother-peter-lougheed-lady-belle-and-the-legacy-of-metis-identity-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}