Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Giselle Marcotte
Eva Richard
Evelyn Richard
Priscilla Richard
Description
Purpose of study was to contribute to knowledge about the experiences of Métis women and their strategies for maintaining identity.
Metis Voices / Metis Life
Alternate Title
[Frontier School Division Native Studies Publications]
Documents & Presentations
Description
Personal narratives of Elders from Barrows, Cold Lake, Cranberry Portage, Crane River, Cross Lake, Duck Bay, Mallard, Manigotagan, Moose Lake, Norway House, Pelican Rapids, and Wabowden, communities located in Manitoba.
Michael Grandjambe Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Michael Grandjambe
Richard Lightning
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mr. Grandjambe, 80 years old when interviewed, was formerly a trapper. He describes his understanding of the treaty promises.
[Michif Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography]
Alternate Title
Anishinaabe / Chippewa / Ojibwe Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
Description
Material on: culture, history, mythology and language as well as separate sections for scholarly articles and theses, children's books, films, internet resources, music, recordings, curriculum materials, and textbooks.
Micmac Documented Oral Accounts as Historical Source Material
Theses
Author/Creator
Scott Hector McKeen
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 1995.
Mite Achimowin (Heart Talk): First Nations Women Expressions of Heart Health Study
Alternate Title
Voices from the Field Podcast Series ; 4
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lorena Fontaine
Annette Schultz
Lisa Forbes
Description
Transcript of podcast series, Voices from the Field, Episode 4.
Provides perspectives of First Nations women regarding heart health.
Full podcast.
Mite Achimowin (Heart Talk): [First Nations Women Expressions of Heart Health Study]
Alternate Title
Voices From the Field Series ; 4
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Lorena Fontaine
Annette Schultz
Lisa Forbes
Description
Podcast provides perspectives of First Nations women regarding heart health.
Duration: 14:35.
Full Transcript.
Mixed Messages: Authority and Authorship in Mourning Dove's Cogewea, The Half-Blood: A Depiction of the Great Montana Cattle Range
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan K. Bernardin
American Literature, vol. 67, no. 3, September 1995, pp. 487-509
Description
Examines the relationship between the author and her editor (Lucullus V. McWhorter) in terms of narrative authority and cultural authenticity in early Native American literary production.
Morning Prayer
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas D. Jenks
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1995, pp. 1-2
Description
Poem by Thomas D. Jenks.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Mourning Dove's The House of Little Men
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alanna K. Brown
Canadian Literature , no. 144, Native, Individual, State, Spring, 1995, pp. 41 - 60
Description
Discusses Mourning Dove's legend story,The House of Little Men, which contains elements of assimilation and illustrates the writer's storytelling skills.
Mrs. Frederick Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mrs. Frederick
Dave Capot
Dan McLean
Indian History Film Project
Description
This 90 year old lady describes the payment of scrip and allocation of colonies to the Metis of northern Alberta.
Mrs. Mary Anne White Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mary Anne White
Louis Rain
Indian History Film Project
Description
The establishment of the Louis Bull Reserve and the subsequent sale of part of that land.
Mrs. Nora Soney
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Nora Soney
Indian History Film Project
Description
An interview with Mrs. Nora Soney giving an account of her life. Name of interpreter/interviewer is missing. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.
Mrs. Rachel Shawkence
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Rachel Shawkence
Indian History Film Project
Description
An interview with Mrs. Rachel Shawkence giving an account of her life. Name of interpreter/interviewer is missing. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.
Mrs. Susan Shagonaby
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Susan Shagonaby
Earl DeLaVergne
Warner
Indian History Film Project
Description
General account of Susan Shagonaby's life with Earl DeLaVergne as interpreter. Interview conducted by Warner (unsure if this is first or last name).
Mrs. Widow Crane Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mrs. Crane
Louis Rain
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mrs. Crane recounts what she has been told of the history of the Hobbema Reserves.
Muscogee Nation Indian Territory: From Oral History to Found Poetry
Articles » General
Author/Creator
James Treat
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 3, Indigenous Peoples History, Spring, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Presents three poems that address key moments in Muscogee history: origins, removal and statehood.
My Mother's Brother: Monacan Narratives of the Wolf From the Virginia Blue Ridge
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jay Hansford C. Vest
[Weber Studies], vol. 12, no. 3, Native American Special Issue, Fall, 1995, p. [?]
Description
Looks at tribal narrative of Bobtail and the Wolf which represents the wolf as a metaphor of consumption.
Mythic Rage and Laughter: An Interview with Gerald Vizenor
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dallas Miller
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1995, pp. 77-96
Description
Interview with Gerald Vizenor on the meaning of silence; the relationship of his critical writings to his fiction; tribal oral traditions and humor and the uses of humor; Summer in the Spring, a collection of stories and songs translated; The People Named the Chippewa; and examples of irony in his stories.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
The Mythopoeic Vision in Native American Literature: The Problem of Myth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paula Gunn Allen
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, 1974, pp. 3-13
Description
Discusses concept of this narrative form, how it works and the part it plays in literature and life.
Narrating Intimate Partner Violence: Reclaiming Indigenous Women's Voices
Theses
Author/Creator
Chen Vu
Description
Counselling Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2017.
Narrative Possession in Stephen Graham Jones's Ledfeather
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leah Pennywark
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 29, no. 3, Fall, 2017, pp. [89]-110
Description
Looks at themes of possession and history in the frontier gothic novel.
Narrcise Brown Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Narrcise Brown
Louis Rain
Indian History Film Project
Description
Talks about the sale and lease of various lands and the fate of Sharphead and Papaschase reserves.
"National Memory" and Its Remainders: Labrador Inuit Counterhistories of Residential Schooling
Alternate Title
Power through Testimony: Reframing Residential Schools in the Age of Reconciliation
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Arie Molema
Description
Draws on 12 months of ethnographic fieldwork, including participant observation at Truth and Reconciliation Commission national events and 50 interviews with former students who have been denied recognition and compensation under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.
Chapter from Power through Testimony: Reframing Residential Schools in the Age of Reconciliation edited by Brieg Capitaine and Karine Vanthuyne.
Native American Mystery, Crime and Detective Fiction
Theses
Author/Creator
Mary Stoecklein
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2017.
Looks at novels by Linda Hogan, Tom Holm, Frances Washburn, Louise Erdrich, Louis Owens, and Tony Hillerman, and films by Chris Eyre.
[Native Education Resource LIst]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Education and Aboriginal Services
SD #78 (Fraser-Cascade)
Description
Extensive list of storybooks and novels, colour-coded for grade level and annotated.
Nature Power: In the Spirit of an Okanagan Storyteller
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Lee Schweninger
MELUS, vol. 20, no. 2, Varieties of Ethnic Criticism, Summer, 1995, pp. 149-151
Description
Book review of: Nature Power by Harry Robinson.
Ned Laboucan Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Ned Laboucan
Richard Lightning
Indian History Film Project
Description
This 75 year old man describes changes brought about by Treaty #8; promises of reserve at Prairie Lake; and confusion over treaty status of many northern people.
The Nessus Shirt in the New World: Smallpox Blankets in History and Legend
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrienne Mayor
The Journal of American Folklore, vol. 108, no. 427, Winter, 1995, pp. 54-77
Description
Looks at germ warfare with respect to the smallpox blanket story and other poison-garment legends.
Never Alone: The Art and the People of the Story
Alternate Title
Game Development Conference ; 2015
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Dima Veryovka
Description
A Discussion on the visual style, cultural infusion and impact of the 2014 video game Never Alone. The game is based off the Iñupiat legend of Kanuk Sayuka and was created in cooperation with elders, storytellers, and artists from the Cook Inlet Tribal Council.
Duration: 50:01.
A New Poem for Elisabetta
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lance Henson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1995, p. 64
Description
Poem by Lance Henson.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
New Stages: Questions for Canadian Dramatic Criticism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Bennett
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 20, no. 2, 1995, pp. 1-9
Description
Critically examines various articles from mid-1990s Canadian drama, discussing whose works get into print and the generic look of drama in theatre.
Ngapartji Ngapartji: Finding Ethical Approaches to Research Involving Indigenous Peoples, Australian Perspectives
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gina Louise Hawkes
David Pollock
Barry Judd
Peter Phipps
Elinor Assoulin
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 1, 2017, pp. 17-41
Description
Article explores the process of integrating ethical research frameworks for engaging Indigenous communities into academic institutions. Authors use five personal vignettes to examine the potential pitfalls related to integrating Indigenous values knowledge systems with Western legal practices.
Nilliajut 2: Inuit Perspectives on the Northwest Passage Shipping and Marine Issues
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)
[Aqqaluk Lynge
Robert Comeau
Mary Simon
Nancy Karetak-Lindell
Alfred E.R. Jakobsen … [et al.]]
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.
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.
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.
[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