Tina Keeper: Healing Though Truth and Art: Sharing Stories
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tina Keeper
Katie O'Connor
Steve Paikin
Description
Associate producer of Going Home Star: Truth and Reconciliation speaks about the production performed by the Royal Winnipeg Ballet which was based on stories told by survivors.
Duration: 14:03.
Examines truth commissions in general and specifically the Truth and Reconciliation and states that compensation will only work if the government is open to alternative context-specific forms of justice.
Note: the title of this document is midleading, as it has nothing to do with the Horn Society. This document is an interview with George First Rider about a very vague origin myth.
An account of George First Rider's initiation into the Horn Society as well as initiation into the Horn Society sweat lodge. (this is the conclusion of the account given on IH-AA.081).
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he tells how the Indians caught eagles and describes the various uses of eagle feathers. He also describes the significance of various headdresses.
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he describes how knives and arrows are made and gives a description of hunting techniques. He also gives a description of various foods obtained from animals, and the uses of various animal parts. Note: Dave Melting Tallow (Interpreter)
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he describes hunting techniques and the role of horses in Indian life. He also gives a brief account of traditional foods.
Extrapolation, vol. 57, no. 1-2, 2016, pp. 221-228
Description
Personal essay in which the author articulates the relationship between her practice of the traditional West African religion Ifa and her practice as a science fiction writer.
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record .
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-based HIV/AIDS Research , vol. 8, Winter, 2016, pp. 3-20
Description
Authors explore the use of Indigenous methodologies, Community-Based Research and the integration of the Sharing Circle, weekend retreats and the incorporation of cultural and ceremonial activities into their research activities.
The Journal of Eleanor Shepphird Matheson, 1920. Part 1: The Pas to Lac La Ronge, and Return, by Canoe
The Journal of Eleanor Shepphird Matheson, 1920. Part One: The Pas to Lac La Ronge, and Return, by Canoe
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Eleanor Shepphird Matheson
Saskatchewan History, vol. 22, no. 2, Spring, 1969, pp. 66-72
Description
Diary details the journey undertaken by the author, her husband, Rev. Canon Edward Matheson, Kate Halson, and Archdeacon Mackay to visit the Indian missions. Includes stops in Cumberland House, Sturgeon Landing, and smaller village sites. Part 1 ends with the party’s arrival at the Lac La Ronge Mission.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 66.
The Journal of Eleanor Shepphird Matheson, 1920; Part 2: The Pas to Lac La Ronge, and Return, by Canoe
The Journal of Eleanor Shepphird Matheson, 1920; Part Two: The Pas to Lac La Ronge, and Return, by Canoe
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Eleanor Shepphird Matheson
Saskatchewan History, vol. 22, no. 3, Autumn, 1969, pp. 109-117
Description
Diary details the journey under taken by the author, her husband, Rev. Canon Edward Matheson, Kate Halson, and Archdeacon Mackay to visit the Indian missions. Includes stops in Cumberland House, Sturgeon Landing, and smaller village sites. Part 2 details the party’s return to The Pas.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 109.
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 1, no. 1, Healing Our Spirit Worldwide, The Seventh Gathering, August 2016, pp. 43-52
Description
Reports on qualitative interviews held with 30 participants. Several themes emerged: the covert nature of violence, relationship between racism and violence, and effect on identity and wellbeing.
Saskatchewan History, vol. 22, no. 3, Autumn, 1969, pp. [81]-108
Description
Melgund was Major-General Middleton’s Chief of Staff during the North-West Resistance; his diary contains a detailed description of the campaign’s logistics and daily manoeuvers written from the vantage of the Commanding Officer’s camp.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 81.
Investigates experiences of students in four institutions in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, First Nations University of Canada, and the University of Saskatchewan. Eight factors are discussed: socio-political and cultural, programming and support services, educational infrastructure, financial, and family and community support. Data collected through nine focus groups and 13 one-on-one semi-structured interviews.
Metis-Astute Social Work: Shining the Light on Some Helpful Practices
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cathy Richardson/Kinewesquao
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 6, no. 1, 2016, pp. [82]-99
Description
Argues that Métis children are both unrecognized and over-represented in provincially managed child welfare systems throughout Canada; critiques social work practices that marginalize families and explores issues of identification, identity, and advocates for social work practices which dignify, rather than further alienate Métis families.