Personal Narratives & Interviews

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 1992.

This article examines the autobiography,The Seven Visions of Bull Lodge, as Told by His Daughter, Garter Snake. In the book, Bull Lodge narrates his life story about his youth who becomes a warrior.

Book review of: As if the Land Owned Us by Robert S. McPherson.

Explores the problems associated with authorship, the representation of Native Americans in literature, and argues that Native American people need to author their own stories to ensure that the thought, philosophy, experience and wisdom of authentic Native American voices will ensure cultural survival.

Comments on recommendations for development of breast cancer resources for Canadian Aboriginal women.

Five components: literature review, surveys of Aboriginal service providers and employees/non-employees and non-Aboriginal employers, data review of strategies/programs, best practices, and evaluation and recommendations.

Outlines recommendations resulting from the experiences of the interviewees: interventions with aboriginal individuals contemplating suicide, training and needs of suicide prevention workers, and organization of services.

Looks at the recordings of an Aboriginal woman's life story.

Origins of the Assiniboine people and the establishment of the White Cap Reserve.

History of the White Bear Reserve at Moose Mountain. No date given, probably in the early 1970's.

History of the Qu'Appelle Valley Reserves. No date given, probably in the early 1970's.

Charles Ryder tells the story of the settlement of the Carry the Kettle (Assiniboine) Reserve. Also gives a detailed description of old agricultural practices. No date given, probably early 1970's.

Recollections of childhood confinement and the resilience of First Nations and Japanese women.

Book review of: At Home With the Bella Coola Indians edited by Douglas Cole and John Barker. Entire review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 120.

Contains links to podcasts of radio program originating from the University of Manitoba. Features interviews with Aboriginal researchers, politicians, artists, and business people.

An interview that was not very successful, his conversation being rambling and disorganized. Atcenam mentions some aspects of traditional lifestyle.

Interview with one of the principals of Waddington's Auctioneers in Toronto, where the first Inuit art auction was held in 1978. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 20.

Author discusses his writing. Duration: 39: 26.

Interview relates to understanding of Treaty #8 promises; the establishment of Wabasca Reserves; and the loss of treaty status by many people in the area.

A very brief interview touching on treaty rights and on the history of the Swan River Reserve.

Portrait of a wise Shuswap woman and her views of the world. Accompanying study guide entitled, Exploring Likenesses and Differences with Film. Duration:16:33.

Detailed description of what happened at Blackfoot Crossing when Treaty 7 was negotiated; and CPR right of way through the Blackfoot Reserve.

A discussion of Land rights under Treaty #7; trade of furs for goods; and the dispersal of the Blackfoot people and eventual return to the Blackfoot Reserve under Crowfoot.

Interview with a writer who writes with honestly, humor, and realism.

Interview with David Newhouse about the 2012 Canadian Federal budget and social economic conditions in Aboriginal communities.

Author examines the work of Sarah Winnemucca, a Northern Paiute author, lecturer, interpreter, and army scout; argues that Winnemucca challenges the stereotypes of Indigenous authenticity which have been used as a strategy of settler biopolitics.

Author of My Name is Masak and The Restless Nomad discusses her life and work.

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 16, No. 7 (pp.381-473).

Author discusses his understanding of Wasekechak, a Cree figure of autonomy. Scroll down to page 25 to read article.

Documentary looks at early Canadian aviation with Thomas A. Lawrence talking about an expedition to Ungava Bay and Hudson Strait. Duration: 28:20.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Manitoba, 2004.

Examines the use of traditional talking circle narratives to impact spontaneous recovery and maintain well-being.

Website produced to accompany an exhibition of the same name mounted by the Heard Museum. Information divided into six sections: Introduction; Journey and Arrival; Health and Running Away; Student Experiences; Reforms and Changes; and Choices and Legacies.

Comments on the author teaching her grandchildren about the cruelties and violence in the world. Article located by scrolling to page 5.

Review essay on the books: The Inlet: Memoir of a Modern Pioneer by Helen Piddington, Off the Map: Western Travels on Roads Less Taken by Stephen Hume, and Light at the Edge of the World: A Journey through the Realm of Vanishing Cultures by Wade Davis.

Bad Man gives an account of the arrival of white men, acceptance of treaty by Bloods, and subsequent lease of land by Mormons.

Author describes her personal and professional reasons for participating in the Moving Research about Addressing the Impacts of Violence on Learning into Practice project. Excerpt from book of the same name produced as a result of the project.

Interviewer states "These two days I spent in copying the statistics from the agency books. They involve seven bands which have a different background -- three being agriculturalists in part, the others trappers". *No index terms provided.

Examines the challenges faced by women who are trying to rebuild to their lives after being released from prison. Duration: 39:22.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of New Mexico, 2003.

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Montana, 2001.

Interviews with youth in Alberta, in both urban and reservation settings, to obtain insight to the challenges of being physically active.

Paper from: Place and Memory in Canada: Global Perspectives edited by Magdalena Paluszkiewicz-Misiaczek, Anna Reczyńska, and Anna Śpiewak.

This file contains excerpts from a type-written diary called "Northern Saskatchewan Holiday," by Annie M. (Nan) McKay and Christina Bateman, 9 August to 16 September 1919. It highlights their trip to Lac la Ronge. There is also a list of photographs from the trip that are held at Saskatchewan Archives Board.

Article contains three separate accounts of the battle between the Blackfoot and Cree that occurred in January 1866 just east of the present day Hobbema, Alberta.