Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maureen Long
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 5-8
Description
Introduction to the special literary issue.
Not Told by Victims: Genocide-as-story in Aboriginal Prison Writings in Canada, 1980-96
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Seth Adema
Journal of Genocide Research , vol. 17, no. 4, Special Issue on Canada and Colonial Genocide, 2015, pp. 453-471
Description
Looks at penal publications by Aboriginal inmates and lived experiences of genocide within Aboriginal storytelling traditions.
Nowhere Land
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
National Film Board (NFB)
Bonnie Ammaaq
Alicia Smith
David Christensen
Description
Members of the filmmaker's family share memories of the 11 years they spent at their "Outpost Camp" living off the land in the traditional Inuit way, and talk about the adjustment to living in Igloolik, Nunavut.
Duration: 15:00.
Oh Canada, Whose Home and Native Land? Negotiating Multicultural, Aboriginal and Canadian Identity Narratives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Momina Khan
Michael Cottrell
Education Matters: The Journal of Teaching and Learning, vol. 5, no. 1, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the need to restructure the social studies curriculum that allows for more voices and narratives to be heard.
The Ojibwe Who Slew the Wiindigo
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bradley Shreve
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 3, Indigenous Peoples History, Spring, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Discusses colonization, historical trauma and historical loss symptoms.
The Oka Legacy
Alternate Title
Firsthand: Oka Legacy; Thursday, June 2, 2016
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sonia Bonspille Boileau
Howard Goldberg
Description
Personal stories from people who lived through the Oka Crisis in 1990 and its effect on contemporary Indigenous identity.
Duration: 44:08.
Okwire’shon:’a, the First Storytellers: Recovering Landed Consciousness in Readings of Trees & Texts
Theses
Author/Creator
Kaitlin Sandra June Debicki
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2017. Refers to the works Power by Linda Hogan, Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson, and Truth and Bright Water by Thomas King.
Once They Were Hats: In Search of the Mighty Beaver
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ezekiel Gow
BC Studies, no. 195, Autumn, 2017, pp. 174-175
Description
Book review of Once They Were Hats by Frances Backhouse.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 174.
One Writer, Becoming
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy Lord
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 9-17
Description
Author is presented with letters written to a friend 40 years previously and reflects on her younger self.
Ontological Security, Movement, and Well-Being: Teetł'it Gwich'in Experiences of Life Transformations
Theses
Author/Creator
Thea Luig
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2015.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Ten: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten. Day 1: : First Nation Creation Stories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
The Opinions of Ambulance Personnel Regarding Using a Heated Mattress for Patients Being Cared for in a Cold Climate - An Intervention Study in Ambulance Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonas Aléx
Tom Uppstu
Britt-Inger Saveman
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1379305
Description
Ambulance personnel from northern Sweden rate their experiences as being positive for patient comfort.
[The Orenda]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Richard Weyhing
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 27, no. 2, Summer, 2015, pp. 102-105
Description
Book review of: The Orenda by Joseph Boyden.
The Orenda
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kathryn Magee Labelle
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 96, no. 3, September 2015, pp. 426-429
Description
Book review of the Orenda by Joseph Boyden.
“The other side of the picture”: Social History, Popular Culture, and the Idea of the Sand Creek Massacre
Theses
Author/Creator
Kerry Tanner
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Maryland, 2015.
Our Men, Our Healing: Creating Hope, Respect and Reconnection. Evaluation Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation
Our Stolen Grandmother: The Entanglement of Slavery and Colonization in Anna Lee Walters's Ghost Singer
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Reid Gómez
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 70-90
Description
This literary criticism article examines the intersections and lasting consequences of settler colonialism and the chattel enslavement of African people on North American lands, cultures and identities in the context of the novel.
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics.
Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics.
Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
Our Women and Girls Are Sacred: Interim Report: The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marion Buller
Michèle Audette
Brian Eyolfson
Qajaq Robinson
Outsourcing Reconciliation: The Government of Canada's #IndigenousReads Campaign and the Appropriation of Indigenous Intellectual Labor
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pauline Wakeham
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 31, no. 1-2, Spring-Summer, 2019, pp. 1-30
Description
Author examines the #IndigenousReads campaign, considering it as a case study of reconciliatory gestures made by the Canadian Government; points out that reconciliation projects rely too heavily on the work of Indigenous writers and scholars, and fail to build cross-cultural relationships.
Part II Lateral Violence
Alternate Title
A Conversation with Lateral Violence
Aboriginal Narrative Practice: Honouring Storylines of Pride, Strength and Creativity
Creating and Sharing Stories to Heal Our Spirits (and Weaken Lateral Violence)
Walk Away, Leave It to Another Day: Some of the Ways We Try to Stop Dangerous Talk and Lateral Violence
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Barbara Wingard
Description
Chapter uses an "interview" with Lateral Violence to explore its effects and reports what members of the Woorabinda Aboriginal community had to say about the problem.
Excerpt from Aboriginal Narrative Practice: Honouring Storylines of Pride, Strength and Creativity by Barbara Wingard, Carolynanha Johnson, and Tileah Drahm-Butler.
Participatory Action Research and Researcher's Responsibilities: An Experience With an Indigenous Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ranjan Datta
Nyojy U. Khyang
Hla Kray Prue Khyang
Hla Aung Prue Kheyang
Mathui Ching Khyang ... [et al.]
International Journal of Social Research Methodology, vol. 18, no. 6, November 2015, pp. 581-599
Description
Looks at how the relational methodology was applied during a study conducted in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh.
Past Traumas, Present Griefs: Exploring the Effects of Colonialism, Microaggressions, and Stereotyping from Wild West Shows to Indigenous Literature
Theses
Author/Creator
Kimberly Allen
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--Unviersity of Arkansas, 2015.
Pathways to the Eighth Fire: Indigenous Knowledge and Storytelling in Toronto
Theses
Author/Creator
Jon Johnson
Description
Communication and Culture Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2015.
Patterns in Contemporary Canadian Picture Books: Radical Change in Action
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Beverley Brenna
Shuwen Sun
Yina Liu
In Education, vol. 23, no. 2, Autumn, 2017, pp. 43-70
Description
Study examined two groups of books, 57 titles published 2005 and 120 published in 2015 in terms of authors, illustrators, characterization, genre, and audiences.
Paul Boyer on the New Information Age
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bradley Shreve
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 31, no. 1, The New Information Age, Spring-Summer, Aug 11, 2019
Description
Interview with the founding editor of Tribal College: Journal of American Indian Higher Education; Boyer reflects on the journal and on the new challenges that tribal communities face in the new information age.
Paved Trails: Crip Poetics as an Approach Towards Decolonizing Accessibility
Theses
Author/Creator
Aimee Louw
Description
Media Studies Thesis (MA) -- Concordia University, 2019
Permafrost
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Thaler
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 67-83
Description
Short story.
Photo Vignette – Whale Watching, Salish Style
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lee Maracle
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 27-29
Description
Author shares a personal story as a means of teaching about cross-cultural relationships.
The Piegan View of the Natural World, 1880-1920
Theses
Author/Creator
Rosalyn R. LaPier
Description
History Thesis (PhD) -- University of Montana, 2015.
Plains Indian History and Culture: Essays on Continuity and Change
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Lew Richards
Whispering Wind, vol. 43, no. 4, Issue 296, April 2015, pp. 33-34
Description
Book review of: Plains Indian History and Culture by John C. Ewers.
Planting Stories, Feeding Communities: Knowledge, Indigenous Peoples, and Film
Theses
Author/Creator
Paul Joseph André Chaput
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University, 2015.
Plants Have So Much to Give Us, All We Have to Do is Ask: Anishinaabe Botanical Teachings
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Siisip Geniusz
The Pluralist Imagination: From East to West in American Literature
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Cristina Stanciu
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 27, no. 4, Winter, 2015, pp. 128-131
Description
Book review of The Pluralist Imagination by Julianne Newmark.
Poetry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chee Brossy
James Treat
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 39, no. 3, 2015, pp. 123-126
Description
Three poems including two drawn from recorded interviews with Elders from the Muscogee Creek Nation.
Poetry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, 2017, pp. 133-138
Description
Three poems: Selling Cigars on a Coral Gables Corner 1987, Into the Red Devil's Horn, and For a Good Boy We'll Break All the Rules.
Poetry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jake Skeets
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 4, 2017, pp. 123-124
Description
Three poems:
Native American Poem
Eyes Bottle Dark with a Mouthful of Flowers
Comma
“Poetry [Film] = Anger × Imagination”: Intermediality, the Synthesis of Poetry and Film, and Cross- Cultural Belonging in Sherman Alexie’s The Business of Fancydancing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sabine N. Meyer
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 43, no. 1, Winter , 2019, pp. 36-73
Description
Cultural and artistic criticism piece; considers Alexie’s film as an adaptation and as a poetry film. Discusses artistic tools of referencing, trans media adaptation, and genre defiance; and considers the social and political statements made about identity formation, cross cultural relationships, and the centering of Indigenous narratives.
[The Postcolonial Eye: White Australian Desire and Visual Field of Race]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ryan Topper
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 8, no. 2, 2015, pp. 55-57
Description
Book review of: The Postcolonial Eye by Alison Ravenscroft.
Practicing Sovereignty: Colonial Temporalities, Cherokee Justice, and the "Socrates" Writings of John Ridge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelly Wisecup
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 30-60
Description
"This article shows that Ridge's Socrates articles provided a public venue in which to define relationships among the Cherokees, the states, and the federal government".
Preparing Bachelor of Education Candidates to Teach in Ontario's Northern, Remote, First Nations, Métis and Inuit Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Patricia Danyluk
George Sheppard
Description
Interviews 11 graduates to determine how well the education program prepared them for the realities of teaching in remote and rural communities.
The Preservation of Indigenous Knowledge in Contemporary Mexico in El Cultivo del Maize en Yojovi by Javier Castellanos
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ida Day
IK: Other Ways Of Knowing, vol. 1, no. 1, 2015, pp. 9-14
Description
Evaluation of book which contains narratives from corn farmers regarding their co-existence with Western concepts of scientific knowledge.
[Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native Americans]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Matika Wilbur
Description
Matika Wilbur shares photographs and stories from Project 562, her multi-year project to document members of federally recognized tribes in the United States.
Duration: 1:42:58.
Promises of the "Vanishing" Worlds: Re-Storying "Civilization" in the Philippine National Imaginary
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S Lily Mendoza
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 39, no. 1, 2019, pp. 119-143
Description
Using the literary work of Filipino author Nick Joaquin to examine the Philippine discursive between the "normal" civilized and the defined "primitive" Indigenous populations.
[Prudence: A Novel]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jeremy M. Carnes
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 27, no. 3, Summer, 2015, pp. 109-112
Description
Book review of: Prudence: A Novel by David Treuer.
Quechuan Voices: The Art of Storytelling Through Song
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Anderson
IK: Other Ways Of Knowing, vol. 1, no. 1, 2015, pp. 15-20
Description
Presents study of Claudia Llosa's film, The Milk of Sorrow (La Teta Asustada) and how it employs song to express women's rights in Peru.