Images & Stereotypes

Comments on two controversial 1967 sculptures of Louis Riel and the criticisms by various Métis organizations.

Discusses the variety of styles used in two stories and how they are intertwined to achieve self-realization, not by adopting the styles but by transcending them. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 59.

Review of the movie: Apocalypto directed by Mel Gibson.

(Ph.D.)--University of Missouri - Columbia, 2002.

English Language and Literature Thesis (M.A.)--Queen's University, 2017.

Aboriginal people as objects rather than subjects of research.

Anthropology and Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2000.

Archival Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba/University of Winnipeg, 2011.

File contains a report on arctic gas and its importance to northern Indigenous persons, a grant incentive program for prospectors and developers to assist Indigenous persons, a speech relating the shocking conditions of Indigenous peoples in the North, and a letter entitled "Northern Armed Force, asserting that an arctic force should be established with Inuit recruits.

Studied Toronto Star coverage of the Akwesanse/Mohawk and Oka land dispute to determine whether awareness of Aboriginal issues increased after the crisis.

Examines research literature and finds that biochemical studies do not support this theory; cautions against simplistic approach to a complex issue.

Analyzes data from surveys collected at 6 professional sporting events to understand which selected social groupings hold which opinions. Results show that university graduates and political liberals are more offended by the team name Redskins than non-university graduates and political conservatives.

English Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2011. Examines four films: Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises by Alanis Obomsawin, Reel Injun by Neil Diamond, Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner and The Journals of Knud Rasmussen both by Isuma Corporation.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Calgary, 1992.

Examines an exhibit Listening to Our Ancestors: The Art of Native Life along the North Pacific Coast to evaluate how it is perceived and promoted by Native American staff and community consultants, and non-Native American staff at the Museum.

Talk on the photographic series Mask. Duration: 21:12.

Book review of: My Heart is on the Ground: The Diary of Nannie Little Rose by Ann Rinaldi. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Science and Natural History Filmmaking Thesis (M.F.A.)--Montana State University, 2006.

Book review of: The Assiniboine by E. T. Denig and edited by J. N. B. Hewitt.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1991.

Looks at the level of "civilization" the Cherokee nation had acheived compared to that of other native American societies including the Lakota.

A short article on Louis Riel's defeat and capture in the Northwest Resistance and a large sketch of a steamer. Description and accompanying sketch possibly depicts the attack on the Northcote at Batoche, although the vessel's name is not given.

Canadian Studies and Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 2006.

Author examines the work of Sarah Winnemucca, a Northern Paiute author, lecturer, interpreter, and army scout; argues that Winnemucca challenges the stereotypes of Indigenous authenticity which have been used as a strategy of settler biopolitics.

Examines the contrasting portrayal of Indigenous issues and people in film by Native and non-Native filmmakers.

Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Arizona, 2013.

Examines the collaborative approach to authorship and argues how it can be understood as reflective of a specific national or cultural ideology.

Discusses how both authors challenge stereotypes and show that while Aboriginal culture is distinctive, it is not static or frozen in the past. Entire volume on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 149.

Comments on the many stereotypes in this film as well as other Hollywood blockbusters.

Guide to accompany student resource book. Class is designed for Grade 12 students. For use with: Textbook. Integrated Resource Package.

Accompanying material: Teacher's Guide. Integrated Resource Package.

Looks at the impact of mother blame and stigmatization on Aboriginal women who are living with or affected by HIV/AIDS and injection drug use. Includes experiences of three women author encountered while working with AIDS Saskatoon. Entire book on one pdf. To read this chapter scroll to p. 103. Chapter from Bad Mothers: Regulations, Representations, and Resistance edited by Michelle Hughes Miller, Tamar Hager, and Rebecca Jaremko Bromwich.

Looks at press coverage by the Vancouver Sun newspaper of the trial of serial killer Robert Pickton and the murders of six Aboriginal women.

Sketch of a battery of men travelling to the front lines; men on horses, horses pulling a cannon [Gatling gun?].

A large coloured illustration depicting the Battle of Batoche reproduced from the Canadian Illustrated War News. Published in the series The Opening of the West by Encyclopedia Britannica.

Note: The description of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library. A short article on the ongoing Northwest Resistance, including four sketches: 1. The fort at Battleford; 2. The South Saskatchewan; 3. Steamers loading at Medicine Hat; 4. The Revolt of the Half-Breeds.

Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2014.

Looks at film and television actor Adam Beach, and his bumpy road to success. Article found by scrolling to page 12.

Speaker discusses stereotypes of both Indigenous men and women, Canada 150 celebrations, and reactions to the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald erected on the Wilfred Laurier University Waterloo campus, including the video she made, Canadian Conversation. Duration: 34:22.

English Thesis (Ph.D)--Washington State University, 2013.

Examine issues surrounding the practice of attaching names to sports teams during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Media, Culture, and Communication Thesis (Ph.D.)--New York University, 2013.

Teachers' guide developed in conjunction with exhibition mounted to dispel the misrepresentations of cultural beliefs created by Stephanie Myer's Twilight books.

Question and answer period with 6 member panel including artist James Luna. Duration: 34:08.

Discusses, using the works of Maria Campbell, Beatrice Culleton, and Lee Maracle, how race and culture can become oppressive elements in society.

Authors use discourse analysis to interrogate that narrative created by the Miner & News surrounding a six-week standoff between the Ojibway Warrior Society and the municipality of Kenora, ON. Discusses tropes of barbarism and civilization vs savagery, and the paper’s failure to differentiate between the Warrior Society and Indigenous peoples generally.

Analyzes the 1992 Tri-Star Pictures release which breaks new ground on two fronts, an all Native American cast except the lead role, and use of a contemporary setting. Screenplay by John Fusco, directed by Michael Apted and produced by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and John Fusco.

This postcard is a collage of six other postcard images of Native people - "Blackfoot Brave", "The Chief's Squaws", "Mounted Cree Indian", "Cree Indian", "Cree Indians and Camp", and "An Indian Chief." The edges of the postcard are decorated in gold colour and red maple leaves. The card is postmarked 4 Dec 1907.

Interviewees give reasons for enlisting and discuss racism faced during the war.