Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Lee Schweninger
MELUS, vol. 20, no. 2, Varieties of Ethnic Criticism, Summer, 1995, pp. 149-151
Description
Book review of: Nature Power by Harry Robinson.
Nau Te Rourou, Nau Te Rakau: The Oceanic, Indigenous, Postcolonial and New Zealand Comparative Contexts of Maori Writing in English
Theses
Author/Creator
Alice Anne Te Punga Somerville
Description
English and American Indian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Cornell University, 2006.
Navajo Traditions in the Works of David K. John
Theses
Author/Creator
Marinella Lentis
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 2006.
The Need for Stories
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Renate Eigenbrod
Canadian Literature, no. 190, South Asian Diaspora, Autumn, 2006, pp. 88-90
Description
Book reviews of: Suddenly They Heard Footsteps: Storytelling for the Twenty-First Century by Dan Yashinsky and Our Story: Aboriginal Voices On Canada’s Past by Tantoo Cardinal, Tomson Highway and Lee Maracle.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 88.
The Nessus Shirt in the New World: Smallpox Blankets in History and Legend
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrienne Mayor
The Journal of American Folklore, vol. 108, no. 427, Winter, 1995, pp. 54-77
Description
Looks at germ warfare with respect to the smallpox blanket story and other poison-garment legends.
Never Alone: The Art and the People of the Story
Alternate Title
Game Development Conference ; 2015
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Dima Veryovka
Description
A Discussion on the visual style, cultural infusion and impact of the 2014 video game Never Alone. The game is based off the Iñupiat legend of Kanuk Sayuka and was created in cooperation with elders, storytellers, and artists from the Cook Inlet Tribal Council.
Duration: 50:01.
A New Poem for Elisabetta
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lance Henson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1995, p. 64
Description
Poem by Lance Henson.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
New Stages: Questions for Canadian Dramatic Criticism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Bennett
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 20, no. 2, 1995, pp. 1-9
Description
Critically examines various articles from mid-1990s Canadian drama, discussing whose works get into print and the generic look of drama in theatre.
Ngapartji Ngapartji: Finding Ethical Approaches to Research Involving Indigenous Peoples, Australian Perspectives
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gina Louise Hawkes
David Pollock
Barry Judd
Peter Phipps
Elinor Assoulin
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 1, 2017, pp. 17-41
Description
Article explores the process of integrating ethical research frameworks for engaging Indigenous communities into academic institutions. Authors use five personal vignettes to examine the potential pitfalls related to integrating Indigenous values knowledge systems with Western legal practices.
Nilliajut 2: Inuit Perspectives on the Northwest Passage Shipping and Marine Issues
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aqqaluk Lynge
Robert Comeau
Mary Simon
Nancy Karetak-Lindell
Alfred E. R. Jakobsen
Zebedee Nungak
Silas Elytuk Arngna’naaq
Peter F. K. Ittinuar
Kuupik Vandersee Kleist
Okalik Eegeesiak]
Description
Essays by authors from across Inuit Nunangat and Greenland discuss the possible impacts of the opening of the Passage due to climate change.
Nipi and Mother Earth
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Saskatchewan
Description
Primary reading level storybook.
No Takebacks
Alternate Title
No take backs
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephen Graham Jones
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 139-169
Description
Short fiction piece. When two friends develop an app for mobile devices the results are much different than they expect.
Noah Meets Old Coyote, or Singing in the Rain: Intertextuality in Thomas King's Green Grass, Running Water
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura E. Donaldson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1995, pp. 27-43
Description
Looks at what is real and what is magical in Thomas King's Green Grass, Running Water by weaving the traditional world of oral Indigenous story telling with the individualised western written text.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
The "Noble Savage" in American Music and Literature, 1790-1855
Theses
Author/Creator
Jacob Mathew Somers
Description
Music History and Literature Thesis (M.A.)--Marshall University, 2017
Refers to James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans, Henry Russell's "The Indian Hunter", and Henry Woodsworth Longfellow's The Song of Hiawatha .
Noel
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carolyn Ann Marie DeGarza Hurdi
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 1, The Winding Road to Student Success, Fall, 2006, p. 33
Description
Presents a short story titled, Noel, written by a student of Sitting Bull College.
Northern Literature: Look Here, Look Again
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maureen Long
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 5-8
Description
Introduction to the special literary issue.
Northern Writes Study Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elke Heinneman
Description
Includes text of four stories, classroom handouts, learning activities, writing resources, and instructor notes.
Notes on Contributors
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 31, no. 1, 2006, pp. 161-163
Description
Contains short biographies on the authors featured in this issue of "Studies in Canadian Literature", including: Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Jeannette Armstrong, Marie Annharte Baker, Warren Cariou, Jennifer Delisle, Marilyn Dumont, Renate Eigenbrod, Marvin Francis, Lally Grauer, Jane Haladay, Emma LaRocque, Duncan Mercredi, Deanna Reder, Jack Robinson, Pamela Sing, Louise Bernice Halfe Skydancer, and June Scudeler.
Oh Canada, Whose Home and Native Land? Negotiating Multicultural, Aboriginal and Canadian Identity Narratives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Momina Khan
Michael Cottrell
Education Matters: The Journal of Teaching and Learning, vol. 5, no. 1, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the need to restructure the social studies curriculum that allows for more voices and narratives to be heard.
Ojibwe Treaty Rights: Understanding and Impact
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sue Erickson
Description
Designed to introduce younger readers to Ojibwe history, culture and exercising rights and resource management.
5th edition
The Ojibwe Who Slew the Wiindigo
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bradley Shreve
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 3, Indigenous Peoples History, Spring, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Discusses colonization, historical trauma and historical loss symptoms.
Okwire’shon:’a, the First Storytellers: Recovering Landed Consciousness in Readings of Trees & Texts
Theses
Author/Creator
Kaitlin Sandra June Debicki
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2017. Refers to the works Power by Linda Hogan, Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson, and Truth and Bright Water by Thomas King.
On the Translation of Native American Literatures
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
J. V. (Jay) Powell
BC Studies, no. 108, Winter, 1995, pp. 106-107
Description
Book review of: On the Translation of Native American Literatures edited by Brian Swann.
To read review, scroll to page 106.
Once They Were Hats: In Search of the Mighty Beaver
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 Hundred Miles Back in Time
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sandy White Shield
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 18, no. 1, The Winding Road to Student Success, Fall, 2006, pp. 39-40
Description
Describes the author's experience of moving a horse to the Badlands in South Dakota and Nebraska.
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.
Oodgeroo
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John Collins
Aboriginal History, vol. 19, 1995, pp. 218-222
Description
Book review of: Oodgeroo by Kathie Cochrane.
Review located by scrolling to page 218.
An Open Letter to Ted Chamberlin by Way of Review
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Susan Alison Gingell
Postcolonial Text, vol. 2, no. 3, 2006, pp. 1-4
Description
Book review of: If This Is Your Land, Where Are Your Stories? Finding Common Ground by J. Edward Chamberlin.
Opening Address
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emma LaRocque
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 31, no. 1, For the Love of Words: Aboriginal Writers of Canada, 2006, pp. 11-18
Description
Introductory remarks to delegates attending 'For the Love of Words': Aboriginal Writers of Canada conference held in Winnipeg in 2004.
[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 in the Written: A Literature Between Two Cultures
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renate Eigenbrod
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 15, no. 1, 1995, pp. 89-102
Description
Examines the relationship between oral traditions and contemporary Aboriginal literature.
Oral Narrative and Ojibwa Story Cycles in Louis Erdrich's The Birchbark House and The Game of Silence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Gargano
Children's Literature Association Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 1, 2006, pp. 27-39
Description
Comments on two novels for children which interweave the daily experiences of protagonists with traditional stories of powerful spirit-mentors.
Orality and the Art of Survivance: The Trickster Figure in Sherman Alexie's The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
Theses
Author/Creator
Debra Jacobs
Description
Looks at the use of exaggeration and humor in Alexie's short story collection.
Senior paper towards Literature (B.A.)--University of North Carolina, 2006.
Other Than the Interpretation of Dreams: The Dane-Zaa Indians and the Vision Quest
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Martinez
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, 2006, pp. 117-146
Description
Looks at the concept of dreams and the importance of using local Indigenous dreaming customs when analyzing the practices.
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
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.
Permafrost
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Thaler
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 67-83
Description
Short story.
Perspectives on the Soul and the Afterlife
Alternate Title
Papers From the American Indian Studies Section at the 2006 Western Social Science Association
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Thomas J. Hoffman
Indigenous Policy Journal of the Indigenous Studies Network, vol. 17, no. 2, Summer, 2006, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the western European and American Indian views on the soul and the afterlife.
Access through table of contents.
PHENOM: Explained Phenomenon
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dawn Karima Pettigrew
PHENOM
Whispering Wind, vol. 35, no. 5, March-April 2006, pp. 29-[?]
Description
Interview with Saskatchewan born Métis rapper about his music and style.
"Please Eunice, Don't Be Ignorant": The White Reader as Trickster in Lee Maracle's Fiction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susie O'Brien
Canadian Literature, no. 144, Native, Individual, State, Spring, 1995, pp. 82 - 96
Description
Discusses how Lee Maracle leads her readers to see the realities of a world that is rigid and unequally divided by using "we", "I" and "you" to flip the idea of "others".
The Pleasure of His Company
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lois M. Welch
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 18, no. 3, Fall, 2006, pp. 14-26
Description
A memorial tribute to Blackfeet author James Welch (1940-2003) by his wife Lois Welch.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 14.
Poem and Tale as Double Helix in Joy Harjo's A Map to the Next World
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angelique V. Nixon
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 18, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 1-21
Description
Explores the social, political, and cultural insights found in the poetry of Joy Harjo, which examines the history, culture, beliefs, and sufferings of Native Americans and other marginalized and oppressed peoples.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 1.
Poetry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vee Salabiye
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, 1995, pp. 215-222
Description
Presents poems by Vee Salabiye including, "Buckskin Curtain", "Dancing", "Always Remember Where You Come From", "Greasewood" and others.
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