“The Lord and the Center of the Farthest”: Ezol’s Journal as Tribalography in LeAnne Howe’s Miko Kings: An Indian Baseball Story

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrice Hollrah
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 26, no. 2, Tribalography, Summer, 2014, pp. 40-54
Description
Discusses how tribalography's literary capacity can bridge time, space, and place and be beneficial to tribal peoples and sovereignties. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 40.
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Loss of Mother/hood: Maternalising Postcolonial Cultural Memory

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shelley Kulperger
Hecate, vol. 33, no. 1, 2007, pp. 223-242
Description
Examines a number of Canadian works about remembrances of lost mothers including novels:Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson, At the Full and Change of the Moon by Dionne Brand and Away by Jane Urquhart.
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"Lost and Lonesome": Literary Reflections on Museums and the Roles of Relics

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lee Schweninger
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 2, Spring, 2009, pp. 169-199
Description
Analyzes the sociopolitical implications of disinterring bodies in order to put them on display, and discusses the responses of various writers to such issues. The article includes a comparison of display cases in museums, that house Native American bones, to that of zoos.
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Lost Girls

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jerome Stueart
The Northern Review, no. 23, Special Issue: [Northern Communities and the State], Summer, 2001, pp. 191-194
Description
Book review of: Lost Girls by Andrew Pyper.
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Lost in Conflation: Visual Culture and Constructions of the Category of Religion

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael J. Zogry
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 1, Winter, 2011, pp. 1-55
Description
Examines the role of religion in the stereotyping of Native Americans, and looks at the representations of Native American religion in theater through an analysis of visual images including John White's drawings, Theodor de Bry's engravings, and Paul Green's outdoor drama.
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Lost Innocence: The Teacher Guide

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sylvia Smith
Evan Thornton
Description
For use with Lost Innocence, a graphic novel about an Indian Residential School. For students aged 12 to 17.
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Louisa May Alcott’s Wild Indians: Pedagogy of Love, Politics of Empire

Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 9th, 2011
Where No One Else Has Gone Before: Proceedings of the Ninth Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Steve Benton
Description
Discusses gender discourse and territorial expansion policies in Louisa May Alcott’s novels and its negative effect on many Native American people.
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Louise Erdrich’s Lulu Nanapush: A Modern-Day Wife of

Bath?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Beidler
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 15, no. 1, Series 2; [Special Issue in Honor of Carter Revard], Spring, 2003, pp. [92]-103
Description
Author discusses the connections between Erdrich's work and that of Geoffrey Chaucer. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Louise Erdrich’s The Round House, the Wiindigoo, and Star Trek: The Next Generation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacob Bender
Lydia Maunz- Breese
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 141-161
Description
Relates thematic content of the novel to that of series' episodes which give the novel its chapter titles; examines both works in the context of the Anishinaabe Wiindigoo stories, discussing interpretations of the concepts of lawlessness, justice and vigilantism.
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Love Medicine: A Metaphor for Forgiveness

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lissa Schneider
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 4, no. 1, Series 2 , Spring, 1992, pp. 1-13
Description
Discusses how Louise Erdrich successfully connects structure and theme, with style and content through a series of narratives in her novel, Love Medicine. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Lullaby

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leslie Silko
Chicago Review, vol. 26, no. 1, 1974, pp. 10-17
Description
Presents a short story from the perspective of an old woman reminiscing about some of the most tragic events of her life.
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Ma'iingan

Alternate Title
Maajii-Ojibwemowag = They Begin to Speak Ojibwe
Stories of the Four-Legged: A Waabanong Book
[Maajii-Ojibwemowag = They Begin to Speak Ojibwe: ANA Language Project Teacher/Caregiver Supplemental Document]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Niibaagaabaaw (David Aubid)
Description

Children's story about the relationship between the Ojibwe and the wolf; in English and Ojibwe.

Accompanying Material: Colouring Book and Supplemental Document.

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Mackenzie's Rock / With a map showing the course followed by the explorer from Bella Coola, B.C., to the Rock, and illustrated with views along the route. - R.P. Bishop. - Booklet. - 1923.

Alternate Title
Historic Sites Series (National and Historic Parks Branch) ; no. 6
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
R.P. Bishop
Description
Booklet on Captain Bishop's efforts to locate the rock which was the westernmost point reached by Sir Alexander Mackenzie during his 1793 expedition into what is now British Columbia.
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Magic and Memory in Sherman Alexie’s Reservation Blues

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janine Richardson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 9, no. 4, Series 2: Sherman Alexie, Winter, 1997, pp. [39]-51
Description
Discusses the blurring of lines between the living and dead, and past and present as a literary device in the novel. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Magical Resistance: Louise Erdrich’s Use of Magic Realism in Tracks and The Plague of Doves

Alternate Title
Native American Leadership: Past, Present and Future
Native American Symposium; 11th, 2015
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Caleb Tankersley
Description
Literary criticism which discusses novels in the context of the genre of magical realism; discusses the genre as a means of political resistance and subversion favoured by post-colonial writers, feminist writers, and writers of colour.
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Mainstream and Traditional of American-Indian Literature

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ontje Helena Manurung
Phenomena: Journal of Language and Literature, vol. 9, no. 2, October 2005, p. [?]
Description
Comparison of mainstream and traditional current literature. Mainstream is that which is written in English, by Aboriginal authors, and belongs to one of the standard genres - fiction, poetry, biography, as well as history and autobiography. Traditional literature includes forms like myths, legends, songs, tales, and oratories that are composed in an Aboriginal language, for Aboriginal audiences.
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Making Associations

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jennifer Andrews
Canadian Literature, no. 168, Mostly Drama, Spring, 2001, pp. 151-152
Description
Book reviews of: Truth and Bright Water by Thomas King and Crazy Dave by Basil Johnston.
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Making Metaphor Happen: Space, Time and Trickster Sign

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven Hawley
Arizona Quarterly: A Journal of American Literature, Culture, and Theory, vol. 64, no. 2, Summer, 2008, pp. 95-122
Description
Sums up the tricksters' abilities to adapt and change with the times.
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Making Paper Talk: Writing Indigenous Oral Life Narratives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Jacklin
ARIEL, vol. 39, no. 1-2, Life Writing in International Contexts, January-April 2008, pp. 47-69
Description
Discusses the challenges faced when attempting to present Indigenous narratives in a visual format that will facilitate their re-speaking.
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[Making Treaty 7 Symposium]

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Narcisse Blood
Blake Brooker
Kris Demeanor
Michael Green
Beverly Hungry Wolf ... [et al.]
Description
Presents the Making Treaty 7 artists' material that was developed over a three-week residency. Duration: 1:31:27.
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Makwa

Alternate Title
Stories of the Four-legged: A Waabanong Book
Maajii-Ojibwemowag = They Begin to Speak Ojibwe
[Maajii-Ojibwemowag = They Begin to Speak Ojibwe: ANA Language Project Teacher/Caregiver Supplemental Document]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Niibaagaabaaw (David Aubid)
Description

Children's story about black bears in English and Ojibwe.

Accompanying Material: Colouring Book and Supplemental Document.

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Man the World Forgot

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tom Swift Bird
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 25, no. 1, Art & Symbolism, Fall, 2013, pp. 48-49,38
Description
Short story.
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The Man Who Interfered

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John M. Oskison
[The Southern Workman], vol. [44], no. [10], October 1915, pp. 557-563
Description
Short story.
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Manoominikeyaang

Alternate Title
Maajii-Ojibwemowag = They Begin to Speak Ojibwe
Stories of the Plants: A Zhaawanong Book
[Maajii-Ojibwemowag = They Begin to Speak Ojibwe: ANA Language Project Teacher/Caregiver Supplemental Document]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anabiikwe (Celo White)
Mezinaanakwad (Dennis White)
Description

Children's story about harvesting wild rice; in Ojibwe and English.

Accompanying Material: Colouring Book and Supplemental Document.

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Maori Cowboys, Maori Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alice Te Punga Somerville
American Quarterly, vol. 62, no. 3, September 2010, pp. 663-685
Description
Examines Maori articulations of identification with other Indigenous groups in comparative Indigenous studies.
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Mapping a Space for Sámi Studies in North America

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Troy Storfjell
Scandinavian Studies, vol. 75, no. 2, The People of Eight Seasons: The Sámi and Their Changing Culture, Summer, 2003, pp. 153-164
Description
Discusses ways to approach the increasing amount of scholarship on the Sámi and the emerging field of Sámi studies.
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