Biography & Autobiography

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The Autobiographings of Mourning Dove

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George Bowering
Canadian Literature, no. 144, Native, Individual, State, Spring, 1995, pp. 29-40
Discusses three importance books Cogewea the Half-Blood, Coyotes Stories, and Morning Dove: A Salishan Autobiography. Entire journal on one pdf. Scroll down to page 29 to read article.
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The Autobiography of a Meskwaki Woman

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Paul Voorhis
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 28, no. 1, 2008, pp. 199-201
Book review of: The Autobiography of a Meskwaki Woman.Original title: The Autobiography of a Fox Indian Woman. (In the series: Memoir 18, Algonquian and Iroquoian Linguistics). Scroll to page 199 to read review.
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The Autobiography of a Winnebago Indian

Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v. 16, no. 7
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Sam Blowsnake]
Paul Radin
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 16, No. 7 (pp.381-473).
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The Autobiography of an Alaskan Eskimo

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James W. VanStone
Arctic, vol. 10, no. 4, 1957, pp. 194-210
Life story of a 27 year Inuit male living at Point Hope, Alaska.
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Awabakal Voices: The Life and Work of Percy Haslam

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Maynard
Aboriginal History, vol. 37, December 2013, pp. 77-92
Overview of noted journalist and scholar's life and research on Aboriginal culture based on information from the Haslam Collection at the University of Newcastle.
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Baby Annie

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Del Graff
Investigate review into the circumstances surrounding the death of a two-week-old infant whose family was involved with Alberta's child intervention system.
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Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Caitlin Keliiaa
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 137-139
Book review of: Bad Indians by Deborah A. Miranda.
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Bard of the Yukon: The Klondike in the Poetry of Robert Service

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Mackay
The Northern Review, no. 19, Special Klondike Issue, Winter, 1998, pp. 93-100
Looks at the author of The Cremation of Sam McGee, Shooting of Dan McGrew, The Call of the Wild, The Spell of Yukon The Law of Yukon, Songs of a Sourdough and many others.
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Beardy Not Given Proper Recognition

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, August 9, 2004, p. B1

Historical overview of Willow Cree Chief Kamiscowesit's (or Beardy's) role in the North West Resistance and the negotiations of Treaty 6. Alternate spellings include: Kamayistowesit, Kamdyistowesit.

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Beatrice Medicine, Ph.D (1923-2005)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 2, 2007, p. 191
Briefly comments on the career of Dr. Medicine who served as Academic Elder in the First Nations Graduate Program at the University of Alberta.
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Between Two Worlds

Alternate Title
Unikkausivut - Sharing Our Stores: Between Two Worlds
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Barry Greenwald
Barbara Sears
Documentary of Joseph Idlout's life as a symbol of the Inuit. Duration: 57:45.
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Big Bear's Grandson at Plaque Unveiling

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 3, no. 6, August 1973, p. 16
Speech by Four Souls from Rocky Boy, Montana, statements regarding Canada's treatment of Big Bear, delivered at gathering at Fort Pitt in July 1973.
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Big Bear's Pacifist Roar: The CBC Conjures Up an Intriguing Figure

Articles » General
Maclean's, vol. 111, no. 52, December/January 1998, pp. 114-[?]
Discussion of mini-series based on the historical novel The Temptations of Big Bear about the Plains Cree leader and his fight to gain a fair Treaty settlement for his people. Filmed in Saskatchewan by Gil Cardinal of Alberta.
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[Big Bear's Story]

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
[Frontier Centre for Public Policy]
Brief video describes the life of the last Chief to sign the numbered treaties. Duration: 4:45.
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The Birth of an Activist: Fred Mahone and the Politicization of the Hualapai, 1918 to 1923

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christian McMillen
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 27, no. 1, 2003, pp. 33-60
Tells part of the story of the landmark Supreme Court case United States, as Guardian of the Hualapai Indians of Arizona v. Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Co. (1941) and looks closely at a brief period in Mahone’s life, one in which he went from student to soldier to activist.
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Black Elk's Legacy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark G. Thiel
Whispering Wind, vol. 37, no. 2, Issue 258, 2007, pp. 14-18
Looks at an American Indian icon who converted to Christianity but remained true to his Lakota beliefs.
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Black Hawk in Translation: Indigenous Critique and Liberal Guilt in the 1847 Dutch Edition of Life of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank Kelderman
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 31, no. 3-4, Fall-Winter, 2019, pp. 58-83
Author discusses the 1846 translation and annotation of Black Hawk’s autobiography by the Dutch pastor Rinse Posthumus; offers critical commentary on Posthumus’ station and politics as an influencing factor in his additions to and translation of the text.
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Blonde Indian: An Alaska Native Memoir

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Becca Gercken
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 21, no. 2, Summer, 2009, pp. 78-81
Book review of: Blonde Indian by Ernestine Hayes. Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 78.
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The Blood Runs Like a River through My Dreams: A Memoir by Nasdijj

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
MariJo Moore
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 2000, pp. 100-102
Book review of: The Blood Runs Like a River Through My Dreams by Nasdijj. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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The Book of Jessica: The Healing Circle of a Woman's

Autobiography

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susanna Egan
Canadian Literature, no. 144, Native, Individual, State, Spring, 1995, pp. 10 - 26
Discusses a play, The Book of Jessica, that illustrates the struggle women have in understanding what being "a woman" means, including across the barriers of race, culture, privilege and age. Entire journal on one pdf. Scroll down to page 10 to read article.
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Book Review

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rob Nestor
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 2, 1997, pp. 370-372
Book review on: The Encyclopedia of Native American Biography: Six Hundred Life Stories of Important People from Powhatan to Wilma Mankiller by Bruce E. Johansen and Donald A. Grinde Jr..
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Book Review

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Bea Medicine
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 18, no. 1, 1998, pp. 155-157
Book review of: Chief: The Life History of Eugene Delorme, Imprisoned Santee Sioux edited by Inez Cardozo-Freeman.
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Book Review

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Olive Patricia Dickason
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 2, 1997, pp. 357-358
Book review of: The Northern Copper Inuit: A History by Richard G. Condon, Julia Ogina and Holman Elders.
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Book Review

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ben K. Jukpor
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 2, 1997, pp. 360-363
Book review of: Louis 'David' Riel: 'Prophet of the New World.' by Thomas Flanagan.
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Book Review Essay: Recent Books on Inuit Oral History

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Murielle Nagy
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, The Influence of Marcel Mauss, 2006, pp. 209-219
Reviews several books: Across the Time and Tundra: The Inuvialuit of the Western Arctic by Ishamael Alunik, D.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Various Authors
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 22, no. 2, 2002, pp. 399-402
Book reviews of 10 books: An Overview of Aboriginal and Treaty Rights and Compensation for their Breach by Robert Mainville. Black Elk Lives: Conversations With the Black Elk Family by Esther Black Elk DeSersa, Olivia Black Elk Pourier, Aaron DeSersa Jr., Clifton DeSersa. Black Elk Speaks, Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux told through John G. Neihardt (Flaming Rainbow) by Nicholas Black Elk. Choctaws at the Crossroads: The Political Economy of Class and Culture in the Oklahoma Timer Region by Sandra Faiman-Silva.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Thomas S. Abler
Canadian Journal of Native Studies , vol. 17, no. 1, 1997, pp. 199-201
Book review of: William Bartram on the Southeast Indians by Gregory A. Waselkow and Kathryn E. Holland Braund (Editors). Historical reprint with extensive notes and analysis of Bartram's 18th century perspectives.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Various authors
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 10, no. 1, 1990, pp. 151-166
Book reviews of 7 books: Self-Determination in Native Education in the Circumpolar North, Proceedings of the Seminar: Inuit Control of Inuit Education edited by Malcolm Farrow & David Wilman. Out of the Background: Readings in Canadian Native History edited by Robin Fisher and Kenneth Coates. Indian School Days by Basil H.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sally M. Weaver
R. W. Brockway
John Charlot
Arthur W. Blue
D. N. Sprague
et al.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 2, no. 2, 1982, pp. 395-414
Reviews of 10 books: Handbook for Aboriginal and Islander History edited by Diane Barwick, Michael Mace and Tom Stannage. The Ballad of Alice of Alice Moonchild...and Others by Aleata E. Blythe. My Spirit Soars by Chief Dan George and Helmut Hirnschall. Indian Healing: Shamanic Ceremonialism in the Pacific Northwest Today by Wolfgang G. Jilek. Métis Land Rights in Alberta: A Political History by Joe Sawchuk, Pat Sawchuk and Theresa Ferguson. Long Lance, The True Story of an Impostor by Donald B.
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[Book Reviews]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Chris McCormick
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 28, no. 3, 1993, pp. 491-493
Book review of: Out of the Depths: The Experiences of Mi'kmaw Children at the Indian Residential School at Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia by Isabelle Knockwood.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kristin Herzog
Ron Welburn
Gretchen Ronnow
Helen Jaskoski
Robert M. Nelson
Hertha Wong
Roger Dunsmore
Robley Evans
Marie Annharte Baker
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 2, no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 1990, pp. 23-49
Books review of: Spider Woman's Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women edited by Paula Gunn Allen. Blood Salt by Doris Seale. Coyote's Journal edited by James Koller, Carroll Arnett, Steve Nemirow, and Peter Blue Cloud. American Indian Autobiography by H. David Brumble.
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[Book Reviews]

Alternate Title
Mixedblood Messages: Literature, Film, Family, Place
Off the Reservation: Reflections on Boundary-Busting, Border Crossing, and Loose Canons
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David Payne
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 11, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1999, pp. 84-89
Book reviews of: Mixedblood Messages: Literature, Film, Family, Place by Louis Owens. Off the Reservation: Reflections on Boundary-Busting, Border Crossing, and Loose Canons by Paula Gunn Allen. To Access Reviews, scroll to Page 84-89
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Debra K. S. Barker
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 16, no. 2, Summer, 2004, pp. 74-81
Book review of: Shaping Survival: Essays by Four American Indian Tribal Women by Lanniko L. Lee, Florestine Kiyukanpi Renville, Karen Lone Hill and Lydia Whirlwind Soldier; edited by Jack W. Marken and Charles L. Woodard. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 74.
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