Mr. Bishop is a long time resident of Green Lake, Saskatchewan He talks about problems in the area, his work for the Metis people and his impressions of Malcolm Norris and Howard Adams.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 45, no. 2, Spring, 2021, pp. [152]-195
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An analysis of the art installation performed and exhibited in 2018 and discussion of how the artist's works express resistance to the proposed oil pipeline and energy extraction projects going through or near Indigenous lands in the U.S. and Canada.
Art Davis, a professor of sociology, hired Jim Brady as a research technician/interviewer for work in the north. Davis discusses Brady's work, his personality, his politics and compares Brady to Malcolm Norris.
Features activist who is trying to get claim settled before construction begins on the Mackenzie Valley pipeline. Includes synopsis and "Did You Know?" section.
Duration: 8:40.
BC Studies, vol. 212, The Constitution Express: A 40-Year Retrospective, Winter, 2021/2022, pp. 65-102
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Examines the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) case presented in front of the fourth Russell Tribunal on the Rights of the Indians of the Americas in Rotterdam in 1980. This tribunal meeting coincided with the Constitution Express movement.
Co-developed with youth, publication is designed to spark conversations, give advice for collaborating with communities and promoting a role for Indigenous youth in leadership.
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Facilitator Guide.
Using cases studies to examine Indigenous feminist resistance to violence and how the resistance gave Indigenous people more agency in their own history.
Helen and Joe Wheaton lived in Prince Albert where Joe worked for the Saskatchewan government. They were active in the CCF party and became friends of Malcolm Norris and Jim Brady.
Howard Adams, the first Metis in Canada to obtain a Ph.D., was at one time the president of the Metis Association of Saskatchewan. He was impressed by the political awareness of the people and attributes this to the work of Malcolm Norris.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 45, no. 2, Spring, 2021, pp. [95]-120
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A discussion of the attempted sale of lands from the terminated Menominee reservation to the large- scale recreational vacation property development and resistance by the Determination of Rights and Unity for Menominee Stockholders or DRUMS to stop the sale and restore tribal status. The U.S. government's withdrawal of tribal status and federal support had created economic issues for the group and the sale of land was looked upon as a means to rectify that issue.
Jim Carriere is a resident of Cumberland House and worked for Jim Brady when the latter was a field officer for the CCF government. Carriere discusses Jim Brady's strengths and weaknesses, Brady's life in Cumberland House, speculates about Brady's death and his links with the Communist Party. He also talks about returning World War II veterans and their impact on the communities.
Tells the story of the woman who fought for more than two decades against the sex discrimination embedded in the Indian Act and became leader in the Canadian women's rights movement.
Duration: 34:07.
Extensive list of learning resources including reports books, films, podcasts, websites and Facebook pages, followed by suggestions for networking and connecting with grassroots activists.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 45, no. 1, Settler Science, Alien Contact, and Searches for Intelligence, 2021, pp. 95-122
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Looks at the Kānaka Maol demonstration at the Mauna Kea Access Road protesting the construction of Thirty Meter Telescope and how its construction represents continued colonialism over Indigenous groups.
BC Studies, vol. 212, The Constitution Express: A 40-Year Retrospective, Winter, 2021/2022, pp. 33-40
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An excerpt of Constitution Express' organizer Vuntut Gwitchin Elder Mildred Poplar unpublished memoir about the struggle for sovereignty in response to Section 35 of the Constitution Act.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 45, no. 2, Spring, 2021, pp. [121]-151
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An examination of opposition to the Nixon administration's creation of councils as a means to decentralize government support. Most tribal governments and national organizations resisted the use of these councils because they were implemented without consultation, the possibility that states would have control over decision-making and fears about termination of tribal status.
BC Studies, vol. 212, The Constitution Express: A 40-Year Retrospective, Winter, 2021/2022, pp. 165-204
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Louise Mandell's, lawyer and strategist for the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs, recollects about her time with the Constitution Express movement.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 45, no. 1, Winter, 2021, pp. [56]-79
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Discusses the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg's push for recognition of their traditional lands and treaty rights following the First World War in Eastern Canada through collaborations with Chief Richard and the Tuscaroras of New York.
BC Studies, vol. 212, The Constitution Express: A 40-Year Retrospective, Winter/Spring, 2021/2022, pp. 41-64
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Examines a parallel activism effort next to the Constitution Express by a group of Indigenous women when they staged an occupation of a Department of Office in British Columbia in response to the departments inadequate dealing with Indigenous housing, education and employment.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 45, no. 3, Summer, 2021, pp. [250]-271
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Discusses the anti-blackness within Indigenous communities and how confederate monuments are symbols of the Cherokee and Chickasaws own long history of racial discrimination against African Americans.