Alternate Title
Indigenous Law Videos on Demand Project
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kamala Todd
Emily Snyder
Renée McBeth
Mike McKinlay
Shane Archer ... [et al.]
Description
"Topics discussed include why gender and sexuality matter to Indigenous law, and what Indigenous feminisms bring to the conversation".
Duration: 10:23.
Indigenous Law Video on Demand: Discussion Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Emily Snyder
Description
Covers use of guide, the video presentations and discussion questions.
Videos.
Indigenous Media In Mexico: Culture, Community, and the State By Erica Cusi Wortham
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Juan Franciso Salazar
American Anthropologist, vol. 117, no. 2, June 2015, pp. 448-449
Description
Book review of: Indigenous Media in Mexico by Erica Cusi Wortham.
Indigenous Peoples and Dementia: New Understandings of Memory Loss and Memory Care
E-Books
Author/Creator
Wendy Hulko
Jean E. Balestrery
Danielle Wilson
Star Mahara
Gwen Campbell-McArthur
Jean William
Cecelia DeRose
Estella Patrick Moller ...
Karen Pitawanakwat
Carrie Bourassa ...
Mere Kepa ...
Sophie ""Eqeelana Tungwenuk" Nothstine ... [et al.]
Indigenous Trauma Is Not a Frontier: Breaking Free from Colonial Economies of Trauma and Responding to Trafficking, Disappearances, and Deaths of Indigenous Women and Girls
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annita Hetoevėhotohke’e Lucchesi
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 3, Indigeneity, Feminism, Activism, 2019, pp. 55-68
Description
Reflecting on her own personal experiences, the author challenges the popular stereotype of voiceless traumatized Indigenous females that is perpetuated by the media, academia and even Indigenous advocacy groups. She asserts that Indigenous women survivors can be empowered as a healing force for others.
Indignation of French-Canadians Over the Execution of Louis Riel / A Mob Burning an Effigy of Sir John Macdonald on the Pedestal of the Queen's Statue, Victoria Square, Montreal, Nov. 16, 1885. - Sketch. - 28 November 1885.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Owen McFarland (artist)
Description
Sketch of an mob in Montreal's Victoria Square burning an effigy of Sir John A. Macdonald after the execution of Louis Riel in Regina, Saskatchewan.
The Influence of Aboriginal Literature on Aboriginal Students’ Resilience at the University of Saskatchewan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine Fiddler
Education Matters: The Journal of Teaching and Learning, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenizing Education, 2015
Description
Argues for the increase of Indigenous literature along side Indigenous worldviews, perspectives and practices.
Inuit Girls Make Media: Resisting Stereotypes through Participatory Research
Theses
Author/Creator
Cassidy Glennie
Description
Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2019.
Invisibility in the Color-Blind Era: Examining Legitimized Racism Against Indigenous Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dwanna L. Robertson
The American Indian Quarterly, vol. 39, no. 2, Spring, 2015, pp. 113-153
Description
Examines the evolution of racism from overt to covert in the United States since the Civil Rights era in the 1960s.
KC Adams Stares Down Stereotypes against Aboriginal People
Alternate Title
q [Radio Program] ; March 18, 2015
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
KC Adams
Jelena Adzic
Description
Interview with artist about portrait series Perceptions, which addresses racism. Describes portraits taken of Aboriginal people in two lights.
Duration: 19:57.
The Leather-Stocking Tales
Alternate Title
The Deerslayer or, The First War-Path: A Tale
The Last of the Mohicans
The Pathfinder
The Pioneers
The Prairie
E-Books
Author/Creator
James Fenimore Cooper
Description
Cooper's writings were very influential in producing stereotypes of the "Noble Savage" and bloodthirsty savage in the minds of the public.
("listen to the women)": Rethinking Representations of Violence against Indigenous Women in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
Theses
Author/Creator
Sylvie Lorraine Vigneux
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2015.
Focuses on Unearthed by Janet Marie Rogers, Missing Sarah by Maggie de Vries, and In Plain Sight: Reflections on Life in Downtown Eastside Vancouver by Leslie Robertson and Dara Culhane.
A Longitudinal Study of Aboriginal Images in Annual Reports: Evidence from an Arts Council
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ruth Rentschler
Nava Subramaniam
Brian Martin
Accounting & Finance, vol. 59, no. 3, 2019, pp. 1585-1614
Description
Analysis of imagery, textual narrative and para-text found in reports produced by the Australian Arts Council over 43 years (1973-2015).
Mapping Geographies of Canadian Colonial Occupation: Pathway Analysis of Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annita Hetoevėhotohke'e Lucchesi
Gender, Place & Culture, vol. 26, no. 6, 2019, pp. 868-887
Description
Uses life course analysis of four women to explore linkages between relationships to the land, colonialism and intergenerational violence, and argues that rather than putting themselves at risk as is popularly perceived, they find themselves subjected to circumstances created and maintained by the Canadian state which make them vulnerable to perpetrators of violence.
Mediating Indianness
Alternate Title
American Indian Studies Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Billy J. Stratton
Sonja Georgi
Cathy Covell Waegner
A. Robert Lee
Ellen Cushman …
Kimberly Blaeser
Evelina Zuni Lucero ...
Nicolle Dragone ...
Gordon Henry Jr.
American Indian Studies Series
[Mediating Indianness]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jean-Paul Restoule
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 35, no. 2, 2015, pp. 247-249
Description
Book review: Mediating Indianness edited by Cathy Coveil Waegner.
Metis Post-Secondary Students and the Demotivating Effects of Possible Prejudice
Theses
Author/Creator
Leon Myles Ferguson
Description
Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2015.
Mi'kmawe'l Tan Teli-kina'muemk: Teaching about the Mi'kmaq
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre
Description
Mirrors and Windows: Teaching and Research Reflections on Canadian Aboriginal Children's Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynne Wiltse
Language and Literacy, vol. 17, no. 2, Special Issue, 2015, pp. 22-40
Description
Reflects on issues of resonance and representation in children's literature.
Native American Chic: The Marketing of Native Americans in New York Between the World Wars
Theses
Author/Creator
Emily Schuchardt Navratil
Description
Art History Thesis (Ph.D.)--City University of New York, 2015.
Native Narratives: The Representation of Native Americans in Public Broadcasting
Alternate Title
American Archive of Public Broadcasting
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Library of Congress
GBH Archiv
Sally Smith
Description
Looks at radio and television coverage of key events or issues in both non-Native American-produced and Native American-created programs found in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting collection. Divided into five sections: (Mis)Representations of Native Americans; Termination, Relocation, and Restoration; The American Indian Movement; Native Americans in Contemporary News Media; and Visual Sovereignty: Native-Created Public Media.
Neal Ambrose-Smith: The Artistic Modernity of Indianness
Theses
Author/Creator
Erik Parker
Description
Art and Art History Thesis (M.A.)--University of New Mexico, 2015.
No News Isn't Always Good News: Media Representation of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elisha Corbett
Description
Focuses on the print media's representations of Indigenous women who engage in "high-risk" lifestyles compared to those who do not. Looks at reports published between 2000-2010.
Note on the Process of Performance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Luna
Renée Sueppel
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 39, no. 4, 2015, pp. 45-54
Description
James Luna Puyukitchum comments on his experiences growing up in California and the reaction to his installation/performance titled, Artifact Piece.
[The Orenda]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Richard Weyhing
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 27, no. 2, Summer, 2015, pp. 102-105
Description
Book review of: The Orenda by Joseph Boyden.
“The other side of the picture”: Social History, Popular Culture, and the Idea of the Sand Creek Massacre
Theses
Author/Creator
Kerry Tanner
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Maryland, 2015.
Past, Present and Future: Photographic Presence in New Mexico
Theses
Author/Creator
Devorah Romanek
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University College London, 2019.
Past Traumas, Present Griefs: Exploring the Effects of Colonialism, Microaggressions, and Stereotyping from Wild West Shows to Indigenous Literature
Theses
Author/Creator
Kimberly Allen
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--Unviersity of Arkansas, 2015.
[Perspectives on Native Representations Symposium: Keynote Speaker Panel]
Alternate Title
Annual Perspectives on Contemporary Native Issues Symposium 2015
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Adrienne Keene
Migizi Penseneu
Matika Wilbur
Description
Panel discussion at Perspectives on Native Representations Symposium Changing the Way We See Native America.
Duration: 1:05:04.
Playing Indian, between Idealization and Vilification: Seems You Have to Play Indian to be Indian
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rosy Simas
Sam Aros Mitchell
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 4, Fraud in Native American Communities: Essays in Honor of Suzan Shown Harjo, 2019, pp. 133-140
Description
Two Indigenous dancers who discuss the ongoing trend on non-Indigenous people "playing Indian" and how this trend reinforces stereotypes and could lead to the erasure of Indigenous culture over time.
Portraits of Interest - Sketches
Documents & Presentations
Description
Portrait sketches of key figures in the Northwest Resistance. Subjects include Mrs. T. Charles Watson, Major T.C. Watson, Lt.-Col. the Hon. W.N. Kennedy, Corporal Lethbridge, Col.-Sergt. Cooper, and Capt. Herbert Swinford. Caption of sketches: "(1) Mrs. T. Charles Watson, who has commenced a series of dramatic readings in aid of local patriotic funds; (2) Major T.C. Watson, (late of H.M. service), commanding the troops raised at Yorkton, Assiniboia; (3) Lt.-Col. the Hon. W.N. Kennedy, of the 90th Batt.
Portraits of Interest - Sketches. - 1885.
Documents & Presentations
Description
Portrait sketches of key figures in the Northwest Resistance. Sketches include John and Mrs. Gowanlock, Capt. Geo. H. Young, Private Dobbs, Lt.-Col. Maunsell, Major Gordon, Col. Sergt. Winter and Private Hardisty.
Portraits of Interest - Sketches. - 1885.
Documents & Presentations
Description
Portrait sketches of key figures in the Northwest Resistance. Sketch subjects include Lieut. A.Y. Scott, Bugler Foulkes, and Lieut-Colonel Bond.
Portraits of Interest - Sketches. - 1885.
Documents & Presentations
Description
Portrait sketches of key figures in the Northwest Resistance. Sketch subjects are Lieut.-Col. Landry, Lieut.-Col. Montizambert, and Capt. Clark.
Priests Killed at Frog Lake
Images » Photographs
Description
Negative of an artist's representation of the killing of priests at Frog Lake by Indigenous men with guns.
[Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native Americans]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Matika Wilbur
Description
Matika Wilbur shares photographs and stories from Project 562, her multi-year project to document members of federally recognized tribes in the United States.
Duration: 1:42:58.
Quelling a mutiny of Teamsters. - Sketch. - 2 May 1885
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Thure de Thulstrup(artist)
Description
Sketch of a group of teamsters and sled in foreground, with soldiers in background.
Re-collecting Black Hawk: Landscape, Memory, and Power in the American Midwest
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Bonnie M. Brown
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 27, no. 4, Winter, 2015, pp. 124-128
Description
Book review of Recollecting Black Hawk by Nicholas A. Brown and Sarah E. Kanouse.
The Rebellion of Half-breeds in Canada under Louis Riel - Newspaper clipping. - 9 May 1885.
Documents & Presentations
Description
Note: The title of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library.
Collage of sketches relating to the Northwest Resistance; sketch subjects include Louis Riel, Government House in Battleford, and Fort Carlton.
Historical note:
From The Graphic, an Illustrated Newspaper.Rebels Firing on a Government Relief Boat - Sketch. - 23 May 1885.
Documents & Presentations
Description
Sketch of Metis fighters on land firing upon a government relief boat in background; possibly based on the attack on the steamer Northcote during the battle of Batoche during the Northwest Resistance.
The Recent Rebellion in Canada - Sketches. - 18 July 1885.
Articles » General
The Graphic, an Illustrated Newspaper, July 18, 1885, p. [65?]
Description
Collage of sketches relating to the Northwest Resistance; subjects include a view of Fort Edmonton, the steamers 'Alberta' and 'North-West', and Louis Riel's capturer.
Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls: Volume 1a
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Representation of the Battle of Little Bighorn in Four Major Films: "Little Big Man", "They Died With Their Boots On", "Sitting Bull" and "Chief Crazy Horse"
Theses
Author/Creator
Javier Rafael Fernández Esteller
Description
English Philology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Universidade da Coruña, 2015.
Reserving Identities
Alternate Title
Asha Reports
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Asha Siad
Levi First Charger
Casey Eagle Speaker
Kristy North Peigan
Carissa Auger
Description
Looks at the challenges faced by Aboriginal youth who are trying to find a balance between maintaining cultural roots and living in the mainstream world.
Duration: 31:30.
Ridiculous Flix: Buckskin, Boycotts, and Busted Hollywood Narratives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Theodore C. Van Alst
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 4, Fall, 2015, pp. 321-331
Description
Comments on disrespectful and disparaging remarks made in movies and the use of social media to rid racist imagery from a variety of platforms.
Riel Rebellion Period Newspapers
Articles » General
Description
A series of 1885 newspapers with articles covering the Saskatchewan Uprising. Includes The Penny Illustrated Paper and Illustrated Times of May 16, 1885, the Montreal Daily Herald and the Daily Commercial Gazette of July 8, 1885. Papers cover the battles of Batoche and Cut Knife Hill.
The Role of The Saskatchewan Herald in the Construction and Extent of the "Siege of Battleford"
Theses
Author/Creator
Megan Lee-Ann Clake
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Regina, 2015.
Russel on Indians: Grade Level: 7-12
Alternate Title
Montana's Charlie Russell: Art in the Collection of the Montana Historical Society
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Montana Historical Society
Description
Lesson plan involves students learning about stereotypes and deciding whether paintings by Charles M. Russell reinforced those stereotypes.
The Saskatchewan rebellion - Newspaper clipping and sketch. - 18 April 1885.
Documents & Presentations
Description
Note: The description of this document uses wording that was common to mainstream society of that time period in history. As such, it contains language that is no longer in common use and may offend some readers. This wording should not be construed to represent the views of the Indigenous Studies Portal or the University of Saskatchewan Library.
A short article on the ongoing Northwest Resistance and some biographical information and a sketch of Louis Riel from the perspective of an Eastern Canadian Newspaper. Includes a large sketch of Louis Riel "in his costume of a Canadian half-breed."
Savages and Romantics: How Hollywood Soundtracks Construct Native Americans
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Yang Kaiyuan
Folio, vol. [12], Language, Culture and , 2015, pp. [25-31]
Description
Discusses how Romantic music is used when portraying the "noble savage" and "native" music is used to portray the "otherness" of Indigenous characters.