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Elaboration Therapy in the Midewiwin and Gerald Vizenor's The Heirs of Columbus

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Elaboration Therapy in the Medewiwin and Gerald Vizenor's The Heirs of Columbus
Elaboration Therapy in the Midewin and Gerald Vizenor's The Heirs of Columbus
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Benjamin V. Burgess
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 18, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 22-36
Uses a Midewiwin framework, and elaboration theory that stories have power, healing abilities and the strength of the story depends on the ability of the healer. Concepts are used to reshape the narrative of Christopher Columbus in Gerald Vizenor's novel. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 22.
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Elderly Ladies Workshop 2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Wm. (Mrs.) Joseph
Madeline (Mrs.) Whitehawk
Dan Pelletier
Indian History Film Project
Elders tell stories either from their own experience or which have been passed down to them.
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Elders Visit & Homemakers with Alfred Mishibinijima (Mish)

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Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Alfred (Albert) Mishibinijima
Eddie Benton
Indian History Film Project
Side A of this tape has not been translated into English. Side B is a conference about Ojibway legends of creation, flood and migration and how these compare to the legends of other peoples. Also talks about the origins of the clans and Midewiwin lodge.
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Ełexègots'edo: Sharing Our Stories

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Francis Williah
Bernadette Williah
Rosa Mantla
Tammy Steinwand

"A collection of stories and photographs of objects from the Tłı̨chǫ region".

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Eli Pooyak 5 Interview

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Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Eli Pooyak
Alphonse Littlepoplar
Indian History Film Project
Interview includes stories about the origin of the Sioux Dance and tales about the Sliding and Drumming hills.
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Eli Pooyak 6 Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Eli Pooyak
Alphonse Littlepoplar
Indian History Film Project
Interview includes a story of how the Cree acquired horses.
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Eli Pooyak 8 Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Eli Pooyak
Alphonse Littlepoplar
Indian History Film Project
Interview includes a story of a daring escape by Cree warriors that were surrounded by some Blackfoot.
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Eli Pooyak 9 Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Eli Pooyak
Alphonse Littlepoplar
Indian History Film Project
Interview includes stories of boys who became rattlesnakes and a woman who was half fish. It also includes a discussion concerning the murder and suicide by Thunder Blanket.
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Eliza Kneller Interview #1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jamie Lee
Eliza Kneller
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where she tells of a frightening trip through the woods as a child.
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Eliza Kneller Interview #2B

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Eliza Kneller
Jamie Lee
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where she gives a brief account of Indian medicine; she mentions accounts she has heard of the War of 1812; and mentions certain superstitions.
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Eliza Kneller Interview #3

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Eliza Kneller
Jamie Lee
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview with Eliza Kneller where she discusses her life in the United States. She tells of a premonition of the death of her son.
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Elmira McLeod Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Elmira McLeod
Ranald Thurgood
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview with Elmira McLeod where she gives general reminiscences about her childhood as well as recounting stories that she heard as a child.
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Elmira McLeod Interview #3

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Ranald Thurgood
Elmira McLeod
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where she gives an account of ghost stories and superstitions.
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Elmira McLeod Interview #4

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Ranald Thurgood
Elmira McLeod
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where she tells of stories for amusement and general reminiscences of her life.
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Elsie Gattie Interview #2

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Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Elsie Gattie
Evelyn Sit
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview that gives an account of an earthquake in 1933.
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Encounters with Deer Woman: Sexual Relations in Susan Power's The Grass Dancer and Louise Erdrich's The Antelope Wife

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annette Van Dyke
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 15, no. 3-4, Series 2; [Indigenous Intersections], Fall/Winter, 2003/2004, pp. 168-180
Explores how Aboriginal perspectives / attitudes are made accessible to both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal audiences in the plots of two contemporary novels. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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"The End of the Natchez"? A Genealogy of Historical, Literary and Anthropological Thought About the Natchez Indians Since the Eighteenth Century

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Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Noel Edward Smyth
Looks how European and American writers, anthropologists and historians have misconstrued and misrepresented the history of the Natchez people for the last 250 years. Presented at the Tenth Native American Symposium, November 14-15, 2013. Chapter from Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs edited by Mark B. Spencer.
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End Times for Ruby

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lesley Thomas
The Northern Review, no. 31, Northern Literature, Fall, 2001, pp. 145-151
A fictional short story.
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Ënë = My Mother

Alternate Title
[Gift of Language and Culture Project: Stories, Legends and Chants]
[My Mother. Dene]
[Nursery Family Units (Gift of Language and Culture Project)]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gift of Language and Culture Project
Virtual nursery level book in Dene and English
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Enforcement in Sherman Alexie's Indian Killer

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexandra V. Lund
The Explicator, vol. 72, no. 4, 2014, pp. 270-274
Examines the fictional characters of Truck Shultz, Jack Wilson, Olivia Smith and Dr. Clarence Mather.
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Engaged Resistance in American Indian Art, Literature and Film

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dean Rader
Peace Review, vol. 15, no. 2, 2003, pp. 179-186
Discusses how communication is linked to Aboriginal histories, cultures and beliefs. Uses Louise Erdrich's poem Dear John Wayne and the film Smoke Signals by Sherman Alexie as an examples.
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English First Peoples: Grade 10-12 Resource Guide

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FNESC/FNSA English First Peoples 10, 11, and 12 Teacher Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)
First Nations Schools Association (FNSA)
Includes advice for non-Indigenous teachers teaching the class, list of recommended texts, and instruction and assessment units. Course conforms to the British Columbia curriculum, but incorporates literature from across Canada and the United States.
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The Enigma of Louis David Riel

Alternate Title
The Story of Saskatchewan and its People ; v.1
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Hawkes
Chapter 27 from The Story of Saskatchewan and Its People (vol. 1).
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Enough is as Good as a Feast

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lennie Elangasak
Inuktitut, no. 86, 2000, pp. 71-78
Inuvialuit fable about a hunter's growing obsession with cannibalism.
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Epistemological Distinctiveness and the Use of "Guided History" Methodology for Writing Native Histories

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yale D. Belanger
Indigenous Nations Studies Journal, vol. 2, no. 2, Fall, 2001, pp. 15-34
Argues that different historical perspectives between Native and non-Native cultures impact on writings about Native populations and suggests methodology of community input into writing local histories.
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Erdrich's Love Medicine

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Sutton
Explicator, vol. 57, no. 3, Spring, 1999, pp. 187-189
Review analyzes how the automobile is associated with the unnatural present.
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Erdrich's Love Medicine

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Farrell
Explicator, vol. 56, no. 2, Winter, 1998, pp. 109-112
Examines the main characters of the novel.
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Ernestine Shuswap Gets Her Trout

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Owen D. Percy
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 38, no. 2, 2006, pp. 211-212
Review of the script for: Ernestine Shuswap Gets Her Trout by Tomson Highway.
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Ernestine Shuswap Gets Her Trout

Alternate Title
Twentieth Century North American Drama
E-Books
Author/Creator
Tomson Highway
Retelling of concluding treaties in trickster style about how the First peoples of British Columbia lost their land, languages, fishing and hunting rights. Print version published by Talonbooks, 2005.
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