Blackfoot Ways of Knowing: The Worldview of the Siksikaitsitapi
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Author/Creator
Betty Bastien
An overview of boarding school experiences from different perspectives.
Written as a court transcript, the author shows the use of a traditional narrative for academic discourse.
Powwow dancer, Boye Ladd, relates traditional teachings on various topics relating to First Nations culture, including information about the sacred drum, respect for other people and groups, and the right to wear an eagle feather.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.29.
Historical note:
Robinson Lyndhurst Wadmore, who was born in England in 1855, entered the Canadian forces as a lieutenant in 1883 and served with the Royal Canadian Regiment during the Northwest Resistance of 1885. Wadmore became a colonel in 1910. He died in Victoria, BC, in 1955.Discusses the barriers and lack of community engagement in a job program designed to improve employment for underrepresented groups in British Columbia.
Science Thesis (M.Sc.) -- Hood College, 2004.
Communication Thesis (M.A) -- Simon Fraser University, 2018.