English and Comparative Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--Madurai Kamaraj University, 2009.
Focuses on the following works: In Search of April Raintree,Whispering in the Shadows,Slash, and Halfbreed.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 20-48
Description
Argues that Maria Campbell's use of Michif was necessary to convey the true essence of the narratives.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 20.
Discussion about the artist's use of mass produced goods to create sculpture. In conjunction with the Strange Comfort exhibition at the National Museum of the American Indian.
Duration: 1:29:04.
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Richard Knecht
Theresa Arevgaq John
Description
Looks at a distance-learning program that gives students an opportunity to earn a college degree while living in their home villages.
Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Danny Lopez
Description
Author shares cultural knowledge that he learned from O'odham elders.
Chapter from American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart edited by Candace K. Galla, Stacey Oberly, G.L. Romero, Maxine Sam, Ofelia Zepeda.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 53-65
Description
Author reflects on her own personal experiences; and discusses how historic trauma has shaped Aboriginal peoples lives and the need to re-discover traditions for the future.
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Birgit Kleist Pedersen
Description
Sums up the different functions narratives provide including acting as social 'glue'.
Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
Video on the Aboriginal Youth Video Project, which involved teaching 12 young people from Richmond, B.C. how to create a video story of their experiences of growing up in their community.
National Arts Centre English Theatre Programme for Student Audiences ; 2009-2010 Season
Saqiyuq: Stories from the Lives of Three Inuit Women
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pamela Levac
Christopher Morris
Description
Includes synopsis of the play, information of Indigenous peoples of the North, the Inuktitut language, Pond Islet, Baffin Island, and an interview with writer/director,
Guide for the DVD Niigaanibatowaad: FrontRunners. This Study Guide raises awareness within the membership of the Anglican, Presbyterian, and United Churches so no one can ever say "I never knew" and so that every residential school survivor can get a chance to tell their story.
Niigaanibatowaad: FrontRunners.
Lesson Plan.
Dancing on Our Turtle's Back: Stories of Nishnaabeg Re-creation, Resurgence and a New Emergence
E-Books » Chapters
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.
Discusses the interpretation of the residential school experience of the Stó:lõ people who attended St. Mary’s Indian Residential School and played in its band between 1962 and 1984.
Ethnohistory Field School, 2009.
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.
Mushkegowuk Cree, Anishinaabe Ojibway: Explore Treaty 9: As Understood by Our Elders
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
On The Path of the Elders
Description
Includes links to: on-line game, galleries (elders video collection, Doug Ellis Collection of audio recordings of legends, personal stories, memories and conversations gathered between 1955 and 1965; Deschâtelets Archive of photographs taken around the time of Treaty 9), history, and teacher's guides for grades 4-10.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 4, no. 1, 2009, pp. 57-65
Description
Looks at a personal narrative about a community-based project that explores perceptions, beliefs and experiences regarding mental health and healing from an Indigenous perspective.