Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 3, Series 2: Contemporary American Indian Poetry, Fall, 1995, pp. 7-16
Description
Examines two critiques of canonical or "dominant mode" poetry, one privileges poetry from the so-called language community; the second, a multicultural critique, focuses on the poetries of marginalized peoples.
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American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 1, 1995, pp. 133-151
Description
Examines the use in literature of the myth about the white man being a rattlesnake, arguing that opposites, male and female, Christian and Indian, are actually complements of equal value.
File contains a photocopy of Arthur O. Wheeler's daily diary from March to July, 1885. Wheeler served in the Survey (scout) Corp for the Government, and was present during some of the battles of the 1885 rebellion.
William Beaver, a 41-year-old councillor at Trout Lake, complains that members of the Bigstone band who live away from Wabasca receive no help from the band, and stresses the need for a reserve in the Trout Lake area, with sports facilities.