Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Patricia Monture-Angus
Native Studies Review, vol. 11, no. 2, 1996, pp. 169-173
Description
Review of: Stories of the Road Allowance People by Maria Campbell.
Book Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Various authors
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 16, no. 1, 1996, pp. 181-210
Description
Book review of 12 books:
Thomas Crosby and the Tsimshian: Small Shoes for Feet Too Large by Clarence Bolt.
A Study of Omaha Indian Music by Alice C. Fletcher.
Earth is My Mother, Sky is My Father: Space, Time, and Astronomy in Navajo Sandpainting by Trudy Griffin-Pierce.
Taking Control: Power and Contradiction in First Nations Adult Education by Celia Haig-Brown.
Applied Anthropology in Canada: Understanding Aboriginal Issues by Edward J.
Book Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Various authors
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 16, no. 2, 1996, pp. 303-408
Description
Book review of 17 books:
Heeding the Voices of ours Ancestors: Kahnawake Mohawk Politics and the Rise of Native Nationalism by Gerald R.
Book Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jean Friesen
K. Wilson
Scott Clark
Ken Hanly
George F. G. Stanley
et al.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, 1981, pp. 217-257
Description
Book reviews of 23 books:
The Forces Which Shaped Them: A History of the Education of Minority Group Children in British Columbia by Mary Ashworth.
Forty Years a Chief by George Barker.
A History of Native Claims Processes in Canada, 1867-1979 by Richard C. Daniel.
The Metaphysics of Modern Existence by Vine Deloria
The Covenant Chain: Indian Ceremonial and Indian Trade Silver by N.
Book Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Various authors
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 1, no. 2, 1981, pp. 363-375
Description
Book reviews of 6 books:
Urban Indians: The Strangers in Canada's Cities by Larry Krotz.
Report of the Indian Child Welfare Sub-Committee Manitoba.
Inuit Songs from Eskimo Point [edited] by Ramon Pellinski, Luk Suluk and Lucy Amarook.
Song of Sedna by Robert D. San Souci.
Gathering What the Great Nature Provided: Food Traditions of the Gitksan by the People of 'Ksan.
Pitseolak, A Canadian Tragedy by David F. Raine.
Border Writing: The "Urban Indian" Body in Lynda Shorten's Without Reserve
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Douglas Reimer
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 30, no. 4, Winter, 1996, p. 129
Description
Analysis of one of the autobiographical accounts in Without Reserve, a collection of personal stories of Aboriginal people living in Canadian cities.
Both Ways
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Burray Purray Dhurrkay
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, March/April 1996, p. 6
Description
Story of Milingimbi Health Centre and the staff who are both Balanda (non-Aboriginal people) and Yolngu (Aboriginal people).
Bridging the Gap: Strategies of Survival in James Welch’s Novels
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karsten Fitz
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, 1996, pp. 131-146
Description
Looks at new ways to understand mixed cultural origins, reconcile beliefs, and how these ideas are superseding older ideas of assimilation or resistance.
But I Was Wearing a Suit
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Continuing Legal Education Society of BC
Description
Indigenous lawyers and law students from British Columbia recount their experiences with stereotyping, race-based assumptions, and discrimination within the legal profession and while practicing in the justice system.
Duration: 25:43.
Related material: Part 2.
[California Through Native Eyes: Reclaiming History]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Terria Smith
Studies in American Indian Literature, vol. 29, no. 2, Summer, 2017, pp. 98-101
Description
Book review of: California Through Native Eyes by William J. Bauer.
Canada's Dark Secret
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bud Whiteye
Roberta Hill
Ron Shortt
Rania El Rafei
Description
Primary focus is the personal narratives of two survivors of the Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School, with some general information of the school system and the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Duration: 47:30.
Canadian Indigenous Books for Schools: Selected and Evaluated by Teacher-Librarians: 2017-2018
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia
Description
Annotated list organized into elementary, secondary, and cross-grades, then alphabetically by title. Subject and curriculum areas included.
Canadian Indigenous Writers Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[NWT Literacy Council]
Description
Material divided into seven categories: graphic novel, nonfiction, novel, play, poetry, short stories, and stories. Each entry contains summary, information about the author and list of titles also written by them.
Cartographies of Desire: Captivity, Race, and Sex in the Shaping of an American Nation
Theses
Author/Creator
Rebecca Blevins Faery
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Iowa, 1996.
A Change of Subject: Perspectivism and Multinaturalism in Inuit Depictions of Interspecies Transformation
Alternate Title
Un changement de sujet : Perspectivisme et multinaturalisme dans les représentations inuit des transformations interespèces
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sean P.A. Desjardins
Études Inuit Studies , vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 101-124
Description
Article argues that two pre-contact Inuit artifacts, recovered from the Pingiqqalik site, depict interspecies transformation; author argues that this is evidence that interspecies relations were influenced by a cosmology rooted in multinaturalism.
Circumscribing Silence: Inuit Writing Orature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wendy Rodgers
The Northern Review, no. 17, 1996, pp. 48-59
Description
Describes approach to songs, spoken and written words from the Inuit perspective.
The Clay We Are Made Of: Haudenosaunee Land Tenure on the Grand River
Alternate Title
Critical Studies in Native History ; 20
E-Books
Author/Creator
Susan M. Hill
Critical Studies in Native History
Closed Stranger Adoption, Māori and Race Relations in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1955-1985
Alternate Title
Closed Stranger Adoption, Maori and Race Relations in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1955-1985
Theses
Author/Creator
Maria Haenga-Collins
Description
[Indigenous History] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Australian National University, 2017.
Collective and Individual Memories: Narrations about the
Transformations in the Nenets Society
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roza Laptander
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 54, no. 1, 2017, pp. 22-31
Description
Discussion of how members of this Russian group choose to relay stories about events surrounding Soviet confiscation of reindeer herds during the collectivization period.
Colonialism and Race Relations in Remote Inland Australia: Observations from the Field of Australian Indigenous Studies
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Barry Judd
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 2, 2017, pp. 214-242
Description
Opinion piece in which the author works to document their efforts to close the spatial distance between researcher and researched through a series of vignettes, and later reflects on the results of their work.
Coming Out Stories: Two Spirit Narratives in Atlantic Canada: Final Report
Alternate Title
Research Project Report (Urban Aboriginal Knowledge Network) ; 2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John R. Sylliboy
Tuma Young
Description
Through 20 in-depth interviews project gathered information on socio-cultural context, state of mental health and well-being during process, and supports which were relied upon.
“Common Disaster”?!: Three Works Revealing the Importance of Inuit Presence and Inuit Oral History [On the Writings about the Man in Charge / the Men Aboard / the Unceasing Searching for the Erebus and Terror]
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Stiles
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, no. 2, Spring, 2017, pp. 520-532
Description
Article examines non-fiction texts about the search for the Northwest Passage to illustrate the contributions of Inuit people and communities to Arctic exploration.
Communicating Effectively with Indigenous Clients: An Aboriginal Legal Services Publication
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lorna Fadden
Description
Reports on issues raised by Indigenous clients themselves and discusses features of Aboriginal varieties of English and how linguistic prejudice may affect interactions between lawyer and client and court outcomes.
Communicating the Intangible: An Anishnaabeg Story
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenn Pitawanakwat
Jordan Paper
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 3/4, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Parts 1 & 2), Summer/Fall, 1996, pp. 451-[?]
Description
Discusses the difficulties outsiders encounter when attempting to learn about and understand Aboriginal spirituality and culture.
Companion to James Welch's "The Heartsong of Charging Elk"
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Lydia R. Cooper
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 2, Spring, 2017, pp. 182-185
Description
Book review of Companion to James Welch's "The Heartsong of Charging Elk" edited by Arnold Krupat.
The Concept of Duality in Culture and Myths of Lakota Indians
Theses
Author/Creator
Klára Perlíková
Description
[Ethnology] Thesis (Ph.D)--Univerzita Karlova [Charles University], 2017
Conquest and Recovery in Early Writings from America
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Larzer Ziff
American Literature, vol. 68, no. 3, September 1996, pp. 509-525
Description
Focuses on explorer Captain John Smith's descriptions of the New World and Roger Williams' A Key into the Language of America.
Consuming, Incarcerating, and “Transmoting” Misery: Border Practice in Vizenor’s Bearheart and Jones’s The Fast Red Road
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cathy Covell Waegner
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 1-29
Description
Literary criticism article discusses themes of survivance and transmotion in Vizenor’s (1978) and Jones’ (2000) debut novels, considers contexts of postmodernism and carceral theory, and the generational difference between the two authors.
Continuing Trickster Storytelling: The Trickster Protagonists of Three Contemporary Indian Narratives
Theses
Author/Creator
Solomon Ratt
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--University of Regina, 1996.
Cora Sanderson Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Cora Sanderson
Janet R. Fietz
Archdeacon J.E. McKay
Indian History Film Project
Description
Cora Sanderson and Archdeacon J.E. McKay tell of their lives in the bush and in La Ronge.
Corners, Walls, and Doors: The Methodology of Exams in a
Course on American Indian Literatures
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sandra L. Sprayberry
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 8, no. 2, Series 2; Teaching American Indian Literatures, Summer, 1996, pp. [21]-28
Description
Educator discusses his move from written to oral exams/conferences in Native American literature courses as a way of incorporating Aboriginal styles of teaching and learning.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Cornus versus dentus et autres modalités d’association des animaux dans l’imaginaire inuit
Alternate Title
Horned versus Teethed and Other Modalities of Animal Association in the Inuit Imagination
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vladimir Randa
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 51-71
Description
Author explores Inuit ontologies or knowledge systems around non-human members of their ecosystem; discuss how Inuit ways of knowing the animals are rooted in social and cultural factors of relationality.
Text in French.
The Cosmological Liveliness of Terril Calder's The Lodge: Animating Our Relations and Unsettling Our Cinematic Spaces
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Salma Monani
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 29, no. 4, Winter, 2017, pp. 1-28
Description
Examines Calder’s stop-frame animated feature film in the context of animation, ecocinema, and Indigenous studies; focuses on theme of hybridity and métissage.
Coyote and the Stars
Alternate Title
The Indian Reading Series: Stories and Legends of the Northwest ; Level 1, Book 1
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Members of the Warm Springs Reservation Committee
Description
Coyote Places the Stars [by] Harriet Peck Taylor
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erie District
Description
Designed to accompany retelling of traditional Wasco story about how stars came to be arranged in the shapes of animals. Recommended for use with Grade 3 students.
Coyote Tales: Written by Thomas King; Illustrated by Byron Eggenschwiler
Alternate Title
Coyote Sings to the Moon
Coyote's New Suit
Groundwood Study Guides
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Groundwood Books
Description
Guide for book containing two humorous trickster stories.
For use with Grades 1 to 4.
Creating Space for Historical Narratives through Indigenous Storywork and Unsettling the Settler
Theses
Author/Creator
Margaret J. A. Knickle
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017.
Cree 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.
A Critical Bibliography on North American Indians, for K-12
Documents & Presentations
Description
Includes fiction and non-fiction and is arranged by geographic region.
The Critical Collaboration: Introductions as a Gateway to the Study of Native American Bi-Autobiography
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R. D. Theisz
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 5, no. 1, 1981, pp. 65-80
Description
Presents method of analysis which can be applied to the introductions of a literary genre consisting of an individual's personal narrative being recorded/edited by a non-Indigenous person.
Cross-Dressing as Appropriation in the Short Stories of Emma Lee Warrior
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Petra Fachinger
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 8, no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 1996, pp. [36]-48
Description
Examines the theme of someone from one culture invading that of another for the purposes of personal gain or empowerment expressed in Warrior's works.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Dance With Us As You Can ... : Art, Artist, and Witness(ing) in Canada's Truth nd Reconciliation Journey
Theses
Author/Creator
Jonathan Robert Dewar
Description
Indigenous and Canadian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Carleton University, 2017.
[Daniels in Context]
Alternate Title
Daniels: In and Beyond the Law
Harry Daniels and the Daniels Case: A Son's Perspective on the Man, His Legacy and Vision for a United Métis Nation
Threading the Constitutional Needle with Sinew of Métisland and Métis
[What Brought It On - and Did We Get What We Wanted?]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Tony Belcourt
Elmer Ghostkeeper
Gabriel Daniels
Maria Campbell
Description
Speakers discuss struggles for Métis rights and recognition which led to Daniels case and the Supreme Court's ruling that Métis and non-Status individuals fall within the definition of "Indian" in section 91(24) of the Constitution Act,1867; Maria Campbell reminisces about leader Harry Daniels, who initiated the court action.
Duration: 1:59:52.
Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
Debating Cultural Appropriation
Alternate Title
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Teachrock
Description
Lesson plan focuses on what cultural appropriation is, how it affects Indigenous peoples and whether it should be regulated by law.
Accompanying Material: Student Version.
Developed in conjunction with the documentary Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World.
Decolonization through Collaborative Filmmaking: Sharing Stories from the Heart
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Carlson
Gladys Rowe
Teddy Zegeye-Gebrehiwot
Sarah Story
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 6, no. 2, 2017, pp. [23]-49
Description
Explores collective documentary filmmaking as an instrument of decolonizing storytelling, describes the consensus-based work of a diverse group including both Indigenous and settler artists involved in the Stories of Decolonization project's first short film Stories of Decolonization: Land Dispossession and Settlement.
Deconstructing the Master's House with His Own Tools: Code-Switching and Double-Voiced Discourse as Agency in Gerald Vizenor's Heirs of Columbus
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bernadette V. Russo
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 29, no. 4, Winter, 2017, pp. 58-75
Description
Explore Vizenor’s use of devices such as humour, code-switching, and subversion of the English language to undermine Eurocentric narratives and create agency for the characters in his writing.
Defining Positive Mental Wellbeing for New Zealand-Born Cook Islands Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eliza T. Puna
Jemaima Tiatia-Seath
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2017, pp. 97-107
Description
Interviews with 21 youth discovered that maintaining social and cultural connections was crucial to mental wellbeing.
Denominate "SAVAGE": Methodism, Writing, and Identity in the Works of William Apess, A Pequot
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karim M. Tiro
American Quarterly, vol. 48, no. 4, 1996, pp. 653-679
Description
Chronicles the life of the author of the first full length autobiography done by a Native American, with special focus on Methodist religious influences and his civil activism efforts.
A Description of a Successful Indigenous Online High School: Perspectives of Teachers, Staff, Students, and Parents
Theses
Author/Creator
Sophia Garnel Palahicky
Description
Education Thesis (EdD)--Athabasca University, 2017.
Dialogism, Cultural Narratology, and Contemporary Canadian Novels in English
Theses
Author/Creator
Gabriele Helms
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 1996.
Includes discussion of Slash by Jeanette Armstrong and Green Grass, Running Water by Thomas King.