Newspapers

Weekly newspaper published in White Earth, Minnesota which proclaimed itself the official organ of the Minnesota Ojibwe. Newspapers date from 1903 to 1922.

Examines social & political events and contexts and the media coverage that surrounded the work and career of painter Tonita Peña; considers the production and reception of their work and asks to what extent Peña’s work responded to their audience.

Introduction to the missing persons process in Canada.

Photocopied page showing a sketch of Touchwood Hills Post in 1861, and a sketch of Fort Pelly from [1876]. Photocopied page from Canadian Geographic Journal, n.d.

Margaret Hunter was an early settler at Saskatoon (having arrived there in 1884). This short anecdote is from a newspaper article (nd given) describing her recollections of early life in the settlement. The people described were most likely Dakota or Cree.

Discusses the historical significance and benefits of Treaty.

Columnist comments on the Treaty 6 medicine chest clause.

Looks at the use of "Trickster", in First Nations cartoons, to question political policies and colonial power.

Introduction to Indigenous editorial cartoons using images by Soop and Powless.

Politics & Communication Thesis (M.Sc.)--London School of Economics, 2016.

Examines a series of letters to the editor that illuminate gender issues in the early Oklahoma Indian Territory.

Examines how leading newspaper coverage in the late nineteenth century defended colonialism and discrimination against indigenous peoples.

Authors examines the (neo)colonial narratives present the English print media coverage of the Glenbow Museum’s 1988 exhibit The Spirit Sings. The exhibit, a headliner of the 1988 Winter Olympic Arts Festival in Calgary, is often considered to be the “catalyst for Canada's Task Force on Museums and First Peoples (1992).”

Folder contains newspaper clippings relating to trade with Indigenous persons near Moose Jaw in 1884, Indigenous weddings,agriculture, and the death of Chief Whitecap.

Sketch subtitle: White inhabitants of the Saskatchewan region leaving a settlement after an Indian raid. Two males and one female, all wearing snowshoes and heavy coats, walking through the snow. The woman is carrying a small child.

[Communication] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Maryland, 2019.

Tribute to the life and legacy of the late FSIN (Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations) Senator Myles Venne.

Adele Morin of Sandy Bay graduates from NORTEP after eight years of study, during which she raised eight children and became grandmother to four more.

Comments on several current topics including Aboriginal veterans at the ceremonial march on Remembrance Day, artist Allen Sapp winning the Governor General's Award for illustrations in the children's book The Song Within Our Heart, the Frank Calder Treaty case and elections at Big River First Nation.

Communication and Culture Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Calgary, 2012.

Canada West Foundation's report, Hard Times, highlights the devastating issues needed to be addressed by Aboriginal organizations in order to avoid a 'social catastrophe'.

Investigates the Red Power era in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s, which promoted Native sovereignty.

Arts Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2018

Comments on some of the cutting edge dramas and documentaries being made by Aboriginal filmmakers recently showcased at the Native American Film Festival in Palm Springs.

American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 2000.

Photo of illustration made from photograph of White Cap, Sioux Chief, pledging friendship to his white brother, taken from Illustrated War News, 25 April 1885.

Author explores the contested historical memory of violent engagement between the Unites States government and Indigenous peoples in the mid to late 1800s, and how those narratives have contributed to the idea of American innocence in relation to the displacement genocide of Indigenous peoples.

Contends that freedom of press comes from the heart of the tribe and is essential to the survival and prosperity of indigenous people.

Journalism Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006.

Documents and analyses settler Canadian discourses surrounding the various actions of the Idle No More movement.

Looks at Gertrude Bernard, a Mohawk woman whose family originally came from Oka, who was also known as Anahareo.

Comments on women's newspaper which promotes the issues, challenges, and activity concerning women's lives.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--Carleton University, 2000.

Sketch of wounded men from the Battle of Fish Creek being treated; some on stretchers, one man sitting on the ground, and one man standing with two medical personnel being treated. Men on horseback in background.

History Thesis (M.A.)--Wilfrid Laurier University, 2017. Examines three newspapers: Native Youth Movement, The Native Voice and The Native People

Discusses the student-run school newspaper, Talks and Thoughts of the Hampton Indian Students.

Humanities and Social Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--Griffith University, 2009.

Ross Cummings of Buffalo Narrows believes young members of his community are losing their cultural identity.

Winner of the third annual Canadian Aboriginal Writing Challenge: Chantell Cheekinew

Humanities Thesis (Ph.D.)--Concordia University, 2013.