Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aqqaluk Lynge
Robert Comeau
Mary Simon
Nancy Karetak-Lindell
Alfred E. R. Jakobsen
Zebedee Nungak
Silas Elytuk Arngna’naaq
Peter F. K. Ittinuar
Kuupik Vandersee Kleist
Okalik Eegeesiak]
Description
Essays by authors from across Inuit Nunangat and Greenland discuss the possible impacts of the opening of the Passage due to climate change.
Nipi and Mother Earth
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Saskatchewan
Description
Primary reading level storybook.
No Takebacks
Alternate Title
No take backs
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephen Graham Jones
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 139-169
Description
Short fiction piece. When two friends develop an app for mobile devices the results are much different than they expect.
Noah Meets Old Coyote, or Singing in the Rain: Intertextuality in Thomas King's Green Grass, Running Water
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura E. Donaldson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1995, pp. 27-43
Description
Looks at what is real and what is magical in Thomas King's Green Grass, Running Water by weaving the traditional world of oral Indigenous story telling with the individualised western written text.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
The "Noble Savage" in American Music and Literature, 1790-1855
Theses
Author/Creator
Jacob Mathew Somers
Description
Music History and Literature Thesis (M.A.)--Marshall University, 2017
Refers to James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans, Henry Russell's "The Indian Hunter", and Henry Woodsworth Longfellow's The Song of Hiawatha .
Northern Literature: Look Here, Look Again
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maureen Long
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 5-8
Description
Introduction to the special literary issue.
Octave Fidler Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Octave Fidler
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where he tells stories of the Riel Rebellion of 1885 as told to him by his father.
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 the Translation of Native American Literatures
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
J. V. (Jay) Powell
BC Studies, no. 108, Winter, 1995, pp. 106-107
Description
Book review of: On the Translation of Native American Literatures edited by Brian Swann.
To read review, scroll to page 106.
On the Work of a Contemporary American Indian Painter
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fritz Scholder
Leonardo, vol. 6, no. 2, Spring, 1973, pp. 109-112
Description
Artist discusses his life and the thinking behind his artistic practice.
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.
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.
Oodgeroo
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John Collins
Aboriginal History, vol. 19, 1995, pp. 218-222
Description
Book review of: Oodgeroo by Kathie Cochrane.
Review located by scrolling to page 218.
Opening on the Education Scene: a Native American Theatre Ensemble
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kent R. Brown
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 13, no. 1, October 1973, pp. [1-6]
Description
Dramatization of the Navajo creation story and discussion of the establishing the first Native American Theatre Ensemble by Hanay Geiogamah.
[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.
The Oral in the Written: A Literature Between Two Cultures
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renate Eigenbrod
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 15, no. 1, 1995, pp. 89-102
Description
Examines the relationship between oral traditions and contemporary Aboriginal literature.
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 Stories: First Peoples in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics.
Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Jodie Adams
Liz Clarke
Dani Kwan-Lafond
Meera Mather
Natalie Thornhill ... [et al.]]
Description
eTextbook is a multi-media resource developed in collaboration with Indigenous peoples from across Canada. Covers both historical and contemporary topics.
Can be downloaded as iBook, ePub, or PDF.
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
Outsourcing Reconciliation: The Government of Canada's #IndigenousReads Campaign and the Appropriation of Indigenous Intellectual Labor
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pauline Wakeham
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 31, no. 1-2, Spring-Summer, 2019, pp. 1-30
Description
Author examines the #IndigenousReads campaign, considering it as a case study of reconciliatory gestures made by the Canadian Government; points out that reconciliation projects rely too heavily on the work of Indigenous writers and scholars, and fail to build cross-cultural relationships.
The Owl and the Raven: An Eskimo Legend
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Co Hoedeman
Description
Animated short uses puppets to enact the story of how the raven got its black feathers.
Duration: 6:39.
Pat Weaselhead Interview 1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Pat Weaselhead
Harry Shade
Indian History Film Project
Description
Retelling his father's account of the signing of Treaty #7, and the establishment of the Blood Reserve; also the establishment of the Mormon settlement at Cardston.
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.
Paul Boyer on the New Information Age
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bradley Shreve
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 31, no. 1, The New Information Age, Spring-Summer, Aug 11, 2019
Description
Interview with the founding editor of Tribal College: Journal of American Indian Higher Education; Boyer reflects on the journal and on the new challenges that tribal communities face in the new information age.
Paved Trails: Crip Poetics as an Approach Towards Decolonizing Accessibility
Theses
Author/Creator
Aimee Louw
Description
Media Studies Thesis (MA) -- Concordia University, 2019
Permafrost
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Thaler
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 67-83
Description
Short story.
Peter Wesley Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Peter Wesley
Indian History Film Project
Description
Briefly describes his mother's recollections of the signing of Treaty #7.
Phillip MacDonald Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Phillip MacDonald
Richard Lightning
Indian History Film Project
Description
Lifetime chief of the Fort MacKay band gives a brief account of the signing of Treaty 8; talks about Fort MacKay band reserves, how they are located a long way from Fort MacKay where people reside.
Photo Vignette – Whale Watching, Salish Style
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lee Maracle
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 27-29
Description
Author shares a personal story as a means of teaching about cross-cultural relationships.
Pierre Harper 3 Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Pierre Harper
Mary Mountain
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview of Mr. Harper that includes stories about the Lousy Ones and Scar Face.
Pierre Harper Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Pierre Harper
Mary Mountain
Iris Baker
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview includes general reminiscens of Pierre Harper's life.
Pierre Nanamaho Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Pierre Nanamaho
Dave Capot
Dan McLean
Indian History Film Project
Description
This elderly man says he was present at the Treaty #8 negotiations. Describes how he understood the promises.
Pierre Vandale Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Pierre Vandale
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
Pierre Vandale was born in Carlton, Saskatchewan. He was treated in a sanatorium for tuberculosis but on recovery worked at farming and woodcutting. He talks about his children's education and his lack of schooling and he shares what his grandfather told him about the Riel Rebellion of 1885, the Metis and World War I and II.
"Please Eunice, Don't Be Ignorant": The White Reader as Trickster in Lee Maracle's Fiction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susie O'Brien
Canadian Literature, no. 144, Native, Individual, State, Spring, 1995, pp. 82 - 96
Description
Discusses how Lee Maracle leads her readers to see the realities of a world that is rigid and unequally divided by using "we", "I" and "you" to flip the idea of "others".
Poetry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vee Salabiye
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, 1995, pp. 215-222
Description
Presents poems by Vee Salabiye including, "Buckskin Curtain", "Dancing", "Always Remember Where You Come From", "Greasewood" and others.
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
“Poetry [Film] = Anger × Imagination”: Intermediality, the Synthesis of Poetry and Film, and Cross- Cultural Belonging in Sherman Alexie’s The Business of Fancydancing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sabine N. Meyer
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 43, no. 1, Winter , 2019, pp. 36-73
Description
Cultural and artistic criticism piece; considers Alexie’s film as an adaptation and as a poetry film. Discusses artistic tools of referencing, trans media adaptation, and genre defiance; and considers the social and political statements made about identity formation, cross cultural relationships, and the centering of Indigenous narratives.
Powerful Native-American Images Revealed in Picture Books
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kay E. Vandergrift
Description
Listed alphabetically by author. Also includes title and publication information.
Powwow (Cree) Workshop 1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Alfred Bonaise
Eli Bear
Indian History Film Project
Description
Need to return to traditional format of Indian ceremonies is discussed.
Powwow (Cree) Workshop 2
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George Morningstar
Joe Armstrong
Tom Crowe
Jim Crowe
Max Bear
Eli Bear
Indian History Film Project
Description
Several speakers voice concerns about changes that have crept in to the ceremonies. Recall how things were done in former times and stress need to return to old ways.
Powwow (Cree) Workshop 3
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Eli Bear
Indian History Film Project
Description
The custom of gift-giving at traditional ceremonies. How some ceremonies have been changed and abused.
Powwow Workshop 1A
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Indian History Film Project
Description
How WWII veterans told of their deeds like traditional warriors in the Sundance tent.The Sundance and how the strict rituals of the past have begun to change. No date given, but this workshop possibly took place during November 1973.