Learning to Relate: Stories from a Father and Son
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. J. Baker
L. M. M. H. Baker
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 33, no. 1, Connecting to Spirit in Indigenous Research, 2010
Description
Discussion on stories shared by Jeff Baker and his father, Lee Baker on physical and cultural disconnection, and the benefits of listening to and learning from each another.
Legacy of the Bear's Lip
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Heather Hodgson
Canadian Literature , no. 167, pp. 154-156
Description
Book review of: Stolen Life: The Journey of a Cree Woman by Ruby Wiebe and Yvonne Johnson. This is the life story of "the only Native woman in Canada serving a twenty-five-year sentence for first-degree murder".
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll to page 154 to access review.
Legal Topographies
Theses
Author/Creator
Valerie Ann Karno
Description
English (Ph.D.)--University of Southern California, 2000.
The Legend of the Fog by Qaunaq Mikkigak and Joanne Schwartz, illustrated by Danny Christopher; Educator's Resource
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inhabit Media
Description
Retelling of a traditional Inuit story. Recommended for Kindergarten to Grade 2 students.
Legends and Stories from the Past: A Teaching Resource for Dene Kede Grades K-9
E-Books
Author/Creator
George Blondin
The Legends Project [Collection]
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Description
The Legends Project is a compilation of traditional oral stories, legends, and histories of Canada's Inuit and First Nations. They are transcribed, dramatized, and cast within the communities. Audios contain general information on the First Nations involved, recordings of Elders, explanation of the legends, and legends recorded in both English and the original First Nations language.
Legends: The Story of Siwash Rock
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joanne Peters
Canadian Materials, vol. 7, no. 6, November 17, 2000
Description
Review of National Film Board video designed for Grade 10, which uses the traditional story of Siwash Rock with a contemporary application concerning teenage pregnancy.
[Legends X]: Legends of the Kwak'wala
Alternate Title
Ideas (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) ; May 18, 2010
Legends Project
Max'inuxw the Killer Whale Stalks Its Prey
Peace Treaty with the Mi'max'inuxw - The Killer Whales
The Gwich'in Legends
The Little Wren
The Origin of Dances and the Potlatch
The Path of Our Ancestors
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Lalakanis
Pauline Alfred
Henry "Teen" Hunt
Helen "Teen" Hunt
Maxwayalis Charlie Matilpi
Namgis Chief Wawi'igesu
Description
The Legends Project is a compilation of traditional oral stories, legends, and histories of Canada's Inuit and First Nations. They are transcribed, dramatized, and cast within the communities. This segment created in Alert Bay, British Columbia.
Duration: 53.59
[Legends XI]: Legends from Ahtahkakoop
Alternate Title
Buffalo Child Stone (BC & CBC)
How the World Got Colour
Ideas (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Legends Project
The Dancers
The Eagle and the Otter (EO & CEO)
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Barry Ahenakew
Arnold Isbister
Fred Sasakamoose
Description
Dramatization of Cree legends from community of Sandy Lake, Saskatchewan.
Duration: 53.58
Leslie Marmon Silko: A Collection of Critical Essays. Eds. Louise K. Barnett and James L. Thorson.
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kimberley Musia Roppolo
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 2000, pp. 108-113
Description
Book review of: Leslie Marmon Silko edited by Louise K. Barnett and James L. Thorson.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Leslie Marmon Silko's "Lullaby": The Power of Resistance and Healing Force to Cultural and Spiritual Genocide
Alternate Title
Reading Multiculturalism: Contemporary Postcolonial Literatures
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Olga Barrios
Description
Looks at the protagonist whose memories of her roots and traditions help her fight against adversity.
Chapter from Reading Multiculturalism: Contemporary Postcolonial Literatures edited by Ana Bringas López and Belén Martín Lucas.
Lesson Plan: Sky Wolf's Call: The Gift of Indigenous Knowledge by Eldon Yellowhorn and Kathy Lowinger
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Annick Press
Let Me Suggest
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fyre Jean Graveline
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. 43-44
Description
Short narrative expresses the struggles of Aboriginal academics in universities across Canada.
Let the Red Boy Dance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marlon B. Evans
The Kenyon Review, vol. 32, no. 1, New Series, Winter, 2010, pp. 47-49
Description
Poem.
Lgro Pawrti: Unn Istwér an Michif = Michif Storybook = Une Histoire en Michif
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Métis Nation of Ontario
Description
Story is about a family throwing a party.
Life in Residential Schools: A Response to Shirley Sterling’s My Name is Seepeetza
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Desirée Pelletier
Language & Literacy, vol. 2, no. 2, 2000, p. [?]
Description
Author compares the experiences of her grandmother to those of the character Martha in Sterling's work and asserts that while Martha 's story it is not representative of all the children, it provides a useful introduction to the subject of residential schools.
A Lifetime of Native American Architecture: Building Towards the Indigenous Millennium
Alternate Title
Indigenous Architecture Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dennis Sun Rhodes
Description
Presentation comes from 30 years of experience to preserve Indian culture. Architect discusses his roots, his design projects and use of graphics to come up with design guides.
Duration: 57:26.
Lighting the Eighth Fire: The Liberation, Resurgence, and Protection of Indigenous Nations
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jeff Corntassel
Stella Spak
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 25, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 135-138
Description
Book review of: Lighting the Eighth Fire: The Liberation, Resurgence, and Protection of Indigenous Nations edited by Leanne Simpson.
Lighting the Eighth Fire: The Liberation, Resurgence, and Protection of Indigenous Nations
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Tanya McFadyen
AlterNative, vol. 6, no. 1, Ke Ala Hou: Breaking Trail in Hawaiian Research and Development, 2010, pp. 72-74
Description
Book review of: Lighting the Eighth Fire: The Liberation, Resurgence, and Protection of Indigenous Nations edited by Leanne Simpson.
Lill in Review: A Working Bibliography
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelley Newman
Sherrill Grace
Theatre Research in Canada, vol. 21, no. 1, Spring, 2000
Description
Bibliography for Canadian playwright Wendy Lill
Liminal Voices
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Catherine Rainwater
Canadian Literature, no. 167, First Nations Writing, Winter, 2000, pp. 121-123
Description
Book reviews of: Bloodlines: Odyssey of a Native Daughter by Janet Campbell Hale and Feminist Readings of Native American Literature: Coming to Voice by Kathleen M. Donovan.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access reviews scroll to p. 121.
The Limits of Multiculturalism: Interrogating the Origins of American Anthropology by Scott Michaelsen
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael A. Elliott
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 2000, pp. 92-95
Description
Book review of: The Limits of Multiculturalism by Scott Michaelsen.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
A Line in the Sand
Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Karen M. Strom
Description
Contains links to sovereignty issues, cultural property, legal resources, stereotypes, responses from the Indigenous peoples and resources.
A Lingering Miseducation: Confronting the Legacy of Little Tree
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Heath Justice
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 1, Series 2; Children’s Literature, Spring, 2000, pp. [20]-36
Description
Contends that because The Education of Little Tree was once viewed as a benign and non-racist autobiography, it became a widely accepted and powerful force in perpetuating inaccurate stereotypes.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Listening Between The Lines: Reflections on Listening, Interpreting and Collaborating With Aboriginal Communities in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maureen A. Simpkins
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2010, pp. 315-334
Description
Looks at the elements of the qualitative research process.
Listening to Our Grandmothers' Stories: the Bloomfield Academy for Chickasaw Females, 1852-1949
Alternate Title
[North American Indian Thought and Culture]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Amanda J. Cobb
Literary Space in the Works of Josie Boyle and Jeannette Armstrong
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angeline O'Neill
Josie Boyle
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture, vol. 2, no. 1, 2000
Description
Discussion of the use of both oral and written traditions in works by the two authors.
Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Silvester J. Brito
Clara Clem Caufield
J. C. Ellefson
Todd Fuller
Romy Shinn
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, 2000, pp. 143-158
Description
Short stories and poems. The short stories, include: "Charlie Coyote and the Wedding Ceremony" and "Charlie Coyote and the Ski Bunnies". The poems, include: "The Feather", "How Nalungiac Welcomed the Summer Solstice", "Nalungiac Remembers His Grandfather's Face", "Wild West Shows and Other Histories", "Picking Momemts", "Memorizing Oklahoma: A Chant (in 1992) That Includes the Word First", "Crossing the Bridge", and "Red Sky: Age 7".
Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katrina Gonzales
Cheyenne Stoneheart
Erika T. Wurth
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 3, 2000, pp. 161-167
Description
Includes the poems : "Abhoo Song" (Abhoo is the Lakota word for sleep), "Brocken Wing", "Buffalo Hunt in Four Directions", "Splinters", "Furrows", "Siren Song", "Pastels Swimming Together" and "Raven Gets a Kick Out of You".
Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mike Catalano
Larry D. Thomas
Maya Quintero
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, 2000, pp. 167-175
Description
Contains the poems: "The Ghost Dancers", "Gathering Water", "Canyon de Chelly", "In Dinehtah", "Song of the Cloud Maiden", "Cansada", "Late Afternoon in North Dakota-A Meditation", "Tell Me Why", and "Low Haze Over LA".
Literature/Poetry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sheryl L. Nelms
Lorenzo Gonzalez
Tom Phelan
Gary Gamboa
Michael Schlemper
Larry D. Thomas
Gerald R. Wheeler
Anne Wilson
Dawn Karima Pettigrew
Maya Quintero
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, 2000, pp. 199-222
Description
Contains the poems: "Bear Butte", "Navajo Meltdown", "Old Charlie", "Snake Rider", "Math Test", "How", "Vanishing River", "Three Haiku", "Independence Day", "Angels", "Whiteout", "Cheyenne Reservation at Sunset", "Old Crow", "Fort Davis", "Seventh Cavalry Monument in November", "Fort Sumner, New Mexico", "Memory on a Rainy Day", "White Sage/Black Sage", "Maybe Not", "Minnesota Sorry Song", "Laguna Pueblo Dream", "Hierarchy", plus the story "The Joke".
Located in the Places of Creation: Indigenous Women's Location within the Academy and Community Imagining, Writing, and Enacting Community Survivance
Theses
Author/Creator
Emerance Baker
Description
Women's Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2010.
Locating Ambivalence: "New Light" on the Imperial Allegory of Alexander Henry the Younger in Canada's Fur Trade
Theses
Author/Creator
Orion Victor Atkinson
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--Acadia University, 2000.
Lolita Last Star: A Theoretically Informed Narrative of Survivance
Theses
Author/Creator
Micaela Marie Young
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--Montana State University, 2010.
The Long Road to Recovery
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marlene Cummins
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 24, no. 5, September/October 2000, pp. 15-18
Description
Depicts the personal narrative of an Australian Aboriginal activist and performer who successfully quit consuming drugs, alcohol and tobacco.
Looking at Animals, Encountering Mystery: The Wild Animal Stories of Ernest Thompson Seton and Charles G.D. Roberts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Fiamengo
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 44, no. 1, Winter, 2010, pp. 36-59
Description
Explores Seton's religious language and his belief that both human beings and animals partake in the divine spirit of the cosmos.
Looking Forward: Higher Education and the Head Start Mandate in Indian Country
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharon E. Rosenkoetter
Alison Davis-White Eyes
Deborah Padgett Coehlo
Nancy Knoble
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 49, no. 3, 2010, pp. 83-106
Description
"This study interviewed 33 tribal education and human service leaders to examine the challenges faced by one American Indian tribe in providing access to higher education".
Lost Bird
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Littlecrow-Russell
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 3, Summer, 2000, p. 455
Description
Poem which reflects on speaking an Indigenous language and the loss of it.
Lost Creeks: Collected Journals by Alexander Posey, edited by Matthew Sivils; Song of the Oktahutche: Collected Poems edited by Matthew Sivils
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joshua B. Nelson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 4, Winter, 2010, pp. 88-93
Description
Book reviews of Lost Creeks by Alexander Posey, edited by Matthew Sivils and Song of the Oktahutche edited by Matthew Sivils
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to p. 88.
Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine, Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, and the (De)Mythologizing of the American West
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason P. Mitchell
Critique Studies in Contemporary Fiction, vol. 41, no. 3, Spring, 2000, pp. 290-304
Description
Explores myths about "cowboys and Indians" as warriors, the consequences of the influx of settlers, and the conflict between new and old conceptions of family, friendship, and spirituality.
The Loyal Desert Flower
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joey Dunn
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Native Activism, Fall, 2010, pp. 49-50
Description
Presents a short narrative titled, The Loyal Desert Flower, written by Joey Dunn.
Lumaajuuq
Alternate Title
Nunavut Animation Lab
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
Description
Animated short tells story of a woman who blinds and mistreats her son, a loon that restores his vision, and the act of revenge which turns her into a narwahl. Part of a legend. Accompanying material: Lumaajuuq: Lesson Plan.
Duration: 7:36.
Lumaajuuq: Lesson Plan
Alternate Title
[Nunavut Animation Lab]
Documents & Presentations
Description
Guide to accompany film, Lumaajuuq. Target audience Grades three to six in the subject areas of First Nations, English, and Visual Arts.
Magic in Louise Erdrich's Tracks and Linda Hogan's Solar Storms
Theses
Author/Creator
Jitka Švubová
Description
English Language and Literature Thesis (M.A.)--Masaryk University, 2010.
Making Medicine against "White Man's Side of Story": George Bent's Letters to George Hyde
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lincoln B. Faller
George Bent
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 1, Winter, 2000, pp. 64-90
Description
Article gives a brief biographical sketch of George Bent, a man of mixed Cheyenne and Euro-American heritage; examines Bent’s letters to Hyde (who wrote a more complete biography), and the perspective they provide on the settlement of the American West.
Malicious Agencies: Figures of Individual Liberty in American Literature, 1682-1851
Theses
Author/Creator
Pamela Ann Lougheed
Description
Rhetoric Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 2000.
The Many Directions of Four Stories: Aboriginal Women's Experiences Living with Addictions and HIV/AIDS
Alternate Title
The Many Directions of Four Stories: Aboriginal Women's Experiences Living with Addictions and HIV / AIDS
Theses
Author/Creator
Shannon Amber Ryan
p. 144
Description
Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2000.
Maori Cowboys, Maori Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alice Te Punga Somerville
American Quarterly, vol. 62, no. 3, September 2010, pp. 663-685
Description
Examines Maori articulations of identification with other Indigenous groups in comparative Indigenous studies.
Māori Cultural Concepts and Service Provision for Homeless Māori Men
Alternate Title
Maori Cultural Concepts and Service Provision for Homeless Maori Men
Theses
Author/Creator
Des Ellis
Description
Psychology Thesis (MSocSc)--University of Waikato, 2010