History

Religious Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.

Book review of: Around the Sacred Fire by James Treat.

An article written by Reginald Beatty relating to saving the life of an locating engineer for the Manitoba and Nor-West Railway, found exhausted and starving by Beatty while walking near Eagle Lake, south of Melfort, Saskatchewan. Item found within folder 'Reginald Bird Beatty Papers.'

Historical note:

Arrowhead donated to the Saskatoon Archaeology Society 17 January 1936 by Dr. D.S. Rawson; collected ca. 1920.

One of a series of arrowheads - this one a blade - collected by J.W.T. Spinks.

Virtual exhibition contains images of 32 items, each accompanied by a brief explanation.

Chapter in book: Lifeworlds-Artscapes: Contemporary Iroquois Art edited by Sylvia S Kasprycki.

English Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2011. Examines four films: Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises by Alanis Obomsawin, Reel Injun by Neil Diamond, Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner and The Journals of Knud Rasmussen both by Isuma Corporation.

Book review of: The Art of the State of III edited by Keith Banting, Thomas J. Courchene, and F. Leslie Seidle.

Canadian Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2004.

Discusses various concepts of artistic expression in Aboriginal performance art.

Describes John Houston's instrumental role in developing and promoting print artists from Cape Dorset, Nunavut.

Uses the art of Arthur Renwick as an illustration of the environment, attitudes and efforts to resist colonization of other Aboriginal artists, including Alfred Young Man.

Discusses paintings and drawings created by Aboriginal students during the 1930s and 40s which are held in the Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University, 2007.

Material concerns the history of Lac St. Anne, and involves the conversion of the indigenous peoples there.

An essay and information pertaining to early female photographer Geraldine Moody and includes information relating to her interactions with indigenous peoples.

A series of articles by Z.M. Hamilton published in such Saskatchewan newspapers as the Rouleau Enterprise, Pense Herald, Broadview Express, and Milestone Mail in early 1922. Includes information on buffalo hunting parties,the NWMP and early Prince Albert.

Artifacts found during the Francois-Finlay Post excavation near Nipawin in 1964. Included are a musket ball and flintlock tumbler (top centre); a bent iron rod and gun maker's punch beside a bone fragment, bottom centre; with a charred log lying in the centre.

Historical note:

Talk on the photographic series Mask. Duration: 21:12.

Discusses contributions of organizations such as A Space, the Theatre Centre, Association for Native Development in the Performing and Visual Arts, V-Tape, and Centre for Aboriginal Media/ImagineNATIVE Festival, and the National Film Board's Challenge for Change program. Excerpt from Well-Being in the Urban Aboriginal Community edited by David Newhouse, Kevin FitzMaurice, Tricia McGuire-Adams, and Daniel Jetté. Originally presented at the 2011 National Research Conference on Urban Aboriginal Peoples.

Speaker discusses the evolution of her work and the events which influenced each change. Duration: 59:39.

Curator discusses how both Inuit and non-Inuit works were incorporated into the exhibition held at the National Gallery of Canada, 2003. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 40.

First presenter discusses intersections between scholarship art and artists over the last 50 years. Second presenter discusses differences between Southern Northwestern Coast and Northern Northwest Coast design elements. Third presenter discusses the importance of works by old masters created before contact and the ban on the potlatch. Followed by panel discussion. Duration: 1:17:20.

First presentation discusses dance groups which perform both traditional and modern works and decolonizing the field of art history. Second presentation discusses resilience as demonstrated by women weavers, with a focus on octopus bags created by artist Shgen Doo Tan George. Third presentation discusses the two house posts carved for the Burke Museum as replacements for the originals which had been repatriated. Duration: 1:25:12.

Book review of: As if the Land Owned Us by Robert S. McPherson.

Looks at the charismatic leader who urged his people to adopt Christianity and European civilization in order to secure their future.

Explores the problems associated with authorship, the representation of Native Americans in literature, and argues that Native American people need to author their own stories to ensure that the thought, philosophy, experience and wisdom of authentic Native American voices will ensure cultural survival.

Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Guelph, 1997.

Comments on root causes of social, health and health-care inequities experienced by Indigenous people.

For use with Askiwina by Doug Cuthand in secondary level classrooms.

Discusses the type of construction employed with the most prominent and ancient Sami monuments in Sweden dating back to the Viking age.

Looks at the decline of traditional languages and the rise of a modern language in the community of Ngukurr.

Provides overview of society including spirituality, organization. kinship, culture, customs, ceremony, ritual, and law. Chapter 2 from: Aboriginal Benchbook for Western Australia Courts by Stephanie Fryer-Smith. Chapter 2 located by scrolling to page 2:1.

A discussion of the recent trend for white French-descendants to "self-Indigenize" by using genealogy to create identity. Uses the example of Edmée and Catherine Lejeune, two Acadienne sisters born prior to 1635, who have been turned into “Mi’kmaw” women.

National organization representing First Nations; site includes links to media, current issues including residential schools, policy, self-government, claims, publications, events, employment as well as programs and topics.

Looks at the experience of a community with a successful casino and increased political influence by analyzing political leaders' correspondence, newspaper articles, and two agreements with the state.

Argues that past experiences should be taken into account by personnel deciding on appropriate care for individuals entering institutions.

Response to assertions by the Inuit that the ill-considered policy, which resulted in 92 Inuit being moved to two locations on uninhabited and inhospitable High Arctic islands, was solely motivated by the government's goal of protecting and reinforcing Canadian sovereignty in the region.

Discusses the early years of Russian occupation and education on Kodiak Island, and the suppression of language and culture by the American education system.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Carleton University, 1999.