Native and Métis Literature

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Penny Petrone
Description
Includes historical background information, views from the nineteenth century and literature of the 1960's and 1970's.
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Native Avatars, Online Hubs, and Urban Indian Literature

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gabriel S. Estrada
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 23, no. 2, Digital Technologies and Native Literature, Summer, 2011, pp. [48]-70
Description
Discusses how classroom teaching can be augmented with use of the internet, databases, and culturally specific websites. As examples author uses Flight by Sherman Alexie, the 3D virtual space Second Life, and direct email communication between students and writers. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 48.
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Native Canadian Gothic Refigured: Reading Robinson's Monkey Beach

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jennifer Andrews
Essays on Canadian Writing, no. 73, Spring, 2001, pp. 1-24
Description
Examines the book Monkey Beach and its rendition of the Gothic novel through the character of Lisamarie Hill, a Haisla woman whose world is populated by supernatural characters.
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Native Drums

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Carleton University
Sumner Group
Description
Website committed to First Nations culture and music with games, images, interviews, articles and teacher resources.
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[Native Education Resource LIst]

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Education and Aboriginal Services
SD #78 (Fraser-Cascade)
Description
Extensive list of storybooks and novels, colour-coded for grade level and annotated.
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Native Images

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Howard Meredith
World Literature Today, vol. 66, no. 2, From This World: Contemporary American Indian Literature, Spring, 1992, pp. 299-300
Description
Discusses functions of Native American literatures as a reflection of lived social experiences.
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Native North American Literature in the EFL Classroom

Theses
Author/Creator
Angela Verena Kirchner
Description
Looks at The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, A Short History of Indians in Canada by Thomas King and Halfbreed by Maria Campbell. Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--Universität Wien, 2012.
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[Native Storiers: Five Selections]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jeff Berglund
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 23, no. 4, Winter, 2011, pp. 131-133
Description
Book review of: Native Storiers edited by Gerald Vizenor. Scroll to page 131 for article.
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Native Ways of Knowing: Let Me Count the Ways

Alternate Title
[First Nations, First Thoughts Conference]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linda Sue Warner
Description
Reviews Indigenous ways of knowing and comparable terms in academic scholarship, drawing conclusions from representative publications.
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Native Women Writing: Reading Between the Lines

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hilary E. Wyss
Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature, vol. 26, no. 1, Spring, 2007, pp. 119-125
Description
Speculates about Native American women’s writing during the seventeenth and eighteenth century in New England.
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Nature as a Theme in Canadian Literature

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kate Turner
Bill Freedman
Environmental Reviews, vol. 13, no. 4, December 2005, pp. 169-197
Description
Review of historical and contemporary portrayals of nature and early Aboriginal expression.
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Navajo Poetry in a Changing World: What the Diné Can

Teach Us

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Zolbrod
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 6, no. 4, Series 2. Critical Approaches, Winter, 1994, pp. 77-93
Description
Looks at how Navajo poetry integrative themes and poetic practices can be used to help us to look at ancient classics. The article also finds, in American Indian novels, what is missing in contemporary Western culture for true cultural and environmental restoration to take place. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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NDN AXE/IONS: A Collaborative Essay

Alternate Title
INDIANacts: Aboriginal Performance Art
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dana Claxton
Tania Willard
Description
Overview of the material from the INDIANacts conference discussing various themes related to Aboriginal performance art.
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NDNs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Van Camp
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 29, no. 1/2, 2009, pp. 229-235
Description
A narrative essay that describes a sequence of chance encounters between a Dogrib and a Chippewa.
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A Necessary Inclusion: Native Literature in Native Studies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renate Eigenbrod
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 1-19
Description
Discussion on how and why Aboriginal literature should become an intrinsic component in the discipline of Native Studies. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 1.
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The Need for Stories

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Renate Eigenbrod
Canadian Literature, no. 190, South Asian Diaspora, Autumn, 2006, pp. 88-90
Description
Book reviews of: Suddenly They Heard Footsteps: Storytelling for the Twenty-First Century by Dan Yashinsky and Our Story: Aboriginal Voices On Canada’s Past by Tantoo Cardinal, Tomson Highway and Lee Maracle. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 88.
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nehiyawasinahikanisa = Little Cree Books

Alternate Title
maskosis okîsikâm = Little Bear's Day [Kindergarten]
askiw meskocipayowina = The Seasons [Grade One]
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Caylie Gnyra
Description

Designed for early Cree readers of the Plains Cree dialect. Available in Standard Roman Orthography (no English or syllabics), syllabics, Cree and English, and syllabics only.

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nehiyawin Bush Cree

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
South Slave Divisional Education Council
Description

Annotated list of Cree language books suitable for use in the classroom.

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Neither Chief Nor Medicine Man: The Historical Role of the “Intellectual” in the American Indian Community

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Martínez
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 26, no. 1, Spring, 2014, pp. 29-53
Description
Presents Indian “intellectual” as a writer possessing political awareness who represents tribal community while being on the margins of traditional academia. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 29.
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Nenda-gikendamang ningo-biboonagak: Biboong

Alternate Title
[Nenda-gikendamang ningo-biboonagak Anokii-Mazina’igan: Teacher Parent Edition]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Niiyogiizhig (Wesley Ballinger)
Giniw (Levi Tadgerson)
Description

Ojibwe language story book about winter follows Nigig (Otter) and Waagosh (Fox) as they try to go spear fishing on the frozen lake. Along the way they meet friends and learn about making snowshoes, the snow snake game, cooperation, sharing and being grateful. Teacher Parent Edition includes translation, breakdown of nouns and verbs used in the story and answers to questions found in the activity book.

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Nenda-gikendamang ningo-biboonagak: Dagwaagin

Alternate Title
[Nenda-gikendamang ningo-biboonagak: Dawaagin: Teacher/Parent Edition]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Niiyogiizhig (Wesley Ballinger)
Giniw (Levi Tadgerson)
Description

Ojibwe language story book about autumn follows the adventures of Nigig (Otter) and Ininishib (Duck) as they go to harvest wild rice. Along the way they learn about lacrosse, hibernation and migration from bear and snapping turtle. Teacher Parent Edition includes translation, breakdown of nouns and verbs used in the story and answers to questions found in the activity book.

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Nenda-gikendamang ningo-biboonagak: Niibin

Alternate Title
[Nenda-gikendamang ningo-biboonagak: Anokii-Mazina’igan: Teacher/Parent Edition: Niibin]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Niiyogiizhig (Wesley Ballinger)
Giniw (Levi Tadgerson)
Description

Ojibwe language story book about summer follows the adventures of Nigig (Otter) and Mikinaak (Snapping Turtle) as they harvest birch bark, meet bear picking blueberries and whitetail deer working in his garden. The animals discuss how to feed themselves over winter. Parent Teacher Edition contains translation, breakdown of nouns and verbs used in the story and answers to questions found in the activity book.

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Nenda-gikendamang ningo-biboonagak: Ziigwan

Alternate Title
[Nenda-gikendamang ningo-biboonagak: Anokii-Mazina’igan: Teacher/Parent Edition: Ziigwan]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Niiyogiizhig (Wesley Ballinger)
Giniw (Levi Tadgerson)
Description

Ojibwe language story book about spring follows the adventures of Nigig (Otter) and Makwa (Bear) as they try to harvest maple sugar. Along the way they meet up with other animals who teach them about boiling syrup, making tools, cooperation, and sharing. Parent Teacher Edition contains translation, breakdown of nouns and verbs used in the story and answers to questions found in the activity book.

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Neoliberal Earthworks

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Stewart
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 30, no. 2, Summer, 2018, pp. 56-78
Description
Discusses texts by Thomas King, Gerald Vizenor, and Leslie Marmon Silko and the way in which they engage the practices and results of neoliberalism, globalization, and extractive resource-based economies.
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