Elders

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Pete Price, Navajo Medicineman (1868-1951): A Brief Biography

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen C. Jett
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 1, Winter, 1991, pp. 91-103
Description
The author uses published documents, archival sources, and family interviews to construct a biography of the Diné medicine man, Pete Price (also called Chief Silagotio in some media accounts).
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Profiles of Métis Elders

Alternate Title
Métis Perspectives and Traditional Health Knowledge Series
Documents & Presentations
Description
Highlights the profiles of 14 Métis Elders who are committed to protecting traditional health knowledge and healing practices.
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[Ralph Paul. Part 1]

Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Ralph Paul
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Interview with former English River First Nation Chief Ralph Paul about his life as chief and educator. Duration: 29:40
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[Ralph Paul. Part 2]

Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Ralph Paul
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Description
Interview with former English River First Nation Chief Ralph Paul about his life as chief and educator. Duration: 28:40
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[Recensions / Book Reviews]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jean Morisset
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, Les Peuples de l’Arctique et le Bois / Arctic peoples and Wood, 2012, pp. 214-217
Description
Review of: Je Veux que les Inuit Soient Libres à Nouveau: Autobiographie (1914-1993) by Taamusi Qumaq, introduction, notes and chronology by Louis-Jacques Dorais. Review in French.
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Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Bruce E. Johansen
Joshua Piker
H. Wolcott Toll
Benjamin R. Kracht
Andrew Denson
Jennifer L. L. Carroll
Michael H. Horn
Mark A. Nicholas
Mark Tveskov
Naomi R. Caldwell
Philip Heldrich
Dorothy A. Nason
Raymond Bucko
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 4, 2005, pp. 121-172
Description
Book reviews of: 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann. American Indian Themes in Young Adult Literature by Paulette F. Molin. Black, White, and Indian: Race and the Unmaking of an American Family by Claudio Saunt. Chaco Canyon: Archaeologists Explore the Lives of an Ancient Society by Brian Fagan. Cherokee Medicine Man: The Life and Work of a Modern-Day Healer by Robert J. Conley. The Cherokee Nation: A History by Robert J.
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The Role of the Elders

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Cynthia Block
Description
Looks at the key teachings from Elders: respect, kindness, love, forgiveness, integrity and patience. Also discusses the Circle of Life Duration: 15:07.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Charles Wagamese

Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains an individual presentation by Charles Wagamese stating that the federal government has not fulfilled their treaty obligations and must fulfil them as representatives of the Queen. He calls for an end to patriarchy and for more input from elders relating to political leadership. Following the presentation is a question-and-answer session with the Commissioners.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Roy Moses, Elder

Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains an individual presentation by Roy Moses offering a different perspective on life in the bush in the 1930s and 1940s. He states that the "people who dream about let's go back to our traditional way must have been told a fairy tale somewhere." Moses describes his childhood and believes that progress has been made to better the lives of Aboriginal and Inuit people today. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Tommy Keesick

Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains an individual presentation by Tommy Keesick relating to the loss of two young people on his First Nations due to inhalants. He also touches on self-government, the influence of elders, alcohol and drug abuse and the Indian Act. Following the presentation is a brief question-and-answer session with the Commissioners.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Alfred Charlie, Elder, Old Crow, Yukon

Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Alfred Charlie relating to the valuable role elders play in passing down traditions and language to the youth of his community. He is disappointed that the youth must travel to the south to complete high school and any post-secondary education. Charlie also briefly discusses land claims, oil production and employment. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.
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Shame to Jail Band Members for Defending Rights

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, March 28, 2008, p. A11
Description
Describes the jail sentences given to 6 leaders of the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) First Nation, located in Northern Ontario, over mineral exploration on a disputed land claim area.
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She Rewarded Good Behaviour

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dianne Meili
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 5, August 2012, p. 26
Description

Brief profile of role model Elder Norma "Rose" Point.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.38.

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Shirley Bear

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joyce Green
Canadian Dimension, vol. 41, no. 4, July/August 2007, pp. 24-25
Description
Brief profile of Maliseet elder Shirley Bear, a political activist, artist, traditional healer, mother and grandmother.
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Some Sign Will Be Seen: The Aurora Borealis at Black Elk’s Death

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Hollabaugh
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 39, no. 1, Winter, January 10, 2019, pp. 1-10
Description
Article examines the eyewitness accounts of profound aurora borealis displays on the night of Black Elk’s death (August 19, 1950) in the context of scientific and astronomical reports. Considers the narrative in within the framework of ethnoastronomy which combines scientific accounts with eyewitness reports and interpreting the meaning of an event through a cultural lens.
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[Stories From Quechan Oral Literature]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ron Sheffield
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, 2016, pp. 240-241
Description
Book review of: Stories From Quechan Oral Literature edited by A. M. Halpem and Amy Miller.
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"There Was More to It, but That Is All I Can Remember": The Persistence of History and the Autobiography of Delfina Cuero

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Phillip H. Round
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 2, Spring, 1997, pp. 171-193
Description
Literary criticism article that explores the underlying themes at work in the Autobiography of Delfina Cuero. Discusses bi-culturalism, borderlands theory, ethnocriticism, and transculturation.
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Three Yukon First Nations Elders Share Their Knowledge

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Josephine Holloway
[Gladys Johnston
Grace Dewhurst
Ann Geddes]
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 14, no. 4, Women of the North, Fall, 1994, pp. 62-69
Description
Presents excerpts from interviews with Elders by three researchers.
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Too Long Apart

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Martin Flanagan
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 5, September/October 2007, pp. 6-7
Description
Brief, biographical sketch of Archie Roach, activist, musician, and survivor.
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Traditional Healing Circle of Elders

Alternate Title
Traditional Healing Circle of Elders, Elsipogtog First Nation, September 19th, 2007
Documents & Presentations
Description
Comments on the First Nations Centre's Traditional Healing Circle of Elders event held to discuss needs and priorities related to traditional health, healing and related knowledge.
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