Stories from interviews with Métis war veterans, many who have passed on, regarding their experiences in World War I, World War II or the Korean Conflict.
Alberta History, vol. 65, no. 1, Winter, 2017, pp. 2-12
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Discusses the Methodist minister, his close relationship with the Stoney Nakoda and their participation in Banff Indian Days, and describes the Duke's adoption ceremony.
"This paper focuses on Native American agency and their desire to attain the political and legal rights that would give them power to enforce treaty provisions, placing Native Americans at the center of the decision-making".
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 6, June 2009, p. 1,2
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Comments on the eleventh annual SaskTel Aboriginal Youth Awards of Excellence including the nominees, the first female recipient and the necessity of role models.
Article located on page 1 and by scrolling to page 2.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 24, no. 2, Native Feminism, Fall, 2009, pp. 131-148
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"... examines the conflation of American and Navajo nationalisms by scrutinizing the intersections of war, gender, and Diné tradition and the ways in which the Diné have drawn upon tradition to support U.S. militarism ...
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 6, no. 1, 2017, pp. 37-63
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Reports some findings from a larger research project that focused on post-genocide healing practices in Rwanda. Advocates for community-based and traditional methods for solving socio-economic problems and rebuilding social relations; examines implications for social work education and practice.
Documentary about the role clan mothers played in the conflict that took place near Caledonia, Ontario over a proposed housing development on Six Nation traditional territory.
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Duration: 43:24
Developed to accompany the National Film Board documentary Six Miles Deep which deals with the conflict that took place over land development near Caledonia, Ontario.
Describes and compares the politics of land, sovereignty, labour, race relations and law enforcement enacted in the two countries by settler governments. Details general practices and events which illustrate the politics described.
For use as part of the Grade Ten Social Studies curriculum. Divided into four chapters: Politics of War, School Life, Tuberculosis, Impact, Consequences & Legacy, as well as preview and post view lessons.
Ethnohistory, vol. 56, no. 2, Spring, 2009, pp. 269-284
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Distinguishes between code talkers who were specifically trained by the military and used codified vocabulary, from those who were discovered by accident. Discusses the role of the second group in World War I and World II.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 16, no. 1, 2009, pp. 25-38
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Relates that nightmares occur in 97% of the Northern Plains Aboriginal veterans and argues that they suffer other aspects of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Film depicts the family’s progress from a proud Chiricahua Apache family of storytellers in Oklahoma to a multi-talented artistic family in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Duration: 32:17.
Collection of commentaries based on excerpts from works such as Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, What Does Justice Look Like, Indians 'R' Us: Culture and Genocide, The Color of Violence: The INCITE! Anthology and Conquest: Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide.
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 1, February/March 2017, pp. 32-35
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Chronicles the recently discovered artistic output of Canadian painter Francis Fitz Roy Dixon who created over seventy paintings of the Northwest Rebellion of 1885.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 63-79
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"This study addresses the gap in our understanding through a transnational examination of the administration of veterans' benefits for Indigenous military personnel in four victorious settler societies that all mobilized significant recruits from their Indigenous minority populations".
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 21, no. 2, Summer, 2009, pp. 84-91
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Reviews of 3 books:
War Dance at Fort Marion: Plains Indians War Prisoners by Brad D. Lookingbill.
A Kiowa's Odyssey: A Sketchbook From Fort Marion by Phillip Earenfight.
Art From Fort Marion: The Silberman Collection by Joyce M. Szabo.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access reviews, scroll to page 84.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 21, no. 4, Winter, 2009, pp. 90-93
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Book review of: The War in Words: Reading the Dakota Conflict through the Captivity Literature by Kathryn Zabelle Derounian-Stodola.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 90.