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.
Not for Citation: Jane Johnston Schoolcraft's Synchronic Strategies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bethany Schneider
ESQ, vol. 54, no. 1-4, (Nos. 210-213 O.S.), 2008, pp. 111-144
Description
Examines how a new translation of Jane Johnston Schoolcraft's poem "Ain Dah Nuk Ke Yaun, prepared by Dennis Jones, Heidi Stark, and James Vukelich, differ from her husband Henry Schoolcraft's translation.
Nunavut: Rethinking Political Culture
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Thomas J. Scotto
British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 21, no. 2, September 2008, pp. 295-296
Description
Book Review of: Nunavut: Rethinking Political Culture by Ailsa Henderson.
Obscured Obstetrics: Indigenous Midwives in Western Canada
Alternate Title
Recollecting: Lives of Aboriginal Women of the Canadian Northwest and Borderlands
The West Unbound: Social and Cultural Studies
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kristin Burnett
Description
Gives accounts of Indigenous midwives aiding the births of European-Canadian women who were distanced from familial support.
Chapter 6 from Recollecting: Lives of Aboriginal Women of the Canadian Northwest and Borderlands edited by Sarah Carter and Patricia McCormack.
Ogimah Ikwe: Native Women and Their Path to Leadership
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Denise K. Lajimodiere
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 26, no. 2, Fall, 2011, pp. 57-82
Description
Interviews with nine Native American female leaders regarding their upbringing, education and their mentors.
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.
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 Reading Grace's Potiki
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eva Rask Knudsen
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture, vol. 13, no. 2, Thematic Issue: About Indigenous Literatures, June 2011, pp. 1-10
Description
Discusses how indigenous knowledge is overlooked by non-Indigenous scholars when it comes to the subject of marginalizing and resistance in the 1986 novel, Potiki by Māori writer Patricia Grace.
On Sacred Ground: Medicine People in Native American Fiction
Theses
Author/Creator
Brianna Burke
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Tufts University, 2011.
Discusses works by Susan Power, James Welch, Sherman Alexie, Anna Lee Walters, Louis Owens, Leslie Marmon Silko, and Louise Erdrich.
On the Astronomical Knowledge and Traditions of Aboriginal Australians
Theses
Author/Creator
Duane Willis Hamacher
Description
[Cultural Astronomy] Thesis (Ph.D.)--MacQuarie University, 2011.
On Writing #1
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Monture
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3/4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, p. 187
Description
Poem.
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.
Once Were Warriors, But How about Maoritanga Now? Novel and Film as a Dialogic Third Space
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cornelis Martin Renes
Miscelánea, vol. 44, Literature, Film and Cultural Studies, 2011, pp. 85-105
Description
Comments on novel and film that address the trials and tribulations of a dysfunctional Maori family.
One Good Book Away from Becoming a Leader: First Nations Literature in a Northern Classroom
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Catlin
Language & Literacy, vol. 10, no. 1, Spring, 2008, pp. 1-18
Description
Discusses how a teacher incorporated First Nations literature into high school English to motivate her students to read.
One Native Life
E-Books
Author/Creator
Richard Wagamese
One Scrap of Earth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ernestine Hayes
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 23, no. 1, Spring, 2011, pp. [126]-129
Description
Author gives life instructions based on stories about the Raven.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 126.
"One Small Way": Racism, Redress, and Reconciliation in Canadian Women's Fiction, 1980-2000
Theses
Author/Creator
Rebecca Babcock
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Dalhousie University, 2011.
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.
Oneida Lives: Long-Lost Voices of the Wisconsin Oneidas
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rosemary Ackley Christensen
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 4, Fall, 2008, pp. 522-525
Description
Book review of: Oneida Lives: Long-Lost Voices of the Wisconsin Oneidas by Herbert S. Lewis.
[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 on Trial: Recognizing Aboriginal Narratives in the Courts
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Bruce Granville Miller
Description
Introduction from book: Oral History on Trial: Recognizing Narratives in the Courts by Bruce Granville Miller. A case for merging oral narratives into legal proceedings. Includes a few pages from chapter 1.
The Oral Tradition is Like the Mackenzie Delta
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Kroetsch
Northern Review, no. 28, Spring, 2008, pp. 181-186
Description
Argues that the oral story is part of our bodies, not part of a book, and each story tells the story of all of us.
The Organic Citizen: Reimagining Democratic Participation and Indigeneity in U.S. Late 19th and 20th Century Eco-Narratives
Theses
Author/Creator
Melinda DiStefano
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Duke University, 2008.
The Origin of the Wolf Ritual: The Whaling Indians, West Coast Legends and Stories
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Regna Darnell
BC Studies, no. 160, The Middle Fraser, Winter, 2008/2009, pp. 127-128
Description
Book review of: The Origin of the Wolf Ritual: The Whaling Indians, West Coast Legends and Stories by Edward Sapir.
Scroll down to page 127 to read review.
The "Other" Woman: Early Modern English Representations of Native American Women, 1579 - 1690
Theses
Author/Creator
Rebecca M. Lush
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Maryland, 2011.
Our Fire Survives the Storm: A Cherokee Literary History / The Truth about Stories: A Native Narrative
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Drew Lopenzina
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 3, Summer, 2008, pp. 356-360
Description
Book review of: Our Fires Survives the Storm: A Cherokee Literary History by Daniel Heath Justice, and The Truth about Stories by Thomas King.
"Our Indian Princess": Subverting the Stereotype
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Stephanie May de Montigny
Museum Anthropology Review, vol. 5, no. 1-2, 2011, pp. 119-121
Description
Book review of: "Our Indian Princess": Subverting the Stereotype by Nancy Marie Mithlo.
["Our Indian Princess": Subverting the Stereotype]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Carmen L. Robertson
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 31, no. 2, 2011, pp. 203-204
Description
Book review of: "Our Indian Princess" Nancy Marie Mithlo.
Our Legacy: Kã-ki-pe-isi-nakatamãkawiyahk: Essays
Alternate Title
Kã-ki-pe-isi-nakatamãkawiyahk: Our Legacy: Essays
E-Books
Description
A compilation of essays by : Deborah Lee, Liam Haggarty, Brendan Edwards, Tamara Starblanket, Camie Augustus, Kurt Boyer, Anna Flamino, Merle Massie, Yvonne Vizina, Patricia Deiter, Meagan Gough, and Alan Long.
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 Warrior Spirit: Native Americans in the U.S. Military
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Herman Viola
Joe Medicine Crow
Debra Kay Mooney
Chuck Boers
John Emhoolah
Jason Giles
Description
Panel of speakers who are veterans, or actively-serving soldiers, discuss their experiences.
Duration: 2:00:21.
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 the Melting Pot, into the Nationalist Fires: Native American Literary Studies in Europe
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah Madsen
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 3, Summer, 2011, pp. 353-371
Description
Discusses the national, multiethnic, universal, and postcolonial limitations and possibilities of work in Indigenous studies throughout Europe and the United States.
Outside Looking In: Viewing First Nations Peoples in Canadian Dramatic Television Series
Alternate Title
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series ; 53
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Jane Miller
Paddling To Where I Stand: Agnes Alfred, Qwiqwasutinuxw Noblewomen
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Tracey Lindberg
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. 226-227,14
Description
Book review of:
Paddling To Where I Stand edited by Martine J. Reid, translated by Daisey Sewid-Smith.
Pamatesew
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Racquel Boyd
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 23, no. 1, Beyond Racism, Fall, 2011, pp. 56-57
Description
Presents a short story titled, Pamatesew, written by Racquel Boyd.
Paris/Ojibwa: Interview with Robert Houle
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Denise Frimer
Robert Houle
C Magazine, no. 112, Winter, 2011, pp. 23-28
Description
Artist discusses his international research project and the exhibition which resulted from it.
The Past, Present and Possible Futures of American Indian Literary Studies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James A. Cox
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 20, no. 2, Summer, 2008, pp. 102-112
Description
Discussion of the book, Reasoning Together: The Native Critics Collective, which contains essays by Aboriginal literary critics.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 102.
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 and Grandmother Spider
Alternate Title
A Special Literary Tribute to Paula Gunn Allen
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 4, 2008, pp. 129-144
Description
Collection of poems written for Paula Gunn Allen including a poem by her son and daughter.
Pedagogies for Decolonizing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judy M. Iseke-Barnes
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Indigenous Knowledges and the University, 2008, pp. 123-145
Description
Examples of activities that engage students in understanding the systemic structure of colonization.
Peguis First Nation Reads Native Literature: Toward a Community Based Theory
Theses
Author/Creator
Donna Beyer
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2011.
People of a Feather
Alternate Title
People of a Feather: Educational Package
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
The Arctic Eider Society
Sanikiluaq Running Pictures
Joel Heath
Community of Sanikiluaq
Description
Documentary about the unique relationship between the Inuit of Sanikiluaq, Nunavut and the Hudson Bay Common Eider and how changing sea ice and ocean currents caused by massive hydroelectric dams are threatening both the bird and the traditional way of life. Duration:
Related material: Educational Package by Global Environmental Justice Documentaries.
People of the Lakes: Stories of Our Van Tat Gwich'in Elders / Googwandak Nakhwach'ànjòo Van Tat Gwich'in
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jan Peter Laurens Loovers
Arctic, vol. 64, no. 1, March 2011, pp. 118-119
Description
Book review of: People of the Lakes by Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation and Shirleen Smith.
People of the Lakes: Stories of Our Van Tat Gwich'in Elders / Googwandak Nakhwach'ànjòo Van Tat Gwich'in
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Nicolas Brunet
Northern Review, no. 33, Canadas Role in the Circumpolar World, Spring, 2011, pp. 133-135
Description
Book review of: People of the Lakes by Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation and Shirleen Smith.