Lawyer and author of The North-West Is Our Mother: The Story Of Louis Riel's People, The Métis Nation discusses the Métis Nation's history of law-making.
Duration: 1:01:02.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 30, no. 3-4, Fall-Winter, 2018, pp. 10-35
Description
Examines author Leslie Marmon Silko’s post-1990 works, Almanac of the Dead, Sacred Waters, Gardens in the Dunes, and Oceanstory in the context of a growing focus on water scarcity and sovereignty; highlights Aboriginal and Native American perspective on the privatization of water for profit, and neocolonial and imperial interests.
Canadian Theatre Review, vol. 144, Theatre in an Age of Eco-Crisis, Fall, 2010, pp. 42-47
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Interview in which the artist discusses the development of her kinetic performance sculpture which won the “Best Western Entry” in the Calgary Stampede parade.
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 2010, pp. 37-50
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Comments on the usefulness of applying yarning as a research method for the gathering of data in Indigenous research using results from an Indigenous group in Australia and and in Botswana.
American Indian Culture and Research, vol. 42, no. 4, 2018, pp. 113-130
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In this commentary article, the author describes the conditions and events surrounding a Diné school’s founding and the internal conflicts which eventually led to a breakdown between staff and leadership; highlights the potential learning for other nations working towards educational sovereignty.
Video includes a compilation of conversations on the strength and resilience of Métis peoples in the context of the residential school experience and its after-effects.
Duration: 9:54.
Text of the principles, the First Nation, the Government of Canada and the province of British Columbia, agreed are to be used in negotiation of the final agreement.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 2, Special Issue: Honoring A. Lavonne Brown, Summer, 2005, pp. 18-31
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Silko confirms the importance Pueblo Nations' women and gender equity in their way of life as illustrated in her essay Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 18.
Article discuss findings of 10 interviews with community language teachers in New South Wales regarding their approaches to and perceptions of their language education practice.
Theatre Research in Canada, vol. 31, no. 2, 2010, pp. 182-192
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Discusses the adaptation of the Clements' play regarding the hybrid character representing First Nations women and fulfills the role of mythological prophet.
Discusses the authentic representations of Indigenous peoples and cultures in the film The Revenant and contrasts them to common cinematic stereotypes.
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 2013, pp. 41-52
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Article examines media depictions of the so-called gang of young men who were blamed for hundreds of crimes and depicted as violent and lawless by mainstream Australian news starting in late 2007.
Summary of a survey on cultural planning, adoption and Aboriginal children, that looks at ways to keep children connected with their Indigenous identities.
You're Still Not Listening To Us: What First Nations Youth are Saying
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Michael Lickers
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 6 , no. 2018, September 2018, p. Article 1
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Summarizes the findings of 30 face-to-face storytelling interviews conducted with participants aged 18 to 30 on how traditional leadership knowledge is transmitted to youth in leadership roles.