Biography & Autobiography

Biographical essay on the Jesuit missionary who established residence in the Huron Nation during the mid 1600s in present day Quebec.

A brief history of Lieutenant Wadmore's military career, including a copy of one of his paintings. Wadmore's original watercolours are in the custody of the Peter Winkworth Collection in Gatineau, Quebec. Images are available on the website of the Library and Archives Canada, http://www.collectionscanada.ca

Historical note:

Robinson Lyndhurst Wadmore, who was born in England in 1855, entered the Canadian forces as a lieutenant in 1883 and served with the Royal Canadian Regiment during the Northwest Resistance of 1885. Wadmore became a colonel in 1910. He died in Victoria, BC, in 1955.

Book review of: Bringing Memory Forward: Storied Remembrance in Social Justice Education With Teachers by Teresa Strong-Wilson.

Looks at conflicts over land owned by the Haudenosaunee and the backgrounds of John Brant and Robert Johnson Keer as negotiators for the Grand River Six Nations.

Book review of: Broken Circle by Theodore Fontaine. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 131.

Book reviews of: Broken Dreams by Bill Dodd. No Regrets by Mabel Edmund. Review located by scrolling to page 153.

Looks at author's journey to remain true to Indigenous knowledge traditions while doing research and using traditional teaching tools used in Anishinaabe literary.

Focuses on the lived experiences of two men of colour who, because of their uncommon skills, had access to social and economic prospects not usually available to men of non-European descent.

Autobiographical narrative of Methodist missionary in 19th century Canada.

Highlights of speeches by Morris Thompson (Bureau of Indian Affairs), Chief Dan George (poet, actor), and Deana Jo Harragarra (Miss Indian America XXII) at Brigham Young University.

Background on the Hall of Fame and biographies of the three inductees.

Interviews with winners for Aboriginal Private Sector Business Award, the Community Category, and Individual Economic Developer of the year. [One or more images have been omitted from this article due to copyright restrictions. These images are accessible in the print version of this journal.]

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--American University, 1979.

Depicts the life of a servant in the Hudson Bay Company (b. 1789) compared to the stereotypes of mixed blood peoples depicted by Hollywood.

An examination of the author's writings about the loss of land and access to food due to the encroachments of cattle ranchers and the impact it had on the Paiute people.

Discusses ways Cayuga Chief Jacob E. Thomas (1922-1998) of the Six Nations Reserve taught language; examines the educational materials he produced, and some reactions to his efforts.

Includes links to arts & culture, biographies, archives and current headlines.

Obituary for statesman who worked to create an equity between white and black communities.

Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2015.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2009.

Book review of: Chevato: The Story of the Apache Warrior Who Captured Herman Lehmann by William Chebahtah and Nancy McGown Minor.

Ovide Mercredi wins a second term as National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations.

From the North American Review, April, 1879.

Book review of: Children of the Dragonfly edited by Robert Bensen. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Recounted events leading up to the surrender and capture of Geronimo in the Sierra Madre mountains.

Author chronicles his personal story about recovery from a existence of serious substance abuse.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of New Mexico, 1988. The life and works of McNickle (1904-1977) are analyzed and reviewed.

Theology Thesis (D.Min.)--St. Stephen's College, 1999. Doctoral dissertation based on life of missionary James Evans.

Book review of Clyde Warrior by Paul R. McKenzie-Jones.

American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 1990.

Diaries kept by Clah show the evolution of the colonial Tsimshian culture and his interactions with parts of the non-Native economy and the missionary promoters.

Book review of: Colonization and the Origins of Humanitarian Governance by Alan Lester and Fae Dussart. Scroll down to page 187 to read review.

Chapter 4 in: Finding Directions West: Readings That Locate and Dislocate Western Canada's Past edited by George Colpitts and Heather Devine.

Discusses Jason Bear's dedication to martial arts and introduces his school of karate in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska, 2010. Based on viewpoints of Napoleon Bonaparte Johnson, Helen Peterson, Oliver La Farge, and Hugh Butler.

Book review of Company, Crown and Colony by Stephen Royle. Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 172.

Profiles CEO and president of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC)

Looks at an Oblate missionary that was involved with negotiating and signing Treaties Six and Seven but, due to his questionable behaviour, was ultimately cut off from the Church.

Looks at museum collections in Stockholm, Sweden focusing on the work by Ernst Manker curator of the Lapp Department.

Analyzes the attempt by Momaday to combine traditional Native American personal narratives with contemporary versions from their white education.

Excerpts from the Journal of Alexander Henry to Lake Superior, Red River, Assiniboine, Rocky Mountains, Columbia and the Pacific, 1799 to 1811, To Establish the Fur Trade, covering the years 1801-1806.,

Responses from three people on the theme of community health: Rose Martial, a community representative, Ann C. Macaulay, a family physician researching diabetes in Kahawake Territory and William Freeman, a professor at North West Indian College and former director of Research for the Indian Health Service (USA).

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Analyzes Linda Hogan's book The Woman Who Watches Over the World.