This file contains excerpts from Reginald Beatty's diary, correspondence about his encounters with Cree people, and letters home to his parents detailing his experience in the 1885 Riel Rebellion. Mr. Beatty was a farmer and fur trader in what is now known as the Melfort area of Saskatchewan.
Culture, Theory and Critique, vol. 53, no. 2, Special Issue: The Crossroads of Memory, 2012, pp. 199-214
Description
Discusses national gathering held by the Commission in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Argues that survivors' testimonies served as much to repair the family ties, which residential schools had destroyed, as to alleviate suffering of victims or deal with the oppressor/oppressed relationship.
American Quarterly, vol. 48, no. 3, September, 1996, pp. 542-549
Description
Book review of: Tricksterism in Turn-of-the-Century American Literature: A Multicultural Perspective edited by Elizabeth Ammons and Annette White-Parks.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 8, no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 1996, pp. 63-79
Description
Discussion on the nature of Native American fiction and its portrayal of Native Americans, paying particular attention to identity.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Author speaks about book: Manitowapow: Aboriginal Writings from the Land of Water, an anthology of Aboriginal stories, poetry, nonfiction, and speeches.
Duration: 44:40.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 8, no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 1996, pp. [49]-62
Description
Discusses characters which exhibit traits of the opposite sex and cross the borders of expected behaviour.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 24, no. 4, Winter, 2012, pp. 126-134
Description
Book reviews of 4 books:
N. Scott Momaday: Remembering Ancestors, Earth and Traditions: An Annotated Bio-bibliography by Phyllis S. Morgan,
The Journey of Tai-me by N. Scott Momaday,
In the Bear's House by N. Scott Momaday,
Again the Far Morning: New and Selected Poems by N. Scott Momaday.
Scroll to page 126 to read article.
American Literature, vol. 84, no. 3, September 2012, pp. 657-659
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Books reviews of Removable Type: Histories of the Book in Indian Country, 1663-1880 by Phillip H. Round.
Slavery in Indian Country: The Changing Face of Captivity in Early America by Christina Snyder.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 16, no. 1, 1996, pp. 181-210
Description
Book review of 12 books:
Thomas Crosby and the Tsimshian: Small Shoes for Feet Too Large by Clarence Bolt.
A Study of Omaha Indian Music by Alice C. Fletcher.
Earth is My Mother, Sky is My Father: Space, Time, and Astronomy in Navajo Sandpainting by Trudy Griffin-Pierce.
Taking Control: Power and Contradiction in First Nations Adult Education by Celia Haig-Brown.
Applied Anthropology in Canada: Understanding Aboriginal Issues by Edward J.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, 1996, pp. 131-146
Description
Looks at new ways to understand mixed cultural origins, reconcile beliefs, and how these ideas are superseding older ideas of assimilation or resistance.
Participants in the National Museum of the American Indian Artist Leadership Program from Canada, United States and Peru discuss their work and participate in a panel discussion.
Duration: 1:39:43.
A write up on the experiences of James Austin, a member of the Ontarian Midland Battalion involved in the suppression of the 1885 uprising. Austin relates the story of his trek west from Ontario, but missed all major actions. Austin later became a Presbyterian minister.
Drug and Alcohol Review, vol. 31, no. 4, June 2012, pp. 580-584
Description
Study is the first step in addressing community concerns about cannabis and requests for improved understanding of cannabis use and its related mental health harms.
Comments on the tension between native spirituality and Christianity and its impact on the people living on the reservation in Tracks and The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse.
English Language and Literature Thesis (B.A.)--Masaryk University, 2012.
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 23, no. 1, New Series, 2012, pp. 39-63
Description
Analyzes two long poems to demonstrate how Canadian society used the leader to help construct a "national" identity, while using the concept of "noble savage" as justification for colonization.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 24, no. 4, Winter, 2012, pp. 1-20
Description
Delves into the full narrative complexity of one first contact story by examining the teller of the story, the purpose of the telling, implied audience and the relevant contexts behind the telling.
Scroll to page 1 to read article.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 3/4, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Parts 1 & 2), Summer/Fall, 1996, pp. 451-[?]
Description
Discusses the difficulties outsiders encounter when attempting to learn about and understand Aboriginal spirituality and culture.
Comments on a program delivered in two communities, and how well the program was received by the Aboriginal people living and working in those communities.