Antoine Lonesinger discusses different methods of earning a living that included making charcoal and lime. Also included is the story of a boy saved a camp from starvation with the help of the raven spirit.
Interview includes stories about a ghost priest and a non-existent camp. Also included is a story of how a lame boy's skill as a medicine man won him a chieftainship and a wife.
Elders discuss concerns regarding: loss of Indian culture and traditions; failure to educate young Indians in traditionalways; young well-educated chiefs who will not take advice from elders.
Elders speak of their concerns regarding leadership on the reserves; new young leaders with education but no experience who ignore the elders and their advice; the failure to educate the young in traditional Indian ways.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 4, 2017, pp. 115-122
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Uses the ideology of manifest destiny to connect the policies and political practices of Donald Trump, Andrew Jackson, and Adolf Hitler; focuses on the removal of one people or race to make living space for another.
A transcript of an interview with Chief Thomas Settee of Cumberland House, SK. Settee discusses everything from employment and culture to religion and politics.
Mrs. Adams is a retired white schoolteacher and was 69 years old at the time of the interview. She tells of her induction as an honorary chief of the Blackfoot reserve and shares her experiences among the Blackfoot.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 4, 2017, pp. 71-91
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Uses correspondence to and from Joseph Brown to explore his personal philosophy and his process of transcribing and editing The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk’s Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux
Early American Literature, vol. 37, no. 2, June 2002, pp. 311-335
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Describes William Apess' misunderstanding of the relationship between his grandmother and Philip of the Pequots and his later discovery of his Wampanoag heritage.
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".
Includes scences from a play entitled by Rod Langley about the Northwest Rebellion during the opening of Canada's west by white settlers. Includes commentary from the members of the audience.
Duration: 27:35.