Personal Narratives & Interviews
Bridging Research to Practice: Native American Stories of Becoming Smoke-free
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rodney C. Haring
Journal of Indigenous Voices in Social Work, vol. 1, no. 1, February 2010, pp. 1-18
Description
This qualitative study discusses the successful techniques and strategies that residents of the Seneca Nation of Indians used to quit smoking.
Bringing Them Home
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Description
Documentary from the report, Bringing Them Home: Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children From Their Families. Survivors speak about their experiences.
Duration: 32:29.
Bringing Them Home
Alternate Title
RightsEd: Human Rights Education Resources for Teachers
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Australian Human Rights Commission
Description
Educator's resource for the report Bringing Them Home: National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families. Most activities suitable for grade 9 and up.
[Bringing Them Home: Oral History Interviews]
Alternate Title
[Bringing Them Home Oral History Project]
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
National Library of Australia
Description
Links to audio of interviews with over 190 Aboriginals who were taken from their families by the Australian government in an effort to assimilate them.
British Columbia First Nations and Influenza Pandemic of 1918-19
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary-Ellen Kelm
BC Studies, no. 122, Summer, 1999, pp. 23-[48?]
Description
Explores reasons why the epidemic figures prominently in First Nations' histories; includes oral remembrances of the devastation the disease brought to First Nations communities.
Brown Girl Dancing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kate Monture
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3/4, Indigenous Women in Canada: the Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, pp. 177-178
Description
Highlights the difficulties faced by reserve residents when accessing urban amenities.
Bud Pocha Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Bud Pocha
Alma Roy
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview is a general account of Mr. Pocha's life. He describes his involvement in early Metis organizations, and discusses his view on ways to improve the situation of natives.
The Buffalo, the Chickadee, and the Eagle: A Multispecies Textual History of Plenty Coups’s Multivocal Autobiography
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jasmine Spencer
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 43, no. 2, Spring, 2019, pp. 168-203
Description
Critical essay in which the author argues that Coups’s autobiography, originally published in 1930 as American: The Life Story of a Great Indian, Plenty- coups, Chief of the Crows is best read as multivocal text that presents both human and more-than-human voices and perspectives.
Building a Relationship: Perspectives From One First Nations Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deanne Zeidler
Canadian Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, vol. 35, no. 2, Service Delivery to First Nations, Inuit and Métis in Canada: Part 1, Summer, 2011, pp. 136-143
Description
Identifies information important for a non-Aboriginal professional to know before working with Aboriginal peoples.
'Building Alternatives to the Colonial Relationship'
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David P. Ball
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 12, March 2013, p. 17
Description
Brief interview with a University of British Columbia professor regarding the Idle No More movement and the direction it will be taking.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.17.
Building Bridges 2: A Pathway to Cultural Safety, Relational Practice and Social Inclusion: Schedules "A" to "E" to Main Report
Alternate Title
Belonging: Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion, Personal Safety and the Experience of Mental Illness
Holding Hope in Our Hears: Relational Practice and Ethical Engagement in Mental Health and Addictions
Supporting the Mental Wellness of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples in Canada: Cultural Safety: A Research Discussion Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Victoria Smye
Annette J. Browne
Viviane Josewski
Barbara Everett]
Description
Topics include cultural safety, mental health and addictions, and social inclusion and exclusion.
Related Material:
Building Bridges Symposium Report.
Building Bridges 2: A Pathway to Cultural Safety, Relational Practice and Social Inclusion: Final Report.
Building on Conceptual Interpretations of Aboriginal Literacy in Anishinaabe Research: A Turtle Shaker Model
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brent Debassige
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 36, no. 2, Indigenous Education: Pathways to (Re)membering, 2013, pp. 4-33
Description
Looks at author's journey to remain true to Indigenous knowledge traditions while doing research and using traditional teaching tools used in Anishinaabe literary.
Bull Plume's Second Sundance Lodge
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
Dave Melting Tallow
Joanne Greenwood
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he describes the ceremonies involved in the construction of a Holy Lodge.
Bullycide Prevention Sqilxwcut,1 Through Filmmaking: An Urban Native Youth Performance Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Monique Giard
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 29, no. 1, 2006, pp. 58-74
Description
Describes a program that records the narratives of youths who were bullied, the films were shown to non-Aboriginal youth in an effort to address racism and its effects.
Bungi (Unidentified)
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Bungi
Margaret Stobie
Indian History Film Project
Description
General account of Bungi's life. It is not clear if Bungi is a first or last name. No date given, probably in the 1970's.
But I Was Wearing a Suit
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Continuing Legal Education Society of BC
Description
Indigenous lawyers and law students from British Columbia recount their experiences with stereotyping, race-based assumptions, and discrimination within the legal profession and while practicing in the justice system.
Duration: 25:43.
Related material: Part 2.
Butterfly's Mandan Winter Count: 1833-1876
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James H. Howard
Ethnohistory, vol. 7, no. 1, Winter, 1960, pp. 28-43
Description
Written account of the oral history of the Mandan as dictated to Edward Goodbird by Butterfly who was the keeper of the words of the winter count.
c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city: A Conversation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leona Sparrow
Jordan Wilson
Susan Rowley
BC Studies, no. 199, Indigeneities and Museums: Ongoing Conversations, Autumn, 2018, pp. 45-52
Description
Excerpt from a conversation between the authors about the exhibition c̓əsnaʔəm, the city before the city. Discussion includes exhibit process and impact, and the role of museums in supporting and consulting with Indigenous communities,
Caknernarqutet
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy Sharp
Peabody Journal of Education, vol. 69, no. 2, Negotiating the Culture of Indigenous Schools, Winter, 1994, pp. 6-11
Description
An Yup'ik speaker describes her personal struggle as a student and later as a teacher in an English speaking classroom.