Personal Narratives & Interviews

Brief summaries of interviews with three Cold Lake elders, touching on a variety of topics.

Interpretation of Treaty #6.

Describes traditional northern Indian lifestyle; the establishment of Wood Buffalo National Park; and requests for reserve at Garden River.

General comments: Alexina was a very co-operative and eager person. She knew a lot about the Metis history and what happened. She told us that her father was a sort of politician. She also told us that she started organizing a Metis chapter near Debden. No index terms are provided.

Discusses the establishment of Paul's band ; mistakes in surveying the reserve; the sale of reserve land.

An interview with Alfred Mishibinijima who recounts his life working on farms and in lumber camps, the origin of some Ojibway words and the aftermath of the War of 1812. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.

An interview with Alfred Mishibinijima who recounts the inadequacy of schooling on the reserve, the terms of the Robinson Treaty and the Indian agents of Manitoulin. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood ; interpreter : Ernest Debassigae.

Consists of an interview where the informant is questioned on the Riel Rebellion, but remembers very little of what was said about it by his elders.

Interviewee is chief of the Horse Lakes Reserve. He describes unexplained loss of large areas of Indian land in the area.

Interview includes a discussion of Alfred Durocher's life.

The interview includes discussion of Alfred Durocher's life.

Discusses the visits of Henry Ford to Walpole Island and the various passenger boats that used to stop by.

Mr. Sanderson was a member of the Metis Association organized by Brady and Norris.

Discussion of the early settlers in the Grand Marais area.

Consists of an interview where the people being interviewed discuss their life at the Mission Indian Residential School.

Consists of an interview where the people being interviewed discuss their life at the Mission Indian Residential School.

Looks at the town of Richardson and reviews notes by trapper/miner Fred Campbell that were recovered from his cabin.

Discusses the events leading to the publication of the historical novel that documents two generations of Dakota women in the early 19th century.

Young woman, who is HIV positive, discusses how she is coping with the disease. Duration: 10:44

Book review of: All That We Say Is Ours by Ian Gill.

Allan Quandt has lived in northern Saskatchewan for over 30 years. He was a friend of Malcolm Norris and Jim Brady.

Allan Quandt discusses general problems of implementing programs in the north.

Allan Quandt speaks about the disappearance of Jim Brady and the theories on what happened.

Allan Quandt talks about Malcolm Norris and Jim Brady and their relationships with the CCF party.

An article written by Reginald Beatty describing the events leading to the death of Almighty Voice, a member in One Arrow's Band at the Duck Lake agency.

Author talks about husband Russell Means, who was an American Indian activist, artist, author and actor.

Interview with Alonzo Logan who discusses the migration of the Potawatomi Indians and the Indian role in the War of 1812. Name of interpreter is missing. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.

Interview with Alootook Ipellie about shamanism, his works, and walking an invisible border.

An interview with Antoine Alphonse who gives an account of his life including residential school and serving in two wars.

An interview with Antoine Alphonse who gives an account of his life. Interpreter: Ernest Debassigae ; transcriber: Joanne Greenwood.

An interview with Alphonse Antoine who gives an account of his life. Interpreter: Ernest Debassigae ; transcriber: Joanne Greenwood.

Area of land covered by trapper, aged 74, in northern Alberta -- his life as a trapper, and working in Fort McMurray.

Examines two life writing narratives by Indigenous women writers from Australia and Canada to demonstrate the ways in which they present alternative (hi)stories of removed Indigenous children.

Discusses how works by writers Jeanette Armstrong, Beth Brant, Maria Campbell, and Lee Maracle challenge mainstream representations of "Indians". Excerpt from Interpreting Canada: New Perspectives from Europe edited by Luigi Bruti Liberati. Entire volume on one pdf. To access this paper, scroll to p. 125.

Consists of an interview where he gives an account of experiences in World War II. He also talks about gathering and preparation of wild rice.

Book review of: Always a People collected by Rita Kohn and W. Lynwood Monteil. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

[Social Sciences} Thesis (Ph.D.)--Australian National University, 2010.

Mr. Ambrose Houle, aged 61, a non-treaty person, tells his story of loss of treaty status, and promises of reserve at Trout Lake.

Interview focuses on this man's loss of treaty status.

Speaker argues that U.S. governments' treatment of Native Americans parallels German treatment of Jews. Duration: 1:42:28.

To rectify the lack of interest in Indigenous literature, the author critically examines nine Indigenous autobiographies to explore their literary value. Since Indigenous narratives are usually oral autobiographies, they are an ideal bridge between the written and the spoken forms.

Chronicles changes in Native American education from a focus on federal policy to studies that include the voice of Indigenous peoples.

Book review American Indian Education: Counternarratives in Racism, Struggle, and the Law by Matthew L. M. Fletcher. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 72.

Reviews literature on intergenerational relationships, culture, self-identity and stories from American Indian Elders in the Urban AI Elders' Research Project about resilience and resilience strategies.

Discusses the views of participants in a summer residential enrichment program.

Examines essentialist, postmodern and critical identity theories analyzing each to discuss American Indian identity and intellectualism.

Family and Consumer Resources Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 1996.

Book review of: American Indian Oral History Manual: Making Many Voices Heard edited by Charles E. Trimble, Barbar Sommer, and Mary Kay Quinlan.

Compilation of essays previously published as magazine artices.