Alternate Title
Recollecting: Lives of Aboriginal Women of the Canadian Northwest and Borderlands
The West Unbound: Social and Cultural Studies
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kristin Burnett
Description
Gives accounts of Indigenous midwives aiding the births of European-Canadian women who were distanced from familial support.
Chapter 6 from Recollecting: Lives of Aboriginal Women of the Canadian Northwest and Borderlands edited by Sarah Carter and Patricia McCormack.
Observations at Sports Day June 27, 1934
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
D.G. (Dr) Mandelbaum
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of observations at a sports day which is an annual affair at every reserve. It is the occasion for horse racing, foot racing, tug-of-war, wrestling, gambling and dances of all kinds.
Ogimah Ikwe: Native Women and Their Path to Leadership
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Denise K. Lajimodiere
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 26, no. 2, Fall, 2011, pp. 57-82
Description
Interviews with nine Native American female leaders regarding their upbringing, education and their mentors.
Oh Canada, Whose Home and Native Land? Negotiating Multicultural, Aboriginal and Canadian Identity Narratives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Momina Khan
Michael Cottrell
Education Matters: The Journal of Teaching and Learning, vol. 5, no. 1, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the need to restructure the social studies curriculum that allows for more voices and narratives to be heard.
The Ojibwe Who Slew the Wiindigo
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bradley Shreve
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 3, Indigenous Peoples History, Spring, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Discusses colonization, historical trauma and historical loss symptoms.
Okwire’shon:’a, the First Storytellers: Recovering Landed Consciousness in Readings of Trees & Texts
Theses
Author/Creator
Kaitlin Sandra June Debicki
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2017. Refers to the works Power by Linda Hogan, Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson, and Truth and Bright Water by Thomas King.
On Reading Grace's Potiki
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eva Rask Knudsen
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture, vol. 13, no. 2, Thematic Issue: About Indigenous Literatures, June 2011, pp. 1-10
Description
Discusses how indigenous knowledge is overlooked by non-Indigenous scholars when it comes to the subject of marginalizing and resistance in the 1986 novel, Potiki by Māori writer Patricia Grace.
On Sacred Ground: Medicine People in Native American Fiction
Theses
Author/Creator
Brianna Burke
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Tufts University, 2011.
Discusses works by Susan Power, James Welch, Sherman Alexie, Anna Lee Walters, Louis Owens, Leslie Marmon Silko, and Louise Erdrich.
On the Astronomical Knowledge and Traditions of Aboriginal Australians
Theses
Author/Creator
Duane Willis Hamacher
Description
[Cultural Astronomy] Thesis (Ph.D.)--MacQuarie University, 2011.
Once They Were Hats: In Search of the Mighty Beaver
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ezekiel Gow
BC Studies, no. 195, Autumn, 2017, pp. 174-175
Description
Book review of Once They Were Hats by Frances Backhouse.
Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 174.
Once Were Warriors, But How about Maoritanga Now? Novel and Film as a Dialogic Third Space
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cornelis Martin Renes
Miscelánea, vol. 44, Literature, Film and Cultural Studies, 2011, pp. 85-105
Description
Comments on novel and film that address the trials and tribulations of a dysfunctional Maori family.
One Scrap of Earth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ernestine Hayes
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 23, no. 1, Spring, 2011, pp. [126]-129
Description
Author gives life instructions based on stories about the Raven.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 126.
"One Small Way": Racism, Redress, and Reconciliation in Canadian Women's Fiction, 1980-2000
Theses
Author/Creator
Rebecca Babcock
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dalhousie University, 2011.
One Writer, Becoming
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy Lord
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 9-17
Description
Author is presented with letters written to a friend 40 years previously and reflects on her younger self.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Ten: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten. Day 1: : First Nation Creation Stories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
The Opinions of Ambulance Personnel Regarding Using a Heated Mattress for Patients Being Cared for in a Cold Climate - An Intervention Study in Ambulance Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jonas Aléx
Tom Uppstu
Britt-Inger Saveman
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 76, 2017, p. article no. 1379305
Description
Ambulance personnel from northern Sweden rate their experiences as being positive for patient comfort.
Oral History on Trial: Recognizing Aboriginal Narratives in the Courts
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Bruce Granville Miller
Description
Introduction from book: Oral History on Trial: Recognizing Narratives in the Courts by Bruce Granville Miller. A case for merging oral narratives into legal proceedings. Includes a few pages from chapter 1.
The "Other" Woman: Early Modern English Representations of Native American Women, 1579 - 1690
Theses
Author/Creator
Rebecca M. Lush
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Maryland, 2011.
"Our Indian Princess": Subverting the Stereotype
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Stephanie May de Montigny
Museum Anthropology Review, vol. 5, no. 1-2, 2011, pp. 119-121
Description
Book review of: "Our Indian Princess": Subverting the Stereotype by Nancy Marie Mithlo.
["Our Indian Princess": Subverting the Stereotype]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Carmen L. Robertson
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 31, no. 2, 2011, pp. 203-204
Description
Book review of: "Our Indian Princess" Nancy Marie Mithlo.
Our Stolen Grandmother: The Entanglement of Slavery and Colonization in Anna Lee Walters's Ghost Singer
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Reid Gómez
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 32, no. 2, Fall, 2017, pp. 70-90
Description
This literary criticism article examines the intersections and lasting consequences of settler colonialism and the chattel enslavement of African people on North American lands, cultures and identities in the context of the novel.
Our Warrior Spirit: Native Americans in the U.S. Military
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Herman Viola
Joe Medicine Crow
Debra Kay Mooney
Chuck Boers
John Emhoolah
Jason Giles
Description
Panel of speakers who are veterans, or actively-serving soldiers, discuss their experiences.
Duration: 2:00:21.
Our Women and Girls Are Sacred: Interim Report: The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marion Buller
Michèle Audette
Brian Eyolfson
Qajaq Robinson
Out of the Melting Pot, into the Nationalist Fires: Native American Literary Studies in Europe
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Madsen
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 3, Summer, 2011, pp. 353-371
Description
Discusses the national, multiethnic, universal, and postcolonial limitations and possibilities of work in Indigenous studies throughout Europe and the United States.
Pamatesew
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Racquel Boyd
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 23, no. 1, Beyond Racism, Fall, 2011, pp. 56-57
Description
Presents a short story titled, Pamatesew, written by Racquel Boyd.
Paris/Ojibwa: Interview with Robert Houle
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Denise Frimer
Robert Houle
C Magazine, no. 112, Winter, 2011, pp. 23-28
Description
Artist discusses his international research project and the exhibition which resulted from it.
Patterns in Contemporary Canadian Picture Books: Radical Change in Action
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Beverley Brenna
Shuwen Sun
Yina Liu
In Education, vol. 23, no. 2, Autumn, 2017, pp. 43-70
Description
Study examined two groups of books, 57 titles published 2005 and 120 published in 2015 in terms of authors, illustrators, characterization, genre, and audiences.
Peguis First Nation Reads Native Literature: Toward a Community Based Theory
Theses
Author/Creator
Donna Beyer
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2011.
People of a Feather
Alternate Title
People of a Feather: Educational Package
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
The Arctic Eider Society
Sanikiluaq Running Pictures
Joel Heath
Community of Sanikiluaq
Description
Documentary about the unique relationship between the Inuit of Sanikiluaq, Nunavut and the Hudson Bay Common Eider and how changing sea ice and ocean currents caused by massive hydroelectric dams are threatening both the bird and the traditional way of life. Duration:
Related material: Educational Package by Global Environmental Justice Documentaries.
People of the Lakes: Stories of Our Van Tat Gwich'in Elders / Googwandak Nakhwach'ànjòo Van Tat Gwich'in
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jan Peter Laurens Loovers
Arctic, vol. 64, no. 1, March 2011, pp. 118-119
Description
Book review of: People of the Lakes by Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation and Shirleen Smith.
People of the Lakes: Stories of Our Van Tat Gwich'in Elders / Googwandak Nakhwach'ànjòo Van Tat Gwich'in
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Nicolas Brunet
Northern Review, no. 33, Canadas Role in the Circumpolar World, Spring, 2011, pp. 133-135
Description
Book review of: People of the Lakes by Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation and Shirleen Smith.
The Perfect Traditional Gift ... A Horse, of Course
Alternate Title
Sandee Sez
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sandra Ahenakew
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 11, December 2011, p. 9
Description
Comments on a very special gift from her daughters' suitor.
Article located by scrolling to page 9.
Performing Worlds into Being: Native American Women's Theater edited by Ann Elizabeth Armstrong, Kelli Lyon Johnson, and William A. Wortman.
Native American Drama: A Critical Perspective by Christy Stanlake.
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Katherine Young Evans
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 23, no. 1, Spring, 2011, pp. 136-139
Description
Book reviews of: Performing Worlds into Being edited by Ann Elizabeth Armstrong, Kelli Lyon Johnson, and William A. Wortman.
Native American Drama by Christy Stanlake.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 136.
Permafrost
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Thaler
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 67-83
Description
Short story.
Perspectives on the Housing First Program with Indigenous Participants
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ralph Bodor
Derek Chewka
Meagan Smith-Windsor
Shari Conley
Nicole Pereira
Description
Reports the results of personal interviews with 20 program recipients and talking circles and interviews with service providers.
Phantom Past, Indigenous Presence: Native Ghosts in North American Culture and History
E-Books
Author/Creator
Colleen E. Boyd
Coll Thrush
Michelle Burnham
Geneva M. Gano
Adam John Waterman ... [et al.]
Picturing Difference: An Investigation of Maori Women's Characters in New Zealand Picture Books
Theses
Author/Creator
Katherin Rochow
Description
Informatics and Media Thesis (MSocSc)--Uppsala Universitet, 2011
"A Piece of the Endless Body of the World": Gender, Identity, and the Coexistence of Binary Forces in Louise Erdrich's The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse, Tracks, and Love Medicine
Theses
Author/Creator
Emily Elizabeth Andersen
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2011.
The Place Where White Skies are Formed
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Claudell Martin Tacheene
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 23, no. 1, Beyond Racism, Fall, 2011, pp. 48-49
Description
Presents a poem titled, The Place Where White Skies are Formed, written by Claudell Martin Tacheene.
"Please Read Loose": Intimate Grammars and Unexpected Languages in Contemporary Navajo Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anthony K. Webster
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 2, 2011, pp. 61-86
Description
Discusses the creative aspects of Blackhorse Mitchell’s use of Navajo English in Miracle Hill, as well as Mitchell’s own discussions of what he was attempting to do in the poem The Drifting Lonely Seed.
[The Poet Gregory Scofield (Métis) Discusses His Book Louis: The Heretic Poems]
Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Gregory Scofield
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Discusses poetry inspired by the life of Louis Riel.
Duration: 32:12.
[Poetics and Politics 2011: Leslie Marmon Silko]
Alternate Title
Poetics and Politics Series ; Part 4
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Leslie Marmon Silko
Description
Author reads from her book Turquoise Ledge and talks about the history of the southwest.
Duration: 1:27:29.
[Poetics & Politics 2011: Dr. Franci Washburn]
Alternate Title
Poetics and Politics Series ; Part 3
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Franci Wahsburn
Description
Author speaks about storytelling and storytellers and reads from her novels, Elsie's Business and Sacred White Turkey.
Duration: 1:05:28.
[Poetics & Politics 2011: Gerald Vizenor]
Alternate Title
Poetics and Politics Series ; [Part] 5
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Gerald Vizenor
Description
Prolific author reads haiku, discusses his work and answers questions.
Duration: 1:24:29.
Poetry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, 2017, pp. 133-138
Description
Three poems: Selling Cigars on a Coral Gables Corner 1987, Into the Red Devil's Horn, and For a Good Boy We'll Break All the Rules.
Poetry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jake Skeets
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 4, 2017, pp. 123-124
Description
Three poems:
Native American Poem
Eyes Bottle Dark with a Mouthful of Flowers
Comma
The Politics and Power in Caregiving for Identity: Insights for Indian Residential School Truth and Reconciliation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Kershaw
Tammy Harkey
Social Politics, vol. 18, no. 4, Winter, 2011, pp. 572-597
Description
Discusses the disruption the system caused in cultural transmission and the efforts of 20 Aboriginal women to reestablish this connection for their children.