Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
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On back of photograph: "(North-West Rebellion - 1885) Coulee at Fort Qu'Appelle, N.W.T. 12th and 35th Regiments and Winnipeg Cavalry, York and Simcoe Batteries, en route through Touchwood Hills to Humboldt [Sask.]. [Lt.-Col. Wm. E. O'Brien on white horse commanding the York and Simcoe Battalions."
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 3, Summer, 1997, pp. 515-534
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Literary criticism article in which the author considers the role of the trickster Coyote in King’s novel Green Grass, Running Water; highlights the ways that the character and by extension the text subvert mainstream narratives and expectations.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 7, no. 2, 1987, pp. 181-193
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In Navajo mythology, the coyote is an important figure representing a wide variety of beings while also demonstrating and reinforcing concepts of harmony and order.
Explores themes such as use of oral tradition, humour, dreams and visions, nature, and family.
Excerpt from the book, A Literary History of the American West..
Image of four Aboriginal male chiefs and an non-Aboriginal man posing for the camera; [indoor scene]. Note with photo: "Cree Chiefs from Crooked Lake. Seated - Flying in a Circle, Big Child Star Blanket. Standing - O'Soup a Blackfoot, P. Hourie an interpreter. Taken at Brantford, Ontario, at unveiling of Brant memorial Oct. 13, 1886. O'Soup Chippewa Chief / P. Hourie Interpreter / Front: Flying in a Circle / Big Child Mistawasis / Star Blanket Ahtahkakoop / names according to two of Rev.
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-west Rebellion
Images » Photographs
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Photograph of council held near Battleford. People; horses and terrain in foreground; buildings on extreme left and right of image.
Caption "The Battleford-bound Cree held a council on the Sweetgrass reserve in late March 1885; the meeting was interrupted by two Metis messengers who wanted the Indians to capture the fort."
From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-west Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 4, July/August 1995, pp. 22-25
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Copy of Appendix 1 of Choosing Life: Special Report on Suicide Among Aboriginal People. Concerns identified in report apply to Australian Aboriginal suicide.
Art Journal, vol. 54, no. 3, Rethinking the Introductory Art History Survey, Autumn, 1995, pp. 72-75
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Comments how course content is arranged to give the student a multicultural introduction to the art of five cultures; those identified as the major ethnic groups in the United States.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 3, Summer, 1997, pp. 499-514
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Literary criticism piece which defines enthymemes and uses that definition as a framework that makes meaning from Momaday’s novels House Made of Dawn and The Ancient Child.
American Literature, vol. 67, no. 4, December 1995, pp. 777-792
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Examines the concept of the road as a conduit for encounters, which Montana Ojibwa author Louise Erdrich uses to represent chance meetings between characters in the opening and closing portions of her novel.
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 20, no. 2, 1995, pp. 34-43
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Argues that Highway's plays have succeeded in bridging the gap between cultures through dramatizing the collision of feelings of hope and despair, comedy and tragedy, order and chaos and social issues like poverty, crime and abuse. Looks at The Rez Sisters and Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, 1995, pp. 1-31
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Looks at the marketing of Indigenous spirituality and how it enables the dominant culture to secure political and social control, as well as profiting economically from Aboriginal cultures.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 2, Spring, 1997, pp. 229-249
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Authors explore the principles of cultural landscapes, traditional cultural properties, and consider different social and political factors that contribute to the effectiveness of these concepts in protecting Indigenous artifacts and significant places.
Part III: Repatriation and Protection of First Nations Culture in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
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University of British Columbia Law Review, Special Issue: Material Culture in Flux: Law and Policy of Repatriation of Cultural Property, 1995, pp. [183]-201
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Discusses First Nations' conceptions of cultural property and argues, by using Haida Gwaii examples, that objects should be placed in centres managed and controlled by First Nations, not residing in museums.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 2, 1997, pp. 293-314
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Proposes that to meet the challenge of First Nations education, educators must understand historical relationships between First Nations and mainstream educational systems and identify effective strategies for building upon cultural identities.
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 41, no. 11, December 1995, pp. 1487-1498
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Comparison of substance abuse programs that incorporate traditional healing practices and the promotion of culture as both preventive and curing agents.
Book review of: Cultures in Contact, The Impact of European Contacts on Native American Cultural Institutions, A.D. 1000-1800 edited and with commentary by William W. Fitzhugh.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 21, no. 3, 1997, pp. 75-82
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Looks at the forced removal of the Cupeño, in Southern California, by telling the story of one family affected by the relocation. The article also discusses the urbanization challenges faced by the Dawn family and other band members.
Looks at reforms to the 1992 Canada National Forest Strategy proposed by Aboriginal Forest Strategy in the areas of legislation, policies and management practices.