American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 18, no. 4, 1994, pp. 135-149
Description
Describes how there is sunshine everywhere, pride, perseverance, and a reawakening of an ancient culture which, the author contends, all came about due to the occupation of Alcatraz Island.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 18, no. 2, 1998, pp. 203-232
Description
Discusses the changing depictions of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in the stories and images and compares Indigenous to non-Indigenous representations.
'I Honored Him Until the End': Storytelling of Indigenous Female Caregivers and Care Providers Focused on Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias (ADOD)
Article explores the prevalence of content of the Indigenous-Australian people’s beliefs about little people. Findings show that many people believe in and encounter little people in contemporary contexts and that perceptions of their presence range from potentially frightening to seeing them as protectors of the land.
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Travelling Exhibition Program
Art Gallery of Alberta
Description
Lesson plans for elementary and secondary school students for exhibition featuring works by Blackfoot artists Kristy North Peigan, Smith Wright, and Lori Scalplock.Topics include survey of First Nations art in the twentieth century, introduction to Blackfoot history and culture, and artist interviews and biographies.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 22, no. 1/2, Winter-Spring, 1998, pp. 104-115
Description
Abbott interviews film producer and director Sandra Sunrising Osawa about her work and how it relates to her family's history, her identity and her sense of place, and the larger cultural survivance and resurgence movements.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 18, no. 2, 1998, pp. 335-373
Description
Interviews with three visual artists whose work emphasizes cultural meanings within the film and video work by Loretta Todd and photography by Shelley Niro and Patricia Deadman.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Women's Traditional Governance Research Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nancy Wachowich
Description
Includes brief historical overview, profile of the community, discussion of women's role in traditional and modern society, and transcriptions of 20 interviews conducted in 1993.
Listening to First Nations Women’s Expressions of Heart Health: ‘mite achimowin’ Digital Storytelling
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorena Sekwan Fontaine
Sarah Wood
Lisa Forbes
Annette S. H. Schultz
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Article examines a digital storytelling study which collaborated with First Nations (FN) Women in Manitoba to discuss many of the issues surrounding heart health management including: the relationship between FN and Western Medical knowledges, diet and lifestyle, related health conditions, experiences with healthcare system, residential schools, and relationships with children and grandchildren.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 10, no. 3, Series 2; [Special Issue on] Almanac of the Dead, Fall, 1998, pp. [1]-33
Description
Interview with the acclaimed author of Gardens in the Dunes and Almanac of the Dead.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 2, Growing Roots of Indigenous Wellbeing, October 2019, pp. 276-292
Description
Author discusses their own experience as a kidney donor and with supporting family and community members with Chronic Kidney Disease, and how the experiences helped to shape their feelings about relational research.
Reminiscences of relatives, friends and acquaintances of Louisa Anderson, a Tsimshian Elder from Hartley Bay, British Columbia. Supplemented by contextual information.
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 7, no. 1, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women , 2019, p. Article 2
Description
Profiles activities of two post-secondary students. The discussion includes motivations, tactics and what can be learned by other Indigenous student activists.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 2, The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health’s Partnership River of Life, 2019, pp. 172-176
Description
In this editorial article the author discusses Indigenous rights and Indigenous resistance to colonization and considers the other articles in this journal issue in the context of resistance and sovereignty.