Looks at The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, A Short History of Indians in Canada by Thomas King and Halfbreed by Maria Campbell.
Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--Universität Wien, 2012.
Quileute Elder relates traditional stories and discusses the way Quileute culture has been presented in the Twilight books and movies.
Duration: 1:10:03.
Canadian Literature, no. 215, Indigenous Focus, Winter, 2012, p. 104
Description
Discusses author's use of the Woods Cree dialect to place his characters in the context of northern Manitoba and as way to limit accessibility by the dominant Anglophone culture.
Mosaic: A Journal for the Interdisciplinary Study of Literature, vol. 45, no. 2, June 2012, pp. 95-112
Description
Discusses whether some character's behaviours could be construed as being based in FASD, or whether it only appears to be because of the intergenerational trauma caused by residential schools.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 8, no. 2, Series 2; Teaching American Indian Literatures, Summer, 1996, pp. [7]-20
Description
Discusses the problems and challenges associated with integrating Native American literature into general American Literature survey classes.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Interview with the authors of a book, Nooksack Place Names: Geography, Culture and Language researched over 35 years, about the language, culture and history of the Nooksack indigenous people .
Duration: 38:30.
Access part I.
This file contains a handwritten poem by James L. Robertson titled North West Rebellion / No. 2. March 19th, ‘85. The poem describes the gathering that led to the Prince Albert Volunteer force and includes various names of the Volunteers. Robertson writes of the impending battle against the Sioux at Duck Lake, Saskatchewan and wishes the volunteers well. The letter was donated to the Prince Albert Historical Society Museum by Fred M. Henderson of Victoria, BC in 1979.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 8, no. 2, Series 2; Teaching American Indian Literatures, Summer, 1996, pp. [29]-46
Description
Describes a masters level course which included a fieldwork component consisting of interviewing an elder.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 24, no. 1, Spring, 2012, pp. 31-61
Description
Looks at the struggles of the characters to define what constitutes home from two of Louise Erdrich's works .
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 31.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 3/4, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Parts 1 & 2), Summer-Autumn, 1996, pp. 563-593
Description
Author examines the work of the anthropologist Charles Hudson, discussed his writings about the spiritual practices of the Southeastern Indigenous peoples in the United States generally, and about those of the Cherokee people specifically.
Presents a perspective on oral traditions, concluding that while oral evidence can be utilized in conflict resolution, "oral narratives must be examined and authenticated like any other evidence."