But I Was Wearing a Suit
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Continuing Legal Education Society of BC
Description
Indigenous lawyers and law students from British Columbia recount their experiences with stereotyping, race-based assumptions, and discrimination within the legal profession and while practicing in the justice system.
Duration: 25:43.
Related material: Part 2.
[California Through Native Eyes: Reclaiming History]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Terria Smith
Studies in American Indian Literature, vol. 29, no. 2, Summer, 2017, pp. 98-101
Description
Book review of: California Through Native Eyes by William J. Bauer.
Canada's Dark Secret
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bud Whiteye
Roberta Hill
Ron Shortt
Rania El Rafei
Description
Primary focus is the personal narratives of two survivors of the Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School, with some general information of the school system and the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Duration: 47:30.
Canadian Indigenous Books for Schools: Selected and Evaluated by Teacher-Librarians: 2017-2018
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia
Description
Annotated list organized into elementary, secondary, and cross-grades, then alphabetically by title. Subject and curriculum areas included.
Canadian Indigenous Writers Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[NWT Literacy Council]
Description
Material divided into seven categories: graphic novel, nonfiction, novel, play, poetry, short stories, and stories. Each entry contains summary, information about the author and list of titles also written by them.
Cartographies of Desire: Captivity, Race, and Sex in the Shaping of an American Nation
Theses
Author/Creator
Rebecca Blevins Faery
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Iowa, 1996.
Centeotzintli: Sacred Maize, a 7,000 Year Ceremonial Discourse
Theses
Author/Creator
Roberto Garcia Rodriguez
Description
Mass Communications Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2008.
Ceremony, Storytelling, Land, The Rediscovery of Identity in Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony and Storyteller and N. Scott Momaday's The Ancient Child, House Made of Dawn and The Way to Rainy Mountain
Theses
Author/Creator
Alyssa Wood
Description
English and Communication Thesis (M.A.)--The State University of New York at Potsdam, 2006.
A Change of Subject: Perspectivism and Multinaturalism in Inuit Depictions of Interspecies Transformation
Alternate Title
Un changement de sujet : Perspectivisme et multinaturalisme dans les représentations inuit des transformations interespèces
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sean P.A. Desjardins
Études Inuit Studies , vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 101-124
Description
Article argues that two pre-contact Inuit artifacts, recovered from the Pingiqqalik site, depict interspecies transformation; author argues that this is evidence that interspecies relations were influenced by a cosmology rooted in multinaturalism.
The Cherokee Phoenix and the Syllabary: Cherokee Rhetorics of Balance
Theses
Author/Creator
Rose Gubele
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Washington State University, 2008.
A Cherokee Woman's America: Memoirs of Narcissa Owen, 1831-1907
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rose Stremlau
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 20, no. 4, Winter, 2008, pp. 87-89
Description
Book review of: A Cherokee Woman's America: Memoirs of Narcissa Owen, 1831-1907 edited by Karen L. Kilcup.
Entire article on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 87.
Chocolate Woman Dreams the Milky Way
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Monique Mojica
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: the Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 160-168
Description
Essay is a revised version of two oral presentations by the actor and playwright.
Chocolate Woman Visions an Organic Dramaturgy: Blocking-Notation for the Indigenous Soul
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jill Carter
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. 169-276
Description
Gallery review of the display created by Oswaldo DeLeon Kantule which occurred in November, 2007 at the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre at the University of Guelph. Also includes a review of the workshop / performance art of Monique Mojica and Floyd Favel, "Chocolate Woman Dreams the Milky Way".
Christmas Traditions Keep Our Families Strong
Alternate Title
Introspection
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Winona Wheeler
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 12, December 2008, p. 5
Description
Comments on the importance of special family holiday traditions.
Article located by scrolling to page 5.
Circling the Question of Nationalism in Native Canadian Literature and its Study
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristina Fagan
Sam McKegney
Review: Literature and Arts of the Americas, vol. 41, no. 1, May 2008, pp. 31-42
Description
Examines to what extent Native writers, critics, and researchers, as well as non-Native people who work in Native Studies, are led or constrained by beliefs about what is traditional, spiritually appropriate, politically effective and beneficial to Native communities.
Circumscribing Silence: Inuit Writing Orature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wendy Rodgers
The Northern Review, no. 17, 1996, pp. 48-59
Description
Describes approach to songs, spoken and written words from the Inuit perspective.
Circumstances Alter Photographs: Captain James Peters and the War of 1885
Theses
Author/Creator
Michael Dorn Barnholden
Description
Liberal Studies Project (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2008.
Clan Destined Communities: The Persistence and Revitalization of Ojibwe Clan Identity in Ojibwe Literature
Theses
Author/Creator
Benjamin Vincent Burgess
Description
Native American Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California (Davis), 2008.
The Clay We Are Made Of: Haudenosaunee Land Tenure on the Grand River
Alternate Title
Critical Studies in Native History ; 20
E-Books
Author/Creator
Susan M. Hill
Critical Studies in Native History
Closed Stranger Adoption, Māori and Race Relations in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1955-1985
Alternate Title
Closed Stranger Adoption, Maori and Race Relations in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1955-1985
Theses
Author/Creator
Maria Haenga-Collins
Description
[Indigenous History] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Australian National University, 2017.
Cole and Johnson's The Red Moon, 1908-1910: Reimaging African American and Native American Female Education at Hampton
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paula Marie Seniors
Journal of African American History, vol. 93, no. 1, Winter, 2008, pp. 21-35
Description
Explores the interconnections between theater and history and the black and Native americanization program at Hampton Institute.
A Collection of Curricula for the STARLAB Inuit Star Lore Cylinder. Including Inuit Star Lore by Ole Knudsen
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Science First/STARLAB
Description
Although designed for use with the SKYLAB cylinder, can be modified for use without it.
A Collection of Curricula for the STARLAB Maya Skies Cylinder, Including The World of the Maya by Eileen M. Starr
Alternate Title
The World of the Maya
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Science First/STARLAB
Description
Although designed for use with the STARLAB cylinder, can be adapted for use without it.
A Collection of Curricula for the STARLAB Native American Mythology Cylinder. Including Stories of the Early Americans by Gary D. Kratzer; Background Information on the Navajo by Gloria D. Rall; More Native American Star Legends by Doris Forror
Alternate Title
Stories of the Early Americans: A Guide to the STARLAB Native American Cylinder
Background Information on the Navajo
More Native American Star Legends
Script for the SKYLAB Native American Mythology Cylinder
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gloria D. Rall
Science First/SKYLAB
Description
Although designed for use with the STARLAB cylinder, contains script which can be adapted for use without it.
Collective and Individual Memories: Narrations about the
Transformations in the Nenets Society
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roza Laptander
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 54, no. 1, 2017, pp. 22-31
Description
Discussion of how members of this Russian group choose to relay stories about events surrounding Soviet confiscation of reindeer herds during the collectivization period.
Colonialism and Race Relations in Remote Inland Australia: Observations from the Field of Australian Indigenous Studies
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Barry Judd
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 2, 2017, pp. 214-242
Description
Opinion piece in which the author works to document their efforts to close the spatial distance between researcher and researched through a series of vignettes, and later reflects on the results of their work.
"Colonization Is Such A Personal Process": Colonialism, Internalized Abuse, and Healing In Lee Maracle's Daughters Are Forever
Theses
Author/Creator
Sylvie Vranckx
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2008.
Comic Art
Alternate Title
Comic Art Indigene
[Tewa Tales of Suspense]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Jason Garcia
Description
Artist speaks about influences on his work and his series Tewa Tales of Suspense.
Duration: 47:27.
Coming Out Stories: Two Spirit Narratives in Atlantic Canada: Final Report
Alternate Title
Research Project Report (Urban Aboriginal Knowledge Network) ; 2017
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John R. Sylliboy
Tuma Young
Description
Through 20 in-depth interviews project gathered information on socio-cultural context, state of mental health and well-being during process, and supports which were relied upon.
“Common Disaster”?!: Three Works Revealing the Importance of Inuit Presence and Inuit Oral History [On the Writings about the Man in Charge / the Men Aboard / the Unceasing Searching for the Erebus and Terror]
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Stiles
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, no. 2, Spring, 2017, pp. 520-532
Description
Article examines non-fiction texts about the search for the Northwest Passage to illustrate the contributions of Inuit people and communities to Arctic exploration.
The Common Pot: The Recovery of Native Space in the Northeast
Alternate Title
Indigenous Americas Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lisa Brooks
Communicating Effectively with Indigenous Clients: An Aboriginal Legal Services Publication
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lorna Fadden
Description
Reports on issues raised by Indigenous clients themselves and discusses features of Aboriginal varieties of English and how linguistic prejudice may affect interactions between lawyer and client and court outcomes.
Communicating the Intangible: An Anishnaabeg Story
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenn Pitawanakwat
Jordan Paper
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 3/4, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Parts 1 & 2), Summer/Fall, 1996, pp. 451-[?]
Description
Discusses the difficulties outsiders encounter when attempting to learn about and understand Aboriginal spirituality and culture.
Companion to James Welch's "The Heartsong of Charging Elk"
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
Confessions of an Igloo Dweller
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John Ayre
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 1, 10th Anniversary Issue, Spring, 1996, pp. 42-43
Description
Book review of: Confessions of an Igloo Dweller by James Houston.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 42.
Connecting Traditions: Explore Secwepemc Pre-contact Life
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
This website provides information about the Secwepemc nation including modules on language, origin story, village life, and archaeology.
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Conquest and Recovery in Early Writings from America
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Larzer Ziff
American Literature, vol. 68, no. 3, September 1996, pp. 509-525
Description
Focuses on explorer Captain John Smith's descriptions of the New World and Roger Williams' A Key into the Language of America.
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.
Contemporary Literary Criticism: James Mayo (Essay Date Winter 2002)
Alternate Title
Finding Common Ground: Re-Examining the Theme of Renewal in James Welch's The Death of Jim Loney
Articles » General
Contemporary Literary Criticism, vol. 249, 2008, pp. 342-343
Description
Argues that Jim Loney's life symbolizes a regeneration of Aboriginal American culture. This article was originally published as "Finding Common Ground: Re-Examining the Theme of Renewal in James Welch's The Death of Jim Loney" in South Dakota Review vol. 40, no. 4, (winter 2002) at pages 67-87.
For article enter title above (Finding Common Ground) in Gale's "Basic Search."
The Contemporary Living Art
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mattiusi Iyaituk
Theresie Tungilik
Natar Ungalaq
Charlie Kogvik
Joseph Suqsluk ... [et al.]
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 1, 10th Anniversary Issue, Spring, 1996, pp. 4-14
Description
Interviews with eight Inuit artists: Mattiusi Iyaituk, Theresie Tungilik, Natar Ungalaq, Charlie Kogvik, Joseph Suqsluk, William Gruben, John Terriak, and Charlie Inukpuk.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 4.
Continuing Trickster Storytelling: The Trickster Protagonists of Three Contemporary Indian Narratives
Theses
Author/Creator
Solomon Ratt
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--University of Regina, 1996.
A Conversation With David Treuer
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Virginia Kennedy
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 20, no. 2, Summer, 2008, pp. 47-63
Description
Comments on e-mails, phone calls and a luncheon meeting that spanned over three years with Native American author David Treuer.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 47.
Coping With Trauma: Self-Portrayal in Linda Hogan's Memoir
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ludmila Martanovschi
University of Bucharest Review, vol. 10, no. 1, 2008, pp. 52-59
Description
Analyzes Linda Hogan's book The Woman Who Watches Over the World.
Corners, Walls, and Doors: The Methodology of Exams in a
Course on American Indian Literatures
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sandra L. Sprayberry
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 8, no. 2, Series 2; Teaching American Indian Literatures, Summer, 1996, pp. [21]-28
Description
Educator discusses his move from written to oral exams/conferences in Native American literature courses as a way of incorporating Aboriginal styles of teaching and learning.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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 Raven Go Canoeing: Coming Home to the Village
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Susan A. Gingell
Letters in Canada, vol. 77, no. 1, Winter, 2008, pp. 166-168
Description
Book review of: Coyote and Raven Go Canoeing: Coming Home to the Village by Peter Cole.
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.