Literature & Stories

Looks at Choctaw mythology involving self-discovery and the false divisions between this world and the spirit world in Louis Owens’s The Sharpest Sight. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 1.

Discussion on the contemporary Native American crises of identity and injustice and how community and kinship can be restored and strengthened without sacrificing the rights and the differences of individuals and cultures. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Examines how storytelling in theater, by the representation of past and present, history and myth and through the performance of the rituals of sacrifice, can perform a humanistic healing act.

Criticizes academics who consider the book insufficiently "literary" or insufficiently "Indian" to be considered for serious analysis.

Book review of: Ungipaghaghlanga. Let Me Tell You a Story. Quutmiit Yupigita Unigpaghaatangit. Legends of the Siberian Eskimos transliterated and translated by Christopher Patuwaq Koonooka from Stories Told By Ayveghhaq, Asuya, Alghalek, Nanughhaq, Wiri by G. A. Menovshchikov.

International and Multicultural Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--The University of San Francisco, 1998.

Looks at the creation of a campus-wide book club with the the intent of encouraging reading, writing and conversation among students, faculty, administration and members of the community.

Discusses the elimination of school nickname "Old Siwash" from from Knox College in 1993 due to its ambiguous meaning.

Developed for grade twelve students. Presented in six parts: Introduction, Novel Study I: (Halfbreed by Maria Campbell), Novel Study II: (In Search of April Raintree by Beatrice Culleton), poetry, drama and humour.

Provides critical analysis of Erdrich’s novel which examines the high rates of sexual assault of Indigenous women as a metaphor for colonization, and draws parallels between the aftermath of an assault and the state and status of Ojibwe culture.

Looks at the dislocation and suffering of Native Americans through the spiritual journey of Angel Jensen.

Dramatization of an old murder case and other suspicious deaths in the skid row area of Vancouver. Originally published by Talonbooks, 2005.

Film reviews of: 40 Years Celebrating Wounded Knee directed by Christopher Marshall. The Medicine Game directed by Lukas Korver. Shouting Secrets directed by Korinna Sehringer. Spirit in Glass: Plateau Native Beadwork. Winter in the Blood directed by Alex Smith and Andrew J. Smith. Yellow Fever: The Navajo Uranium Legacy directed by Sophie Rousmaniere.

Book reviews of: Unraveling the Spreading Cloth of Time edited by MariJo Moore and Trace A. Demeyer. Walking in the Land of Many Gods by A. James Wohlpart. Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 91.

A review of Louise Erdrich's book and an analysis of attitudes about transgender issues.

Book review of: Unsettling Canada: A National Wake-Up Call by A. Manuel and R. M. Derrikson.

Book review of: Unsettling Encountersby Gerta Moray.

Cultural Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University, 2015.

Explores national and personal identities, with half the English Canadians wishing they were really English and the other half wishing they were Americans; then there is the Aboriginal presence that surfaces, but then becomes invisible once again.

Compares essays from two special issues published in 1965 and 1968. Joint issue with: Indigenous Studies Today Issue 1, Spring 2006.

Looks at how literary recontextualizations and renegotiations enable the retelling and reclaiming of Indigenous peoples' histories.

Discusses themes of multiculturalism in the novels Gardens in the Dune, The Heartsong of Charging Elk, and Power.

Film Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2016. WARNING: May contain offensive content.

Describes how Inuit youth are employing technology share their lives and connect with others through video sharing on YouTube.

Features 19 artists, including biographies, contact information and up to six examples of their works.

Book review of: Us Women, Our Ways, Our World edited by Pat Dudgeon, Jeannie Herbert, Jill Milroy and Darlene Oxenham.

English Thesis (M.A.)--Univeristy of Saskatchewan, 2009.

Linguistics, Literature and Culture Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of A Coruña, 2018. Discusses: two narratives by Gordon Henry and Michele Serros, two books of poems by Natalie Diaz and David Tomas Martinez, the films Quinceañera and Smoke Signals, and the video games Never Alone and Guacamelee!.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Brock University, 2014.

Discusses challenges involved in collection, interpretation, storage format and access of Ojibwe oral traditions.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--The State University of New York at Buffalo, 2005.

Filologia Anglesa i Germanéstica Thesis--Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2009.

Argues the writings reveal a consistency between his poetry and his role as the Deputy Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (1913-1932) in Canada.

Consists of an interview where Verna Patronella Johnston speaks of uses for traditional foods and medicines. She also gives an account of Grandma Jones, a storyteller.

Discusses treatment of these subjects in the work of Ella Doloria, LeAnne Howe, Mary Crow Dog, Louise Erdrich, and Janet Campbell Hale. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Book review of: The Orders of the Dreamed: George Nelson on Cree and Ojibwa Religion and Myth, 1823 edited by Jennifer S. H. Brown, Robert Brightman.

Annotated list of: books, audiovisual resources, articles, reports, declarations, conventions, and acts, and website. Current as of November, 2007.

Explores Sherman Alexie's novel, Indian Killer, focusing on the final chapter entitled, "Creation Story." To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Provides access to a variety of Gabriel Dumont Institute's general educational resources, including items on the traditional Métis lifestyle.

Reviews two websites, which contribute significantly to the online study of Native American literature.

Discusses the construction of two-spirit identities, and the theme of division in three contemporary narrative films, showing how they continue to mirror the ongoing legacy of settler colonialism.

Critical analysis of Almanac of the Dead which argues that Native Americans can gain knowledge visually through mind, body and spiritual means.

English Thesis (M.A.)--Florida State University, 2004.

Book reviews of 2 books: Visions of British Columbia: A Landscape Manual edited by Bruce Grenville and Scott Steedman. Solitary Raven: The Essential Writings of Bill Reid edited by Robert Bringhurst. Scroll down to page 135 to read review.

Examines works by four authors: Leslie Marmon Silko, Linda Hogan, Sherman Alexie and Jeannette Armstrong. English and Film Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2013.

Comparative Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia, 2001.

Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University Kansas, 2013.

Launch of a new Inuktitut translation of The Voice of the Natives by Hans Blohm.

English Thesis (M.A.) -- University of British Columbia, 2010.