Biography & Autobiography

Conference paper from: Place and Memory in Canada: Global Perspectives: 3rd Congress of Polish Association for Canadian Studies and 3rd International Conference of Central European Canadianists, April 30-May 3, 2004, Cracow, Poland edited by Magdalena Paluszkiewicz-Misiaczek, Anna Reczyńska, and Anna Śpiewak. Overview of Louis Riel's life.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Brown University, 1959.

Biography of Maddie Verberg McIntosh, daughter of Edwin Verberg, a Dutchman and Madelene, an Aboriginal woman of the Kungarakan tribe.

Peter Ittinuar, first Inuk Member of Parliament, recalls his first speech delivered to the House of Commons, in which he conveyed the idea of creating Nunavut.

Interpretation and literary criticism of Red Jacket's speeches from an Indigenous cultural framework.

Book reviews of: Truth and Bright Water by Thomas King and Crazy Dave by Basil Johnston.

Book review of: Northern Justice: The Memoirs of Mr. Justice William G. Morrow edited by W. H. Morrow.

Book review of 3 books:The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book by Gord Hill. Morris as Elvis: Take a Chance on Life by Morris Bate, Jim Brown. Working With Wool: A Coast Salish Legacy and the Cowichan Sweater by Sylvia Olsen. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 134.

Brief profile of Gordon Russell, recipient of the Order of Canada, who was recognized for his selfless endeavor to promote the lives of young people and their dreams, many of whom were of Aboriginal descent.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.12.

Focuses on the autobiography of Refugio Savala.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University at Kingston, 1999.

A portrait photograph taken in Toronto of George G. Mann's three children after the family was released from captivity in 1885. (l to r) George Mann Jr., Charlotte and Blanche. They spent the summer in Ontario with their mother Sarah and returned to Onion Lake in the fall of 1885.

Book review of The Voyages of Arthur Wellington Clah by Peggy Brock. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 225.

Looks at Jean L'Heureux's 1870s map of southern Alberta containing interesting place names.

Book review of: Mari Sandoz's Native Nebraska: The Plains Indian Country by LaVerne Harrell Clark.

Documentary about federal government's relocation of Inuit families to the High Arctic and the hardships they endured. Duration: 47:40.

Discusses the author's writing as a way of going home and reclaiming her ancestry, her family and her homeland.

Book review of: Maskepetoon: Leader, Warrior, Peacemaker by Hugh A. Dempsey

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Yale University, 2001.

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 13, (pp175-213).

Briefly introduces the guest editor for special issue on intoxicating substances.

Interview with poet Jim Barnes who is of Welsh, English and Choctaw decent.

Well known Native American storyteller speaks about his beliefs.

Interview with poet Luci Tapahonso.

Compares Hine's missionary journals written in the 1870s and 80s to his autobiography written in 1915.

Brief profile of Howard Adams, recipient of the National Aboriginal Achievement Award for education. The article discusses what drove his academic and political aspirations.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.28.

Book review of: What It Is to Be Métis: The Stories and Recollections of the Elders and the Prince George Métis Society edited by Mike Evans, Marcelle Gareau, [... et al.] I Knew Two Métis Women: The Lives of Dorothy Scofield and Georgina Houle Young by Gregory Scofield. Thunder through My Veins: Memories of a Métis Childhood by Gregory Scofield.

Web-interfaced database that contains textual information and photographs extracted from archival documents relevant to the Métis Nation.

Resources for lesson (four class periods) intended for Grade 4. Contains links to lesson plan, rubric, reference list, and worksheets.

Book review of: Miracle Hill by Blackhorse Mitchell.

Book review of Mission Life in Cree-Ojibwe Country by Elizabeth Bingham Young and E. Ryerson Young, edited and with an introduction by Jennifer S.H. Brown.

Includes Dr. Michael Lavell's report on Louis Riel's sanity based on interviews with him in his Regina jail cell in November 1885. Also includes a letter from Sir John A. Macdonald to Dr. Lavell outlining the purpose of his commission.

Overview of a German missionary recruited in 1837 to work with the Aborigines.

Book review of Mississauga Portraits by Donald B. Smith.

Book review of: Mister Maloga by Nancy Cato. To access review, scroll down to page 187.

To Access Review, Scroll Down to Page 90-92. Book review of: Mixedblood Messages: Literature, Film, Family, Place by Louis Owens.

Book review of: Modern American Indian Leaders in 2 volumes by Dean Chavers.

Contains links to full-text of historical works. Predominately American material.