Biography
In Memory of Ida McLeod
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solomon Sanderson
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 12, no. 5, June 1982, p. 2
Description
Ida McLeod, mother and teacher, established an Indian Language Program in Saskatchewan and worked for greater First Nations control over education.
In Time Immemorial
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daisy Sewid-Smith
BC Studies, no. 89, 1991, pp. 16-32
Description
Author tells the story of her people from the time of great flood, contact with Europeans and settlement of the treaties. Concludes with a phonetic and pictoral alphabet.
The Indian Chief: An Account of the Labours, Losses, Sufferings, and Oppression of Ke-zig-ko-e-ne-ne (David Sawyer) a Chief of the Ojibbeway Indians in Canada West
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Enimikeese
Description
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.
Indian Record (Vol. XXXI, No. 3, March 1968)
Documents & Presentations
Description
"National publication for the Indians of Canada." Focus on Indigenous issues, events at residential schools and legal decisions. Previously published as Indian Missionary Record .
Articles reflect the attitudes and policies of the time.
Indian Women
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, March 1989, pp. 12-13
Description
Biographies of six First Nation women from Saskatchewan: Chief Mary-Ann Day Walker of the Okanese First Nation, Jean Goodwill of the Little Pine First Nation, Lefa Buffalo of the Day Star First Nation, Betty Spence, Joan Greyeyes and Theresa Stevenson.
Indigenous Perspectives Education Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Historica Canada
Description
Teacher's resource includes lesson plans, classroom activities, links to online resources, and worksheets divided into five sections with associated themes: human geography (Indigenous peoples, civilizations and territories; contact to 1763 (encounters with Europeans); 1763 to 1876 (oral histories and biographies); 1876 to 1914 (policies and politics); 1914 to 1982 (separate and unequal); and 1980s to present day (toward reconciliation).
Inspired Leadership for Difficult Times
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 21, no. 11, February 2004, p. 26
Description
Historical overview of First Nations treaty signatory, Ahtahkakoop, who as part of his strategy to ensure future generations’ success, adopted the white man’s religion, education and agricultural pursuits.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.34.
Integrated Circuitry: Catharine Brown across Gender, Race, and Religion
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joshua B. Nelson
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 1, Special Issue on New Directions in American Indian Autobiography, 2006, pp. 17-31
Description
Examines the life of Catherine Brown, a Cherokee and a Christian convert in the United States.
Interview With James Welch (1940-2003): November 17, 2001
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Welch
Mary Jane Lupton (interviewer)
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 1-2, Winter/Spring, 2005, pp. 198-211
Description
Interview transcript with the noted Blackfeet novelist and poet who died on August 4, 2003.
Jackpine Roots: Autobiography, Tradition, and Resistance in the Stories of Three Yukon Elders
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cynthia Carsten Wentz
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 22, no. 1, 1998, pp. 1-21
Description
Examines the effects of colonialism in biographies and draws on examples from Life Lived Like a Story by Julie Cruikshank, which relates the lives three women Elders.
James Henderson of the Qu’Appelle Valley
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Arthur Hayworth
Saskatchewan History, vol. 11, no. 2, Spring, 1958, pp. 59-66
Description
Describes the life and paintings of artist known for his paintings of Indigenous peoples.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 59.
James Welch (1940-2003)
Alternate Title
Contemporary Literary Criticism, Volulme 249
E-Books
Description
Interview of James Welch by South Dakota Review on October 27, 1989, which includes biographical information and discussion of major works.
Chapter from Contemporary Literary Criticism, Volulme 249
Jessie Donaldson Schultz and Northern Plains Native Social Welfare Projects, 1926-1953
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer McLerran
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 39, no. 2, 2015, pp. 69-95
Description
Investigates the details behind Jessie Schultz's efforts to mount The Masque of the Absaroka at Montana State College and how this was at odds with the predominant gender and race norms of the time.
Johnny Adams Honoured
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David Joanasie
Rosa Harris-Adler
Emanuel Lowi
Inuktitut, no. 99, Winter, 2006, p. 9
Description
Brief notice about the lifetime contributions by the long-time chair of the Kativik Regional Government (KRG), who recently stepped down.