Based on papers presented at the conference: The West and Beyond : Historians Past, Present and Future, held at the University of Alberta, 19–21 June, 2008.
Report, based on five years of research into missing and murdered Aboriginal females in Canada, explores circumstances, root causes and trends of violence, numbers of missing/murdered women, and questions why this is occurring.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Native Activism, Fall, 2010, pp. 46-47
Description
Presents the short story, Where Are We Going by Brian Sloan, that discusses the viewpoint that each generation seems to be moving further away from nature.
Kevin Loring discusses the evolution of his play, which was featured at the National Arts Centre's English Theatre. Play focuses on the effects of residential schools.
Duration: 28:11.
William Okeymaw was 12 years old at the time when he attended the Treaty #8 negotiations.He describes the negotiations and his understanding of the promises made; the role of the missionaries; talks of some of the Indian agents; and the abundance of buffalo in Lesser Slave Lake area at one time.
William Okeymaw attended the signing of Treaty 8 when he was 12 years old. He talks about: signing of treaty; treaty promises; establishment of reserves around Lesser Slave Lake; and expansion of these reserves as population grew; and the present need for further expansion.
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, Proceedings of the 2010 Western Social Science Association American Indian Studies Section, Summer, 2010, pp. 1-6
Description
Comments on the objections to use artificial snow made from reclaimed treated sewage water, due to the sacred nature of the peaks.
Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 144, Theatre in an Age of Eco-Crisis, Fall, 2010, pp. 42-47
Description
Interview in which the artist discusses the development of her kinetic performance sculpture which won the “Best Western Entry” in the Calgary Stampede parade.
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 2010, pp. 37-50
Description
Comments on the usefulness of applying yarning as a research method for the gathering of data in Indigenous research using results from an Indigenous group in Australia and and in Botswana.
Video includes a compilation of conversations on the strength and resilience of Métis peoples in the context of the residential school experience and its after-effects.
Duration: 9:54.
Theatre Research in Canada, vol. 31, no. 2, 2010, pp. 182-192
Description
Discusses the adaptation of the Clements' play regarding the hybrid character representing First Nations women and fulfills the role of mythological prophet.