Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 53, no. 1, Winter, 2019, pp. 27-47
Description
Examines the discourse around two different contested pipeline projects; discusses rhetorical elements including the difference between “claimed” and “government sanctioned” spaces, and whether the perspectives are consistent with or counter to mainstream perspectives. Highlights the differences in worldviews, understandings of cause and effect, and conceptualizations of time and space and the role these differences play.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 115-122
Description
Essay situates the #NoDAPL movement to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), within the historical context and the longer histories of Oceti Sakowin resistance against the trespass of settlers, dams, and pipelines across the Mni Sose, the Missouri River, and into Sioux territory.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 4, 1979, pp. 295-316
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A history of the US Bureau of Indian Affairs' investigation into the Ghost Dance prophet Jack Wilson in the late eighteenth century. The investigation was filled with miscommunication, disinterest and confusion regarding the Ghost Dance and the identity of the "Indian Messiah".
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 2, Spring, 1997, pp. 321-331
Description
Article offers an analysis of data collected about the voting practices of Indigenous voters in two different elections in the United States. 674 Indigenous voters in 7 states were interviewed, findings indicate that while income and education levels play a role, Indian status is strongly related to whether an individual voted in these elections.
Parliamentary papers / Great Britain. Parliament (1859-1865). House of Commons
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Great Britain
Colonial Office
Governor General of Canada
Description
Correspondence between the commanding officers of the United States troops in Minnesota and the governor of the Hudson's Bay Company at Red River regarding the Sioux refugees in the British territory (which would become Canada).