Interview includes a description of life on the reserve that describes milking, sheep-shearing and fishing weirs. It also consists of stories about a woman whose husband turned into a lizard; a story of Wisakedjak; and how Thunder Blanket killed his wife and then himself.
Interview includes a story of an evil spirit which caused an epidemic that killed many people. She also tells of the sale of their reserve and the subsequent moves to Sweet Grass Reserve and then to Moosomin Reserve.
Mrs. Carter tells a story of her life. She talks of the traditional way of living; residential schools and tells how she was given her name. During the interview she also relates a tale from her grandfather about the Cree raiding Blackfoot camps.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 20-48
Description
Argues that Maria Campbell's use of Michif was necessary to convey the true essence of the narratives.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 20.
Discussion on problems of the younger generation, including alcoholism. Also discussed ways in which parents and elders can help by instructing children and young people and by maintaining the Indian religion.
The American Indian Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 3, Summer, 2010, pp. 344-364
Description
Examines traditional Indigenous art-making practices, exploring a complex range of issues extending beyond those of gender into the realm of Indigenous cultural history.
Mrs. Adams is a retired white schoolteacher and was 69 years old at the time of the interview. She tells of her induction as an honorary chief of the Blackfoot reserve and shares her experiences among the Blackfoot.
Uses four instruments (drum, fiddle, flute and rattle) and a storytelling approach to explore the mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical aspects of the disease. Topics include effects on the body, how the virus spreads, ways to prevent transmission, and treatment procedure.
Related material: Participant Manual.
Uses four instruments (drum, fiddle, flute and rattle) and a storytelling approach to explore the mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical aspects of the disease. Topics include effects on the body, how the virus spreads, ways to prevent transmission, and treatment procedure.
Related material: Facilitattor Manual.
American Quarterly, vol. 62, no. 3, September 2010, pp. 639-661
Description
Looks at how Todd Downing appropriates and refigures Mexico's Indigenous history and culture to reveal evidence of the modern Indigenous people obscured by Indigenismo discourse. The article also anticipates the anticolonial discourses of the American Indian civil rights movement.
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 7, no. 1, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women , 2019, p. Article 2
Description
Profiles activities of two post-secondary students. The discussion includes motivations, tactics and what can be learned by other Indigenous student activists.
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 10, no. 2 & 3, Summer/Fall, 1989, pp. 169-173
Description
Short story, set in a village along the banks of the St. Lawrence River, about a Mohawk girl and her struggles before and after she becomes a woman.
Attached to the short story here is a poem: A Seneca Indian Praise by Twylah Nitsch (Yey-Wen-Node).
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 2, The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health’s Partnership River of Life, 2019, pp. 172-176
Description
In this editorial article the author discusses Indigenous rights and Indigenous resistance to colonization and considers the other articles in this journal issue in the context of resistance and sovereignty.
American Literature, vol. 82, no. 1, March 2010, pp. 183-186
Description
Book reviews of:
Moving Encounters: Sympathy and the Indian Question in Antebellum Literature by Laura L. Mielke
The Transatlantic Indian, 1776-1930 by Kate Flint All That Remains: Varieties of Indigenous Expression by Arnold Krupat.
Scroll down to page 183 to see reviews.
Theatre Research in Canada, vol. 31, no. 2, 2010, pp. 193-207
Description
Discusses a play centered around an orphaned First Nations girl, Forever, who runs away from residential school and finds shelter in an abandoned boat.