Biography

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The Giant

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Denis Nokony
Description
Short animated depiction of the life of Edouard Beaupré, the "Willow Bunch Giant", an 8'3" man from the Métis community of Willow Bunch, SK whose life was cut short at the age of 23 at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904. Duration: 2:25.
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"Good Indian": Charles Eastman and the Warrior as Civil Servant

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Drew Lopenzina
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 3/4, Urban American Indian Womens Activism, Summer/Fall, 2003, pp. 727-757
Description
Biographical sketch of a Native American who advocated full immersion into white European culture.
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Grand Chief Stan Beardy

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Description
Profile of Stan Beardy who was born and raised at Bearskin Lake, and is now Grand Chief of the Nishnawbe Aski First Nation.
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Health Aspects of Arctic Exploration: Alaska's Medical History Based on the Research Files of Dr. Robert Fortuine

Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathleen Murray
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2, p. article no. 21264
Description
Brief article describes 10 of Dr. Fortuine's most significant publications out of the134 articles he published during his career.
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Hermann Klaatsch and the Tiwi, 1906

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brigitte Stehlik
Aboriginal History, vol. 10, no. 1, 1986, pp. 59-77
Description
Presents a biography of the explorer followed by his account of an expedition to Melville Island.
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Hey Monias!

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Trish White
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 15, no. 1, 1995, pp. 167-169
Description
Book review of: Hey Monias! by Stewart Dickson. Scroll down to page 167 to access the article.
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High Steel

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Don Owen
Description
Documentary follows a crew of Mohawk steelworkers erecting a building in New York City and at home on the Kahnawake Reserve in Quebec. Duration: 13:47.
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Honoring Louis (Lou) L. Weller

Alternate Title
Indigenous Architecture Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Description
Geraldine Forbes Isais, Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning, speaks about Lou Weller's life as an architect and supporter of the school. Duration: 59:28.
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Honouring Lives: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marie Laing
Michelle Firestone
Jessica Syrette
Description
Authors conducted key informant interviews with people who had known five homeless individuals who had died within the previous three years to develop a "lifeline map" of the subject's experiences from childhood to death. Significant events such as family separation and apprehension by child welfare agencies, relationships, instances of violence, incarceration, and hospitalizations were tracked to gain a picture of their lives and insight into the events leading up to their deaths.
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Hopping on a Trend

Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Joanasie
Rosa Harris-Adler
Emanuel Lowi
Inuktitut, no. 99, Winter, 2006, p. 8
Description
Short biography of Qaqasiq Kudlualik, an Inuit rapper.
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Ian Keeps Achieving

Articles » General
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, May/June 2004, p. 30
Description
Brief biographical update on the achievements of Professor Ian Anderson, the first Aboriginal Australian to hold a chair in Indigenous Health.
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Ice and Fire

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephen Osbourne
Inuktitut, no. 82, 1997, pp. 19-25
Description
Profile of Aksayook Etoangat who, at the age of 94, received the Order of Canada.
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