American Indian Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 1, Winter, 1994, pp. 43-59
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Article examines the records made by Jesuit missionaries of the oral literary traditions of the Algonquian-speaking First Nations; discusses how these texts have become foundational in the study of Indigenous literatures.
The Howard Journal of Communications, vol. 21, no. 4, Special Issue: Special Forum: American Indians and the Media, 2010, pp. 328-344
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Looks at Native American journalism from 1828 starting with Cherokee Phoenix, the first Aboriginal published newspaper to Aboriginal owned and operated radio stations by the mid-1970s.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 10, no. 2, Autumn, 1994, pp. 98-99
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Excerpt from a public lecture by Elizabeth Cook-Lynn commenting on the use of myths in the Native American story.
See also : Indian Newspapers, or "Say, Ain't You Some Kind of Indians?"
Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, vol. 52, no. 4, July 2010, pp. 369-395
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Discusses the findings of a study concerning judicial attitudes and experiences with restorative justice practices, and the use of sentencing circles appropriate in gender-violence cases.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 3, Summer, 1994, pp. 321-348
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Author explores the role that powwows play in intertribal social culture, discusses the ritual of such events, and the elements of shared musical and dance traditions among Southern Plains Peoples. Focuses on the Kiowa and their engagement in the powwow events since the 1870s.
Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 144, Theatre in an Age of Eco-Crisis, Fall, 2010, pp. 5-12
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Author relates her experiences while staging the eco-drama which focuses on Clements' familial connection to the Great Bear Lake Region in the Northwest Territories, as well as uranium mining in the region.
Poitras, once labeled an angry artist, believes anger is foreign to Indigenous philosophies and traditions, instead dictates forgiveness. Her works have display evils done to First Nations people by the church, Western materialism, residential schools and alcohol, but her own worldview is that trials and suffering lead to redemption.