Harry Daniels and the Daniels Case: A Son's Perspective on the Man, His Legacy and Vision for a United Métis Nation
Threading the Constitutional Needle with Sinew of Métisland and Métis
[What Brought It On - and Did We Get What We Wanted?]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tony Belcourt
Elmer Ghostkeeper
Gabriel Daniels
Maria Campbell
Description
Speakers discuss struggles for Métis rights and recognition which led to Daniels case and the Supreme Court's ruling that Métis and non-Status individuals fall within the definition of "Indian" in section 91(24) of the Constitution Act,1867; Maria Campbell reminisces about leader Harry Daniels, who initiated the court action.
Duration: 1:59:52.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, 2017, pp. 159-178
Description
Interview in which Larocque talks about her work and her focus on collaborative practices; includes discussion of representations of Aboriginal Canadians, identity, post-colonial criticism, decolonization, resistance and resurgence, and colonial schooling of Indigenous peoples.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 28, no. 4, Winter, 2016, pp. 25-52
Description
Essay focuses on Slash, a young adult novel that traces the struggles, pain and alienation of a young man who is searching for truth and meaning in his life.
TransCanadiana, vol. 8, Canadian Sites of Resistance: Solidarity-Struggle-Change(?), 2016, pp. [102]-122
Description
Comments on a short story that depicts the struggles of a young Aboriginal drug addict and prostitute living on the streets of one of Canada's largest cities.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 102.
Transmotion, vol. 2, no. 1 - 2, November 28, 2016, pp. 124-130
Description
A playful creative non-fiction piece that uses humour as a means to articulate the roles that Indigenous writers can and do play in contemporary culture, in resistance and resurgence.
Native American Leadership: Past, Present and Future
Native American Symposium; 11th, 2015
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Caleb Tankersley
Description
Literary criticism which discusses novels in the context of the genre of magical realism; discusses the genre as a means of political resistance and subversion favoured by post-colonial writers, feminist writers, and writers of colour.
Speaker talks about need for continued advocacy for First Nations children's right to the same level of services as other Canadian children and the human rights complaint against the Federal government.
Duration: 55:04.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 31, no. 1, Special Issue: Essentializing Elizabeth Cook-Lynn, Spring, 2016, pp. 27-45
Description
Prominent scholar discusses her work in the field of American Indian studies and attitudes about history and politics of Indigenous nations' situation in the United States.