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.
Left Handed, Son of Old Man Hat: A Navajo Autobiography
Alternate Title
Son of Old Man Hat
[North American Indian Thought and Culture]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Left Handed
Description
Originally published with title Son of Old Man Hat.
Legacy of the Bear's Lip
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Heather Hodgson
Canadian Literature , no. 167, pp. 154-156
Description
Book review of: Stolen Life: The Journey of a Cree Woman by Ruby Wiebe and Yvonne Johnson. This is the life story of "the only Native woman in Canada serving a twenty-five-year sentence for first-degree murder".
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll to page 154 to access review.
Legal Topographies
Theses
Author/Creator
Valerie Ann Karno
Description
English (Ph.D.)--University of Southern California, 2000.
Legend of Mistassini has Modern Chapter
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, November 22, 1996, p. A5
Description
Relates the story of the buffalo-shaped stone Mistassini, sacred to First Nations but destroyed when Gardiner Dam was built on the Saskatchewan River.
Legends and Stories from the Past: A Teaching Resource for Dene Kede Grades K-9
E-Books
Author/Creator
George Blondin
Legends: The Story of Siwash Rock
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joanne Peters
Canadian Materials, vol. 7, no. 6, November 17, 2000
Description
Review of National Film Board video designed for Grade 10, which uses the traditional story of Siwash Rock with a contemporary application concerning teenage pregnancy.
The Lenâpé and Their Legends; With the Complete Texts and Symbols of the Walam Olum: A New Translation, and an Inquiry into Its Authenticity
Alternate Title
Briton's Library of Aboriginal American Literature ; Number 5
E-Books
Author/Creator
Daniel G. Brinton
Leslie Marmon Silko: A Collection of Critical Essays. Eds. Louise K. Barnett and James L. Thorson.
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kimberley Musia Roppolo
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 2000, pp. 108-113
Description
Book review of: Leslie Marmon Silko edited by Louise K. Barnett and James L. Thorson.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Leslie Marmon Silko's "Lullaby": The Power of Resistance and Healing Force to Cultural and Spiritual Genocide
Alternate Title
Reading Multiculturalism: Contemporary Postcolonial Literatures
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Olga Barrios
Description
Looks at the protagonist whose memories of her roots and traditions help her fight against adversity.
Chapter from Reading Multiculturalism: Contemporary Postcolonial Literatures edited by Ana Bringas López and Belén Martín Lucas.
Leslie Marmon Silko's Sacred Water
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Coltelli
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 8, no. 4, Series 2; European Writings on Native American Literatures, Winter, 1996, pp. [21]-29
Description
Discusses the different manifestations of the theme of water in the anthology.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Letter from Thomas Quinn to George G. Mann
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Thomas T. Quinn
Description
A photocopy of a letter sent by Indian agent Thomas Quinn of Frog Lake to farm instructor George G. Mann of Onion Lake on 31 March 1885. It reads: "Dear Mann - Messenger [that] hand you this letter is sent by me to tell some of your Indians to come here to have a talk and try and keep all quiet here. If any wish to come give them grub enough to come with to here. All quiet here and no danger. I will be down on the 2nd. Faithfully T. T. Quinn."
Letters From Hudson Bay 1703-40
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
P. D. Baird
Arctic, vol. 19, no. 3, September 1996, pp. 281-282
Description
Book review of: Letters From Hudson Bay 1703-40 edited by K. C. Davies.
Life in Residential Schools: A Response to Shirley Sterling’s My Name is Seepeetza
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Desirée Pelletier
Language & Literacy, vol. 2, no. 2, 2000, p. [?]
Description
Author compares the experiences of her grandmother to those of the character Martha in Sterling's work and asserts that while Martha 's story it is not representative of all the children, it provides a useful introduction to the subject of residential schools.
The Life Story of Zitkala-Sa / Gertrude Simmons Bonnin: Writing and Creating a Public Image
Theses
Author/Creator
Laurie Lisa
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 1996
Lill in Review: A Working Bibliography
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelley Newman
Sherrill Grace
Theatre Research in Canada, vol. 21, no. 1, Spring, 2000
Description
Bibliography for Canadian playwright Wendy Lill
Liminal Voices
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Catherine Rainwater
Canadian Literature, no. 167, First Nations Writing, Winter, 2000, pp. 121-123
Description
Book reviews of: Bloodlines: Odyssey of a Native Daughter by Janet Campbell Hale and Feminist Readings of Native American Literature: Coming to Voice by Kathleen M. Donovan.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access reviews scroll to p. 121.
Liminality and Myth in Native American Fiction: Ceremony and The Ancient Child
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen L. Wallace
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 4, 1996, pp. 91-119
Description
Deals with problems of identity, especially as a construct imposed upon indigenous peoples. Also examines the identity threshold experience in Silko and Momaday's works.
The Limits of Multiculturalism: Interrogating the Origins of American Anthropology by Scott Michaelsen
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael A. Elliott
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 2000, pp. 92-95
Description
Book review of: The Limits of Multiculturalism by Scott Michaelsen.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
A Lingering Miseducation: Confronting the Legacy of Little Tree
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Heath Justice
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 1, Series 2; Children’s Literature, Spring, 2000, pp. [20]-36
Description
Contends that because The Education of Little Tree was once viewed as a benign and non-racist autobiography, it became a widely accepted and powerful force in perpetuating inaccurate stereotypes.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Listening For Pleasure
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Cameron
Native Studies Review, vol. 11, no. 1, Native People in British Columbia: Recent Research, 1996, p. 109–129
Description
Narrative on the drainage of Sumas Lake, based on oral accounts & documentary sources, with interplay between place and its historical representation within culture.
Listening to Our Grandmothers' Stories: the Bloomfield Academy for Chickasaw Females, 1852-1949
Alternate Title
[North American Indian Thought and Culture]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Amanda J. Cobb
Literary Field Notes: The Influence of Ethnography on the Representations of the North
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renée Hulan
Essays on Canadian Writing, no. 59, 1996, pp. 147-163
Description
Critical examination of ethnographic and literary accounts of the Canadian north.
Literary Space in the Works of Josie Boyle and Jeannette Armstrong
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angeline O'Neill
Josie Boyle
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture, vol. 2, no. 1, 2000
Description
Discussion of the use of both oral and written traditions in works by the two authors.
Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Woodrow Presley
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, 1996, pp. 177-180
Description
Includes the poems, "Three Bulls Views the Portrait of Columbus", "Three Bulls at the Ethnobotany Lecture", and "Coyote Dreams".
Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elaine A. Barrett
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, 1996, pp. 187-189
Description
Honouring by poetry, and photo, Harry Whitehorse's wood effigy sculpture in Madison, Wisconsin.
Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Silvester J. Brito
Clara Clem Caufield
J. C. Ellefson
Todd Fuller
Romy Shinn
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, 2000, pp. 143-158
Description
Short stories and poems. The short stories, include: "Charlie Coyote and the Wedding Ceremony" and "Charlie Coyote and the Ski Bunnies". The poems, include: "The Feather", "How Nalungiac Welcomed the Summer Solstice", "Nalungiac Remembers His Grandfather's Face", "Wild West Shows and Other Histories", "Picking Momemts", "Memorizing Oklahoma: A Chant (in 1992) That Includes the Word First", "Crossing the Bridge", and "Red Sky: Age 7".
Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katrina Gonzales
Cheyenne Stoneheart
Erika T. Wurth
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 3, 2000, pp. 161-167
Description
Includes the poems : "Abhoo Song" (Abhoo is the Lakota word for sleep), "Brocken Wing", "Buffalo Hunt in Four Directions", "Splinters", "Furrows", "Siren Song", "Pastels Swimming Together" and "Raven Gets a Kick Out of You".
Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mike Catalano
Larry D. Thomas
Maya Quintero
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, 2000, pp. 167-175
Description
Contains the poems: "The Ghost Dancers", "Gathering Water", "Canyon de Chelly", "In Dinehtah", "Song of the Cloud Maiden", "Cansada", "Late Afternoon in North Dakota-A Meditation", "Tell Me Why", and "Low Haze Over LA".
Literature/Poetry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sheryl L. Nelms
Lorenzo Gonzalez
Tom Phelan
Gary Gamboa
Michael Schlemper
Larry D. Thomas
Gerald R. Wheeler
Anne Wilson
Dawn Karima Pettigrew
Maya Quintero
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, 2000, pp. 199-222
Description
Contains the poems: "Bear Butte", "Navajo Meltdown", "Old Charlie", "Snake Rider", "Math Test", "How", "Vanishing River", "Three Haiku", "Independence Day", "Angels", "Whiteout", "Cheyenne Reservation at Sunset", "Old Crow", "Fort Davis", "Seventh Cavalry Monument in November", "Fort Sumner, New Mexico", "Memory on a Rainy Day", "White Sage/Black Sage", "Maybe Not", "Minnesota Sorry Song", "Laguna Pueblo Dream", "Hierarchy", plus the story "The Joke".
Locating Ambivalence: "New Light" on the Imperial Allegory of Alexander Henry the Younger in Canada's Fur Trade
Theses
Author/Creator
Orion Victor Atkinson
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--Acadia University, 2000.
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Denise Low
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 1, Winter, 1996, pp. 123-126
Description
Book review of: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie.
The Long Road to Recovery
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marlene Cummins
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 5, September/October 2000, pp. 15-18
Description
Depicts the personal narrative of an Australian Aboriginal activist and performer who successfully quit consuming drugs, alcohol and tobacco.
Lost Bird
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Littlecrow-Russell
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 3, Summer, 2000, p. 455
Description
Poem which reflects on speaking an Indigenous language and the loss of it.
Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine, Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, and the (De)Mythologizing of the American West
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason P. Mitchell
Critique Studies in Contemporary Fiction, vol. 41, no. 3, Spring, 2000, pp. 290-304
Description
Explores myths about "cowboys and Indians" as warriors, the consequences of the influx of settlers, and the conflict between new and old conceptions of family, friendship, and spirituality.
Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine, The Beet Queen, and Tracks: An Annotated Survey of Criticism through 1994
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Debra A. Burdick
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, 1996, pp. 137-166
Description
Presents articles and critiques that discuss Erdrich's work and narrative style.
Making Medicine against "White Man's Side of Story": George Bent's Letters to George Hyde
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lincoln B. Faller
George Bent
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 1, Winter, 2000, pp. 64-90
Description
Article gives a brief biographical sketch of George Bent, a man of mixed Cheyenne and Euro-American heritage; examines Bent’s letters to Hyde (who wrote a more complete biography), and the perspective they provide on the settlement of the American West.
Making the Law Fit
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ben Tierney
The Beaver, vol. 76, no. 4, August/September 1996, p. 45
Description
Book review of: Northern Justice: The Memoirs of Mr. Justice William G. Morrow edited by W. H. Morrow.
Malicious Agencies: Figures of Individual Liberty in American Literature, 1682-1851
Theses
Author/Creator
Pamela Ann Lougheed
Description
Rhetoric Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 2000.
The Many Directions of Four Stories: Aboriginal Women's Experiences Living with Addictions and HIV/AIDS
Alternate Title
The Many Directions of Four Stories: Aboriginal Women's Experiences Living with Addictions and HIV / AIDS
Theses
Author/Creator
Shannon Amber Ryan
p. 144
Description
Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2000.
Marginal Voice, Marginal Body: The Treatment of the Human Body in the Works of Nakagami Kenji, Leslie Marmon Silko, and Salman Rushdie
Theses
Author/Creator
Noriko Miura
Description
Comparative Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--Pennsylvania State University, 1996.
Marie-Hélène Cousineau: Videomaker
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathleen Fleming
Marie-Hélène Cousineau
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 2, Summer, 1996, pp. 12-20
Description
Interview with a videomaker who produces videos dealing with Igloolik women's issues.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 12.
Martina Anoee: "I Use Inuit Faces as Models"
Articles » General
Author/Creator
William Qamukaq
Martina Anoee
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 4, Winter, 1996, pp. 14-16
Description
Interview with a dollmaker of Arviat, Northwest Territories.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 14.
Mary Kunuk: From Printmaking to Computer-Animated Video
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathleen Fleming
Mary Kunuk
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 1, 10th Anniversary Issue, Spring, 1996, pp. 36-41
Description
Interview with an Inuit artist who is involved in Igloolik videomaking.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 36.
Maternal Matrix: Ethical and Spiritual Dynamics of Mothers' Subjectivity in Contemporary American Fiction
Theses
Author/Creator
Diane M. Dixon
Description
Focus on authors: Toni Morrison, Mary Gordon, Louise Erdrich
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2000.
Maurice Kenny's Tekonwatonti, Molly Brant: Poetic Memory and History
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrick Barron
MELUS, vol. 25, no. 3/4, Autumn-Winter, 2000, pp. 31-64
Description
Discussion on the poetic re-imaginings in Tekonwatonti, Molly Brant by Maurice Kenny, in order to reconstruct the times, life, and land of Molly Brant.
Measuring Wellness: A Conversation With Maggie Hodgson
Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 6, November/December 2000, pp. 19-21
Description
Interview with a Canadian activist visiting Australia regarding how she became an Indigenous health activist.
Mediated Lives: Oral Histories and Cultural Memory
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Roxanne Rimstead
Essays on Canadian Writing, no. 60, Winter, 1996, pp. 139-165
Description
Argues that in order to have a critical approach to oral histories one has to ask how the genre shapes the subject matter and memories.
Mediating and Negotiating Culture in an Art Museum: A Case Study
Theses
Author/Creator
Sandra Dent
Description
Art Education Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2000.