Alternate Title
Artists on the Cutting Edge Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Joy Harjo
Description
Joy Harjo discusses influences on her artistic development and reads some of her poetry.
Duration: 27:32.
Ned Blackhawk: Violence Over the Land: Lessons from the Early American West
Alternate Title
Simon Ortiz and Labriola Center Lecture on Indigenous Land, Culture, and Community
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ned Blackhawk
Description
Author talks about his book.
Duration: 1:10:24.
Never Alone: The Art and the People of the Story
Alternate Title
Game Development Conference ; 2015
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Dima Veryovka
Description
A Discussion on the visual style, cultural infusion and impact of the 2014 video game Never Alone. The game is based off the Iñupiat legend of Kanuk Sayuka and was created in cooperation with elders, storytellers, and artists from the Cook Inlet Tribal Council.
Duration: 50:01.
A New Skin For An Old Drum: Changing Contexts of Yukon Aboriginal Bahá'í Storytelling
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynn Echevarria
Northern Review, no. 29, Fall, 2008, pp. 39-62
Description
Examines the construction of the religious self through the storytelling process.
News Flash
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia A. Monture
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3/4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, p. 20
Description
Poem..
A Nice Story of Nohkom
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lana Whiskey Jack
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 215-216
Description
Author reminisces about her grandmother.
Nilliajut 2: Inuit Perspectives on the Northwest Passage Shipping and Marine Issues
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)
[Aqqaluk Lynge
Robert Comeau
Mary Simon
Nancy Karetak-Lindell
Alfred E.R. Jakobsen … [et al.]]
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.
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.
On Writing #1
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Monture
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3/4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, p. 187
Description
Poem.
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 Good Book Away from Becoming a Leader: First Nations Literature in a Northern Classroom
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Catlin
Language & Literacy, vol. 10, no. 1, Spring, 2008, pp. 1-18
Description
Discusses how a teacher incorporated First Nations literature into high school English to motivate her students to read.
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.
The Oral Tradition is Like the Mackenzie Delta
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Kroetsch
Northern Review, no. 28, Spring, 2008, pp. 181-186
Description
Argues that the oral story is part of our bodies, not part of a book, and each story tells the story of all of us.
The Organic Citizen: Reimagining Democratic Participation and Indigeneity in U.S. Late 19th and 20th Century Eco-Narratives
Theses
Author/Creator
Melinda DiStefano
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Duke University, 2008.
The Origin of the Wolf Ritual: The Whaling Indians, West Coast Legends and Stories
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Regna Darnell
BC Studies, no. 160, The Middle Fraser, Winter, 2008/2009, pp. 127-128
Description
Book review of: The Origin of the Wolf Ritual: The Whaling Indians, West Coast Legends and Stories by Edward Sapir.
Scroll down to page 127 to read review.
Our Legacy: Kã-ki-pe-isi-nakatamãkawiyahk: Essays
Alternate Title
Kã-ki-pe-isi-nakatamãkawiyahk: Our Legacy: Essays
E-Books
Description
A compilation of essays by : Deborah Lee, Liam Haggarty, Brendan Edwards, Tamara Starblanket, Camie Augustus, Kurt Boyer, Anna Flamino, Merle Massie, Yvonne Vizina, Patricia Deiter, Meagan Gough, and Alan Long.
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
Paddling To Where I Stand: Agnes Alfred, Qwiqwasutinuxw Noblewomen
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Tracey Lindberg
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 226-227,14
Description
Book review of:
Paddling To Where I Stand edited by Martine J. Reid, translated by Daisey Sewid-Smith.
The Past, Present and Possible Futures of American Indian Literary Studies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James A. Cox
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 20, no. 2, Summer, 2008, pp. 102-112
Description
Discussion of the book, Reasoning Together: The Native Critics Collective, which contains essays by Aboriginal literary critics.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 102.
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.
Paula Gunn Allen and Grandmother Spider
Alternate Title
A Special Literary Tribute to Paula Gunn Allen
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 4, 2008, pp. 129-144
Description
Collection of poems written for Paula Gunn Allen including a poem by her son and daughter.
Permafrost
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Thaler
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 67-83
Description
Short story.
Pihuaqtiuyugut: We Are the Long Distance Walkers
Alternate Title
The Living Literacies of Ulukhaktok: A Community-based Research Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Emily Kudlak
Alice Kaodloak
Cynthia Chambers
Helen Balanoff
Description
Transcriptions of Elders' oral histories of the Kangiryuarmiut's seasonal migration and culture, and description of the Ulukhaktok Literacy Research Project.
Pimooteewin: The Journey: Outreach Study Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leonie Hentschel
Description
Guide to accompany the Cree opera. Includes explanation of the plot and interviews with Tomson Highway, Melissa Hui, and Michael Greyeyes.
Poem Tells of Hurt Felt by Residential School Survivors
Alternate Title
The Bell
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alvin Fiddler
Brian Tuesday
Wawatay News Online, vol. 35, no. 4, November 27, 2008, p. [?]
Description
Discusses how stories and poems by residential school survivors, who have suffered in silence, must be told in order for wounds to heal. The article includes a poem The Bell by Brian Tuesday.
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.
Power Through Humour: Thomas King's Strategies for Decolonizing Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Jaroslav Tućek
Description
English and American Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Charles University in Prague, 2008.
Preserving Aboriginal Heritage: Technical and Traditional Approaches: Proceedings of Symposium 2007
E-Books
Author/Creator
Stephen J. Augustine
Winnie Owingayak
Sherry Farrell Racette
John Moses
Miriam Clavir ... [et al.]
Description
Symposium held September 24-28, 2007 in Ottawa.
"Primitive" Discourse: Aspects of Contemporary North American Indian Representations of the Irish and of Contemporary Irish Representations of North American Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joy Porter
American Studies, vol. 49, no. 3/4, Fall/Winter, 2008, pp. 63-85
Description
Article contrasts two novels, Shellshaker by LeAnne Howe and Gardens in the Dunes by Leslie Marmon Silko, regarding the treatment of the relationship between Ireland and Native Americans.
Principles and Practices of Cultural Competency: A Review of the Literature
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ellen Grote
Description
Main focus is Australia.
Prostitution of Indigenous Women: Sex Inequality and the Colonization of Canada's First Nations Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Melissa Farley
Jacqueline Lynne
Description
Looks at the interview results of 100 prostituting women and children.
Publisher Puts His Heart Into Eagle Feather
Alternate Title
Guest Comment
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Warren Goulding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 3, March 2008, p. 7
Description
Comments on the tenth anniversary of Eagle Feather News and tributes the hard work of the publisher, John Lagimodiere.
Article located by scrolling to page 7.
Queering America: Joy Harjo's Vision of Radical Contingency
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Burbick
Interalia, vol. 3, 2008/2009, pp. 1-10
Description
Author reads from the works of Joy Harjo from both a queering and a post-colonial perspective.
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.
Rabbit Boy’s Quest and Ohiyesa’s Similes in From the Deep Woods to Civilization: The Spiral Journey of the Hero in Native American Mythologies
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 7th, 2007
Sixty-Seven Nations and Counting: Proceedings of the Seventh Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Joseph M. Faulds
Description
Discusses the sacred spiral pattern of repetition as a model for interpreting Charles Eastman's memoir.
Ragina
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maurice Kenny
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 20, no. 3, Fall, 2008, pp. 92-94
Description
Poem.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access, scroll to page 92.
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.
[Recensions / Book Reviews]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Louis-Jacques Dorais
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, Inuit urbains / Urban Inuit, 2008, pp. 175-177
Description
Review of: Si Nous Nous Réveillons par Temps Calme ... Une Saga Familiale du Groenland Oriental by Jens Rosing, translated from the Danish by Catherine Enel, illustrations by the author and forward by Joëlle Robert-Lamblin.
Review in French.