One participant was Aboriginal hunter, one was a French Canadian farmer, and one was an immigrant from England. Focus was on six characteristics: language, religion, social relations, family, intergenerational links, and rites of passage.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 4, Autumn, 1994, pp. 507-531
Description
Article draws on Collier’s autobiography and other writings to explore perceptions of his ideals and and actions as an Indian Affairs agent in the USA during the New Deal era (early 1900s).
Book review of: Writing the Circle: Native Women of Western Canada edited by Jeanne Perreault and Sylvia Vance ; preface by Emma LaRocque ; introduction by Gloria Bird.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 3, no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 1991, pp. 45-88
Description
Book reviews of:
American Indian Literatures: An Introduction, Bibliographic Review, and Selected Bibliography by A. LaVonne Brown Ruoff
Wolverine Myths and Visions: Dene Traditions from Northern Alberta by Dene Wodih Society
California Indian Nights by Edward W. Gifford and Gwendoline Harris Block
Bighorse the Warrior by Tiana Bighorse and edited by Noël Bennett
Wigwam Evenings: Sioux Folk Tales Retold by Charles A.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 29, no. 3, Fall, 1994, pp. 158-162
Description
Author laments on the decline of major institutions that once defined Canadians in such a way as to bind people together, comments on Canada's image to outsiders, and briefly mentions perspectives on First Nation peoples.
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 19, no. 2, Culture and Educating: Aboriginal Settings, Concerns, and Insights, Spring, 1994, pp. 182-192
Description
Looks at life histories of Maliseet and Micmac university students and Bolivian Aymara, Quechua, and Uru women to help students realize their own identity and potential.