Looks at the familial relationships which developed in the community of Île à la Crosse as well as those established with representatives of the fur trade and the Church.
Introduction and Chapter 1 of: One of the Family: Métis Culture in Nineteenth-Century Northwestern Saskatchewan.
Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, vol. 29, no. 2-3, 2008, pp. 1-35
Description
Examines Frances Slocum’s cultural conversion from a white girl to an Indian woman; explores the dissemination of her story; and investigates the ways in which white writers later stressed the story of Frances Slocum as the story of a white woman.
Language in Society, vol. 37, no. 2, 2008, pp. 191-215
Description
Comments on the history of the place-names given to newly constructed neighbourhoods on the reservation in relation to locally established social idioms.
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 101, no. 1, January/February 2010, pp. 83-86
Description
Looks at a case study to identify areas where future discussion is needed to improve the understanding and meaning of knowledge translation in Aboriginal health research.
The Ardent Review, vol. 1, no. 1, April 2008, pp. 31-35
Description
Discusses the complexities of anti-racist activism and First Nations people and the requirements of critical dialogue and political action. Gives examples.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to page 31.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 20, no. 4, Winter, 2008, pp. 111-114
Description
Book review of: The Third Space of Sovereignty: The Postcolonial Politics of U.S.-Indigenous Relations by Kevin Bruyneel.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 111.
Speech by Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine to the Canadian Club in Ottawa about poverty, residential schools and how these issues are affecting the people today. 9 minutes.
Resource for instructing students in the teachings associated with the moons in the three cultures, as well as numbers, days of week, months, and seasons in each language.
Discusses how Sherman Alexie (screenplay) and Chris Eyre (director) chose to portray American Indians in the film.
Excerpt from Sherman Alexie: A Collection of Critical Essays edited by Jeff Berglund and Jan Roush.
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 41, Representations of First Nations and Métis / Les représentations des Premiéres nations et des Métis, 2010, pp. 137-177
Description
Re-examines historical evidence used by Judge MacInnes in the case Manitoba Métis Federation v. Canada
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 7, no. 1, 2008, pp. 39-66
Description
Analyzes reasons in favour of the First Nations public nuisance standing rule and concludes there's compelling reasons to re-examine the rule more generally.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 19, no. 4, Success by Accountability and Assessment, Summer, 2008
Description
Illustrates the analogy between the tradional story of three sisters who plant corn, beans and squash together and how it can be applied to tribal colleges working together to achieve success.
Prairie Forum, vol. 33, no. 2, Fall, 2008, pp. 357-384
Description
Describes how, during treaty negotiations, Euro-Canadian statesmen used religious terminology, presented the British monarchy in a divine manner, and enlisted well-known and respected Christian missionaries to impress upon the Natives that they understood the sacred dimensions of the treaties.
Zeitschrift für Kanada-Studien, vol. 28, no. 1, 2008, pp. 108-118
Description
Comments on the connection between nationality and film production, presents a short overview of the history of First Nations' film production, and discusses aspects of self-representation.
Libraries without Borders: Navigating towards Global Understanding
World Library and Information Congress ; 74th, 2008
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lucy Fowler Williams
David McKnight
Description
A look at the Louis Shotridge collection; Louis Shotridge, also known as Stoowukháa (c. 1882-1937), was from the Tlingit people of Southeast Alaska and worked for the Penn Museum as Assistant Curator from 1915-1932. This paper also discusses decisions made concerning the information architecture and metadata standards used in developing the website.
Lakota family violence expert and one of the founders of the White Buffalo Calf Woman Society, sings as she and the audience face the four directions at the Northern Michigan University's Uniting Neighbors in the Experience of Diversity (UNITED) Conference on September 23, 2008.
Lakota family violence expert and one of the founders of the White Buffalo Calf Woman Society, speaks at the North Michigan University's Uniting Neighbors in the Experience of Diversity (UNITED) Conference on September 23, 2008.
Lakota family violence expert and one of the founders of the White Buffalo Calf Woman Society, speaks at the Northern Michigan University's Uniting Neighbors in the Experience of Diversity (UNITED) Conference on September 23, 2008.
First Nations Métis Education Provincial Advisory Committee (FNMEPAC)
Description
Working draft of strategy with vision to build local capacity through relationship and understanding, excellence and equity, and accountability to First Nations and Métis learners and all learners across Saskatchewan.
Access Catalyst Leaders' Toolkit.