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.
NICC Students Succeed in Removing Textbook Misinformation
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 4, Tribal College Governance, Summer, 2015
Description
Students and faculty of the Nebraska Indian Community College successfully petitioned authors of Psychology: A Journey to remove incorrect information about the Sioux sweat lodge.
Nikma'jtut Apoqnmatultinej: Reclaiming Indigeneity via Ancestral Wisdom and New Ways of Thinking
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christopher T. George
Description
Author describes insights gained during his eight-week research project to improve his Mi'gmaw language skills by using the Aboriginal Language Initiative and the Migmaq Online websites, and engaging in weekly meetings with a fluent speaker and Elder-in-Residence at St. Thomas University.
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.
No Turning Back: A True Account of a Hopi Indian Girl's Struggle to Bridge the Gap Between the World of Her People and the World of the White Man
E-Books
Author/Creator
Polingaysi Qoyawayma (Elizabeth Q. White)
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 .
The Nordic Threat: Soviet Ethnic Cleansing on the Kola Peninsula
Alternate Title
Södertörn Academic Studies ; 60
The Sea of Identities: A Century of Baltic and East European Experiences with Nationality, Class, and Gender
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Andrej Kotljarchuk
Description
Chapter 3 from The Sea of Identities: A Century of Baltic and East European Experiences with Nationality, Class, and Gender edited by Norbert Götz. Looks at state run violence against the Nordic minorities and long term results.
"The North Chose Us": Selected Poems By Nils-Aslak Valkkepää as Expressions of Sami Cultural Ecology and Indigenous Rights Concerns
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Greiner
IK: Other Ways Of Knowing, vol. 1, no. 1, 2015, pp. 21-32
Description
Examines three poems by the Sami poet for language employed as well as the geography and ecology of the Sami homeland occupying parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.
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 Resident Helps Bridge the Gap Between Cultures
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Black
Windspeaker, vol. 16, no. 12, April 1999, p. 16 s
Description
Brief profile of Mitiarjuk Attasie Nappaaluk, recipient of the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation in the Heritage and Spirituality category. Mitiarjuk is a Nunavik storyteller and teacher of Inuit culture, history, language and traditional knowledge.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.36.
“Not Exactly Like Heaven”: Theological Imperialism
in The Surrounded
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laird Christensen
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 11, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1999, pp. [2]-16
Description
Discussion of the historical novel's treatment of the disruption of Salish belief systems and social / family structures due to the impact of Christianity after contact.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Not Told by Victims: Genocide-as-story in Aboriginal Prison Writings in Canada, 1980-96
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Seth Adema
Journal of Genocide Research , vol. 17, no. 4, Special Issue on Canada and Colonial Genocide, 2015, pp. 453-471
Description
Looks at penal publications by Aboriginal inmates and lived experiences of genocide within Aboriginal storytelling traditions.
Nowhere Land
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
National Film Board (NFB)
Bonnie Ammaaq
Alicia Smith
David Christensen
Description
Members of the filmmaker's family share memories of the 11 years they spent at their "Outpost Camp" living off the land in the traditional Inuit way, and talk about the adjustment to living in Igloolik, Nunavut.
Duration: 15:00.
Nunavut Backround With Paul Quassa
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Simeonie Kunnuk
Inuktitut, no. 85, 1999, pp. 7-19
Description
Interview regarding the land claims process and developments leading to the creation of Nunavut.
Ode to Loobey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stuart Hoahwah
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 11, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1999, p. [79]
Description
Poem.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Off-Reservation Boarding High School Teachers: How Are They Perceived by Former American Indian Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ben Chavis
The Social Science Journal, vol. 36, no. 1, January 1999, p. 33
Description
Discusses various recollections of the teacher-student relationships Native American's had with their former teachers in boarding school settings, and looks at the process of assimilation fostered within the context of an all-Indian boarding school.
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.
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.
The Oka Legacy
Alternate Title
Firsthand: Oka Legacy; Thursday, June 2, 2016
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sonia Bonspille Boileau
Howard Goldberg
Description
Personal stories from people who lived through the Oka Crisis in 1990 and its effect on contemporary Indigenous identity.
Duration: 44:08.
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 North Trail: The Treaty 8 Diary of O.C. Edwards
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Melinda Marie Jetté
BC Studies, no. 123, Treaty 8, Autumn, 1999, pp. 81-83
Description
Book review of: On the North Trail edited by David Leonard and Beverly Whalen.
Scroll down to page 81 to read review.
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 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.
"Only the Drum is Confident": Simulations and Syncretisms in Native American Fiction
Theses
Author/Creator
Darrell Jesse Peters
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of New Mexico, 1999.
Ontological Security, Movement, and Well-Being: Teetł'it Gwich'in Experiences of Life Transformations
Theses
Author/Creator
Thea Luig
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2015.
[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.
Oral History Methods in Native Studies: Saskatchewan Aboriginal World War Two Veterans
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rob Innes
Oral History Forum, vol. 19-20, Indigenous Voices from the Great Plains, 1999-2000, pp. [63]-88
Description
Discusses different approaches to oral history, illustrates three different communication styles and excerpts of interviews with three individuals.
[The Orenda]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Richard Weyhing
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 27, no. 2, Summer, 2015, pp. 102-105
Description
Book review of: The Orenda by Joseph Boyden.
The Orenda
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kathryn Magee Labelle
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 96, no. 3, September 2015, pp. 426-429
Description
Book review of the Orenda by Joseph Boyden.
“The other side of the picture”: Social History, Popular Culture, and the Idea of the Sand Creek Massacre
Theses
Author/Creator
Kerry Tanner
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Maryland, 2015.
Our Men, Our Healing: Creating Hope, Respect and Reconnection. Evaluation Report
E-Books
Author/Creator
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation
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
Out of Place: Case Studies of Native American Interpretive Projects and Processes
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dinah Zieger
Description
Looks at the New Interpretations Project involving Native artists who used their traditional perspectives in the creation of works about the Grand Canyon.
Part II Lateral Violence
Alternate Title
A Conversation with Lateral Violence
Aboriginal Narrative Practice: Honouring Storylines of Pride, Strength and Creativity
Creating and Sharing Stories to Heal Our Spirits (and Weaken Lateral Violence)
Walk Away, Leave It to Another Day: Some of the Ways We Try to Stop Dangerous Talk and Lateral Violence
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Barbara Wingard
Description
Chapter uses an "interview" with Lateral Violence to explore its effects and reports what members of the Woorabinda Aboriginal community had to say about the problem.
Excerpt from Aboriginal Narrative Practice: Honouring Storylines of Pride, Strength and Creativity by Barbara Wingard, Carolynanha Johnson, and Tileah Drahm-Butler.
Participatory Action Research and Researcher's Responsibilities: An Experience With an Indigenous Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ranjan Datta
Nyojy U. Khyang
Hla Kray Prue Khyang
Hla Aung Prue Kheyang
Mathui Ching Khyang ... [et al.]
International Journal of Social Research Methodology, vol. 18, no. 6, November 2015, pp. 581-599
Description
Looks at how the relational methodology was applied during a study conducted in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh.
Past Traumas, Present Griefs: Exploring the Effects of Colonialism, Microaggressions, and Stereotyping from Wild West Shows to Indigenous Literature
Theses
Author/Creator
Kimberly Allen
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--Unviersity of Arkansas, 2015.
Pathways to the Eighth Fire: Indigenous Knowledge and Storytelling in Toronto
Theses
Author/Creator
Jon Johnson
Description
Communication and Culture Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2015.
Patrick's Story
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Patrick Bird
Description
Documentary explores a young man's journey to turn his life around after attempting suicide.
Duration: 24.06.
Pattern and Freedom in the North Dakota Novels of Louise Erdrich: Narrative Technique as Survival
Theses
Author/Creator
Gay Barton
Description
[English] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Baylor University, 1999.
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.
Paula Gunn Allen: An Annotated Bibliography of Secondary Sources
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cynthia McDaniel
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 11, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1999, pp. 29-50
Description
Bibliography contains references principal texts and criticisms of Allen's work.
To Access Article, Scroll Down to Page 29-50.
Paving With Good Intentions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
W. S. Penn
Modern Fiction Studies, vol. 45, no. 1, Native American Literature, Spring, 1999, pp. 235-272
Description
Discusses a student, a professor, writing, and divorce.
Peace Education and Poetry: Dialoguing Toward Transformation With Women Poets of the South
Theses
Author/Creator
Sylvia Noreen Bell
Description
International/Intercultural Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Alberta, 1999.