International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, The Future of Traditional Knowledge Research: Building Partnership and Capacity, May 2015, pp. 1-18
Description
Comments on the importance of traditional knowledge and oral traditions history as lines of evidence in Aboriginal claims litigation and alternative forms of resolution.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 35, no. 1, 2015, pp. 83-100
Description
Describes how the Dene in the Northwest Territories uses storytelling to reaffirm their historical roots in relation to 3 significant historical events.
Student conquers fear of public speaking through oral storytelling in front of classmates in episode 29 of a stop-motion animation series.
Duration: 21:59
Based on papers presented at the conference: The West and Beyond : Historians Past, Present and Future, held at the University of Alberta, 19–21 June, 2008.
Mrs. Trudeau talks about being adopted and the schooling she received as a child. Mr. Trudeau talks about growing up on the farm, and later working in the lumber and fishing industries. Interpreter : Ernest Debassigae ; transcriber : Joanne Greenwood.
William and Helen Trudeau discuss the traditional ways of gathering, preserving and storing food. They also talk about the origins of some traditional stories. Interpreter : E. Debassigae ; transcribed by J. Greenwood.
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 47, no. 1, 2010, pp. 22-38
Description
Examines the social memories of Inuvialuit elders; the historical interactions between Inuvialuit with other cultural groups; and concepts of social memory.
Video includes a compilation of conversations on the strength and resilience of Métis peoples in the context of the residential school experience and its after-effects.
Duration: 9:54.