Personal Narratives & Interviews

Comments on Karl Mennigner and Gregory Boer's reasoning theses to explain the cause for Euro-Canadian problems in reconciling with Indigenous people.

Clinical Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Fielding Graduate University, 2010.

Reports findings from interviews with people who have worked in and with centres in four Ontario communities: Timmins, North Bay, Hamilton, and Sault Ste. Marie. Offers recommendations to support the centres' activities..

Indigenous Relations Thesis (MIR)--Laurentian University, 2019.

This file contains copies of records from the General Synod Archives, Anglican Church of Canada, pertaining to St. Barnabas' Mission on the Onion Lake Indian Reserve, operated by the Church Missionary Society until l921. Most of the material consists of letters by the missionary to the Society in England and extracts from the missionary's journals, 1876-1895. Also included is a typed chronology of the mission to 1983 and a typed copy of an account of the Frog Lake Massacre told by Mr. J.S. Buller in l969.

Walter Bradford talks about his life: education, preparation of food, transportation, work, and the role of the Hudson's Bay Company in people's lives.

Walter Deiter, former president of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indians and first president of the National Indian Brotherhood, talks about the importance of Malcolm Norris in Metis politics and the splitting of the National Indian Council into the National Indian Brotherhood and the Metis Association of Canada.

The interview includes no abstract terminology or subject terms.

Looks at a description of moral courage in child protection, the authors experiences in the child welfare field, and stories of the uplifting effects on children when moral courage is displayed.

Author reads a story he wrote about Aboriginal men conscripted into the British Army followed by a discussion session with the audience. Duration: 52:11.

Features readings by both authors followed by a question and answer session. Duration: 1:04:42.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Lehigh University, 2006.

Overview of societies' role in asserting Indigenous rights and nationhood. Mainly relies on primary sources from societies themselves, reports and communiqés from conflict situations, and interviews with individuals involved.

Social Work Thesis (MSW)--University of Victoria, 2013.

General discussion of the methodology employed when recording Aboriginal individuals' reminiscences, followed by brief description of interviews with two veterans.

Discusses the significance of and stories surrounding the Wascana Creek and the origins of its name. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 111.

Documents a year spent with inmates undergoing treatment at an Indigenous philosophy based healing center. Duration: 1:21:09.

Book review of: wâskahikaniwiyiniw-âcimowina/Stories of the House People edited and translated by Freda Ahenakew.

Discusses key themes which emerged from four sharing circles conducted as part of the project: strength, resilience and hope; intersectionality; barriers across the care continuum; competing priorities; health literacy; and transformation.

Global Indigenous Nations Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Kansas, 2009.

Educational documentary which recounts the experiences of three survivors. One attended the Pelican Lake Indian Residential School, another attended the McIntosh Indian Residential School. Duration: 48:45.

Short story the experiences of a northern Alaskan tour company driver.

Interview with creator of a documentary about Native American participation in World I and II, Korea and Vietnam, produced for Wisconsin Public Television.

Documentary on the role of Native Americans in the military campaigns of World War I and II, and the Korean and Vietnam conflict. Duration: 56:14.

Discusses Andrew Enpaauk's stories including the graffiti story. Scroll down to page 50 to read article.

Interviewee gives a general description of his life and work history. No index terms are provided.

Author describes his experiences while enrolled in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Studies at the University of Queensland, Australia.

Interview with the artist who provided the cover art for this special issue on digital Indigenous studies.

Discusses the history and contributions of First Nations' people during war, and shares some stories by both the men and women involved.

Book review of We Are Born with the Songs Inside of Us by Katherine Palmer Gordon. Entire book review section on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 226.

Indigenous woman from the Aymara people speaks about being a free person. To access this article, scroll down to page 23.

Brief news story discusses history of residential schools, the apology by the Minister of Indian Affairs and some solutions to problems on the Indian Brook Reserve in Nova Scotia. Includes synopsis. Duration: 5:13

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Lakehead University, 2018.

Discusses depictions of Native Americans and First Nations people in children's and young adult literature.

Presents a First Nations Elder speaking about her experience with residential schools and the impact on her life. Access Part 2. Duration: 14:35.

Briefly discuses the applicability of the 1972 Indian Control of Indian Education policy statement for urban Aboriginal students who are in the child protection system, reports results of interviews conducted with 14 individuals involved in the system, and argues for an agency specifically mandated to eliminate educational gap between those in care and those who are not.

Thematic analysis of Interviews conducted with 19 individuals about "subtle forms of racial bias and discriminations".

Looks at a project that brought together low-income mothers of preschool-aged children who wanted to learn more about making their community a healthier place to live. Published by the Prairie Women's Centre for Excellence.

Discusses Aboriginal involvement in agricultural labour and the relationship between workers and employers.

Traces one family's relationship with water and fish and how colonial practices and policies impacted it.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Oregon State University, 2017.

A short non-fiction about driving the Alaskan highway.

Book review of two books:We Pioneered by Arthur & Cyril Shelford; Stoney Creek Woman: Sai'k'uz Ts'eke - The Story of Mary John by Bridget Moran.