Interview: Indigenous Writing and the Residential School Legacy: A Public Interview with Basil Johnston
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Basil Johnston
Sam McKegney
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 34, no. 2, 2009, pp. 264-274
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Transcript of an interview, conducted in 2007, in which Johnston discusses his personal experiences as well as what he sees as the wider impact of the residential school system.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 96-106
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The author examines his life-work of community development and healing work in northern Aboriginal communities of Ontario in a reflective and narrative way.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 3/4, Summer/Fall, June 1, 1999, pp. 13-23
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Featuring the prose poetry of Native American writer Joy Harjo, Johnson offers an analysis of the poet's style and form and discusses the reader's responsibilities within the context of the work In Mad Love and War.
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program
Documents & Presentations
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Travelling Exhibition Program
Art Gallery of Alberta
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Lesson plans for elementary and secondary school students for exhibition featuring works by Blackfoot artists Kristy North Peigan, Smith Wright, and Lori Scalplock.Topics include survey of First Nations art in the twentieth century, introduction to Blackfoot history and culture, and artist interviews and biographies.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 30, no. 3-4, Fall-Winter, 2018, pp. 54-71
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Describes Miranda’s tribal memoir as an act of resistance which disrupts archival and mainstream narratives around Indigenous nations, dispossession, and human-land relationships. Focuses of female voices and perspectives, and on narrative sovereignty.
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 4, no. 1, Special Edition: Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal CED, Fall, 2004, pp. 22-30
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First Nations management consultant talks about Aboriginal organizations and management. He provides insights into the daily issues and challenges they face.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: the Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 52-58,14
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Interview with Ellen Gabriel, president of the Quebec Native Women's Association since 2004.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 26, no. 2, 2002, pp. 169-201
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Interview with Linda Smith, an Indigenous researcher, about alternative education of the Maori in New Zealand, impact of colonialism and current contexts.
Whispering Wind, vol. 35, no. 3, May-June 2005, pp. 32-33
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Interview with author who immigrated to the United States from England in 1977. Goble has written books about Lakota, Cheyenne, Blackfoot and Pawnee tradition.
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 3, Speaking For Ourselves, Fall, 1992
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Discusses the protest of Spain's 500 years celebration and the boarding of a Columbus expedition to demand an apology for mass cultural genocide. The article also discusses two projects - one for fishing and one to protect the environment.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 18, no. 2, 1998, pp. 335-373
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Interviews with three visual artists whose work emphasizes cultural meanings within the film and video work by Loretta Todd and photography by Shelley Niro and Patricia Deadman.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 1, 2006, pp. 109-129
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Questions why this diverse genre of autobiography is not used by teachers and critics, arguing it reflects the margins of Native history, subsistence, community and identity.
MFS: Modern Fiction Studies, vol. 45, no. 1, Native American Literature, Spring, 1999, pp. 1-9
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Essay introduces special issue marking the 30th anniversary of N. Scott Momaday winning the 1969 Pulitzer prize for fiction for his book House of Made of Dawn.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 15, no. 1, Series 2; [Special Issue in Honor of Carter Revard], Spring, 2003, pp. [i]-iii
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Introduces the thematic issue devoted to the "renowned American Indian poet, essayist, emailer, and smooth talker".
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 4, no. 2/3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 1992, pp. 123-128
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Provides a brief biography of Sophia Alice Callahan as well as an introduction to Wynema.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Forty-eight legends as told by members of the Adult Education Center in Eskimo Point, Northwest Territories. Includes a brief history of each legend-teller.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 9, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1997, pp. [41]-56
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Discusses the autobiography of John Joseph Mathews in terms of the discrepancy between the actual man and his depiction of himself.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Interview of James Welch by South Dakota Review on October 27, 1989, which includes biographical information and discussion of major works.
Chapter from Contemporary Literary Criticism, Volulme 249