Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 3, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1991, pp. 28-35
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Introduces a proposal for a composition course that is based on American Indian autobiography, and is designed for upper-level English majors.
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Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 23, no. 2, 1991, pp. 157-159
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Book review of:Writing the Circle: Native Women of Western Canada: An Anthology edited by Jeanne Perreault and Sylvia Vance with preface by Emma LaRocque.
Short animated depiction of the life of Edouard Beaupré, the "Willow Bunch Giant", an 8'3" man from the Métis community of Willow Bunch, SK whose life was cut short at the age of 23 at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904.
Duration: 2:25.
Author tells the story of her people from the time of great flood, contact with Europeans and settlement of the treaties. Concludes with a phonetic and pictoral alphabet.
Guide to accompany film, Kwa'nu'te': Micmac and Maliseet Artists. Contains questions for discussion, section on the Micmac Petroglyph's, importance of spiritual influence and artists of Native ancestry.
Author draws on Schmidt’s diary to create a biographical sketch of his life. Includes some details on Lois Riel, the Red River and North-West Resistances, St. Boniface, the Métis freighters, and other historical events and figures.
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Aboriginal History, vol. 15, no. 2, 1991, pp. 192-195
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Book review of: Northern Territory Dictionary of Biography edited by David Carment, Robyn Maynard, Alan Powell.
Review located by scrolling to page 192.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 1, Winter, 1991, pp. 91-103
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The author uses published documents, archival sources, and family interviews to construct a biography of the Diné medicine man, Pete Price (also called Chief Silagotio in some media accounts).
Contends that since early "autobiographies" were a collaboration between Aboriginals and Europeans, they are distorted and fail to convey the true essence of the personal narrative, which is an oral tradition.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 3, no. 2, Series 2 , Summer, 1991, pp. 53-89
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Book reviews of:
Books Without Bias: Through Indian Eyes edited by Beverly Slapin and Doris Seale
Teaching the Native American edited by Hap Gilliland, Jon Reyhner, and Rachel Schafer
Indian School Days by Basil H. Johnston
Ojibway Heritage by Basil H. Johnston
Ojibway Ceremonies by Basil H.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 3, no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 1991, pp. 45-88
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Book reviews of:
American Indian Literatures: An Introduction, Bibliographic Review, and Selected Bibliography by A. LaVonne Brown Ruoff
Wolverine Myths and Visions: Dene Traditions from Northern Alberta by Dene Wodih Society
California Indian Nights by Edward W. Gifford and Gwendoline Harris Block
Bighorse the Warrior by Tiana Bighorse and edited by Noël Bennett
Wigwam Evenings: Sioux Folk Tales Retold by Charles A.
Ron Hamilton discusses how the creative skills of countless relatives influenced his youth; and lists the names passed down to him through the potlatch system, and their significance.