Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 1, 1997, pp. 149-157
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Reviews three books, each providing a life history of an Indigenous male: Blackfoot warrior Red Crow, Comanche Chief Quanah Parker, and Nuumuu farm labourer Corbett Mack.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 29, no. 2, Summer, 2017, pp. 49-70
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Essay argues "that Geronimo's relative obscurity is due to its generic constraints and enigmatic content, both of which frustrate the reader by eluding easy interpretation".
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 9, no. 4, Series 2; [Special Issue on] Sherman Alexie, Winter, 1997, pp. 80-100
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Book reviews of:
From the Glittering World: A Navajo Story by Irvin Morris.
The Blue Jay’s Dance: A Birth Year by Louise Erdrich.
Gerald Vizenor: Writing in the Oral Tradition by Kimberly M. Blaeser.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Illustrates that women's writings must not only deal with the marginalization of being Aboriginal, but with the further marginalization of being female.
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 35-54
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Discusses the Biographies of Prominent Elders project as a method for using oral histories to preserve and promote Gwich'in culture, traditional knowledge and values. Includes five short stories told by project participants.
Novel tells the story of the nineteen-year-old Cree girl from Norway House Cree Nation who was murdered near The Pas, Manitoba on November 13, 1971. Recommended for use with students Grade 10 or above.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 3, Summer, 1997, pp. 385-407
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Author examines three different autobiographies of Indigenous women that were published between the late 1920s and mid 1930s with an eye to the ways that gender influences the construction of the text.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 4, Winter, 1997, p. 144
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1995 Margaret Laurence lecture at Trent University by the artist and quilt maker Alice Olsen Williams. The version given here has been adapted, revised and edited.
Catalogue of important acquisitions between 1987-1997 at the MacKenzie Art Gallery in Regina, Saskatchewan, featuring Aboriginal artists include Edward Poitras and Jane Ash Poitras, both prairie artists.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 2, Spring, 1997, pp. 171-193
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Literary criticism article that explores the underlying themes at work in the Autobiography of Delfina Cuero. Discusses bi-culturalism, borderlands theory, ethnocriticism, and transculturation.