Personal Narratives & Interviews

Longest-serving tribal college president gives brief personal history and discusses his role in the movement.

Evidence given by Camoose Bottle, aged 71, including an account of the taking of Treaty #7 following a deterioration in Indian life after introduction of alcohol; allocation of lands to various tribes and later loss of part of the Blood Reserve.

A write up on the experiences of James Austin, a member of the Ontarian Midland Battalion involved in the suppression of the 1885 uprising. Austin relates the story of his trek west from Ontario, but missed all major actions. Austin later became a Presbyterian minister.

Description, field diary and pictures of Alice Fletcher's (1834-1923) six-week travels to Dakota territory in the fall of 1881. Includes photos of Sitting Bull.

Discussion of the validity of Ian Frazier's nonfiction book On the Rez.

Travel narrative with a focus on the Westcoast First Nations of British Columbia.

Primary focus is the personal narratives of two survivors of the Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School, with some general information of the school system and the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Duration: 47:30.

Highlights Aboriginal plays, playrights and theatre companies; includes interviews with authors Yvette Nolan and Daniel David Moses.

Looks at information gathered from interviews conducted with clients to develop a course of action for child protection. Text from interviews included.

A copied version of the Bulger and Selkirk papers, including information pertaining to interactions with indigenous peoples during this period.

Book review of: The Canadian Oral History Reader by Kristina R. Llewellyn, Alexander Freund and Nolan Reilly. Scroll down to page 67 to read review.

Interviews with winners for Aboriginal Private Sector Business Award, the Community Category, and Individual Economic Developer of the year. [One or more images have been omitted from this article due to copyright restrictions. These images are accessible in the print version of this journal.]

Interviews with nominees for the Economic Developer of the Year awards.

Presents interviews with award winners on their strategies concerning economic development.

Looks at interviews with award winners on economic initiatives and the importance of capitalizing on resources found in the community.

Study is the first step in addressing community concerns about cannabis and requests for improved understanding of cannabis use and its related mental health harms.

Discusses how respectful community-based research approaches are metaphorically like going on a canoe journey.

Examines the role culture plays in a successful community based program aimed at promoting healthier pregnant women and offspring.

Brings together graphic works with recollections of Elders concerning traditional skills, stories and legends, culture and clothing.

Correspondence relating to information on the Capot River fort or Nut Lake House, located in the Kelvington-Nut Lake area of Saskatchewan. [Page 2 of reply from staff member of the Department of History at the University of Saskatchewan missing].

Book review of: Captive Selves, Captivating Others by Pauline Turner Strong.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1998.

Examines authenticity in Native American representation in terms of two narratives that challenge the popular concept of "Indian": A Son of the Forest by William Apess and A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison.

Reprint of original 1784 edition, with notes.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Rochester, 1993.

Comparative Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--Harvard University, 1998.

Brief list of books dealing with Europeans who were captured and lived with Aboriginal tribes.

Book review of: Captivity & Sentiment by Michelle Burnham.

Book review of: The Captors' Narrative by William Henry Foster.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Cornell University, 2000.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Missouri, Columbia, 1998.

Book review of: Capturing Women: The Manipulation of Cultural Imagery in Canada's Prairie West by Sarah Carter.

Audio interview about the artist's large-scale art installation which brought together artifacts from or about residential schools. Duration: 24:13.

Consists of an interview with Carl Lewis where he discusses his trips throughout North and South American visiting various Indian tribes. He also discusses the role of the rifle in the conquest of North America. He gives a general account of the course of historical events in Canada.

Carl Christenson worked for the Saskatchewan Fish Board and met both Malcolm Norris and Jim Brady. He talks about the Saskatchewan Fish Board's aims and its functioning as well as his acquaintance with Norris and Brady.

Consists of an interview that provides a description of gift-giving.

Consists of an interview where Tom Mutceheu (Falling Noise) mentions the four divisions of people in Saskatchewan and some of their traditions. *No index terms provided.

Interview with the chair of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada's Aboriginal Health Issues Committee who helped create the Association of Aboriginal Midwifes and Aboriginal Midwifery Education Program.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.20.

Interview with a filmmaker who tells stories from an Aboriginal perspective. Duration: 5:20.

Interviewee is asked about her family, work, school, religion, social life, food, the Depression, and World War II. No index terms are provided.

Continuation of previous interview. No index terms are provided.

Mrs. Vandale was born in Carlton in 1902. She shares what her father told her about the cause of the Riel Rebellion. She also talks about the Metis people in relation to the Depression, WWI, WWII, and the attitudes of police, teachers, government agencies, etc. towards the Metis people.

Folklore and Ethnomusicology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 2002.