BC Studies, no. 172, Winter, 2011/2012, pp. 134-135
Description
Book review of 3 books:The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book by Gord Hill.
Morris as Elvis: Take a Chance on Life by Morris Bate, Jim Brown.
Working With Wool: A Coast Salish Legacy and the Cowichan Sweater by Sylvia Olsen.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 134.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 4, 2017, pp. 93-114
Description
Compares two different editions of Emerson Blackhorse Mitchell’s book Miracle Hill: The Story of a Navajo Boy (1967 and 2004) and discusses how the readers' perceptions of the same text can be influenced by introductions and forewords.
Power through Testimony: Reframing Residential Schools in the Age of Reconciliation
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Author/Creator
Arie Molema
Description
Draws on 12 months of ethnographic fieldwork, including participant observation at Truth and Reconciliation Commission national events and 50 interviews with former students who have been denied recognition and compensation under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.
Chapter from Power through Testimony: Reframing Residential Schools in the Age of Reconciliation edited by Brieg Capitaine and Karine Vanthuyne.
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.
Dancing on Our Turtle's Back: Stories of Nishnaabeg Re-creation, Resurgence and a New Emergence
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Author/Creator
Leanne Simpson
Description
Author's personal reflections on identity, resistance and cultural revival.
Chapter from Dancing on Our Turtle's Back: Stories of Nishnaabeg Re-creation, Resurgence and a New Emergence by Leanne Simpson.
Recollecting: Lives of Aboriginal Women of the Canadian Northwest and Borderlands
The West Unbound: Social and Cultural Studies
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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.
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.
Social Politics, vol. 18, no. 4, Winter, 2011, pp. 572-597
Description
Discusses the disruption the system caused in cultural transmission and the efforts of 20 Aboriginal women to reestablish this connection for their children.
Global Health Action, vol. 4, no. s1, Vulnerable Populations in the Arctic, 2011, p. article 10226
Description
Compares data collected from Alaska, Sweden, Norway and Greenland and concludes that Swedish respondents had less suicidal thoughts than those in the other countries.
English Studies in Canada, vol. 43, no. 2-3, Special Issue: Transition, June/September 2017, pp. 69-90
Description
Also available Open Access here.
Article examines the ways in which Indigenous writers and scholars interrogate the framework of Reconciliation by creating a narrative of resurgence. Author additionally argues for the need to examine the pedagogy and process when including Indigenous literatures in educational settings.