Interview: Indigenous Writing and the Residential School Legacy: A Public Interview with Basil Johnston
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Author/Creator
Basil Johnston
Sam McKegney
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 34, no. 2, 2009, pp. 264-274
Description
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.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 26, no. 2, 2002, pp. 169-201
Description
Interview with Linda Smith, an Indigenous researcher, about alternative education of the Maori in New Zealand, impact of colonialism and current contexts.
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
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 2000, pp. 102-104
Description
Book review of: LaDonna Harris: A Comanche Life by LaDonna Harris edited by H. Henrietta Stockel.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Portrait of Pauline Johnson, Canadian poet. Subtitle on photograph: "Celebrated Indian poetess, who died in Vancouver on March 7, after a lingering illness".
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 19, no. 2, Summer, 2007, pp. 1-21
Description
Interview with the Chippewa author and professor of English and comparative literature at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 1.
English and Comparative Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--Madurai Kamaraj University, 2009.
Focuses on the following works: In Search of April Raintree,Whispering in the Shadows,Slash, and Halfbreed.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 2, Spring, 2002, pp. 246-270
Description
Author discusses the effects of Euro-American cultural content control in early Native American autobiographies to give the appearance that personal narratives and colonial policy were not in conflict.
Contains blog postings for: biographies, interviews, transcripts of roundtable discussions, etc. Participants in field discussions include: Doug Bedard, Diane Glancy, Muriel Miguel, Monique Mojica, Yvette Nolan, Jennifer Podemski, Tamara Podemski, William S. Yellow Robe, Jr., Marie Clements, Alanis King and Daniel David Moses.
Journal of New Zealand Literature, no. 24, Part 2: Special Issue: Comparative Approaches to Indigenous Literary Studies, 2007, pp. 117-134
Description
Compares two plays Gulpilil by David Gulpilil and Tales of the Urban Indian by Darrell Dennis to show different perspectives of what it means to be Aboriginal.
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 1998. Explores Indigenous writings and collections; analysis of works including Mourning Dove, E-Yeh-Shure, Zitkala-Sa, Luther Standing Bear, Charles Eastman, Arthur Parker, Francis LaFlesche.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 3, Summer, 1995, pp. 301-317
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Literary criticism article which engages the text Black Eagle Child: The Facepaint Narratives. Author asserts that Young Bear’s narrative centers Mesquakie voices and perspectives and in doing so challenges mainstream perspectives.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 3, Fall, 2010, pp. 45-71
Description
Discussses the ethical, political, and aesthetic issues surrounding the narrative exchange and the writing and editing process of Indigenous life stories.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 45.