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Authentic First Peoples Resources for Grades 10 to 12 and Adult Learning

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)
First Nations Schools Association (FNSA)

General information on choosing appropriate texts, common themes, copyright and protocol and dealing with sensitive content followed by an extensive list of material with annotations for grade level, description, themes and content cautions.

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Authority Figure

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sally Brunk
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 14, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 2002, pp. [81]-82
Poem. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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aztecs nd sun

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wayne Keon
Ariel, vol. 21, no. 3, July 1990, p. [?]
Poem.
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Baakaani-Inaadizi

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cole Alvis
Pawaatamihk, vol. 1, no. 1, 2023, pp. 9-10

A poem about gender and identity.

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Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rose Soza War Soldier
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 31, no. 2, Fall, 2016, pp. 103-106
Book review of: Bad Indians by Deborah A. Miranda.
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Bard of the Yukon: The Klondike in the Poetry of Robert Service

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Mackay
The Northern Review, no. 19, Special Klondike Issue, Winter, 1998, pp. 93-100
Looks at the author of The Cremation of Sam McGee, Shooting of Dan McGrew, The Call of the Wild, The Spell of Yukon The Law of Yukon, Songs of a Sourdough and many others.
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"Basket Becomes Codex: A Poem by Trevino Brings Plenty in the Portland Art Museum"

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Karen M. Poremski
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 53-78
Essay discusses Trevino Brings Plenty’s poem "Little, Cultural, Teapot Curio Exposes People" and its relationship to the object it is about, the museum that holds the object, and the social and cultural issue surrounding Indigenous materials in colonial museums.
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The Beaver

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zack Flett
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, 1985
Seven line poem by Zack Flett.
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Before There Were Mirrors

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
C B. Sikstrom
The Northern Review, no. 31, Northern Literature, Fall, 2009, pp. 34-35
A poem.
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Being Indian in White Country

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael Bonga
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 19, no. 1, Our Story, Our Way, Fall, 2007, p. 55
Presents a poem titled, Being Indian in White Country, written by Michael Bonga.
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Beloved Stomp Dance

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tricia Fields
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 21, no. 1, Celebrating Tribal College Journals 20th Anniversary, Fall, 2009, p. 56
Presents a poem titled, Beloved Stomp Dance, written by a student of the College of the Muscogee Nation in Okmulgee, OK.
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The Best of the Best in Native Arts [Part I]

Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 14, no. 10, February 1997, pp. 9-10

Choices in the categories of art, literature, poetry, political works, and music.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.

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Between Fire and Water, Ice and Sky

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
G. Burns Cooper
The Northern Review, no. 31, Northern Literature, Fall, 2009, pp. 225-227
Book review of: Between Fire and Water, Ice and Sky by Gretchen Diemer.
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Between Heaven and Earth: The Art of Alex Jacobs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Larry Abbott
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 3, Series 2: Contemporary American Indian Poetry, Fall, 1995, pp. 39-50
Interview with Alex Jacobs on Tribal Dada, his performance band; his poetry and artwork; his series Indian Radio; and other related subjects. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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[Big Ideas: Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair: Manitowapow!]

Alternate Title
Big Ideas Series
[The Debwe Series]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair
Author speaks about book: Manitowapow: Aboriginal Writings from the Land of Water, an anthology of Aboriginal stories, poetry, nonfiction, and speeches. Duration: 44:40.
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Bigtime (at Chaw’se Sowwa)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clyde L. Hodge
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 7, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1995, pp. 43-44
Poem by Clyde L. Hodge. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Billboard in the Clouds

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Pat Kennedy
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 20, no. 2, Summer, 2008, pp. 117-119
Book review of: Billboard in the Clouds by Suzanne S. Rancourt. Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 117.
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The Birth of WINHEC

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Thomas Davis
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 16, no. 4, International Indigenous Education, Summer, 2005, p. 21
Poem written on the occasion of the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium (WINHEC) on the Stoney Reserve in Alberta on August 7, 2002.
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Black Angels, Red Blood ; Dreaming in Urban Areas

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Livio Dobrez
Aboriginal History, vol. 24, 2000, pp. 273-276
Book review of: Black Angels, Red Blood by Steven McCarthy. Dreaming in Urban Areas by Lisa Bellear. Reviews located by scrolling to page 273.
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Blind Justice

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lee Maracle
Decolonization, vol. 2, no. 1, 2013, pp. 134-136
Poem.
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Blood Thirsty Savages

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Shaun T. Griffin
[Weber Studies], vol. 12, no. 3, Native American Special Issue, Fall, 1995, p. [?]
Book review of: Blood Thirsty Savages by Adrian C. Louis. Click on link to read review.
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The Blue Ribbon

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Cameron
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 26, no. 3-4, Indigenous Women in Canada: The Voices of First Nations, Inuit and Metis Women, Winter/Spring, 2008, p. 76
Poem, The Blue Ribbon, by Janice Cameron.
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Blue Stones, Bones, and Troubled Silver: The Poetic Craft of Wendy Rose

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Wiget
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 5, no. 2, Series 2: Special Issue, Summer, 1993, pp. 29-33
Discusses self-discovery and self-creation in the poetry of Wendy Rose, and her growth as a poet. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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[Book Review]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Renate Eigenbrod
English Studies in Canada, vol. 29, no. 1-2, March/June 2003, pp. 240-242
Book review of: (Ad)dressing Our Words edited by Armand Garnet Ruffo.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jean Friesen
K. Wilson
Scott Clark
Ken Hanly
George F. G. Stanley
et al.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, 1981, pp. 217-257
Book reviews of 23 books: The Forces Which Shaped Them: A History of the Education of Minority Group Children in British Columbia by Mary Ashworth. Forty Years a Chief by George Barker. A History of Native Claims Processes in Canada, 1867-1979 by Richard C. Daniel. The Metaphysics of Modern Existence by Vine Deloria The Covenant Chain: Indian Ceremonial and Indian Trade Silver by N.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kristin Herzog
Ron Welburn
Gretchen Ronnow
Helen Jaskoski
Robert M. Nelson
Hertha Wong
Roger Dunsmore
Robley Evans
Marie Annharte Baker
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 2, no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 1990, pp. 23-49
Books review of: Spider Woman's Granddaughters: Traditional Tales and Contemporary Writing by Native American Women edited by Paula Gunn Allen. Blood Salt by Doris Seale. Coyote's Journal edited by James Koller, Carroll Arnett, Steve Nemirow, and Peter Blue Cloud. American Indian Autobiography by H. David Brumble.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Craig Womack
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 1, Winter, 1993, pp. 102-110
Review of 6 books: Mud Woman: Poems from the Clay by Nora Naranjo-Morse. Red Clay: Poems and Stories by Linda Hogan. Night Perimeter: New and Selected Poems: 1958-1990 by Carroll Arnett (Gogisgi). Fire Water World: Poems by Adrain C. Louis. Another Distance: New and Selected Poems by Lance Henson. Drawings of the Song Animals: New and Selected Poems by Duane Niatum.
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Book reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Naomi McIlwraith
Troy Johnson
Stephen Warren
Sandra Faiman-Silva
Stephanie Fitzgerald
Marshall Joseph Becker
Andrew Wiget
Leslie D. Hannah
Jay Hansford C. Vest
Steven R. Evans
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 3, 2008, pp. 177-231
Book reviews of 18 books: Before the Country: Native Renaissance, Canadian Mythology by Stephanie McKenzie. Beyond Red Power: American Indian Politics and Activism Since 1900 edited by Daniel M. Cobb and Loretta Fowler. The Head in Edward Nugent's Hand: Roanoke's Forgotten Indians by Michale Leroy Oberg. How Choctaws Invented Civilization and Why Choctaws Will Conquer the World by D. L. Birchfield. I Swallow Turquoise For Courage: Poems by Hershman R. John. Long Journey Home: Oral Histories of Contemporary Delaware Indians edited by James W.
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[Book Reviews]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jim Charles
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 24, no. 4, Winter, 2012, pp. 126-134
Book reviews of 4 books: N. Scott Momaday: Remembering Ancestors, Earth and Traditions: An Annotated Bio-bibliography by Phyllis S. Morgan, The Journey of Tai-me by N. Scott Momaday, In the Bear's House by N. Scott Momaday, Again the Far Morning: New and Selected Poems by N. Scott Momaday. Scroll to page 126 to read article.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Various authors
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 16, no. 2, 1996, pp. 303-408
Book review of 17 books: Heeding the Voices of ours Ancestors: Kahnawake Mohawk Politics and the Rise of Native Nationalism by Gerald R.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Eric Bonfield
David Sheach
Dick Henley
Allan J. Ryan
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 6, no. 2, 1986, pp. 351-359
Book reviews of 4 books: Moon of Wintertime: Missionaries and the Indians of Canada in Encounter Since 1534 by John Webster Grant. Migration Tears: Poems About Transitions (Native American Series Number 7) by Michael (Lomawywesa) Kabotie. Establishing Pathways to Excellence in Indian Education: Selected Papers from the First Mokakit Conference. July 1984 edited by H. A. McCue. The Ojibway Dream by Arthur Schilling.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sally M. Weaver
R. W. Brockway
John Charlot
Arthur W. Blue
D. N. Sprague
et al.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 2, no. 2, 1982, pp. 395-414
Reviews of 10 books: Handbook for Aboriginal and Islander History edited by Diane Barwick, Michael Mace and Tom Stannage. The Ballad of Alice of Alice Moonchild...and Others by Aleata E. Blythe. My Spirit Soars by Chief Dan George and Helmut Hirnschall. Indian Healing: Shamanic Ceremonialism in the Pacific Northwest Today by Wolfgang G. Jilek. Métis Land Rights in Alberta: A Political History by Joe Sawchuk, Pat Sawchuk and Theresa Ferguson. Long Lance, The True Story of an Impostor by Donald B.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Various authors
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 2, no. 1, 1982, pp. 185-211
Book reviews of 12 books: Medicine Woman by Lynn V. Andrews. Fragile Freedoms: Human Rights and Dissent in Canada by Thomas R.
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Books in Review

Book Reviews
Canadian Literature, no. 124-125, Native Writers & Canadian Literature, Spring/Summer, 1990, pp. 307-316
Entire review section on one pdf. To access specific review scroll down to appropriate page. Imaging Native by Coral Ann Howells. (p. 307-308) Book reviewed: The Native in Literature: Canadian and Comparative Perspectives edited by Thomas King,Cheryl Calver & Helen Hoy. Anishoni Play by Robin McGrath. (p. 308-310) Books reviewed: Renewal: Teoni's Giveaway by Barbara Smith. Renewal: The Prophecy of Manu by Barbara Smith. Tripartite by Patricia Keeney. (p.
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Border Under Siege: An Author's Attempt to Reconcile Two Cultures

Alternate Title
11th Inuit Studies Conference, Nuuk, Greenland, September 23-27, 1998
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Michael P. J. Kennedy
Looks at the poetry, fiction, non-fiction and artwork of Alootook Ipellie. Scroll to p. 75. Chapter from 11th Inuit Studies Conference, Nuuk, Greenland, September 23-27, 1998 edited by Claus Andreasen, Karen Langgard.
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Borderland Voices in Contemporary Native American Poetry

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robin Riley Fast
Contemporary Literature, vol. 36, no. 3, Autumn, 1995, pp. [508]-536
Discusses the many "borders", e.g. between the traditional and the modern, that inform the work of Native American poets.
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Breaking Boundaries: Writing Past Gender, Genre, and

Genocide in Linda Hogan

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peggy Maddux Ackerberg
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 6, no. 3, Series 2: Linda Hogan: Calling Us Home, Fall, 1994, pp. 7-14
Discusses the dissolving of physical, spiritual, and human/animal boundaries in Linda Hogan’s writing. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Breakup

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Raines
The Northern Review, no. 31, Northern Literature, Fall, 2009, p. 170
A poem.
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