Gabriel Dumont Institute Wins Big at Saskatchewan Book Awards
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David Morin
Eagle Feather News, vol. 15, no. 5, May 2012, p. 23
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Looks at Darren Préfontaine, winner of the Saskatchewan Book of the Year award for his book Gabriel Dumont: Li Chef Michif in Images and in Words.
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American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 4, Cultural Property in American Indian Literatures: Representation and Interpretation, Autumn, 1997, pp. 703-712
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Literary Criticism article which explores the motivations of and the stylistic choices made by Mourning Dove and her collaborator, Lucullus V. McWhorter, in the novel Co-ge-we-a, The Half-Blood: A Depiction of the Montana Cattle Range<.>
Looks at whether the residential school system was genocidal and suggests ways to move forward with reconciliation if it is recognized as such.
Chapter 14 from Colonial Genocide in Indigenous North America edited by Andrew Woolford, Jeff Benvenuto, Alexander Laban Hinton.
Canadian Political Science Review, vol. 6, no. 2, 2012, pp. 117-130
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Survey results show that Canadian elected officials are divided over Aboriginal issues, with left of centre parties the most in favour of promoting reconciliation and right of the centre parties least inclined to see the residential school system as genocidal.
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American Journal of Public Health, vol. 104, no. S3, Supplement 3, June 2014, pp. S404-S414
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Uses linkage methodology to compare American and Alaska Native incidence data with the white population. Shows there should be improved access to CRC screening programs.
Journal of Northern Studies, vol. 8, no. 2, 2014, pp. 29-42
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Discusses Historia by Olaus Magnus and Lapponia by Johannes Schefferus which both contain themes of the Sami people, their way of life, skills, and magical powers.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 29, no. 2, Fall, 2014, pp. 39-62
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Discusses the implications of using Geronimo's name as code for Osama Bin Laden when he was killed by the United States military and how Indigenous masculinity has been represented and misrepresented.
Provides four recommendations: recognize the inherent resilience of these communities, encourage sustainable investment, understand the sources of risk, and ensure that assessment processes follow key principles.
Research conducted as background for roundtable discussions. Identifies five key issues: opportunities, potential sources of capital, risks and uncertainties, partnerships, future actions.
Dr. Grace Woo, author of the book Ghost Dancing with Colonialism: Decolonization and Indigenous Rights at the Supreme Court of Canada, discusses the continued colonization of Indigenous Canadians enabled within the judicial system.
Duration: 28:12
Part 1 of 2. Link to Part 2 record: Ghost Dancing With Colonialism Part 2
Dr. Grace Woo, author of the book Ghost Dancing with Colonialism: Decolonization and Indigenous Rights at the Supreme Court of Canada, discusses the continued colonization of Indigenous Canadians enabled within the judicial system.
Duration: 30:56
Part 1 of 2. Link to Part 1 record: Ghost Dancing With Colonialism Part 1
Designed to improve literacy and communication skills while looking at differences between modern life and Inuit traditions. Topics include hunting and survival, courage and Arctic animals.
Teacher's resource for use with primary students in Grades 4, 5, and 6. Goal is to improve students' literacy and communication skills while teaching about Arctic animals and hunting.
Explains how gathering at the Point to roast wild rice and therefore renewing and honouring relationships between Anishinaabeg, the location and the sacred food constitutes an act of governance.