Learning from Native Adult Education
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jeffrey A. Orr
New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, no. 85, Spring, 2000, pp. 59-66
Description
Focuses on incorporating Aboriginal spirituality into the curriculum through the use of the medicine wheel.
Learning Styles of Eskimo Students With Implications For Their Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Charles I. Winger
Description
Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--United States International University, 1983.
Legacy of the Bear's Lip
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Heather Hodgson
Canadian Literature , no. 167, pp. 154-156
Description
Book review of: Stolen Life: The Journey of a Cree Woman by Ruby Wiebe and Yvonne Johnson. This is the life story of "the only Native woman in Canada serving a twenty-five-year sentence for first-degree murder".
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll to page 154 to access review.
Legal Topographies
Theses
Author/Creator
Valerie Ann Karno
Description
English (Ph.D.)--University of Southern California, 2000.
Legalizing Oral History: Proving Aboriginal Title in Canadian Courts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lori Ann Roness
Kent McNeil
Journal of the West , vol. 39, no. 3, 2000, pp. 66-74
Description
Examines some of the difficulties Aboriginal people encounter when they rely on their oral histories.
Legend and Landscape: Convergence of Oral and Scientific Traditions With Special Reference to the Yukon Territory, Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Julia M. Cruikshank
Description
Diploma in Polar Studies --Cambridge University, Scott Polar Research Institute, 1980.
Discusses two distinct intellectual northern traditions, Native oral tradition and western scientific research and looks at the strengths and weaknesses of both.
Legends and Stories from the Past: A Teaching Resource for Dene Kede Grades K-9
E-Books
Author/Creator
George Blondin
Legends: The Story of Siwash Rock
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joanne Peters
Canadian Materials, vol. 7, no. 6, November 17, 2000
Description
Review of National Film Board video designed for Grade 10, which uses the traditional story of Siwash Rock with a contemporary application concerning teenage pregnancy.
Lena Desjarlais Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lena Desjarlais
Sharon Gaddie
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interviewee gives a general description of her life. The tape got increasingly more difficult to hear as it went along, and the transcriber stopped after 16 pages. There are no index terms provided.
Leopold Verguet and the Aborigines of Sydney, 1845
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hugh Laracy
Aboriginal History, vol. 4, no. 2, 1980, pp. 178-183
Description
Account of missionary's travels and contact with Aborigines.
Leprosy and the Aboriginal Health Worker: Part 5
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ronnie Lindsay Gamarang
John Hargrave
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, March 1980, pp. 31-33
Description
Discusses various options available to Aboriginal health workers to treat leprosy.
Leslie Marmon Silko: A Collection of Critical Essays. Eds. Louise K. Barnett and James L. Thorson.
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kimberley Musia Roppolo
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 2000, pp. 108-113
Description
Book review of: Leslie Marmon Silko edited by Louise K. Barnett and James L. Thorson.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Leslie Marmon Silko's "Lullaby": The Power of Resistance and Healing Force to Cultural and Spiritual Genocide
Alternate Title
Reading Multiculturalism: Contemporary Postcolonial Literatures
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Olga Barrios
Description
Looks at the protagonist whose memories of her roots and traditions help her fight against adversity.
Chapter from Reading Multiculturalism: Contemporary Postcolonial Literatures edited by Ana Bringas López and Belén Martín Lucas.
Liberal Cultural Coercion
Theses
Author/Creator
Joseph Patrick Murray
Description
Philosophy Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2000.
Library Services to Canadian Native People
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gene Joseph
Description
Discusses obstacles in terms of library services for Aboriginal populations in Canada, including literacy, oral traditions, and funding.
Life in Residential Schools: A Response to Shirley Sterling’s My Name is Seepeetza
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Desirée Pelletier
Language & Literacy, vol. 2, no. 2, 2000, p. [?]
Description
Author compares the experiences of her grandmother to those of the character Martha in Sterling's work and asserts that while Martha 's story it is not representative of all the children, it provides a useful introduction to the subject of residential schools.
Life's Embarrassing Moments: Right Treaty, Wrong Adhesion: John Semmens and the Split Lake Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Hume
Archivaria, vol. 17, Winter, 1983-1984, pp. 261-265
Description
Relates the circumstances which led to two adhesions being cut, stitched and glued together.
Lill in Review: A Working Bibliography
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelley Newman
Sherrill Grace
Theatre Research in Canada, vol. 21, no. 1, Spring, 2000
Description
Bibliography for Canadian playwright Wendy Lill
Liminal Voices
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Catherine Rainwater
Canadian Literature, no. 167, First Nations Writing, Winter, 2000, pp. 121-123
Description
Book reviews of: Bloodlines: Odyssey of a Native Daughter by Janet Campbell Hale and Feminist Readings of Native American Literature: Coming to Voice by Kathleen M. Donovan.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access reviews scroll to p. 121.
Liminality and Incorporation in the Art of the Tlingit Shaman
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Aldona Jonaitis
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 3, Religions, Summer, 1983, pp. 41-68
Description
Looks at the symbolic and stylistic meanings of particular Tlingit iconography through Shaman artwork used in curing ceremonies.
The Limits of Multiculturalism: Interrogating the Origins of American Anthropology by Scott Michaelsen
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael A. Elliott
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 2000, pp. 92-95
Description
Book review of: The Limits of Multiculturalism by Scott Michaelsen.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
A Lingering Miseducation: Confronting the Legacy of Little Tree
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Heath Justice
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 1, Series 2; Children’s Literature, Spring, 2000, pp. [20]-36
Description
Contends that because The Education of Little Tree was once viewed as a benign and non-racist autobiography, it became a widely accepted and powerful force in perpetuating inaccurate stereotypes.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Linkage of Tuberculosis to Chromosome 2q35 Loci, Including NRAMP1 in a Large Aboriginal Canadian Family
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Celia M.T. Greenwood
T. Mary Fujiwara
Lucy J. Boothroyd
Mark A. Miller
Danielle Frappier
E. Anne Fanning
Erwin Schurr
Kenneth Morgan
American Journal of Human Genetics, vol. 67, no. 2, August 2000, pp. 405-416
Description
Study findings indicate significant linkage was present to support a role for NRAMP1 or genes closely linked to it in susceptibility to active tuberculosis disease.
Listen to the People, Listen to the Land
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jocelyn Davies
Aboriginal History, vol. 24, 2000, pp. 293-295
Description
Book review of: Listen to the People, Listen to the Land by Jim Sinatra and Phin Murphy.
Review located by scrolling to page 293.
Listening to Our Grandmothers' Stories: the Bloomfield Academy for Chickasaw Females, 1852-1949
Alternate Title
[North American Indian Thought and Culture]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Amanda J. Cobb
Literary Space in the Works of Josie Boyle and Jeannette Armstrong
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angeline O'Neill
Josie Boyle
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture, vol. 2, no. 1, 2000
Description
Discussion of the use of both oral and written traditions in works by the two authors.
Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Silvester J. Brito
Clara Clem Caufield
J. C. Ellefson
Todd Fuller
Romy Shinn
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, 2000, pp. 143-158
Description
Short stories and poems. The short stories, include: "Charlie Coyote and the Wedding Ceremony" and "Charlie Coyote and the Ski Bunnies". The poems, include: "The Feather", "How Nalungiac Welcomed the Summer Solstice", "Nalungiac Remembers His Grandfather's Face", "Wild West Shows and Other Histories", "Picking Momemts", "Memorizing Oklahoma: A Chant (in 1992) That Includes the Word First", "Crossing the Bridge", and "Red Sky: Age 7".
Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katrina Gonzales
Cheyenne Stoneheart
Erika T. Wurth
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 3, 2000, pp. 161-167
Description
Includes the poems : "Abhoo Song" (Abhoo is the Lakota word for sleep), "Brocken Wing", "Buffalo Hunt in Four Directions", "Splinters", "Furrows", "Siren Song", "Pastels Swimming Together" and "Raven Gets a Kick Out of You".
Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mike Catalano
Larry D. Thomas
Maya Quintero
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, 2000, pp. 167-175
Description
Contains the poems: "The Ghost Dancers", "Gathering Water", "Canyon de Chelly", "In Dinehtah", "Song of the Cloud Maiden", "Cansada", "Late Afternoon in North Dakota-A Meditation", "Tell Me Why", and "Low Haze Over LA".
Literature and the Aborigine in Australia, 1770-1975
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dorothy Green
Aboriginal History, vol. 4, no. 2, 1980, pp. 194-198
Description
Book review of: Literature and the Aborigine in Australia, 1770-1975 by J. J. Healy.
To access review, scroll down to page 194.
Literature/Poetry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sheryl L. Nelms
Lorenzo Gonzalez
Tom Phelan
Gary Gamboa
Michael Schlemper
Larry D. Thomas
Gerald R. Wheeler
Anne Wilson
Dawn Karima Pettigrew
Maya Quintero
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, 2000, pp. 199-222
Description
Contains the poems: "Bear Butte", "Navajo Meltdown", "Old Charlie", "Snake Rider", "Math Test", "How", "Vanishing River", "Three Haiku", "Independence Day", "Angels", "Whiteout", "Cheyenne Reservation at Sunset", "Old Crow", "Fort Davis", "Seventh Cavalry Monument in November", "Fort Sumner, New Mexico", "Memory on a Rainy Day", "White Sage/Black Sage", "Maybe Not", "Minnesota Sorry Song", "Laguna Pueblo Dream", "Hierarchy", plus the story "The Joke".
Little Brother of War
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bryan Eddington
The Beaver, vol. 80, no. 5, October/November 2000, pp. 8-[?]
Description
Highlights the origins and early development of lacrosse as an organized sport.
Living with Tuberculosis: The Experiences and Perceptions of First Nations People in the Sioux Lookout Zone
Theses
Author/Creator
Katherine Stares
Description
Nursing Thesis (M.S.N.)--Dalhousie University, 2000.
Lizette Ahenakew Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lizette Ahenakew
Christine Welsh
Indian History Film Project
Description
She was born on the Little Pine Reserve, the first girl from that reserve to attend high school. She tells of some childhood memories; naming ceremonies; significance of Indian names; the training of children, especially girls; menarche seclusion; women: influence of, in religion and ceremonialism, pregnancy; her education: traditional; experiences in Anglican boarding school (integrated) in Saskatoon; training for roles as wife and mother.
Lloyd McDermott Rugby Development Team
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tom Evans
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, July/August 2000, pp. 37-38
Description
Discusses the goals and achievements of the Sydney, Australia based organization which encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth to play rugby.
Localization of a Recessive Gene for North America Indian Childhood Cirrhosis to Chromosome Region 16q22 - and Identification of a Shared Haplotype
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine Bétard
Andrée Rasquin-Weber
Carl Brewer
Eric Drouin
Suzanne Clark
et al.
American Journal of Human Genetics, vol. 67, no. 1, July 2000, pp. 222-228
Description
Results from a genome wide scan on three DNA pools of samples from 13 patients, 16 unaffected siblings, and 22 parents from five families of Ojibway-Cree in northwestern Quebec.
Locating Ambivalence: "New Light" on the Imperial Allegory of Alexander Henry the Younger in Canada's Fur Trade
Theses
Author/Creator
Orion Victor Atkinson
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--Acadia University, 2000.
"La Loche"
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ray Marnoch
Description
File contains the historical booklet, "I Wasn't Put on this Earth for Nothin': Stories from La Loche, Saskatchewan. It was a "Celebrate Saskatchewan, 1905-1980" brochure, compiled by Ray Marnoch.
Long Lance: The True Story of an Impostor
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Morris Mott
Prairie Forum, vol. 8, no. 1, Spring, 1983, pp. 143-145
Description
Book review of: Long Lance: The True Story of an Impostor by Donald B. Smith.
Long Plain First Nation Inquiry Loss of Use Claim
E-Books
Author/Creator
Indian Claims Commission
Description
Historical background, submissions and recommendations from Indian Claims Commission (ICC) hearing to determine, if "loss of use" of entitlement lands fell within Canada's lawful obligations under the Specific Claims Policy. ICC recommended that the claim for loss of use be negotiated under the Specific Claims Policy. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
The Long Road to Recovery
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marlene Cummins
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 5, September/October 2000, pp. 15-18
Description
Depicts the personal narrative of an Australian Aboriginal activist and performer who successfully quit consuming drugs, alcohol and tobacco.
Long Walk participants in front of Correctional Centre
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Peter Blashill
Description
An exterior photograph of Long Walk participants in front of the Saskatoon Correctional Centre on 16 August 1983. The man in the centre is Jake Badger (died in the mid-1980s) and the man in the wheelchair is elder Philip Nicotine.
Longhouses, Schoolrooms, and Workers’ Cottages: Nineteenth-Century Protestant Missions to the Tsimshian and the Transformation of Class Through Religion
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Neylan
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 11, New Series, 2000, pp. 51-86
Description
Discussion of power and class in Protestant mission work in British Columbia.
Looking for Solutions in the Canadian North: Modern Treaties as a New Strategy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James C. Saku
Robert M. Bone
The Canadian Geographer, vol. 44, no. 3, 2000, pp. 259-270
Description
Compares economic development in three different areas: the Western Arctic, Central Arctic and Northern Quebec, over a ten year period and argues that those who signed agreements earlier have experienced more rapid and persistent development.
Looking Forward, Looking Back: Canada’s Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: A Seminar Presentation held at the Stout Research Centre, Treaty of Waitangi Research Unit, Victoria University of Wellington
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vincent O’Malley
Description
Brief discussion of RCAP, its findings, and possible applications in New Zealand.
Losing the Game: Wildlife Conservation and the Regulation of First Nations Hunting in Alberta, 1880-1930
Theses
Author/Creator
Brian Calliou
Description
Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Alberta, 2000.
Lost Bird
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Littlecrow-Russell
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 3, Summer, 2000, p. 455
Description
Poem which reflects on speaking an Indigenous language and the loss of it.
Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine, Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, and the (De)Mythologizing of the American West
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason P. Mitchell
Critique Studies in Contemporary Fiction, vol. 41, no. 3, Spring, 2000, pp. 290-304
Description
Explores myths about "cowboys and Indians" as warriors, the consequences of the influx of settlers, and the conflict between new and old conceptions of family, friendship, and spirituality.
Lovelace v. Ontario [2000] 1 S.C.R. 950 Supreme Court Reports]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canada. Supreme Court of Canada
Description
Distribution of monies from the first reserve-based commercial casino. Issue, whether "non-band Aboriginal communities" being excluded contravenes the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.