Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Glenbow Museum
Description
Virtual exhibition divided into six sections: how we lived with the buffalo; how we lived with the land; how we lived with other people; our world; and traditional stories.
Includes link to teacher toolkit.
Nilliajut 2: Inuit Perspectives on the Northwest Passage Shipping and Marine Issues
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aqqaluk Lynge
Robert Comeau
Mary Simon
Nancy Karetak-Lindell
Alfred E. R. Jakobsen
Zebedee Nungak
Silas Elytuk Arngna’naaq
Peter F. K. Ittinuar
Kuupik Vandersee Kleist
Okalik Eegeesiak]
Description
Essays by authors from across Inuit Nunangat and Greenland discuss the possible impacts of the opening of the Passage due to climate change.
Nipi and Mother Earth
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Saskatchewan
Description
Primary reading level storybook.
No Takebacks
Alternate Title
No take backs
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephen Graham Jones
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 139-169
Description
Short fiction piece. When two friends develop an app for mobile devices the results are much different than they expect.
The "Noble Savage" in American Music and Literature, 1790-1855
Theses
Author/Creator
Jacob Mathew Somers
Description
Music History and Literature Thesis (M.A.)--Marshall University, 2017
Refers to James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans, Henry Russell's "The Indian Hunter", and Henry Woodsworth Longfellow's The Song of Hiawatha .
Northern Literature: Look Here, Look Again
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maureen Long
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 5-8
Description
Introduction to the special literary issue.
Novel Depicts Agony of Residential School Life
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 129, no. 6, June 2003, p. 21
Description
Book review of: Porcupines and China Dolls by Robert Arthur Alexie.
Oh Canada, Whose Home and Native Land? Negotiating Multicultural, Aboriginal and Canadian Identity Narratives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Momina Khan
Michael Cottrell
Education Matters: The Journal of Teaching and Learning, vol. 5, no. 1, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the need to restructure the social studies curriculum that allows for more voices and narratives to be heard.
The Ojibwe Who Slew the Wiindigo
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bradley Shreve
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 3, Indigenous Peoples History, Spring, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Discusses colonization, historical trauma and historical loss symptoms.
Okwire’shon:’a, the First Storytellers: Recovering Landed Consciousness in Readings of Trees & Texts
Theses
Author/Creator
Kaitlin Sandra June Debicki
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2017. Refers to the works Power by Linda Hogan, Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson, and Truth and Bright Water by Thomas King.
Once They Were Hats: In Search of the Mighty Beaver
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ezekiel Gow
BC Studies, no. 195, Autumn, 2017, pp. 174-175
Description
Book review of Once They Were Hats by Frances Backhouse.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 174.
One Writer, Becoming
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy Lord
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 9-17
Description
Author is presented with letters written to a friend 40 years previously and reflects on her younger self.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Ten: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten. Day 1: : First Nation Creation Stories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
The Opinions of Ambulance Personnel Regarding Using a Heated Mattress for Patients Being Cared for in a Cold Climate - An Intervention Study in Ambulance Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonas Aléx
Tom Uppstu
Britt-Inger Saveman
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1379305
Description
Ambulance personnel from northern Sweden rate their experiences as being positive for patient comfort.
Opposition Play: Trans-Atlantic Trickstering in Gerald Vizenor's The Heirs of Columbus
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Iping Liang
Concentric, vol. 29, no. 1, January 2003, pp. 121-141
Description
Examines the turn of clash into comedy by using idea of trickster, turning Christopher Columbus into a crossblood Jewish Mayan trickster.
Other Words: American Indian Literature, Law, and Culture. Jace Weaver.
Alternate Title
American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series; vol. 39
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sidner Larson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 15, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 2003, pp. 86-88
Description
Book review of: Other Words by Jace Weaver.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics.
Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics.
Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
Our Women and Girls Are Sacred: Interim Report: The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marion Buller
Michèle Audette
Brian Eyolfson
Qajaq Robinson
Patterns in Contemporary Canadian Picture Books: Radical Change in Action
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Beverley Brenna
Shuwen Sun
Yina Liu
In Education, vol. 23, no. 2, Autumn, 2017, pp. 43-70
Description
Study examined two groups of books, 57 titles published 2005 and 120 published in 2015 in terms of authors, illustrators, characterization, genre, and audiences.
Paul Boyer on the New Information Age
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bradley Shreve
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 31, no. 1, The New Information Age, Spring-Summer, Aug 11, 2019
Description
Interview with the founding editor of Tribal College: Journal of American Indian Higher Education; Boyer reflects on the journal and on the new challenges that tribal communities face in the new information age.
Paved Trails: Crip Poetics as an Approach Towards Decolonizing Accessibility
Theses
Author/Creator
Aimee Louw
Description
Media Studies Thesis (MA) -- Concordia University, 2019
Perfect Cree
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Margery Fee
Canadian Literature, no. 176, Spring, 2003, pp. 156-157
Description
Book review of: Perfect Cree by Margery Fee.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access book review, scroll to page 156.
Permafrost
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Thaler
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 67-83
Description
Short story.
Perspectives on the Indigenous Tradition/New Technology Interface
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Greg Young-ing
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Indigenous Peoples and Information Technology, 2003, pp. 14-17
Description
Examines the Indigenous peoples' ability to adapt to technological change.
To access this article scroll down to page 14.
Photo Vignette – Whale Watching, Salish Style
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lee Maracle
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 27-29
Description
Author shares a personal story as a means of teaching about cross-cultural relationships.
Poetries of Transformation: Joy Harjo and Li-Young Lee
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Kolosov
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 15, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 2003, pp. 39-57
Description
Author contends that despite superficial differences, the two poets' works display thematic commonalities.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Poetry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vladimir Swirynsky
Delilah O'Haynes
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 27, no. 2, 2003, pp. 93-102
Description
Contains the poems: "Quiet Truth of History", "Wolf Visions", "American Indians", "Navajo Country", "Winter Moon", and "Hallowed Host".
Poetry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Landgraf
Robert Nazarene
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 27, no. 1, 2003, pp. 119-127
Description
Contains the poems: "Prison Powwow", "Simple: On the Reservation at First Beach, La Push", "Norma Before She Moved to the Reservation", "Norma's Gift", "Two White Men on the Quinault Indian Reservation", "The Meeting", "Postmodern", "The Declaration of Indepestilence, July 4th, 2002", "We Are, After All, Americans", and "Rice & Sand".
Poetry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, 2017, pp. 133-138
Description
Three poems: Selling Cigars on a Coral Gables Corner 1987, Into the Red Devil's Horn, and For a Good Boy We'll Break All the Rules.
The Poetry of Carter Revard: Stars Among the Walking
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dean Rader
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 15, no. 1, Series 2; [Special Issue in Honor of Carter Revard], Spring, 2003, pp. [45]-52
Description
Explores the use of celestial references in the poet's work.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Poster for Louis Riel: A Comic Strip Biography
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Chester Brown
Description
Poster entitled "Louis Riel: A Comic Strip Biography", featuring sample of artwork.
[Preston Singletary: Threshold]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Katie Jernnings
Description
Profile of the Tlingit glass artist and his work.
Duration: 15:03.
The Quest For the Historical Tekánawí-ta': Oral Tradition and the Founding of the Iroquois League
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jonathan Bernier
Totem, vol. 11, no. 1, 2003, pp. 80-84
Description
Questions the validity of the Tekánawí-ta' Myth for give biographical details of his life and role in the formation of the League.
The Quinzhee
Alternate Title
The Cantilevered Universe
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kirsten Madsen
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 121-136
Description
Excerpt from the novel Cantilevered Universe.
Racism Experiences of Urban Indigenous Women in Ontario, Canada: “We All Have That Story That Will Break Your Heart”
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anita C Benoit
Jasmine Cotnam
Doe O'Brien-Teengs
Saara Green
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, June 18, 2019
Description
Mixed methods research study explores how Indigenous women in two Canadian urban centers experience racism. Findings indicate that participants experience racism in ways that can be classified as individual, collective or institutional, and cultural and rage from historical events to contemporary manifestations.
Radical Writing, Radical Women: An Interview with Lee Maracle by Tania Willard
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tania Willard
Lee Maracle
Redwire, vol. 7, no. 1, [2003?], p. [?]
Description
Interview with the author of Ravensong, I am Women, Bobbi Lee-Indian Rebel, Daughters are Forever, and the poetry collection Bentbox.
Rare Intellect
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carla Robinson
Jennifer Sinclair
Windspeaker, vol. 21, no. 6, September 2003, p. 25
Description
Brief article focusing on two books recommended by the author; Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson and Canada's First Nations: A History of Founding Peoples From Earliest Times by Olive Dickason.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.25.
Raven Tales: Traditional Quileute Stories of Bayak, the Trickster
Documents & Presentations
Description
Includes five stories: Raven and Bear; Raven and Fishduck; Raven and Mole; Raven and Skatefish; and Raven and Eagle.
(Re)claiming History and Visibility Through Rhetorical Sovereignty: The Power of Diné Rhetorics in the Works of Laura Tohe
Theses
Author/Creator
Jessica Marie Safran Hoover
Description
[English] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Illinois State University, 2017.
Re/ Marking on History, or, Playing Basketball with Godzilla: Thomas King’s Monstrous Post-colonial Gesture
Alternate Title
Connections: Non-Native Responses to Native Canadian Literature
[Creative New Literature Series ; 62]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Gerry Turcotte
Description
Argues that even though King expresses a dislike of the term "post-colonial" and what it implies about Indigenous literature, he still engages in "writing back" to European master narratives.
Chapter from Connections: Non-Native Responses to Native Canadian Literature edited by Hartmut Lutz and Coomi S. Vevaina.
Reading Australian Indigenous Life Narratives and Whiteness: Relationality and the Ethical Turn
Alternate Title
Culture and the State ; v. 2
Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Anne Brewster
pp. 75-80
Description
Argues that the relationality of Indigenous and non-Indigenous constituencies within the postcolonial nation in Australia has always been mediated by the discourse of race.
Excerpt from Disability Studies & Indigenous Studies.
Entire book on one pdf. To access paper, scroll to p. 75.
Reading Bodies, Writing Blackness: Anti-/Blackness and Nineteenth-Century Kanaka Maoli Literary Nationalism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joyce Pualani Warren
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 2, [Rethinking Blackness and Indigeneity in the Light of Settler Colonial Theory], 2019, pp. 49-72
Description
Uses the writings of historical Hawaiian leaders to analyze how they embraced their blackness to challenge settler-colonial ideology that their perceived blackness made them unfit for sovereignty. Maoli literature used includes: Prince Alexander Liholiho, Samuel Kamakau, King Kalakaua, and Queen Lili‘uokalani.
READiscover Nevada: A Great Basin Bibliography of the Northern Paiute, Southern Paiute, Washoe, & Western Shoshone Tribes
Alternate Title
The Indian Heritage of Nevada
Documents & Presentations
Description
Current as of 2003. When available, indicates critical evaluation and learning activities.
Reasserting the World: The Convergence of Mythic and
Modern Realities in Enactment Narratives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shawna Thorp
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 15, no. 3&4, Series 2; [Indigenous Intersections], Fall-Winter, 2003-2004, pp. [147]-167
Description
Discusses arguments for creating a new genre of American Indian literature which uses culturally specific models.
Entire issue on one pdf. To Access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
[Recensions/Book Reviews]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Edmund Searles
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Architecture Paléoesquimaude / Palaeoeskimo Architecture, 2003, pp. 549-552
Description
Review of: Saqiyuq, Stories from the Lives of Three Inuit Women by Nancy Wachowich, in collaboration with Apphia Agalakti Awa, Rhoda Kaukjak Katsak, and Sandra Pikujak Katsak.
Reclaiming Territories through Indigenous Performance
Theses
Author/Creator
Francine Burning
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2017Focusess on experiences of Madelaine McCallum, Mike Dengeli, Mique'l Dangeli, Leela Gilday, and Ronnie Dean Harris.