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Contesting White Knowledge: Yolngu Stories from World War II

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Noah Riseman
Oral History Review, vol. 37, no. 2, Summer/Fall, 2010, pp. 170-190
Looks at written documents and oral recollections to uncover the experiences of Indigenous soldiers and their contributions in World War II, the Northern Territory, and Australian history.
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Contours of a People: Métis Family, Mobility, and History

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Scott P. Stephen
BC Studies, no. 184, Winter, 2014/2015, pp. 140-141
Book review of Contours of a People edited by Nicole St-Onge, Carolyn Podruchny, and Brenda Macdougall. Entire book review section on one PDF. To access review scroll to p. 140.
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Coyote's Cannon: Sharing Stories with Thomas King

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robin Ridington
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 22, no. 3, Summer, 1998, pp. 343-362
Literary criticism article (from a conference paper) which uses the text Green Grass, Running Water by Thomas King to illustrate the conversation narrative style of many Indigenous authors.
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Coyote's Eyes: Native Cognition Styles

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry Tafoya
Journal of American Indian Education, Special Edition, August 1989, pp. [29-42]
Discusses learning through the analyses of a traditional legend.
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Coyote's Journey

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William Bright
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 4, no. 1-2, 1980, pp. 21-48
Sample of some of coyote's adventures, in both English and Karok, translated in style that attempts to preserve the original literary structure. .
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Creating Power in the Land of the Eagle

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jo-Ann Archibald
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 22, no. 1, Creating Power in the Land of the Eagle, 1998, pp. 1-2
Editorial overview about this edition's theme, going "to the land of the Eagle where creativity and possibility occur".
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Creating Space for Indigenous Storytelling in Courts

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kirsten Manley-Casimir
Canadian Journal of Law and Society/Revue Canadienne Droit et Societe, vol. 27, no. 2, 2012, pp. 231-247
Advocates for the use of intercultural dispute-resolution principles to be used in courts in order to facilitate a better relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.
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Cree Creation Story

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Norm Wesley
Story told by a member of Moose Cree First Nation. Duration: 8:20.
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Cree Elders Workshop 1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jim Kanipitetew
James Waskewitch
Daniel Ochapooways
Jim Pesim
Norman Frank
Indian History Film Project
Elders discuss: payment for chiefs; conduct of and assistance at ceremonies; need for respect towards ceremonies and ceremonial locations. No date given, probably in the early 1970's.
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Cree Elders Workshop 2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jim Kanipitetew
Eli Bear
Pius Dustyhorn
Daniel Ochapooways
Andrew King
Norman Frank
Indian History Film Project
Wide-ranging discussion among elders touching on many topics including kinship; illegitimate children; ceremonialism; therole of the elder; financing the elder who incurs some costs associated with the organization of a ceremony.
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Cree Elders Workshop 3

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Eli Bear
Jim Kanipitetew
Felix Sugar
Norman Frank
Indian History Film Project
Elders discuss a variety of matters relating to Indian culture and traditions and what can be done to retain or regain these. Most topics are touched on only briefly
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Cree Intellectual Traditions in History

Alternate Title
The West and Beyond: New Perspectives on an Imagined Region
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Winona Wheeler
Discusses the importance of Elders as storytellers and oral historians. Chapter from The West and Beyond: New Perspectives on an Imagined Region edited Alvin Finkel, Sarah Carter, and Peter Fortna. Scroll down to access.
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Cree Narrative Memory

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Neal McLeod
Oral History Forum, vol. 19-20, Indigenous Voices from the Great Plains, 1999-2000, pp. [37]-61
Authors interpretation of Nêhiyâwiwin (Creeness), memory held in stories and relationships.
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Cree Trickster Tales

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
E. Ahenakew
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 42, no. 166, October-December 1929, pp. 309-353
Series of Wesakaychak stories about the creation of humans, animals and nature.
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The Crow Reincarnated as Jesus

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dominique Legros
Northern Review, no. 20, Summer [Winter], 1999, pp. 55-80
Discusses how the Tutchone people have adapted the Story of Crow to reflect changes they have experienced over time, such as the introduction of Christianity.
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Cultures in Conflict: The Problem of Discourse

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robin Ridington
Canadian Literature, no. 124-125 , Native Writers & Canadian Writing, Spring/Summer , 1990, pp. 273 - 289
Discussion on the problem of discourse in the Dunne-za/Cree trial, which pitted written documents against knowledge gained from the oral tradition of First Nations peoples. Entire journal on one pdf. Scroll down to page 273 to read article.
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Cyclical Time and Linear Time in Thomas King's Green Grass, Running Water

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Monica Bottez
University of Bucharest Review. Literary and Cultural Studies Series, vol. 11, no. 1, Durability and Transience: Cultural Borders of Temporality, 2009, pp. 74-80
Discusses how the author shifts the story between past and present while fusing Aboriginal oral traditions with Western literary forms.
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Dakota Legend

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 2, no. 4, January-March 1889, p. 65
Native American story about bears.
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The Dane-zaa Creation Story

Alternate Title
Where Happiness Dwells: A History of the Dane-zaa First Nations
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Robin Ridington
Jillian Ridington
Presents two versions of Dreamer Charlie Yahey's creation story. Preface, introduction and chapter one from Where Happiness Dwells: A History of the Dane-zaa First Nations by Robin Ridington and Jillian Ridington.
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