Biography & Autobiography

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Henry’s Journal

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Charles N. Bell
Transactions of the Manitoba Historical and Scientific Society, no. 37, Series 1, May 9, 1889, p. [?]
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 1806-1808.
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Henry’s Journal, Covering Adventures and Experiences in the Fur Trade on the Red River, 1799 to 1801

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Charles N. Bell
Transactions of the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba, no. 31, Series 1, May 4, 1888, p. [?]
Excerpts from Journal of Alexander Henry to Lake Superior, Red River, Assiniboine, Rocky Mountains, Columbia and the Pacific, 1799 to 1811, to establish the fur trade, limiting this paper to July 1800-June 1801.
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Ho-Chunk Warrior, Intellectual, and Activist: Henry Roe Cloud Fights for the Apaches

Alternate Title
American Indian Quarterly ; vol. 37, no. 3, Summer 2013
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renya K. Ramirez
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 25, no. 2, The Society of American Indians and Its Legacies, Summer, 2013, pp. 291-309
Biographical sketch as well as description of his efforts to free Geronimo and his followers from imprisonment at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and ensure they received their just allotments. Special combined issue of Studies in American Indian Literatures and American Indian Quarterly. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 291.
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Homage to a Shoshone Elder

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard F. Fleck
[Weber Studies], vol. 12, no. 3, Native American Special Issue, Fall, 1995, p. [?]
Looks at the life of Rupert Weeks, a Shoshone Elder who taught a culture class at the University of Wyoming during the 1970s.
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Honorary Doctorates

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Anglican Journal, vol. 129, no. 9, November 2003, p. [?]
Bishop Andrew Atagotaaluk receives honorary doctorate for contributions to translation of the New Testament into Inuktitut.
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[Honour Song: A Tribute]

Alternate Title
Book Reviews: Honour Song: A Tribute
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
William Asikinack
Native Studies Review, vol. 13, no. 1, 2000, pp. 140-141
Book review of: Honour Song: A Tribute by Barbara Hager.
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I Am a Boy: Thomas Moore Keesick

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Louise BigEagle
Trudy Stewart
Janine Windolph
Brief documentary about the child whose portraits have become iconic representations of before and after residential schools. Duration: 11:53.
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"I Lied All the Time": Trickster Discourse and Ethnographic Authority in "Crashing Thunder"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Burnham
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 22, no. 4, Autumn, 1998, pp. 469-484
Contends that the authenticity of the autobiographical work, Crashing Thunder edited by Paul Radin, relies in large part on the circumspect confessions of the narrator, Sam Blowsnake, and should be approached as trickster discourse.
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"I see what I have done": The Life and Murder Trial of Xwelas, A S'Klallam Women

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Coll-Peter Thrush
Robert H. Keller
Western Historical Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 2, Summer, 1995, pp. 168-183
Looks at relationships between Aboriginal people and Euro-Americans on the northern coast of Washington Olympic Peninsula and the trial of Mary Phillips, Xwelas, for killing her husband George Phillips.
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In Search of Bourgmont

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Graham MacDonald
The Beaver, vol. 70, no. 1, February/March 1990, pp. 61-[?]
Book review of: Bourmont: Explorer of the Missouri, 1698-1725 by Frank Norall.
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An Indian, An American: Ethnicity, Assimilation and Balance in Charles Eastman's From the Deep Woods to Civilization

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erik Peterson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 4, no. 2/3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 1992, pp. 145-160
Discusses how Eastman's contradictory roles as "an Indian, an American" challenge understandings of cultural assimilation. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article scroll down to appropriate article.
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The Indian Autobiography: Origins, Type, and Function

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arnold Krupat
American Literature: A Journal of Literary History, Criticism, and Bibliography, vol. 53, no. 1, 1981, pp. 22-42
Looks at the Indian autobiography as a genre of American writing.
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An Indian Boy's Story

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ah-nen-la-de-ni (Daniel La France)
The Independent, vol. 55, 1903, pp. 1780-1787
Author, who was born in 1879 and began attending the Hampton Institute in 1892, relates his experiences before, during,and after his time at the residential school.
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Indian Depredations in Texas

Alternate Title
Reliable Accounts of Battles, War, Adventures, Forays, Murders, Massacres, Etc., Etc., Together with Biographical Sketches of Many of the Monst Noted Indian Fighters and Frontiersmen of Texas
Original Narratives of Texas History and Adventure
E-Books
Author/Creator
J. W. Wilbarger

Reprint of the ed. published by Hutchings Printing House, Austin, Texas, 1889.

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Indian-Pioneer Papers Collection

Alternate Title
[The Grant Foreman Paper]
University of Oklahoma Western History Collections
Indian-Pioneer Papers
Web Sites » Organizations

Oral history collection covers the time span from 1861 to 1936; includes typescripts of interviews conducted during the 1930s and consists of about 80,000 entries searchable by personal name, place name, or subject.

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Indian Record (Vol. 33, No. 5-6, May-June, 1970)

Documents & Presentations
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
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Indian Record (Vol. 34, #9-10, September-October, 1971)

Documents & Presentations
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
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Indian Record (Vol. XXIII, No. 8, October, 1960)

Documents & Presentations
"National publication for the Indians of Canada". Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record. Articles reflect the attitudes and polices of the time.
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Indian Record (Vol. XXIX, No. 1, January, 1966)

Documents & Presentations
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential school and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record . Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
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Indian Record (Vol. XXXI, No. 4, April, 1968)

Documents & Presentations
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record . Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
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Indian Record (Vol. XXXI, No. 5, May, 1968)

Documents & Presentations
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record . Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
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Indian Self Government is Coming to Canada - Says Beaver

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Louise Cuthand
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 7, no. 10, October 1977, pp. 9-10
Jack Beaver, president and chief executive officer of Churchill Falls Labrador Ltd., gives speech to the annual assembly of the National Indian Brotherhood citing the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians as a leader in the area.
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Indian Tales of the Canadian Prairies

Alternate Title
Alberta Historical Review ; Summer, 1965
E-Books
Author/Creator
James Francis Sanderson
Focuses on stories from Cypress Hills - Medicine Hat region including those of Loud Voice, White Elk, Kin-u-sayo, and Iron Shield of the Young Dogs. Originally published in Alberta Historical Review, Summer, 1965, p. 7-21.
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Indigenizing the Future: Why We Must Think Spatially in the Twenty-First Century

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel R. Wildcat
American Studies, vol. 46, no. 3-4, Indigeneity at the Crossroads of American Studies, Fall/Winter, 2005, pp. 417-440
Looks a the life of Vine Deloria and his contributions as an indigenous thinker and intellectual. Joint issue with: Indigenous Studies Today Issue 1, Spring 2006.
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Indigenous Biography and Autobiography

Alternate Title
Aboriginal History Monograph ; 17
E-Books
Author/Creator
Oliver Haag
Francesca Di Blasio
Susan Ballyn
Kristyn Harman
Karen Fox ... [et al.]
Aboriginal History Monograph
Papers from the National Museum of Australia Conference, Indigenous Biography and Autobiography held July 9 -12, 2007.
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