Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 14, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 2002, pp. [37]-49
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Book reviews of:
Son of Two Bloods by Vincent L. Mendoza.
A Hundred Miles of Bad Road: An Armored Cavalryman in Vietnam, 1967-68 by Dwight W. Birdwell and Keith William Nolan.
Year in NAM: A Native American Soldier’s Story by Leroy TeCube.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page
Website for the art and creative writing competition for Indigenous youth. Includes links to past winners' submissions, guidelines for submissions, information about prizing, and section for teachers.
Article explores the prevalence of content of the Indigenous-Australian people’s beliefs about little people. Findings show that many people believe in and encounter little people in contemporary contexts and that perceptions of their presence range from potentially frightening to seeing them as protectors of the land.
Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures, vol. 11, no. 1, Summer, 2019, pp. i-xxxvi
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Focuses on material with self-identified Indigenous creators and publishers published as of March 2019. Divided into anthologies, series, and individual works.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples -Part 1, April 2017, pp. 1-19
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Discusses how research in a community based Indigenous project reflected personal stories of reconciliation.
Lists works written by Indigenous authors published between 2000 and 2018. Focuses on substantial books, articles and book chapters on original primary historical research, research methodology and historiography.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 31, no. 3-4, Fall-Winter, 2019, pp. 1-35
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Author defines and then discusses Indigenous Futurisms as a decolonial aesthetic practice rather than a defined literary genre and explores its power as a reorienting and revisional device.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 37, no. 1, 2017, pp. 175-199
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Looks at barriers preventing Indigenous people from entering the field and offers solutions. Author shares responses to questionnaires issued to Indigenous librarians across Canada.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 31, no. 3-4, Fall-Winter, 2019, pp. 135-157
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In this literary criticism article, the author deconstructs the colonial narrative practice of portraying a place or space as a wasteland and as uninhabited in order to justify extractive practices and describes Indigenous narrative strategies of resistance.
Literary works discussed: Ceremony by Lesley Marmon Silko, In Search of April Raintree by Beatrice Culleton Mosionier, The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich, and The Last Standing Woman by Winona LaDuke.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 29, no. 4, Winter, 2017, pp. 29-57
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Author discusses novel’s criticism of white masculinity and the way in which its nature allows white men to feel that they are offering solidarity Indigenous people while effectively controlling the narrative and undermining sovereignty.
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 14, no. 2, American Indian Higher Education Consortium 30th Anniversary, Winter, 2002, p. 76
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Poem that begins with, "She was different suddenly...".
Transmotion, vol. 5, no. 1, Native American Narratives in a Global Context, July 11, 2019, pp. 211-224
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Review essay which seeks to examine the key themes that appear repeatedly throughout the work of Steven Salaita, and to consider the narratives they might form when considered together.
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Travelling Exhibition Program
Art Gallery of Alberta
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Lesson plans for elementary and secondary school students for exhibition featuring works by Blackfoot artists Kristy North Peigan, Smith Wright, and Lori Scalplock.Topics include survey of First Nations art in the twentieth century, introduction to Blackfoot history and culture, and artist interviews and biographies.
This is tape IH-SD.74 (transcript disc 187) which is a duplicate of the previous taped interview and of a better quality sound. No transcription provided in this file. Please see file # IH-SD.73 for details.The quality of tape SD.74 is better than SD.73. No index terms provided.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 26, no. 2, 2002, pp. 169-201
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Interview with Linda Smith, an Indigenous researcher, about alternative education of the Maori in New Zealand, impact of colonialism and current contexts.
Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, vol. 23, no. 2, 2002, pp. ix-xviii
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Introduction to a special journal issue on Indigenous women, with reference to the hard work done in what is like a war zone. The article is framed in the wake of September 11, 2001 and reflects how the issues of survival still resonate true even now.
Essays on Canadian Writing, no. 75, Winter, 2002, pp. 1-29
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Explores the how concept of race has evolved in Canada from the early settlement days, to multiculturalism, to the "return of race" in the areas of culture and public policies.
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 29-50
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Examines traditional Inuit and Yupiit stories, rituals, and colloquial sayings to reveal different meanings associated with the bearded seal in these Indigenous cultures. Finds that bearded seals can impart multiple meanings ranging from monstrous to protection to renewal and reproduction.
Canadian Poetry: Studies, Documents, Reviews, no. 50, Spring-Summer, 2002, pp. 6-31
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Critical analysis reveals the two poets calling for a "rethinking of how irony has been theorized in an Aboriginal context" and for readership to challenge stereotyping.
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 137-149
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Author discusses different incarnations of the wiindigo narrative ranging from those found in the Anishinaabe oral tradition to those found in the journals of fur traders; examines different potential meanings and teachings of the narrative.