Transmotion, vol. 2, no. 1 - 2, November 28, 2016, pp. 76-95
Description
Author examines how Welch’s novel reveals different elements of Indigenous identity, how those elements are negotiated by individuals, and the range of reactions demonstrated by society in response to Native American identities.
Looks at the disc identification system implemented by the Canadian government to solve the problem of government officials recording and pronouncing Inuit names. Later Project Surname was developed to eliminate the disc identification system.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 22, no. 4, Autumn, 1998, pp. 433-456
Description
Article explores the phenomena of cultural resilience and resistance to assimilation on the Grand Ronde reservation, additionally considers those settler practices that were adopted and the cultural hybridity that came of that space.