Authors

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Miami University, 1998.

Interview with Thomas Wharton about his historical novels.

English Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2002.

Interview with the teacher, artist, sculptor and activist Jeannette Armstrong at the En'owkin Centre in Penticton, BC, in 1996.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2001.

Praises A. Lavonne Ruoff Brown as a generous scholar, mentor and friend. Entire article on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 108.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Rhode Island, 1991. Discusses Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony.

The author states in the preface: "In presenting this volume to the public, the writer has three objects in view. First, to give a concise description of the character of the aborigines of British North America; their superiority over many other pagan nations in intellect, oratory and generosity. Also, their increasing desires when brought under the influence of civilization, to abandon the wandering habits of the savage, and become agriculturists and citizens, and cultivate the habits of industry and frugality.

Charles Eastman (1858-1939) Dakota physician and author of Indian Boyhood and other publications.

Locations of other books by this early Ojibwa writer can be found through the Portal using an "author" search.

Includes brief article, podcast (7:39) discussing the artist's work, and 17 images of paintings from the exhibitions Fritz Scholder: Indian/Not Indian and Fritz Scholder: An Intimate Look.

Abbreviated material from two books of Algonquin legends and stories. Originally published in 1898, electronic version published by University of Virginia Library 1999.

English Thesis (M.A.)--University of Winnipeg, 1981.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Auburn University, 2008.

Bibliography of works relating to Aboriginals and Inuit in North, Central and South America complied by the Indian and Northern Curriculum Resources Centre of the University of Saskatchewan. Titles designated for use by grade level.

Interview with Bonita Lawrence, author of "Real" Indians and Others: Mixed Blood Urban Native Peoples and Indigenous Nationhood.

English Thesis (M.A.)--East Carolina University, 2010.

Modern Thought and Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2001.

Humanities Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Texas at Dallas, 1999.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2008.

Comparative Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of British Columbia, 1981.

Featuring the prose poetry of Native American writer Joy Harjo, Johnson offers an analysis of the poet's style and form and discusses the reader's responsibilities within the context of the work In Mad Love and War.

Interview with Native American Chippewa author Gerald Vizenor.

Interview transcript with the noted Blackfeet novelist and poet who died on August 4, 2003.

Interview with Linda Smith, an Indigenous researcher, about alternative education of the Maori in New Zealand, impact of colonialism and current contexts.

Interview with author who immigrated to the United States from England in 1977. Goble has written books about Lakota, Cheyenne, Blackfoot and Pawnee tradition.

Video and transcript of interview with the Dogrib author of The Lesser Blessed and Blessing Wendy.

Essay introduces special issue marking the 30th anniversary of N. Scott Momaday winning the 1969 Pulitzer prize for fiction for his book House of Made of Dawn.

Introduces the thematic issue devoted to the "renowned American Indian poet, essayist, emailer, and smooth talker". Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Introduces a collection of critical articles on works by First Nations authors.

Discusses the autobiography of John Joseph Mathews in terms of the discrepancy between the actual man and his depiction of himself. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Discusses how writers portrayed the Iroquois.

Examines how the book, though labelled a novel, appears to be an autobiographical of the author's life experiences.

Includes biography, a brief bibliography and several related links.

Contends that Oskison believed Native Americans need not assimilate fully into United States society but should be self-sustaining and make contributions equal to those of other citizens.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Colorado, 2001.

Brief biographic background of Bruchac and his work.

Examines the treatment of Indigenous peoples and women's issues in novels by both authors; includes biographical information.

How the authors German language novels planted a seed of interest in North American Indigenous culture, an interest which flourished for over a century.

German Studies Thesis (M.A.)--McGill University, 2006.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--George Washington University, 2005.

Contains a biography, critique and works by the author.

Book review of: LaDonna Harris: A Comanche Life by LaDonna Harris edited by H. Henrietta Stockel. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

A review of the life and work of the author.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Guelph, 2004.

Literary criticism piece in which the author considers the fictional writings and autobiography of Oliver La Farge, who was both a novelist and an anthropologist; argues that La Farge’s work engages in a process of critique of the anthropology and ethnography disciplines.

Site provides biographical sketches and links to other sites offering Canadian First Nations authors.

English Language and Literature Thesis (M.A.)--Masaryk University, 2013.

Looks at Alexie's semi-autobiographical young adult novel.