Oratory Skills & Practises

Discussion on the death of tribal languages. Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll to page 10 to access article.

Examines the relationship between oral traditions and contemporary Aboriginal literature.

Discusses how the history of cross cultural encounters is constructed and how particular views may gain authority.

Paper on oral traditions prepared for the Indigenous Literature in Native Studies Panel.

Examines oral features found in the works of Patricia Grace (New Zealand), Sally Morgan (Australia) and Marie Annharte Baker (Canada).

Author contextualizes the topic of orality in a discussion of the practice of shared memories and their functions in personal and communal healing among the Northern Cree, in particular as this relates to orality in Indigenous worlds.

Examines the philosophical theory and meaning behind oratory.

File contains two negatives of an Oratory Contest for Aboriginal youth held at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on March 29, 1961.

Navajo ceremonial chant descriptions.

Website includes language map, audio of heritage languages, video clips and blog.

Discusses cultural suppression and resistance recorded through oral history and historical documentation.

File contains a copy of Diefenbaker's speech at his nominating convention as the candidate for Prince Albert, in which he speaks of his governments initiatives in allowing the voices of Indigenous peoples to be heard. He refers to the appointment of Indigenous senator James Gladstone, of giving Indigenous peoples the right to vote, and of the Indian Claims Commission.

Examines two types of Algonquian palatalization.

Analysis of the structure of stories told in Zuni, Takelma, Klikitat Sahaptin, Wishram Chinook, and Karok.

Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2001.

Reports national results as well as regions and selected states. See Part II - The Educational Experiences of Fourth and Eighth Grade American Indian and Alaska Native Students: Statistical Analysis Report.

Reports on results of survey of 10,000 participants in reading assessment and 10,300 in mathematics assessment. Compares results to National Indian Education Study for 2005. See Part II - The Educational Experiences of American Indian and Alaska Native Students in Grades 4 and 8: Statistical Analysis Report.

1 file containing: Notes for an election speech in Peterborough, Ontario. He mentions that his government has installed an Indigenous representative to Parliament.

Brief background and sample of humorous stories illustrating the type of story often told following an all night peyote ceremony.

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 11, (pp177-188).

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology vol. 10, (pp6-20).

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 10, (pp13-44).

Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 1999.

Linguistics Thesis (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 2004.

Thesis (M.Sc.)--Dalhousie University, 1998.

Part of: California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol.5, (pp1-20).

Linguistic Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California,1963.

Looks at acoustic energy peaks (amplitude, duration or pitch) in Cree nominals

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2005.

Reviews the creation of a theatre training methodology that uses the principles rooted in storytelling, sign language, pictographs and oral language.

Stories from various Saskatchewan reserves, collected in the summer of 1913.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 1998. Explores Indigenous writings and collections; analysis of works including Mourning Dove, E-Yeh-Shure, Zitkala-Sa, Luther Standing Bear, Charles Eastman, Arthur Parker, Francis LaFlesche.

Linguistics Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 2003. Documentation in the dissertation includes narratives by Alfred Caesar, Mary Charlie, Amos Dick, Mida Donnessey, Arthur John, Rose Johnston, Liza Magun, John Martin and others.

Looks at a Native community who has incorporated Indigenous language into their school curriculum.

Looks at the National Aboriginal Design Committee's (NADC) role in establishing a national organization to address issues raised in the report Knowledge Matters.

Looks at Aboriginal conversation style using dialogue between two women as an example.

Looks at household structure and income, parental education, food insecurity, language, cultural activities and parental residential school attendance as factors predicting obesity.

File contains a presentation by Alex Christmas, President of the Union of Nova Scotia Indians. Christmas discusses federal Indian policy, the Constitution, and the need for Aboriginal self-government. Following the presentation is a discussion between Christmas and Commissioner George Erasmus regarding the self-governance for the Micmac people.

File contains a presentation by Blair Paul of the Membertou First Nation. Paul, a social worker from Sydney, Nova Scotia, addresses what he sees as the roots of Aboriginal social problems in Canada. In his report Paul discusses intergenerational failed policies by the government of Canada which have disenfranchised and alienated Aboriginal peoples.

Looks at the Nunavut Government's concerns about the loss of distinct dialects of the Inuit language.

Relates the importance of unspoken as well as spoken communication in the art of storytelling.

Remarks of Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, made after the publication of his government's "White Paper" in June 1969.

File contains Diefenbaker's protests to Pearson's announcement that administration of the Quebec Inuit is to be transferred to the Quebec government.

English translation for Malecite words, published under the patronage of the Honorable Mrs. Manners Sutton.

Provides enough material on the language to understand and converse at a basic level.

1 file containing a document with a broadcast portion (of local radio station) of a speech given by Diefenbaker at the Orpheum Theatre in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, including a reference to the recent appointment of Chief Gladstone as Senator.

Results appear to suggest that those students who had learned English at an early age may have had an advantage in solving the most difficult problem.