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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Digital Archives Database
Alternate Title
Métis Digital Archive
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Métis Research Lab
University of Ottawa?]
Description
Contains links to thousands of Métis historical documents, personal accounts, genealogical information and Hudson's Bay Company, Census, and Church missionary records.
Digital Storytelling With First Nations Emerging Adults in Extensions of Care and Transitioning From Care in Manitoba
Theses
Author/Creator
Marlyn Loretta Bennett
Description
Social Work Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2016.
"Diversity is our Strength"? Memory, Trauma and Social Critique in Contemporary Canadian Literature by Indigenous Women
Theses
Author/Creator
Evie Peters
Description
English Literary Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Radboud University Nijmegen, 2017.
Dream Wheels: A Novel
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joseph Bauerkemper
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 2, 2017, pp. 113-114
Description
Book review of: Dream Wheels by Richard Wagamese.
Dreams and Nightmares in First Nations Fiction
Theses
Author/Creator
Lena Ruwoldt
Description
Philosophy Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Greifswald, 2017.
Focuses on Robert Arthur Alexie's Porcupines and China Dolls, Cherie Dimaline's Red Rooms, Richard Van Camp's "On the Wings of This Prayer" and Richard Wagamese's Ragged Company.
L'écho des autres : l'analyse basique en anthropologie
E-Books
Author/Creator
Daniel Clément
Elders and Indigenous Healing in the Correctional Service of Canada: A Story of Relational Dissonance, Sacred Doughnuts, and Drive-Thru Expectations
Theses
Author/Creator
Robin Quantick
Description
Indigenous Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Trent University, 2017.
Emergent and Revolutionary: Telling Native Peoples' Stories at Tribal Colleges
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Crazy Bull
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 3, Indigenous Peoples History, Spring, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the role of Native studies at tribal colleges.
Epicenter: Deep Mapping Place in Fiction and Nonfiction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rilla Askew
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, Fall, 2017, pp. 259-263
Description
Comments on the Indigenous writers who have influenced author's work.
An Ethnographic Study about the Lived Experiences of Transracial Adoption from a Haudenosaunee Adult Adoptee Perspective
Theses
Author/Creator
Tricia Lyman
Description
Executive Leadership Thesis (Ed.D.)--St. John Fisher College, 2017.
The Ethnography of Memory in East Siberia: Do Life Histories from the Arctic Coast Matter?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Florian Stammler
Aytalina Ivanova
Lena Sidorova
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 54, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-23
Description
Authors discuss how oral histories can influence and change collective memories and memory negotiation; argue that collective memory which includes a diversity of perspective is vital increasing human understanding of the past and a sense of belonging in the present.
An Evaluation of the National Empowerment Project Cultural, Social, and Emotional Wellbeing Program
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tjalaminu Mia
Pat Dudgeon
Carolyn Mascall
Glenis Grogan
Bronwyn Murray
Roz Walker
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 2, September 2017, pp. 33-48
Description
Participant interviews describe how the Program significantly changed their lives in constructive and positive manners.
The Everyday Lives of Young Māori Fathers: An Explorative Study
Alternate Title
An Xxplorative Study into the Everyday Lives of Young Māori Fathers
The Everyday Lives of Young Maori Fathers: An Explorative Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angus Elkington
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing : Te Mauri - Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 3, December 2017, pp. 3-17
Description
Reports views, opinions and experiences of eight fathers between the ages of 16 to 25, and provides ideas to enhance parent resources.
"Everything Is in Us": Collaboration, Introspection, and Continuity as Healing in #NotYourPrincess
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ricki Ginsberg
Wendy J. Glenn
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 46, no. 1/2, Winter/Spring, 2022, pp. [25]-63
Description
Looks at storytelling as a form of resistance and healing against colonization for Indigenous women.
Expanding Interpretations of Native American Women's History
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kiara M. Vigil
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 2, Spring, 2017, pp. 131-144
Description
Review essay of:
Red Bird, Red Power: The Life and Legacy of Zitkala-Sa by Tadeusz Lewandowski.
A Warrior of the People: The Indomitable Courage of Susan la Flesche - America's First Indian Doctor by Joe Starita.
Medicine Woman directed by Christine Lesiak and Princella RedCorn.
American Indian Women by Patrick Deval and translated by Jan-Marie Todd.
An Exploration of the Effects of Mentor-Apprentice Programs on Mentors' and Apprentices' Wellbeing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara Jenni
Adar Anisman
Onowa McIvor
Peter Jacobs
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017, pp. 25-42
Description
Comments on the link between language, health and wellbeing.
Exploring International Repatriation between U.S. Museums and First Nations in Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Elizabeth G. Wessells
Description
Museology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Washington, 2017.
Three cases studies: Burke Museum and the Stó:lō Nation; the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and the Siksika Nation; and the Field Museum and the Haida Nation.
Exploring the Relocation Experiences of Female Indigenous Youth in Foster Care through Storywork
Theses
Author/Creator
Cheryl Inkster
Description
Counselling Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
Finding Indigenous Discourse Survivance And Sending It Forward
Theses
Author/Creator
Gail Ann MacKay
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2017.
First Nation Elders Who Use Wheeled Mobility: An Exploration of Culture and Health
Theses
Author/Creator
Lindsay Croxall
Description
Health Sciences Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
First Nations Elders in Northwestern Ontario's Perspectives of Health, Body Image and Eating Disorders
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Taslim Alani-Verjee
Peter Braunberger
Tina Bobinski
Christopher Mushquash
Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing - Te Mauri: Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, June 2017, pp. 76-96
Description
Interviews with five First Nations Elders to gain a better understanding of health, healthy eating and ideal body image and the relationship to the well-being of youth.
First Nations, Métis and Inuit Growth Chart Literacy Prompts: K-8
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario
Description
Includes book summaries, literacy prompt questions, and enrichment activities for books appropriate to each grade. Revised Version.
First Nations Women Advocating Responsibility Mining (FNWARM): Interview with Jacinda Mack, Coordinator
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacinda Mack
BC Studies, no. 196, Perspectives on the Gold Rush, Winter, 2017/2018, pp. 5-9
Description
Brief discussion of organization's formation and activities.
Fishing with Grandma: By Susan Avingaq and Maren Vsetula, Illustrated by Charlene Chua: Educator's Resource
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inhabit Media
Description
Suitable for primary grades.
Flint, Feather, and Other Material Selves: Negotiating the Performance Poetics of E. Pauline Johnson
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Manina Jones
Neal Ferris
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 2, Spring, 2017, pp. 125-157
Description
Looks at the poet's recitals as part of Mohawk tradition of performance and negotiation of identity which was taking place in the community itself.
Following in the Footsteps of the Wolf: Connecting Scholarly Minds to Ancestors in Indigenous Language Revitalization
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T’łat’łaḵuł Patricia Rosborough
čuucqa Layla Rorick
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 1, March 2017, pp. 11-17
Description
Authors discuss their experiences as language learners and importance of using a holistic approach.
Frantz Fanon and the Decolonization of Psychiatry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tony B. Benning
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-10
Description
Professional commentary in which the author describes how psychiatrists working with Indigenous people in Canada can draw on Fanon’s work on the intersections of colonialism, racism, and psychiatry in order to provide higher quality mental health care services.
From One Colonization Road to Another? Everyday Memories of the Social and Economic Conditions in Minnewakin, Stone Lake, and Lundar, Manitoba, 1940-1960
Theses
Author/Creator
David Parent
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2017.
From Saskatoon to Moose Jaw with the Prisoner Riel
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William Henry Trounce
Saskatchewan History, vol. 34, no. 2, 1981, pp. 75-75
Description
Selections from an archival letter written by William Henry Trounce to his mother in England in May of 1875. Mr. Trounce was part of a party that escorted Louis Riel to prison in Moose Jaw following the North West Resistance. Intro by D.H. Bocking.
entire issue on one .pdf, scroll to page 74.
from Swift Cinder
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Crisosto Apache
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 150-160
Description
Excerpt from the book-length poem Swift Cinder which examines memory and the act of memory making through the metaphor of collision.
[The Future of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Broadcasting: Conversation & Convergence Series: Edmonton Gathering, April 21st, 2017]
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Chelsea Vowel
Molly Swain
Lauren Crazybull
Jodi Stonehouse
Les Carpenter
Rob McMahon
Michael Lithgow
Description
Includes links to program, summary, and audio of three panel discussions.
Pt. 1:
World-Building in the Dystopian Now: Imagining and Podcasting Indigenous Futures featuring Chelsea Vowel, Molly Swain, and Lauren Crazybull.
Review of conversations in Winnipeg and Iqaluit.
Pt. 2:
Revitalizing Indian Story-telling in the Media featuring Jodi Stonehouse.
Discussion on Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CTRC) process and policy.
Pt.