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 Good Book Away from Becoming a Leader: First Nations Literature in a Northern Classroom
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Catlin
Language & Literacy, vol. 10, no. 1, Spring, 2008, pp. 1-18
Description
Discusses how a teacher incorporated First Nations literature into high school English to motivate her students to read.
One Native Life
E-Books
Author/Creator
Richard Wagamese
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.
Oneida Lives: Long-Lost Voices of the Wisconsin Oneidas
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rosemary Ackley Christensen
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 4, Fall, 2008, pp. 522-525
Description
Book review of: Oneida Lives: Long-Lost Voices of the Wisconsin Oneidas by Herbert S. Lewis.
[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 Tradition is Like the Mackenzie Delta
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Kroetsch
Northern Review, no. 28, Spring, 2008, pp. 181-186
Description
Argues that the oral story is part of our bodies, not part of a book, and each story tells the story of all of us.
The Organic Citizen: Reimagining Democratic Participation and Indigeneity in U.S. Late 19th and 20th Century Eco-Narratives
Theses
Author/Creator
Melinda DiStefano
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Duke University, 2008.
The Origin of the Wolf Ritual: The Whaling Indians, West Coast Legends and Stories
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Regna Darnell
BC Studies, no. 160, The Middle Fraser, Winter, 2008/2009, pp. 127-128
Description
Book review of: The Origin of the Wolf Ritual: The Whaling Indians, West Coast Legends and Stories by Edward Sapir.
Scroll down to page 127 to read review.
Our Fire Survives the Storm: A Cherokee Literary History / The Truth about Stories: A Native Narrative
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Drew Lopenzina
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 3, Summer, 2008, pp. 356-360
Description
Book review of: Our Fires Survives the Storm: A Cherokee Literary History by Daniel Heath Justice, and The Truth about Stories by Thomas King.
Our Legacy: Kã-ki-pe-isi-nakatamãkawiyahk: Essays
Alternate Title
Kã-ki-pe-isi-nakatamãkawiyahk: Our Legacy: Essays
E-Books
Description
A compilation of essays by : Deborah Lee, Liam Haggarty, Brendan Edwards, Tamara Starblanket, Camie Augustus, Kurt Boyer, Anna Flamino, Merle Massie, Yvonne Vizina, Patricia Deiter, Meagan Gough, and Alan Long.
Our Mother Corn
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sherry Mathers
Description
Looks at the central role of corn in the cultures of the Hopi, Pawnee and Seneca peoples.
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 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
Outside Looking In: Viewing First Nations Peoples in Canadian Dramatic Television Series
Alternate Title
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series ; 53
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Jane Miller
Paddling To Where I Stand: Agnes Alfred, Qwiqwasutinuxw Noblewomen
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Tracey Lindberg
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 226-227,14
Description
Book review of:
Paddling To Where I Stand edited by Martine J. Reid, translated by Daisey Sewid-Smith.
The Past, Present and Possible Futures of American Indian Literary Studies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James A. Cox
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 20, no. 2, Summer, 2008, pp. 102-112
Description
Discussion of the book, Reasoning Together: The Native Critics Collective, which contains essays by Aboriginal literary critics.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 102.
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.
Paula Gunn Allen and Grandmother Spider
Alternate Title
A Special Literary Tribute to Paula Gunn Allen
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 4, 2008, pp. 129-144
Description
Collection of poems written for Paula Gunn Allen including a poem by her son and daughter.
Pedagogies for Decolonizing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judy M. Iseke-Barnes
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Indigenous Knowledges and the University, 2008, pp. 123-145
Description
Examples of activities that engage students in understanding the systemic structure of colonization.
The Peoplehood Matrix: A New Theory for American Indian Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Billy J. Stratton
Frances Washburn
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 23, no. 1, Spring, 2008, pp. 51-72
Description
Examines the use of the Peoplehood Matrix theory to analyze the dynamic and complex nature of Native American literature, arguing it is also a litmus test for determining the health of any given community.
Peregrinations: Walking the Story, Writing the Path in Euro-American, Native American, and Chicano/Chicana Literatures
Theses
Author/Creator
Amy T. Hamilton
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Arizona, 2008.
Permafrost
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Thaler
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 67-83
Description
Short story.
Pihuaqtiuyugut: We Are the Long Distance Walkers
Alternate Title
The Living Literacies of Ulukhaktok: A Community-based Research Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Emily Kudlak
Alice Kaodloak
Cynthia Chambers
Helen Balanoff
Description
Transcriptions of Elders' oral histories of the Kangiryuarmiut's seasonal migration and culture, and description of the Ulukhaktok Literacy Research Project.
Pimooteewin: The Journey: Outreach Study Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leonie Hentschel
Description
Guide to accompany the Cree opera. Includes explanation of the plot and interviews with Tomson Highway, Melissa Hui, and Michael Greyeyes.
Playful Citizens: Utopian Intersections of Play, Sex and Citizenship in Contemporary Canadian Fiction
Theses
Author/Creator
Helene Staveley
Description
English Literature and Language Thesis (Ph.D.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2008.
Literary examination includes Thomas King's Green Grass, Running Water
Poem Tells of Hurt Felt by Residential School Survivors
Alternate Title
The Bell
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alvin Fiddler
Brian Tuesday
Wawatay News Online, vol. 35, no. 4, November 27, 2008, p. [?]
Description
Discusses how stories and poems by residential school survivors, who have suffered in silence, must be told in order for wounds to heal. The article includes a poem The Bell by Brian Tuesday.
Poems From the Mirror: The Re-imagination of Indigenous Identities Through Literary and Visual Narratives in Oaxaca
Theses
Author/Creator
Dina Fachin
Description
Native American Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California Davis, 2008.
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
Polyphony in Sámi Narratives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Coppélie Cocq
Journal of Folklore Research, vol. 45, no. 2, May-August 2008, pp. 193-228
Description
Study of Johan Turi's first novel Muitalus Sámiid Birra" published in 1910.
Power Through Humour: Thomas King's Strategies for Decolonizing Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Jaroslav Tućek
Description
English and American Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Charles University in Prague, 2008.
Practicing Sovereignty: Colonial Temporalities, Cherokee Justice, and the "Socrates" Writings of John Ridge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelly Wisecup
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 30-60
Description
"This article shows that Ridge's Socrates articles provided a public venue in which to define relationships among the Cherokees, the states, and the federal government".
Preserving Aboriginal Heritage: Technical and Traditional Approaches: Proceedings of Symposium 2007
E-Books
Author/Creator
Stephen J. Augustine
Winnie Owingayak
Sherry Farrell Racette
John Moses
Miriam Clavir ... [et al.]
Description
Symposium held September 24-28, 2007 in Ottawa.
"Primitive" Discourse: Aspects of Contemporary North American Indian Representations of the Irish and of Contemporary Irish Representations of North American Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joy Porter
American Studies, vol. 49, no. 3/4, Fall/Winter, 2008, pp. 63-85
Description
Article contrasts two novels, Shellshaker by LeAnne Howe and Gardens in the Dunes by Leslie Marmon Silko, regarding the treatment of the relationship between Ireland and Native Americans.
The Primitive Mystique: Romance and Realism in the Depiction of the Native Indian in English-Canadian Fiction
Theses
Author/Creator
Marjorie Anne Gilbart Retzleff
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1981.
The Princess Production: Locating Pocahontas in Time and Place
Theses
Author/Creator
Angela M. Ross
Description
Comparative Cultural and Literary Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Arizona, 2008.
Principles and Practices of Cultural Competency: A Review of the Literature
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ellen Grote
Description
Main focus is Australia.
Prostitution of Indigenous Women: Sex Inequality and the Colonization of Canada's First Nations Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Melissa Farley
Jacqueline Lynne
Description
Looks at the interview results of 100 prostituting women and children.
Publisher Puts His Heart Into Eagle Feather
Alternate Title
Guest Comment
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Warren Goulding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 3, March 2008, p. 7
Description
Comments on the tenth anniversary of Eagle Feather News and tributes the hard work of the publisher, John Lagimodiere.
Article located by scrolling to page 7.
Pueblos, Poets and Painters: The Role of the Pueblos Indians in the Development of the Santa Fe-Taos Region as an American Cultural Center
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kay A. Reeve
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 5, no. 4, 1981, pp. 1-19
Description
Discusses Pueblo culture's central role in the establishment of the internationally known artist and writer colony established in the area.
Queering America: Joy Harjo's Vision of Radical Contingency
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Burbick
Interalia, vol. 3, 2008/2009, pp. 1-10
Description
Author reads from the works of Joy Harjo from both a queering and a post-colonial perspective.
The Quinzhee
Alternate Title
The Cantilevered Universe
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kirsten Madsen
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 121-136
Description
Excerpt from the novel Cantilevered Universe.
Rabbit Boy’s Quest and Ohiyesa’s Similes in From the Deep Woods to Civilization: The Spiral Journey of the Hero in Native American Mythologies
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 7th, 2007
Sixty-Seven Nations and Counting: Proceedings of the Seventh Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Joseph M. Faulds
Description
Discusses the sacred spiral pattern of repetition as a model for interpreting Charles Eastman's memoir.
Ragina
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maurice Kenny
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 20, no. 3, Fall, 2008, pp. 92-94
Description
Poem.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access, scroll to page 92.
Raven Tales: Traditional Quileute Stories of Bayak, the Trickster
Documents & Presentations
Description
Includes five stories: Raven and Bear; Raven and Fishduck; Raven and Mole; Raven and Skatefish; and Raven and Eagle.