Personal Narratives & Interviews

Adrian Hope has been active in Metis politics since the 1920s. He was involved in the organization of the Metis Association of Alberta, the Ewing Commission hearings, and the development of Metis colonies in Alberta.

Artist speaks about his artistic practice and his participation in the Canadian Forces Artist Program in Afghanistan. Duration: 62:47.

Looks at the 1782 expedition of Count Jean François de la Pérouse, his leadership of the mission, encounters with Indigenous Peoples, and observations made by the crew.

Three papers: detailed description of settlements' governance systems, interview with Fred Martin on development of those systems, and comparison with other local governments.

Book review of The Adventures of John Jewitt by John Jewitt. Edited, with introduction and notes, by Robert Brown. Entire issue on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 140.

3rd edition.

Third edition.

Includes various Napi (Blood) origin myths.

Critical analysis of subjectivity and identity reveals determining whether a women or man authored, dictated or created a text is a difficult task.

Presents stories and translations on the Aborigines reaction to the presence of Afghans.

Presents two stories about encounters with Afghans that were transcribed and analyzed from their original Diyari.

Author's account of his and a friend's time spent in residential schools and how therapeutic talks helped to start the healing journey.

Through personal interviews, discusses what Canadians can do to repair what’s been broken.

Social Work Thesis (MSW)--[Grand Valley State University, 2002].

Bob Black Plume talks about the various Blood Societies.

Brief interview with CBC videographer, Richard Agecoutay, describing career highlights and tips for pursuing a career as a journalist. Article located by scrolling to page 18.

Book review of: Aghvook, White Eskimo by Charles J. Keim.

Interview includes stories about the power of the medicine man and the abilities to foretell the future. It also includes information regarding traditional attitudes toward education, marriage and lifestyle.

Relates the author's life experiences, including her description of making the book with her friend.

Director/dramaturge discusses development of the award-winning one-man show by Waawaate Fobister. Duration: 41:38.

Adult Education, Community Development and Counselling Psychology (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 2007.

In this creative nonfiction piece, poet Gwendolywn Benaway talks about her practice of writing and how it relates to gender, land, and community.

Interview with the Executive Director of the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network (CAAN).

Examines the underlying symbolism through the metaphor of the horse as messenger and contends that because of editing by Neihardt (the transcriber), much of spirit of the medicine man's autobiography is missed.

Interview with Aboriginal artist Alan Syliboy.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.13.

Interview with a National Film Board filmmaker who uses sound to enhance her stories. Duration: 5:28.

Singer describes efforts to build a swimming pool after children were prohibited from swimming in river due to contamination and reminisces about growing up on the Odanak reserve in Quebec. Duration: 22:51.

Book review of: The Alaska-Klondike Diary of Elizabeth Robins, 1900 edited by Victoria Joan Moessner and Joanna E. Gates.

Website has links to thousands of primary resources materials including digital photographs, albums, oral histories, maps, documents and timeline.

Ed Broome was a government employee at the time the CCF government took power. He talks about the NDP programs in northern Saskatchewan, particularly government trading posts, the conversion of trading posts into cooperatives and his brief impressions of Norris and Brady.

Contains transcripts of these early autobiographies and argues that they represent two conceptions of self, each tailored to a different audience and occasion.

The quality of this tape is very poor and most of the interview is inaudible.

Interviewee gives a general description of her life. No index terms are provided.

Gives different perspectives on the Alcatraz story, including insider-outsider and Native-Non-Native. The author comments how the occupation is still told like a legend or a folk tale would be.

Author relates his experiences with alcohol abuse and recovery through Alcoholics Anonymous in Perth, Australia.

Interviewee gives a general description of her life.

Mr. Bishop is a long time resident of Green Lake, Saskatchewan He talks about problems in the area, his work for the Metis people and his impressions of Malcolm Norris and Howard Adams.

Conversation with a Master's student on the history of Inuit art, the concepts of folk art, and the effect art has on the economies of Northern communities. Duration: 36:14.

Human Services Thesis (Ph.D.)--Capella University, 2007.

Alex Alexander gives accounts of Treaty #6 which he was told by his grandfather and his uncle.

Consists of an interview where he tells of legends concerning the arrival of white men in North America; Parallels to the Norse (Viking) sagas -- (Is this possibly an example of the oral tradition presenting the Indian view early Viking settlement?). He tells of prophecies concerning the arrival of white men and the eventual return of Indian ways; describes the role of women in pre-Columbian America; and gives accounts of native medical practices and the linguistic evolution.

Portion of transcript from artists' discussion on truth, reconciliation and healing, followed by interview. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.

Discusses three influences on his work; his teacher, Carlo Altenburg, an abstract painter, Dene methods of mapping trails, and the effect of being isolated from traditional lands.

General account of Mr. Ouellette's life.

Discusses Treaty #6 ; the ceremonies at Fort Pitt ; the promises made and broken; stresses need to maintain tradition and culture.

Discussion of the terms of Treaty #6.NOTE: The interviewer does more talking than the person being interviewed.