Settler Feminism and Race Making in Canada

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Adele Perry
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 35, no. 3, Autumn, 2005, pp. 554-555
Description
Book review of: Settler Feminism and Race Making in Canada by Jennifer Henderson.
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[Settler Reflections: Knowing and Refusing to Know about Canada's Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women]

Alternate Title
[University of Saskatchewan College of Law Guest Speakers Series]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Mary Eberts
Description
Video of lecture given by the Ariel Sallows Chair in Human Rights at the University of Saskatchewan College of Law on October 24, 2011. Speaker discusses portrayal of Aboriginal women in the Ecstasy of Rita Jo by George Ryga and the Manawaka cycle by Margaret Laurence as they relate to the current context. Duration: 42:18.
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Settling for Vision in Silko's Ceremony: Sun Man, Arrowboy, and Tayo

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert M. Nelson
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Special Issue on Teaching Leslie Marmon Silkos Ceremony, 2004, pp. 67-73
Description
Argues that the story of Tayo’s transformation is like a traditional Laguna narrative, with the text functioning as the novel’s formal and thematic backbone.
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“Settling” History: Understanding Leslie Marmon

Silko’s Ceremony, Storyteller,Almanac of the Dead, and Gardens in the Dunes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Denise K. Cummings
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 2000, pp. [65]-90
Description
Discusses Silko's major texts and argues that they can be understood within historical webs, which in turn prompts an examination of the ethical and political choices involved in historical process and textual analysis.
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Shadow Tag

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Margaret Noori
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 2, Summer, 2010, pp. 89-96
Description
Book review of Shadow Tag by Louise Erdrich. Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 89.
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Shamanism (2) : the Abilities of a Shaman Named Bear Hat

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he tells the story of a medicine man named Bear Hat (later renamed Curlew). He tells how Bear Hat was revived after serious injury and how Bear Hat healed a young man wounded in a battle.
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Shamanism, the Abilities, Etc., of a Shaman Named Crane

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he tells the story of a boy given supernatural powers by the bears and of his subsequent success as a healer of his own wounds and those of other people or animals.
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"She Loved to Read in Good Books": Literacy and the Indians of Martha's Vineyard, 1643-1725

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
E. Jennifer Monaghan
History of Education Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 4, Special Issue on the History of Literacy, Winter, 1990, pp. 492-521
Description
Literacy for Aboriginal peoples in the 17-18th century usually came as part of the Christian missionary work. History of literacy was often influenced by scholars view of the proselytism.
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Sherman Alexie in the Classroom

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
National Council of Teachers of English
Description
Supplemental website for book Sherman Alexie in the Classroom: "This is not a silent movie. Our voices will save our lives." by Heather E. Bruce, Anna E. Baldwin, Christabel Umphrey. Includes links to list of works, additional resources, and excerpts from essays about the author's work.
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Sherman Alexie on Living Outside Cultural Borders

Alternate Title
Moyers & Company
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bill Moyers
Sherman Alexie
Description
Author and poet discusses living "in between" mainstream and Native American culture, the consequences of tribalism, being bipolar, and social media. Duration: 39:19.
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Sherman Alexie: Poet and Author

Alternate Title
UCSD Guestbook ; 6190
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ross Frank
Sherman Alexie
Description
Ross Frank interviews author, poet, and screenwriter of Smoke Signals Sherman Alexis. Discusses being an Indian artist in both worlds. This program contains mature language and themes. Viewer discretion is advised. Duration: 27:39.
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Sherman Alexie’s Challenge to the Academy’s Teaching

of Native American Literature, Non-Native Writers,and Critics

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrice Hollrah
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 13, no. 2&3, Series 2, 2001, pp. [23]-36
Description
Discusses how the character Marie, in the novel Indian Killer, is the vehicle for a critique of the teaching of Native American literature in post-secondary institutions. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Sherman Alexie's Indigenous Blues

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Douglas Ford
MELUS, vol. 27, no. 3, Native American Literature, Autumn, September 2002, pp. 197-215
Description
Contends that Sherman Alexie's novel Reservation Blues, uses the blues idiom to reflects Indigenous peoples cultures.
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Sherman Alexie’s Polemical Stories

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ron McFarland
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 9, no. 4, Series 2: Sherman Alexie, Winter, 1997, pp. [27]-38
Description
Contends that all of Alexie's poems and short stories contain the elements of argument and controversy. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Shi-shi-etko

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kate Kroll
Marilyn Thomas
Description
Brief video based on children's book of the same name which tells the story of a young girl taken from her family and sent to residential school. Duration: 6:05.
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Shifting Identity in the Work of Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann Rayson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 3, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 1991, pp. 27-36
Description
Explores the confluence of Indian-white heritages and "marginality" in The Crown Columbus. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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A Short Statement of Facts Relating to the History, Manners, Customs, Language, and Literature of the Micmac Tribe of Indians, in Nova-Scotia and P.E. Island

Alternate Title
A Short Statement of Facts Relating to the History, Manners, Customs, Language and Literature of the Mi'kmaq Tribe of Indian, in Nova Scotia and P.E. Island
E-Books
Author/Creator
Silas Tertius Rand
Description
"Being the substance of Two Lectures delivered in Halifax, in November 1849, at Public Meetings held for the purpose of instituting a Mission to that Tribe."
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The Short Stories of Louise Erdrich's Novels

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Suzanne Ferguson
Studies in Short Fiction, vol. 33, no. 4, Fall, 1996, pp. 541-555
Description
Advances the theory that Erdrich's novels contain a series of short stories.
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The Sick Child

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Henook-Makhewe-Kelenaka (Angel De Cora)
[Harper's New Monthly Magazine], vol. [98], [February] 1899, pp. 446-448
Description
A young girl experiences the death of her sister.
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The Significance and Function of the Coyote in Blackfoot

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider about the story of the coyote who taught the hunter how to get game, and the success which followed for the hunter and his companions.
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The Significance of the Antelope in Blackfoot Ceremonialism Life

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he tells of the importance of the antelope in Blackfoot ceremonialism and he mentions various tipi designs as well.
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Silenced: Voices Taken from American Indian Characters in Children’s Literature

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dawn Quigley
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 40, no. 4, Fall, 2016, pp. 364-378
Description
Focuses on books written by non-Indigenous authors and still being used in some classrooms: Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink; Little House on the Prairies by Laura Ingalls Wilder; Jeremy by Jon Hassler; The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare; and Standing in the Light: The Captive Diary of Catharine Carey Logan by Mary Pope Osborne.
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Silent Girl

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rachel Lauderio
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: the Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, p. 239
Description
Book review of: Silent Girl by Tricia Dower.
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Silko’s Originality in Yellow Woman

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 8, no. 2, Series 2; Teaching American Indian Literatures, Summer, 1996, pp. [61]-84
Description
Features 8 short papers written by students from a seminar class, each comparing the short story to traditional Keresan (Pueblo) versions. The papers are: The Woman as Willing Victim by Heather Holland. Silva as Brutal Rapist by Ann Cavanaugh Sipos. Old Spider Woman Eliminated by Jian Shi. The White Rancher Added by Nora El-Aasser. Hunting, Cooking, and Gender Roles by Melissa Fiesta Blossom. Boundaries Crossed by Carolyn Leslie Grossman. The Power of Water by Jennifer A. Thornton. Looking and Seeing by Vanessa Holford Diana. Entire issue on one pdf.
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