Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 20-48
Description
Argues that Maria Campbell's use of Michif was necessary to convey the true essence of the narratives.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 20.
BC Studies, no. 138/139, Native Geographies, Summer/Autumn, 2003, pp. 181-184
Description
Book reviews of: A Story Sharp as a Knife by Robert Bringhurst, Nine Visits to the Mythworld by Ghandl of the Qayahl Llaanas and Being in Being by Skaay of the Qquuna Qiighawaay.
The American Indian Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 3, Summer, 2010, pp. 344-364
Description
Examines traditional Indigenous art-making practices, exploring a complex range of issues extending beyond those of gender into the realm of Indigenous cultural history.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 200-202
Description
Author explores some of the issues and politics that arise for them as a mixed-race Professor who teaches Native American Literature at the University of Minnesota, Morris (UMM).
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 15, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 2003, pp. 1-38
Description
Examines how the author's knowledge of the Navajo culture and the concept hozho allow her to transform a character who could be viewed as victim into a powerful individual.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
American Quarterly, vol. 62, no. 3, September 2010, pp. 639-661
Description
Looks at how Todd Downing appropriates and refigures Mexico's Indigenous history and culture to reveal evidence of the modern Indigenous people obscured by Indigenismo discourse. The article also anticipates the anticolonial discourses of the American Indian civil rights movement.
The Truth about Stories: A Native Narrative. Pt. 4
[2003 CBC Massey Lectures]
[Ideas with Paul Kennedy]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Thomas King
Description
In speech, noted author discusses Louis Owens' I Hear the Train, M. Scott Momaday's House Made of Dawn, Robert Alexie's Porcupines and China Dolls, and the works of other contemporary Native writers. To listen to this audio, scroll down to Part 4.
Duration: 54:22.
Canadian Literature, no. 178, Autumn, 2003, pp. 111-113
Description
Comparative review of essay collections in three interdisciplinary books:
Contemporary American Indian Writing: Unsettling Literature by Dee Home
The Mythology of Native North America by David Leeming and Jake Page
Mirror Writing: (Re-)Constructions of Native American Identity edited by Thomas Claviez and Maria Moss.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access reviews, scroll to page 111.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 12, no. 3, Summer, 1988, pp. 213-220
Description
Looks at three Indigenous authors use of ceremonies and rituals to support the feminine principle of the ancient power of Indigenous women in tribal societies.
American Literature, vol. 82, no. 1, March 2010, pp. 183-186
Description
Book reviews of:
Moving Encounters: Sympathy and the Indian Question in Antebellum Literature by Laura L. Mielke
The Transatlantic Indian, 1776-1930 by Kate Flint All That Remains: Varieties of Indigenous Expression by Arnold Krupat.
Scroll down to page 183 to see reviews.
Theatre Research in Canada, vol. 31, no. 2, 2010, pp. 193-207
Description
Discusses a play centered around an orphaned First Nations girl, Forever, who runs away from residential school and finds shelter in an abandoned boat.
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Marian L. Escalanti
Description
Presents a poem highlighting the author's AILDI involvement.
Chapter from American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart edited by Candace K. Galla, Stacey Oberly, G.L. Romero, Maxine Sam, Ofelia Zepeda.
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Danny Lopez
Description
Author shares cultural knowledge that he learned from O'odham elders.
Chapter from American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart edited by Candace K. Galla, Stacey Oberly, G.L. Romero, Maxine Sam, Ofelia Zepeda.
Website about the Innu nation containing links to information on skills and knowledge passed on by the Elders. Site split into four sections: First Steps, Innu Daily Life, Innu World, and Glossary.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 53-65
Description
Author reflects on her own personal experiences; and discusses how historic trauma has shaped Aboriginal peoples lives and the need to re-discover traditions for the future.
Donald L. Fixico, policy historian, speaks about relationships, places of reference, stories and legends and his latest book, Inside the Lodge: American Indian Oral Tradition, Myth, and Oral History.
Duration: 1:01:47.