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Othering, Power Relations, and Indigenous Tourism: Experiences in Australia's Northern Territory
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katie Bresner
PlatForum, vol. 11, 2010, pp. 10-26
Description
Describes personal tourist experiences in Kakadu National Park, Alice Springs, and Ulura-Kata Tjuta National Park.
Paitarkiutenka: My Legacy to You (Book Review)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Meagan Gough
Oral History Review, vol. 37, no. 1, Winter/Spring, 2010, pp. 102-104
Description
Book Review of Paitarkiutenka: My Legacy to You by Frank "Miisaq" Andrew Sr.
Pan-Territorial Report: A Study of Women's Homelessness North of 60
Alternate Title
Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Judie Bobb
Rian van Bruggen
Shylah Elliott
Lyda Fuller
Mira Hache ... [et al.]
Description
Results of interviews or focus group sessions with 205 women (66 in the Northwest Territories, 66 in Yukon and 73 in Nunavut). Fifty-three percent were Inuit, 30 percent First Nations, 10 percent Caucasian, 5 percent Inuvialuit, 1 percent Métis, and 1 percent immigrant.
Chapter 4.5 of Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada edited by J. David Hulchanski, Phillippa Campsie, Shirley B.Y. Chau ... [et al.].
Patterson's Life; Black Hawk's Story; Native American Elegy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arnold Krupat
American Literary History, vol. 22, no. 3, Fall, 2010, pp. 527-552
Description
Discussion on Black Hawk's autobiography, a national rather than a personal story of what it means to be a Sauk.
People From Our Side: A Life Story with Photographs and Oral Biography
E-Books
Author/Creator
Peter Pitseolak
Dorothy Harley Eber
The Perfect Recipe
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Chamisa Edmo
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Native Activism, Fall, 2010, p. 48
Description
Presents the short story, The Perfect Recipe, written by Chamisa Edmo.
PHENOM: Explained Phenomenon
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dawn Karima Pettigrew
PHENOM
Whispering Wind, vol. 35, no. 5, March-April 2006, pp. 29-[?]
Description
Interview with Saskatchewan born Métis rapper about his music and style.
A Photonarrative of Living with HIV: A Métis Woman's Experience
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
José Pruden
Description
Applied Psychology Project (M.C.)--Athabasca University, 2010.
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Places Important to Navajo People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Klara Kelley and Harris Francis
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 2, Spring, 1993, pp. 151-169
Description
Study conducted in 1986 & ‘87 interviews participants in 13 Navajo communities about spaces that are sacred or important to the people in those communities. Research was done to determine which sites should be the focus of the Navajo Nation’s Historic Preservation Department.
Potlucks, Bingo and Roadtrips: The Prince George Métis Elders Oral History Video Project
Theses
Author/Creator
Marni Amirault
Description
Anthropology Thesis ( M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2006.
Powered by a Higher Power: A Conversation with HvnSent
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
HvsSent
Honey Dawn Karima Pettigrew
Whispering Wind, vol. 39, no. 4, Issue 272, September-October 2010, pp. 28-[?]
Description
Interview with singer Wesley Royce Stops also known as HvnSent.
Prescription Medicines Lead to Lives with Addictions
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jennifer Hansford
Windspeaker, vol. 27, no. 10, January 2010, p. 24
Description
Three Aboriginal people talk about their experiences with misusing prescription drugs.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.24.
Problems American Indian/Alaska Native Adult Patients Face When Attemting [sic] the Long Term Self Management of Their Type II Diabetes Disease Process
Alternate Title
Problems American Indian/Alaska Native Adult Patients Face When Attempting the Long Term Self Management of Their Type II Diabetes Disease Process
Theses
Author/Creator
Nicole Dawn Merchant
Description
Family Nurse Practitioner Thesis (M.N.)--Montana State University, 2010.
Promoting From Within the Community: Employing Local Residents in Culture-Based Inner-City Family Services Organizations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason Brown
Cheryl Fraehlich
Pimatisiwin, vol. 8, no. 3, Winter, 2010, pp. 85-101
Description
Studies the responses of forty-four staff members to the question "How did you get connected to the agency?"
A Puritan Woman's Perspective: The Captivity Narrative of Mary Rowlandson
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Jane Andrews
Etudes Historiques, vol. 2, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-21
Description
Looks at how the book A Narrative of Captivity, Sufferings, and Removes, of Mary Rowlandson gave Puritan women a voice in the early 1700's.
Qapirangajuq: Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Igloolik Isuma Productions
Kunuk Cohn Productions
Zacharias Kunuk
Ian Mauro
Norman Cohn
Stéphane Rituit ... [et al.]
Description
Leaders, Elders and hunters speak about the social and ecological impact of warming in the Arctic. In Inuktitut with English subtitles.
Duration: 54:07.
QTC Final Report: Achieving Saimaqatigiingniq
Alternate Title
Qikiqtani Truth Commission Final Report: Achieving Saimaqatigiingniq
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Qikiqtani Truth Commission
Description
Commission was established to create a record of how government policies between 1950 and 1975 affected the Inuit living in the Baffin region. Report based testimonies and interviews, and archival research. Includes recommendations.
Racial Folly: A Twentieth-Century Aboriginal Family
Alternate Title
Aboriginal History Monograph ; 20
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gordon Briscoe
Aboriginal History Monograph
Rainy River Lives: Stories Told by Maggie Wilson
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jennifer S. H. Brown
Collaborative Anthropologies, vol. 3, 2010, pp. 155-159
Description
Book review of: Rainy River Lives: Stories Told by Maggie Wilson compiled and edited by Sally Cole.
Re-Searching Métis Identity: My Métis Family Story
Theses
Author/Creator
Tara J. Turner
Description
Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2010.
Reading and Writing Practices of Native American Students as Preparation for University Work
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pat Stall
Description
Study identifies the literacy experiences of successful Native American University students as information for the teaching practices of high school teachers.
Reading Guides: Three Day Road
Alternate Title
A Conversation with Joseph Boyden
Articles » General
Description
Introduction to Joseph Boyden's novel, and brief biography and interview with the author.
[Recensions/Book Reviews]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Élise Dubuc
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, Technologies Créatives / Creative Technologies, 2010, pp. 199-203
Description
Review of: Le Monde de Tivi Etok: La Vie et l'Art d'un Aîné Inuit by Joby Weetaluktuk and Robert Bryant.
Review in French.
The Reception of Indigenous Life Stories: The Case of The Days of Augusta
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Warley
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 3, Fall, 2010, pp. 45-71
Description
Discussses the ethical, political, and aesthetic issues surrounding the narrative exchange and the writing and editing process of Indigenous life stories.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 45.
Recommendations from Research Into What Aboriginal Students Say Affects Their Social and Emotional Wellbeing While at University
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maree Toombs
Don Gorman
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 6, November/December 2010, pp. 22-24
Description
Interviews with students from seven different universities revealed insight into what strategies could be implemented to make their experience at university more positive.
[Red: A Haida Manga]
Alternate Title
[Robson Reading Series]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Michael Yahgulanaas
Description
Question and answer period with the artist who combines Haida artist conventions with Japanese animation and Chinese brush-painting techniques to tell traditional stories.
Duration: 46:15.
Reflections on the Challenges with the Bringing Them Home Oral History Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bronwyn Fredericks
Description
Pamela Croft reflects on how telling her story of being forcibly removed from her family impacted her artwork and life.
Remembering the Storm: Indigenous People's Remembrances of Cyclone Tracy Explored Through the Medium of Radio Documentary
Theses
Author/Creator
Naomi Carolin
Description
Media Thesis (M.A.)--University of Adelaide, 2010.
Resilience: (A True Story With Some Fiction Mixed In)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lee Deranger
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. 2-4
Description
A story of resiliency by a residential school survivor involving crosses disappearing then reappearing several decades later.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dawn Karima Pettigrew
J. Anthony Paredes
Steven Ross Evans
Andrew Gulliford
Peter d'Errico
Robert E. Ackerman
Lindsey Claire Smith
James S. Frideres
Stephanie Norton Joynes
Malinda Maynor Lowery
Victoria Smith
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 1, 2006, pp. 131-181
Description
Book reviews of:
Another Attempt at Rescue by M. L. Smoker.
Cash, Color, and Colonialism: The Politics of Tribal Acknowledgment by Renée Ann Cramer.
Chief Joseph, Yellow Wolf, and the Creation of Nez Perce History in the Pacific Northwest by Robert R. McCoy.
Choice, Persuasion, and Coercion: Social Control on Spain’s North American Frontiers edited by Jesus F. de la Teja and Ross Frank.
Conquest by Law: How the Discovery of America Dispossessed Indigenous People of Their Land by Lindsay G.
“River of Life, Rapids of Change”: Understanding HIV Vulnerability Among Two-Spirit Youth Who Migrate to Toronto
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Doris O’Brien Teengs
Robb Travers
Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research, vol. 1, Inaugural Edition, Summer, 2006, pp. 17-28
Description
Interviews were conducted with 13 two-spirit youths and 8 key informants to gather information on the effect of migration on vulnerability to HIV. (Article found on p. 17 of the first issue of Canadian Journal of Aboriginal Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research.
The Role of Inuit Languages in Nunavut Schooling: Nunavut Teachers Talk About Bilingual Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. Lynn Aylward
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 33, no. 2, Language, Identity, and Educational Policies, 2010, pp. 295-328
Description
Analysis of interview transcripts from 10 Nunavut teachers regarding the role of Inuit languages in Nunavut schooling.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 168: Special Consultation via telephone between Nick Schultz and Ross Gibson, Ottawa, Ontario
Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ross Gibson
Nick Schultz
Description
RCAP 168 contains a transcript of a telephone consultation between Counsel for the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People, Nick Schultz and retired RCMP officer Ross Gibson who had been a witness to the relocation of Inuit to the High Arctic. The conversation focuses on the Gibson's recollection of events and their portrayal currently.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Rheeno Diabo, Shakotiia'Takehanes Community Services
Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rheeno Diabo
Description
The file contains a presentation by Rheeno Diabo, Shakottia Takehanes Community Services. Diabo, a Mohawk woman, discusses her experiences with post-trauma and other types of community social work, and the personal impact of working with people she knows. Roda Grey and Marlene Castalano discuss some of the issues raised with Diabo.
The Scalping of the Great Sioux Nation: A Review of My Life on the Rosebud and Pine Ridge Reservations
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Greg Gagnon
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2010, pp. 418-419
Description
Book review of: The Scalping of the Great Sioux Nation by Philip E. Davis.
Schools as Protectorates: Stories Two Mi'kmaq Mothers Tell
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Debbie Pushor
Bill Murphy
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, no. 114, December 2, 2010, pp. [25]-46
Description
Looks into the experiences of two mothers with their children's educators.
Searching for Arrowheads: An Inquiry Into Approaches to Indigenous Research Using a Tribal Methodology with a Nêhiýaw Kiskêýihtamowin Worldview
Alternate Title
Searching for Arrowheads: An Inquiry Into the Holistic Nature of a Tribal Methodology Using a Nêhiýaw Kiskêýihtamowin Worldview
Theses
Author/Creator
Margaret Elizabeth Kovach
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Victoria, 2006.
Selected Profiles of Gitxaała Elders and Community Leaders
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robin O'Day
Description
Profiles of elders Matthew Hill, Rufus Innes, Alberta Jackson, Martha Lewis and Agnes Shaw.
Setting Terms of Inclusion: Storytelling as a Narrative Technique and Theme in the Fiction of Zora Neale Hurston, Eudora Welty, Leslie Marmon Silko and Maxine Hong Kingston
Theses
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Ann McHenry
Description
English and Humanities Thesis--(Ph.D.) Stanford University, 1993.
The Seventh Generation: Native Students Speak About Finding the Good Path
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael W. Simpson
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 3, Heroes of Today, Spring, 2006
Description
Book review of: The Seventh Generation by Amy Bergstrom, Linda Miller Cleary, and Thomas D. Peacock.
Shared and Shifting Land(scapes): Making Memoir and Personal Ecology in the Pajarito Journals of Peggy Pond Church
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelley Armitage
Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, vol. 27, no. 3, 2006, pp. 111-139
Description
Looks at the interplay of observation, memory, dream, imagination, metaphor-making, and the spiritual and psychological responses to the landscape in the Pajarito Journals of Peggy Pond Church.
Sharing Aboriginal Stories: Eagle Feathers
Alternate Title
Circles of Intelligent Knowledge Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Roger Gardypie
Description
Very short pamphlet, written by a student, meant for use in the classroom as a tool to improve literacy. Text in English and Cree
Sharing in the Benefits of Resource Developments: A Study of First Nations-Industry Impact Benefits Agreement
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gordon Shanks
Description
Describes and analyzes the role of the agreement and makes recommendations based on the findings.
Shellfish Aquaculture and First Nations' Sovereignty: The Quest for Sustainable Development in Contested Sea Space
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alyssa L. Joyce
Terre A. Satterfield
Natural Resources Forum, vol. 34, no. 2, May 2010, pp. 106-123
Description
Identifies perceptions of the risks and benefits of the shellfish aquaculture tenuring system, and presents the results of 56 interviews conducted with individuals involved
in shellfish production in BC.
Speakers Bureau Gives First Nations Vets Chance to Tell Their Stories
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darla Read
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 11, November 2010, p. 10
Description
Discusses the purpose of the Saskatchewan First Nations Veterans' Association Speakers Bureau.
Article found by scrolling to page 10.
Special Report: Sayt K’üülm Goot – Of One Heart: Preventing Aboriginal Youth Suicide Through Youth and Community Engagement
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jane Morley
Speech, Language and Hearing Services to Indigenous People in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States: A Literature Review and Report on Key Informant Interviews
Alternate Title
Speech, Language and Hearing Services to First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children in Canada, With a Focus on Children 0 to 6 Years of Age
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
Description
Identifies common service barriers and highlights practices that address need for improved and appropriate services.
The Spirit Messenger and the Traditional Exemplar: Two Figures of the Elder Among Plains Cree Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew R. Hatala
Michel Desjardins
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 1, 2010, pp. 49-81
Description
Interviews conducted on four Aboriginal elders living in Saskatchewan reveal two categories of Cree elders.