Literature & Stories
Changing Women: The Cross-Currents of American Indian Feminine Identity
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Rebecca Tsosie
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, Vol. 12, No. 1, 1988, pp. 1-37
Description
Excerpt from an essay that examines the themes in Maria Campbell's Halfbreed in American Indian Culture and Research Journal vol. 12, no. 1, 1988 pp. 1-37.
Changing Women: Thomas King's Depiction of Indigenous Female Characters in Green Grass, Running Water
Alternate Title
Göttinger Schriften zur Englischen Philologie ; bd. 1
Von Puritanern, Relativsätzen und Wandelbaren Frauengestalten
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Franziska Frome
Description
Focuses on Norma, Latisha Red Dog-Morningstar, and Alberta Frank.
Excerpt from Von Puritanern, Relativsätzen und Wandelbaren Frauengestalten edited by Frauke Reitemeier.
Entire volume on one pdf. To access chapter, scroll to p. 95.
Chapter V -- "The Buffalo"
Alternate Title
The Story of Saskatchewan and Its People
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Hawkes
Description
Chapter V from "The Story of Saskatchewan and its People." The first part of the chapter discusses the Lieut. Governor Laird council's investigation into the "food supply of the Indian". This resulted in "An Ordinance for the Protection of the Buffalo" of which 11 parts are published therein. The section sub-section is entitled "Buffalo Slaughter by Indians" and is largely Professor Hind's account of his time with the Sandy Hills Cree in 1858. He describes the buffalo pounds he saw and gives his opinions on the overall practice.
Chapter XI -- "Sargent-Major Spicer on the Indian"
Alternate Title
The Story of a Great Battle as Told by Little Bear
The Story of Saskatchewan and its People
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
John Hawkes
Frank Wyman Spicer
Description
Chapter XI from "The Story of Saskatchewan and its People." The chapter is entitled "Sergeant-Major Spicer on the Indian". The introductory paragraph is followed by a section entitled: "The Story of a Great Battle as Told by Little Bear". Hawkes herein publishes Spicer's introduction to the story, a story which Spicer recorded and translated into English during his time with the Blackfeet. Various illustrations included.
Historical note:
Sergeant-Major Frank Wyman Spicer, born in New York State, was a member of the NWMP and, subsequently, an ordained Methodist Minister.Chapter XII -- "Graphic Descriptions of the 'Medicine Lodge'; or 'The Place of Sacred Feasting' -- The Great Blackfoot Ceremony"
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Hawkes
Description
Chapter XII from "The Story of Saskatchewan and its People." The chapter is entitled "Graphic Descriptions of the 'Medicine Lodge' or 'The Place of Sacred Feasting' -- The Great Blackfoot Ceremony". The author details his knowledge of the ceremony by way of anecdotal reminiscences.
Chapter XVI -- "An Indian Murder Case"
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Hawkes
Description
Chapter XII from "The Story of Saskatchewan and its People." The chapter is entitled "An Indian Murder Case". This first section describes, via Peter Hourie account, a murder near the Mission at Lebret. The next section, entitled "Star Blanket", concern's Star Blanket's actions during the 1885 Resistance. The final section, "Star Blanket's Statement" is his account of his involvement in the Resistance taken by Hawkes during an interview at Joseph La Roque's house.
Chapter XXI -- "Rebellion"
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Hawkes
Description
Chapter XII, "Rebellion". A summary of the events concerning the 1885 Resistance. Hawkes separates the sections into "The Fighting", "Fish Creek", "Batcoche", "Captain Howard and his Gatling Gun", "Cut Knife", "The Alberta Field Force: Frenchman's Butte", "The Ballad of the Near-Battle of Cussed Creek". The chapter includes images of the North West Mounted Police guard room, Regina Barracks, Tourand's Home, the stone house at Warman Ferry, an old house in Duck Lake, Old Mill at Duck Lake, Store at Duck Lake, the remains of the old convent at St. Laurent, "Riel's Councillors".
Chapter XXIII -- "Prince Albert And The Rebellion"
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Hawkes
Description
Chapter XIII, "Prince Albert and the Rebellion". A short account of the Resistance and its effects on Prince Albert by the Editor of the Prince Albert newspaper. Two images included (Telegraph trail and view of Prince Albert in the 1880s).
Chapter XXVI -- "How Big Tom Hourie Swam the Saskatchewan In Running Ice with Dispatches"
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Hawkes
Description
Chapter XXVI, "How Big Tom Hourie Swam the Saskatchewan In Running Ice with Dispatches". An account of Tom Hourie's legendary service, swimming part of the South Saskatchewan River in order to deliver a message from Middleton to Irvine.
Chapter XXX -- "Louis Riel's End"
Alternate Title
The Story of Saskatchewan and Its People
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Hawkes
Description
Chapter XXX discusses the execution of Riel and the national reaction before and after. There are several quotations from Riel and his final letter to his mother appears in full.
Extract from The Story of Saskatchewan and Its People by John Hawkes.
Charlie Chief 1 Interviewer
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Charlie Chief
Alphonse Littlepoplar
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview of Charlie Chief who discusses the a Grass Dance, Round Dance and Sioux Dance (including songs). Also included are songs. The discusses the difference between old and new ways. Alphonse Littlepoplar is the intterpreter
Charlie Chief 2 Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Charlie Chief
Mary Mountain
Indian History Film Project
Description
An interview that describes some boyhood memories. The interviewee also describes two dances, the Give Away and Wolf Feast ceremonies.
Checking Under the Bed for My Guests
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Drew Hayden Taylor
Windspeaker, vol. 17, no. 7, 1999, p. 5
Description
Questions about the legendary little people are raised by the author after someone tugged on a house guest's hair.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.5.
Cherokee Stories of the Turtle Island Liars’ Club
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jace Weaver
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 26, no. 2, Tribalography, Summer, 2014, pp. 104-106
Description
Book review of: Cherokee Stories of the Turtle Island Liars’ Club by Christopher B. Teuton.
Entire article on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 104.
Cherokee Thoughts, Honest and Uncensored
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joshua B. Nelson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 3, Fall, 2010, pp. 74-77
Description
Book review of: Cherokee Thoughts, Honest and Uncensored by Robert J. Conley.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 74.
A Cherokee Woman's America: Memoirs of Narcissa Owen, 1831-1907
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rose Stremlau
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 20, no. 4, Winter, 2008, pp. 87-89
Description
Book review of: A Cherokee Woman's America: Memoirs of Narcissa Owen, 1831-1907 edited by Karen L. Kilcup.
Entire article on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 87.
Chief William Scow Interview #1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
William Scow
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where he describes the rituals associated with the Hamatsa dance. He also tells a story of how the Hamatsa dance originated.
Children and Orality: Self Reported body and Emotional Experiences with Horror Stories
Alternate Title
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Birgit Kleist Pedersen
Description
Comments on a pilot project, among 52 youth, that looks into their fascination with the horror genre in movies, literature and social encounters.
Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
Children of Someone Else's History: Reading for Restorative Justice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frances W. Kaye
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, [Aboriginal Peoples: Special Issue], Spring/Summer, 2001, pp. 225-239
Description
Novel by Richard Wagamese Quality of Light is used in a discussion of retribution and restoration in the Canadian legal system.
Children of the Dragonfly: Native American Voices on Child Custody and Education
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Alicia Kent
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 14, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 2002, pp. 61-65
Description
Book review of: Children of the Dragonfly edited by Robert Bensen.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
[Children's Author Peter Eyvindson About Kookum's Red Shoes]
Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Peter Eyvindson
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Interview with the author of children's book related to Residential schools and how and when this history should be introduced to children.
Duration: 34:34.
[Children's Book Activity Sheets for Home-Based Learning]
Alternate Title
A Promise is a Promise
A Walk on the Shoreline
Awâsis and the World-Famous Bannock
Bowwow Powwow
Gifts from Raven
Go Show the World
How Raven Stole the Sun
I Like Who I Am
My Heart Fills with Happiness
Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak
Read Aloud Videos Resource Sheet
Sweetest Kulu
The Case of Windy Lake
We Are Water Protectors
You Hold Me Up
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)
First Nations Schools Association (FNSA)
Description
Fourteen primary and intermediate books. Links to read aloud videos begin at page 17.
Children’s Book Activity Sheets for Home-Based Learning
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)
Description
Activities for the following titles: A Promise is a Promise; Awasis Bannock; Bowwow Powwow; Gifts from Raven; Go Show the World; How Raven Stole the Sun; I Like Who I Am; My Heart Fills with Happiness; Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak; Sweetest Kulu; Walk on the Shoreline; We Are Water Protectors; Windy Lake; and You Hold Me Up.
Simple activities and questions to help parents who are reading and discussing books with children.
Chilula Texts
Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.10, no.7
E-Books
Author/Creator
Pliny Earle Goddard
Description
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 10, (pp289-379).
Chipewyan Tales
Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v.10, pt.3
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robert H. Lowie
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.10 (p.171-200).
Chipewyan [Texts] IX
Alternate Title
Fanggui Li Collection
Li Collection
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
François Mandeville
Baptiste Ferrier
Fanggui Li
Description
Includes stories and interlinear translations of one untitled story, a continuation from the previous notebook (VIII), and: "The man who cheated in gambling;" The last Dogribs who ran in flight;" "How I made a canoe;" "How moose hide is tanned;" "The prophet of the Yellow-Knives;" "My Beaver Hunt."
Historical note:
Chipewyan [Texts] V
Alternate Title
Fanggui Li Collection
Li Collection
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
François Mandeville
Fanggui Li
Description
Includes stories and interlinear translations of: one untitled story, and "The story of Oa tOe ti."
Historical note:
The Li Collection is comprised of 10 volumes containing stories in Dene collected in northern Alberta in 1928 by linguist Fanggui Li. Recorded in the field, these texts consist of phonetic transcriptions of stories elicited from Francois Mandeville and Baptiste Ferrier, with interlinear English translations.
Chipewyan [Texts] VII
Alternate Title
Fanggui Li Collection
Li Collection
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
François Mandeville
Baptiste Ferrier
Fanggui Li
Description
Includes stories and interlinear translations of one untitled story, a continuation from the previous notebook (VI).
Historical note:
The Li Collection is comprised of 10 volumes containing stories in Dene collected in northern Alberta in 1928 by linguist Fanggui Li. Recorded in the field, these texts consist of phonetic transcriptions of stories elicited from Francois Mandeville and Baptiste Ferrier, with interlinear English translations.
Chipewyan [Texts] X
Alternate Title
Fanggui Li Collection
Li Collection
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
François Mandeville
Baptiste Ferrier
Fanggui Li
Description
Includes stories and interlinear translations of one untitled story, a continuation from the previous notebook (IX), and: "The story of a wise man," in two parts.
Historical note:
The Li Collection is comprised of 10 volumes containing stories in Dene collected in northern Alberta in 1928 by linguist Fanggui Li. Recorded in the field, these texts consist of phonetic transcriptions of stories elicited from Francois Mandeville and Baptiste Ferrier, with interlinear English translations.