Painter Sought Emotional Response from Viewers
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dianne Meili
Windspeaker, vol. 27, no. 10, January 2010, p. 30
Description
Brief article on artist Joane Cardinal-Schubert who combined the symbols of her Canadian Plains people with her own life experience, creating a history of personal and cultural significance.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.30.
Patterson's Life; Black Hawk's Story; Native American Elegy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arnold Krupat
American Literary History, vol. 22, no. 3, Fall, 2010, pp. 527-552
Description
Discussion on Black Hawk's autobiography, a national rather than a personal story of what it means to be a Sauk.
Peekiskwetan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rhonda Johnson
Winona Stevenson
Donna Greschner
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 6, no. 1, 1993, pp. 153-173
Description
Cross-cultural dialogue between three women: Rhonda Johnson, Winona Stevenson and Donna Greschner.
People From Our Side: A Life Story with Photographs and Oral Biography
E-Books
Author/Creator
Peter Pitseolak
Dorothy Harley Eber
Perspectives of Saskatchewan Dakota/Lakota Elders on the Treaty Process Within Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Leo J. Omani
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2010.
Pipestone: My Life in an Indian Boarding School
E-Books
Author/Creator
Adam Fortunate Eagle
Politics and Aesthetics in Contemporary Native American Literature: Across Every Border
Alternate Title
Indigenous Peoples and Politics
E-Books
Author/Creator
Matthew Herman
Portrait of a Vanishing Artist
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shay Wilson
The Beaver, vol. 90, no. 1, February/March 2010, p. 16
Description
Looks at the disappointment felt by the artist, Mildred Valley Thornton, when the Government of Canada refused to buy her collection of paintings in its entirety.
Postindians and Reservation X: Individualism and Community Sovereignty in Contemporary North American First Nations Arts Discourse
Theses
Author/Creator
Erica Howse
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2010.
Powered by a Higher Power: A Conversation with HvnSent
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
HvsSent
Honey Dawn Karima Pettigrew
Whispering Wind, vol. 39, no. 4, Issue 272, September-October 2010, pp. 28-[?]
Description
Interview with singer Wesley Royce Stops also known as HvnSent.
Quanah Parker, Comanche Chief
Alternate Title
[North American Indian Thought and Culture]
E-Books
Author/Creator
William T. Hagan
Racial Folly: A Twentieth-Century Aboriginal Family
Alternate Title
Aboriginal History Monograph ; 20
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gordon Briscoe
Aboriginal History Monograph
Reading Cook-Lynn: Anti-Colonialism, Cultural Resistance, and Native Empowerment
Theses
Author/Creator
Kodjo Afagla
Description
American Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Kansas, 2010.
Reading Guides: Three Day Road
Alternate Title
A Conversation with Joseph Boyden
Articles » General
Description
Introduction to Joseph Boyden's novel, and brief biography and interview with the author.
[Recensions/Book Reviews]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Élise Dubuc
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, Technologies Créatives / Creative Technologies, 2010, pp. 199-203
Description
Review of: Le Monde de Tivi Etok: La Vie et l'Art d'un Aîné Inuit by Joby Weetaluktuk and Robert Bryant.
Review in French.
The Reception of Indigenous Life Stories: The Case of The Days of Augusta
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Warley
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 3, Fall, 2010, pp. 45-71
Description
Discussses the ethical, political, and aesthetic issues surrounding the narrative exchange and the writing and editing process of Indigenous life stories.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 45.
Red Feminist Analysis: Reading Violence and Criminality in Contemporary Native Women's Writing
Theses
Author/Creator
Dorothy Ann Nason
Description
Ethnic Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 2010.
Red Runners: "The New Objectification of Native Art and Identity"
E-Books
Author/Creator
Luke Parnell
Jason Jenkins
Description
Exhibition catalogue.
Remembering Who You Are: The Synecdochic Self in Maria Campbell's "Half-Breed"
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wayne K. Spear
Description
Extract from the author's doctoral thesis.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
William Bright
Helen Jaskoski
James Ruppert
Robert F. Gish
Norma C. Wilson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 5, no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 1993, pp. 91-109
Description
Book reviews of:
On the Translation of Native American Literatures edited by Brian Swann
a/b: Auto/Biography Studies 7.2 (Fall 1992) with guest editor, Hertha Wong
Forked Tongues: Speech, Writing and Representation
in North American Indian Texts by David Murray
Black Eagle Child: The Facepaint Narratives by Ray A. Young Bear
Another Distance: New and Selected Poems by Lance Henson
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kenneth Lincoln
John Purdy
Susan Scarberry-García
Robley Evans
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 5, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 1993, pp. 86-100
Description
Book reviews of:
Native American Literatures edited by Laura Coltelli
Alex Posey: Creek Poet, Journalist, and Humorist by Daniel F. Littlefield
Sending My Heart Back Across the Years: Tradition
and Innovation in Native American Autobiography by Hertha Dawn Wong
Choteau Creek: A Sioux Reminiscence by Joseph Iron Eye Dudley
Not First in Nobody’s Heart: The Life Story of a
Contemporary Chippewa by Ron Paquin and Robert Doherty
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Richard Henry Pratt: The Red Man's Solomon, and His Experiment in Indian Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Clarence L. Reaser
Description
Looks at factors which contributed to Pratt's goal of total assimilation of Native Americans into American society, and how he implemented it during his 25-year superintendency of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School.
The Role of Women in the Fur Trade Society of the Canadian West, 1700-1850
Theses
Author/Creator
Sylvia M. Van Kirk
Description
[History?] Thesis (Ph.D.?)--University of London, Queen Mary College, 1975.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 141: Prince George, British Columbia
Documents & Presentations
Description
RCAP 141 contains a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Prince George, British Columbia. This portion includes presentations of individuals dealing with Aboriginal partnerships and relationships with municipal government; social development; education in health care; veterans' issues and presentations discussing the topic of Aboriginal Women in the Aboriginal Community. Questions from the assembled Commissioners follow each presentation which can be viewed individually on this site.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 146: Westbury Hotel, Toronto, Ontario
Documents & Presentations
Description
RCAP 138 contains a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Westbury Hotel, Toronto, Ontario. Subjects discussed include the arts, education, legal issues, economic development and employment.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 148: Westbury Hotel, Toronto, Ontario
Documents & Presentations
Description
RCAP 148 contains a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Westbury Hotel, Toronto, Ontario. Subjects discussed include community policing, substance abuse, Metis and Non-Status rights, the arts, the environment. Each presentation can be viewed individually on this site.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 150: Vancouver, British Columbia
Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Description
RCAP 150 contains a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Vancouver, British Columbia. This portion includes opening remarks from Elder Vincent Stogan, Elder Ken Harris and assembled commissioners Co-Chair George Erasmus and Viola Robinson.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 163: Crystal Palace Convention Centre, Moncton, New Brunswick
Documents & Presentations
Description
RCAP 163 contains a transcript of the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Crystal Palace Convention Centre, Moncton, New Brunswick. Subjects discussed are housing, Aboriginal war veterans, women's rights and self-government.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Darren Crowshoe
Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Darren Crowshoe
Description
The file contains a presentation by Darrin Crowshoe. Crowshoe, from the Peigan Nation, discusses some of his life experiences and philosophy.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Herman Saulis, National Native Veterans Association
Documents & Presentations
Description
This file contains a presentation by Herman Saulis focusing on the injustices suffered by Canadian Aboriginal veterans upon returning home after the end of World War II. These veterans have not reached equalization regarding wartime contributions of benefits throughout the years. Saulis calls on the Commission to play an advocacy role on behalf of Aboriginal veterans to secure funding to create a non-profit Aboriginal veterans' association in New Brunswick. A brief question-and-answer session with the Commissioners.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Marie Mumford, Sandra Laronde and Elaine Bomberry, Association of Native Development in the Performing and Visual Arts, Toronto, Ontario
Documents & Presentations
Description
This file contains a presentation by Marie Mumford, Sandra Laronde and Elaine Bomberry relating to Aboriginal people in Canada involved in the arts and culture. A number of Aboriginal organizations and schools involved in art, dance, theater and music exist in Canada and most could benefit from government funding. Some students who cannot afford to pay tuition are sometimes funded by their First Nations or through family and relatives, but the presenters feel that Aboriginal art and culture would thrive if more financial assistance was available for students.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Marlene Dolan, Tom Horvath, Wayne Stanley and Joan Cardinal-Shuber, Calgary Aboriginal Awareness Society
Documents & Presentations
Description
This file contains a presentation by members of the Calgary Aboriginal Awareness Society, a non-profit organization that takes direction from an elected board of Directors. The society consists of a number of committees that represent education, social issues, arts and culture, business and all aspects of the Aboriginal community. The Society promotes goodwill and understanding between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. The Society holds a yearly Native Awareness Week, a celebration of Aboriginal culture and traditions.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Ray Prince
Documents & Presentations
Description
This file contains a transcript of part of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Prince George, British Columbia. This part includes a presentation by Elder Ray Prince of the Northern Region of the National Aboriginal Veteran's Association on the topic of the situation of Aboriginal veterans in Canada compared to non-native veterans.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation for the National Aboriginal Veterans Association by Ken Harris and Harry Lavallee
Documents & Presentations
Description
This file contains a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Vancouver, British Columbia. This portion includes a presentation for the National Aboriginal Veterans Association by Elder Ken Harris and Harry Lavallee concerning experiences and issues of veterans in the Aboriginal Community. Also included are questions from the assembled commissioners Co-Chair George Erasmus and Viola Robinson.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Slide Presentation by Ruby Arngna'naaq
Documents & Presentations
Description
This file contains remarks by Ruby Arngna'naaq relating to Inuit art. The slide show features artists from northern Canada whose works portray the effects of suicide on family and friends. Arngna'naaq states that the artists are raising funds to bring their show to southern Canada. Maggie Hodgson, Chairperson, offers brief remarks at the end of the slide show.
Senator Recalls his Livlihood
Alternate Title
FSIN Senator Recalls his Livelihood
Senator Recalls his Livelihood
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 5, no. 8, May 15, 1975, p. 8
Description
Senator Roy Musqua of the Keeseekoose Reserve recalls various aspects of his life.
Sherman Alexie and the New Native American Identity
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erick Ortiz
Description
Comments on a prolific Native American author.
A Son of the Fur Trade: The Memoirs of Johnny Grant
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Lyndel Meikle
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2010, pp. 422-423
Description
Book review of: A Son of the Fur Trade edited by Gerhard Ens.
Speakers Bureau Gives First Nations Vets Chance to Tell Their Stories
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darla Read
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 11, November 2010, p. 10
Description
Discusses the purpose of the Saskatchewan First Nations Veterans' Association Speakers Bureau.
Article found by scrolling to page 10.
Special Collections: George Ryga Biocritical Essay
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Hoffman
Description
Summarizes George Ryga's life and career.
Spirit Menders: The Expression of Trauma in Art Practices by Manitoba Aboriginal Women Artists
Theses
Author/Creator
Leah Marisa Fontaine
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2010.
Stories For Sharing: Mr. Bill Reid Senior
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rose Ellis
Bill Reid
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 17, no. 6, November/December 1993, pp. 28-30
Description
Interview with artist, activist, linguist, community worker and educator.
Storytellers Native American Authors Online
Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Karen M. Strom
Description
Contains links to alphabetical and tribal listings of authors, a calendar of reading dates, biographies, awards, etc.
Swords and Ploughshares : War and Agriculture in Western Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
George F.G. Stanley
Donald B. Smith
Maurice F.V. Doll
Patricia Roy
E. Brian Titley ... [et al.]
Teacher's Resource Guide: North American Indians
Alternate Title
North American Indians: Smithsonian Institution Teacher's Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Anthropology Outreach and Public Information
Department of Anthropology
Smithsonian Institution]
Description
Topics include "questions and answers", stereotypes, and myths and legends. Also includes teacher and student general bibliographies.
"They Don't Know Me!" Counterportraits of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Women Distance Learners Living in North Central Arizona
Theses
Author/Creator
Kathleen Mullin Stemmler
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (Ed.D.)--Northern Arizona University, 2010.
Tomson Highway
Alternate Title
Rockburn Presents
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tomson Highway
Ken Rockburn
Description
Interview with a critically-acclaimed Canadian playwright and author.
Duration: 28:31.
Tripping Over Feathers: Scenes in the Life of Joy Jananka Wiradjuri Williams
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Anna Cole
Aboriginal History, vol. 34, January 2010, pp. 235-237
Description
Book review of: Tripping Over Feathers by Peter Read.
Two Cultures, One Cause: Biculturalism and Native American Reform in the Career of Arthur Caswell Parker (Gawasowaneh), 1906-1925
Theses
Author/Creator
John Robert Siegel
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Perdue University, 1993.