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.
A Passion For The True And Just: Felix And Lucy Kramer Cohen And The Indian New Deal By Alice Beck Kehoe
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
K. Tsianina Lomawaima
American Anthropologist, vol. 117, no. 2, June 2015, p. 433
Description
Book review of: A Passion for the True and Just by Alice Beck Kehoe.
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.
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.
A 'Philanthropist's Bosom' Conflicted: The Reverend John Macallum of Red River Academy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Denise Fuchs
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 35, no. 1, 2015, pp. 121-143
Description
Describes the challenges faced by the school master during the 1833-1849 period. This era featured changes in Hudson's Bay Company policy regarding marriage and race.
Piapot: Man and Myth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Lee
Prairie Forum, vol. 17, no. 2, Native Studies, Fall, 1992, pp. 251-262
Description
Explores the popular myth that Plains Cree chief Piapot tried to halt construction of the Canadian Pacific Railroad by pitching tipis along the construction route.
Pipestone: My Life in an Indian Boarding School
E-Books
Author/Creator
Adam Fortunate Eagle
Plains Indian Native Literatures
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Douglas R. Parks
Raymond J. DeMallie
boundary 2, vol. 19, no. 3, 1492-1992: American Indian Persistence and Resurgence, Autumn, 1992, pp. 105-147
Description
Comments on two collections of Native American literature that developed due to contact between Native Americans and anthropologists.
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.
Presentation by Rita Joe
Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rita Joe
Description
File contains a presentation by Rita Joe regarding her experiences as an author and educator. Joe discusses history, culture, and the need for Micmac curriculum to be developed.
Presentation by Will Basque
Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Will Basque
Description
File contains a presentation by Will Basque of Eskasoni, Nova Scotia. Micmac is a Smoganist or soldier veteran in Micmac, and represents all the combat veterans of the Micmac nation. Basque fought in both the Dominican Republic, and twice during the Vietnam War. Basque relays a history of the Micmac nation, with particular emphasis on its Catholic nature, and recognition as the "first state" of Canada. He also discusses legal developments in Canada and the United States, as well as residential schools, the Indian Act, and other matters.
Protestant Missionaries and Native Culture: Parallel Careers of Asher Wright and Silas T. Rand
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas S. Abler
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 1, Winter, 1992, pp. 25-37
Description
Author examines the writings and compares the careers of two missionaries working to convert Indigenous peoples in North America; focuses on the missionaries’ engagement with the elders, storytellers and culture of the nations.
Racial Folly: A Twentieth-Century Aboriginal Family
Alternate Title
Aboriginal History Monograph ; 20
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gordon Briscoe
Aboriginal History Monograph
Racism, Nationalism, and Nostalgia in Cowboy Art
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. Gray Sweeney
The Oxford Art Journal, vol. 15, no. 1, 1992, pp. 67-80
Description
Interprets cowboy art form from the western United States and suggests why these paintings continue to have loyal audiences for the past century.
Raised on My Mother's Love Alone: A Mayan Theatre Collective Contests Gender Violence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susannah Daniels
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 39, no. 4, 2015, pp. 93-112
Description
Author shows the play, Raised on My Mother's Love Alone (Drecí Cólo con el Amor de Mi Madre) stresses the re-emergence of complementary gender roles.
Re-Visions: An Early Version of The Surrounded
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Birgit Hans
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 4, no. 2/3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 1992, pp. 181-195
Description
Provides a brief biography of Darcy McNickle and discusses the manuscript and published version of The Surrounded.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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.
Recovering the Tracks: The Story of Australian Archaeology
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David Frankel
Aboriginal History, vol. 16, no. 2, 1992, pp. 147-148
Description
Book review of: Recovering the Tracks edited by David Horton.
Review located by scrolling to page 147.
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.
The Red Man's Bones: George Catlin, Artist and Showman
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joni L. Kinsey
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 2, Spring, 2015, pp. 221-222
Description
Book review of: The Red Man's Bones by Benita Eisler.
Red Runners: "The New Objectification of Native Art and Identity"
E-Books
Author/Creator
Luke Parnell
Jason Jenkins
Description
Exhibition catalogue.
The Red Sweater: Family, Intimacy, and Visual Self-Representations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Marroquin Norby
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 39, no. 4, 2015, pp. 33-44
Description
Investigates familial history and the role that women play in Purépecha society.
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.
Reshaping American Indian Autobiography in Elissa Washuta’s My Body is a Book of Rules
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kimberly Gail Wieser
Transmotion, vol. 1, no. 2, November 20, 2015, pp. 91-97
Description
In this review essay the author examines three difference sub-genres of Indigenous peoples’s Autobiographies, and then describes how My Body is a Book of Rules challenges all three of them.
Return to the Land of the Head Hunters: Edward S. Curtis, The Kwakwaka'wakw and the Making of Modern Cinema; Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Andrea Walsh
BC Studies, no. 188, Winter, 2015/2016, pp. 108-111
Description
Book reviews of: Return to the Land of the Head Hunters edited by Brad Evans and Aaron Glass.
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher by Timothy Egan.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To read this review scroll to p. 108.
Robert Davidson: Abstract Impulse
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dan Taulapapa McMullin
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 2, no. 2, 2015, pp. 163-164
Description
Book review of: Robert Davidson by Barbara Brotherton, Sheila Farr, and John Haworth.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 36: Edmonton Inn, Edmonton, Alberta
Documents & Presentations
Description
RCAP 36 contains files from the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Edmonton Inn, Edmonton, Alberta. This sitting of the Commission contains presentations on a variety of subjects such as post-secondary education, Aboriginal war veterans, child and family welfare, AIDS in the Aboriginal population and the justice system. Each submission can be viewed individually on this site.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 52: Inn on the Woods, Kenora, Ontario
Documents & Presentations
Description
RCAP 52 contains files from the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the Delta Bessborough Hotel, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This sitting of the Commission contains presentations relating to land claims and self-government, education, economic development, friendship centres, Aboriginal war veterans and women's issues. Each presentation can be viewed individually on this site.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 60: West Ballroom, Inn of the South, Cranbrook, British Columbia
Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Description
RCAP 60 contains files from the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at the West Ballroom, Inn of the South, Cranbrook, British Columbia. This sitting of the Commission contains presentations including a variety of First Nations politicians, a veterans organization, the United Church, and individuals. Each presentation can be viewed individually on this site.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 76: Opening Prayer and Opening Remarks by Commissioners Rene Dussault, Bertha Wilson, Paul Chartrand
Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rene Dussault
Bertha Wilson
Paul Chartrand
Description
File includes the opening prayer and opening remarks from the sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Mani-Utenam, Sept-Iles, Quebec, Friday, November 20, 1992. Opening remarks by Rene Dussault give an overview of the Commissions activities, its mandate, and goals. Commissioner Wilson addresses the "tremendous lack of knowledge in white society about native people" and the Commission's educational function, while Commissioner Chartrand discusses his own background and hopes for the Commission's work.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Charles Wagamese
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains an individual presentation by Charles Wagamese stating that the federal government has not fulfilled their treaty obligations and must fulfil them as representatives of the Queen. He calls for an end to patriarchy and for more input from elders relating to political leadership. Following the presentation is a question-and-answer session with the Commissioners.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Roy Moses, Elder
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains an individual presentation by Roy Moses offering a different perspective on life in the bush in the 1930s and 1940s. He states that the "people who dream about let's go back to our traditional way must have been told a fairy tale somewhere." Moses describes his childhood and believes that progress has been made to better the lives of Aboriginal and Inuit people today. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Tommy Keesick
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains an individual presentation by Tommy Keesick relating to the loss of two young people on his First Nations due to inhalants. He also touches on self-government, the influence of elders, alcohol and drug abuse and the Indian Act. Following the presentation is a brief question-and-answer session with the Commissioners.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Alfred Charlie, Elder, Old Crow, Yukon
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Alfred Charlie relating to the valuable role elders play in passing down traditions and language to the youth of his community. He is disappointed that the youth must travel to the south to complete high school and any post-secondary education. Charlie also briefly discusses land claims, oil production and employment. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Brian Tootoosis and Lawrence Sweeney, Councilors, Poundmaker Band
Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brian Tootoosis
Lawrence Sweeney
Description
File contains a presentation by Brian Tootoosis and Lawrence Sweeney, Councilors, Poundmaker Band. Tootoosis discusses his peoples views towards the Canadian Federation, the Treaties, the Indian Act, questions of self-governance, Bill C-31, and the contribution of his people to Canada. Sweeney, a veteran, discusses his organization the Saskatchewan Indian Veterans Association and how status Indian veterans were not given the benefits awarded to Non-Aboriginal and Metis veterans.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Chief Bob Gill, Chief William George, Margaret George and Sandra Tigi, Takla Lake Band
Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bob Gill
William George
Margaret George
Sandra Tigi
Description
File contains a presentation by four members of the Talka Lake Band addressing a wide range of issues affecting their community, including the Indian Act, land claims and self-government, free trade, Aboriginal war veterans and Aboriginal youth.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Claude Petit, Aboriginal Veterans of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Claude Petit expressing frustration with the ability of his organization to offer services and organize events for Aboriginal veterans without funding. Following the presentation is a question-and-answer session with the Commissioners.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Gordon Ahenakew, Saskatchewan Indian Veterans Association
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Gordon Ahenakew representing the treaty Aboriginal veterans of Saskatchewan. He recalls stories of Aboriginal veterans returning to Saskatchewan and not receiving financial, educational or agricultural benefits that were given to non-Aboriginals. Following the presentation is a question-and-answer session with the Commissioners.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Jack Houle, Artist, Saddle Lake Band
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Jack Houle that describes the difficulty of opening a business in Edmonton while being an off-reserve resident. Roadblocks for funding come from various Aboriginal organizations and his own First Nations. He calls on the Commission to help him secure funding. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Joe Seymour and Reuben Wasacase, Native Veterans Housing Project
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Joe Seymour and Reuben Wasacase relating to the Native Veterans Housing Project in Kenora, Ontario. The presenters originally surveyed Aboriginal veterans in the Kenora area and discovered a number of other issues affecting them, such as land entitlement, pensions and allowances, medical benefits, and unfair treatment relating to lack of recognition and neglect of veterans. Following the presentation is a question-and-answer session with the Commissioners.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by John Joe Sark, Captain of the Micmac Grand Council
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by John Joe Sark, Captain of the Micmac Grand Council. Sark discusses the need to tell Aboriginal history, particularly the positive side, in schools in New Brunswick. He also discusses the Micmac's struggle to hold onto their culture through generations of assimilative pressures. Following Sark's presentation is a discussion with the Commissioners.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Joseph Sagutch
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Joseph Sagutch. Sagutch discusses his artistic contribution to the Commission in designing its offical logo. Sagutch goes over the cultural significance of the different aspects of the logo in his own view as designer.