American Indian Quarterly , vol. 29, no. 1/2, Winter-Spring, 2005, pp. 56-83
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Article examines the work of Fred Gone and Mark “Rex” Flying and their use of the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP) to collect and share the stories of the Gros Ventre and Assiniboine communities in Montana in order to tell the histories of their peoples.
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Saskatchewan, 2005.
Includes analysis of works by Susan Power, Drew Taylor, Joy Harjo, Beth Cuthand, Louise Halfe, Patricia Monture-Angus, and Annharte.
Comments on how the late Vine Deloria Jr's books, which articulated the relationship between America and its First Peoples, still ring true today. One of Deloria books was Custer Died for Your Sins.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 20, no. 1, Spring, 2005, pp. 139-159
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Discusses the complexities in determining identity , as revealed in personal correspondence of Chinquilla, Jones and Bonin regarding Native American organizations in the 1920s.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 2, Special Issue: Honoring A. Lavonne Brown, Summer, 2005, pp. 10-17
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Transcription of a letter penned by Alexander Eastman, Sioux physician, author and activist, describing his family history and his great sadness at the loss of his mother.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 10.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 3, Fall, 2005, pp. 67-84
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Demonstrates how this Chickasaw writer uses ecofeminist heuristics to demonstrate the interconnectedness between tribal cultures and the natural landscape.
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Gender Balance and Cultural Renewal in Oyate/Sioux Literature
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Cecilia Ragaini
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English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of South Dakota, 2005.
Considers the extent to which traditional gender roles are reflected in writings of authors including: Charles Eastman, Zitkal-Sa, Luther Standing Bear, Ella C. Deloria, Joseph Marshall and Elizabet Cook Lynn.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 10, no. 2&3, Summer/Fall, 1989, pp. 27-30
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Rita Joe discusses her poetry and how she attempts to show Native people in a more favourable light, which is one way for her to express concern about the way Mi’kmaq were treated and the racism they suffered.
Examines writings by Eden Robinson, Monique Mojica, Beatrice Culleton, Marilyn Dumont and Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm.
Gender Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Northern British Columbia, 2005.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 28, no. 3, May 1989, pp. [1-13]
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Findings, consistent with earlier studies, indicate stereotypes being reinforced by unbalanced and under-represented Indigenous writers in literature textbooks.
American Theatre, vol. 22, no. 6, July/August 2005, pp. 20-23, 80
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Interview with William S. Yellow Robe Jr., an Assiniboine playwright, who wrote Better-n-Indians, Grandchildren of the Buffalo Soldiers and The Independence of Eddie Rose.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 2, Special Issue: Honoring A. Lavonne Brown, Summer, 2005, pp. 18-31
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Silko confirms the importance Pueblo Nations' women and gender equity in their way of life as illustrated in her essay Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit.
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