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First Voices: An Aboriginal Women's Reader

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Judy Iseke
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2010, pp. 429-430
Book review of: First Voices edited by Patricia A. Monture, Patricia C. McGuire.
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First Woman Chief Used Creativity to Solve Problems

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 23, no. 12, March 2006, p. 26

Chronicles the life and works of Elsie Knott, the first woman in Canada to be elected as a First Nation chief.

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

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Footnotes on a Friendship, February 2005

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kimberly Blaeser
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 2, Special Issue: Honoring A. Lavonne Brown, Summer, 2005, pp. 77-79
Recounts the influence of A. Lavonne Brown Ruoff as a mentor. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 77.
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Fortieth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1918-1919

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Author/Creator
J. Walter Fewkes
Report includes the following papers: Report of the Chief by J. Walter Fewkes The Mythical Origin of the White Buffalo Dance of the Fox Indians by Truman Michelson The Autobiography of a Fox Indian Woman by Truman Michelson Notes on Fox Mortuary Customs and Beliefs by Truman Michelson Notes on the Fox Society Known as "Those Who Worship the Little Spotted Buffalo" by Truman Michelson The Traditional Origin of the Fox Society Known as "The Singing Around Rite" by Truman Michelson
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The Good Red Road: Journeys of Homecoming in Native Women's Writing

Alternate Title
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Beth Brant
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 21, no. 1, 1997, pp. 193-206
Looks at Mohawk writer and actress, Emily Pauline Johnson, and her initiative to have First Nations women record their stories.
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Grateful For the Push: A Tribute to Lavonne Ruoff

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chadwick Allen
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 2, Special Issue: Honoring A. Lavonne Brown, Summer, 2005, pp. 71-74
Honours contributions by Ruoff to the field of Native American literature. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 71.
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Guest Editor's Preface : Studies in American Indian Literatures

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Ruppert
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 2, Summer, 2005, p. 3
Introduces the special issue honouring A. LaVonne Brown Ruoff for her work in Native American literary studies. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 3.
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Hands of History

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Loretta Todd
Looks at aesthetic philosophies, techniques and personal styles of four Aboriginal female artists; Doreen Jensen, Rena Point Bolton, Jane Ash Poitras, Joane Cardinal-Schubert. Duration: 51:49.
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“Help Indians Help Themselves”: Gertrude Bonnin, the SAI and the NCAI

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American Indian Quarterly ; vol. 37, no. 3, Summer 2013
“Help Indians Help Themselves”: Gertrude Bonnin, the Society of American Indians and the National Congress of American Indians
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
P. Jane Hafen
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 25, no. 2, The Society of American Indians and Its Legacies, Summer, 2013, pp. 199-218
Uses primary documents to examine the activist's attitudes and political views. Special combined issue of Studies in American Indian Literatures and American Indian Quarterly. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 199.
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HIV/AIDS and Aboriginal Women: One Woman's Story

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine Baylis
Brenda Loyie
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 21, no. 2, Women and HIV/AIDS, Summer/Fall, 2001, pp. 124-126
Brenda Loyie, a Cree Peer Counsellour/ Advocate with AIDS Prince George is one of three Aboriginal women who tell their story in the video Women, HIV and Addictions: Before, During and After.
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Honoured Indian Refused Service!!

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 8, no. 3, March 1978, p. 40
Dorothy Maquabeak Francis, of the Saulteaux First Nation, now of New Westminster, B.C., was refused service in a Vancouver jewellery store, the same day she was named to the Order of Canada.
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Hot Lunch Program One of Many Services to Community

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Author/Creator
Joan Black
Windspeaker, vol. 16, no. 12, April 1999, p. 13 s

Brief profile of Elder Theresa Stevenson, recipient of the National Aboriginal Achievement Award for Community Development. Theresa is recognized for her devotion to humanitarian causes such as advocating for Aboriginal role models in schools, hot lunch programs, and low income housing.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.33.

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Hybrid Imaginings

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Warren Cariou
Canadian Literature, no. 167, First Nations Writing, Winter, 2000, pp. 141-144
Book reviews of: I Knew Two Métis Women: The Lives of Dorothy Scofield and Georgina Houle Young by Gregory Scofield. Red Blood: One (Mostly) White Guy's Encounters with the Native World by Robert Hunter. The Visions and Revelations of St. Louis the Métis edited by David Day.
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Image, Music, Text: An Interview with Jeannette Armstrong

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karin E. Beeler
Jeannette Armstrong
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 21, no. 2, 1996, pp. [143]-154
Interview with the teacher, artist, sculptor and activist Jeannette Armstrong at the En'owkin Centre in Penticton, BC, in 1996.
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Imagined Passages

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David Woodman
The Beaver, vol. 86, no. 2, April/May 2006, p. 46
Book review of: Lady Franklin's Revenge: A True Story of Ambition, Obsession & the Remaking of Arctic History by Ken McGoogan.
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"In Her Memory and in the Spirit of Our Ancestors"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alice Olsen Williams
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 8, no. 3, Margaret Laurence: A Celebration, 1987, pp. 10-12
Author talks about inspiration for her quilts and combining two cultures in her designs.
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In Memory of Ida McLeod

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solomon Sanderson
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 12, no. 5, June 1982, p. 2
Ida McLeod, mother and teacher, established an Indian Language Program in Saskatchewan and worked for greater First Nations control over education.
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In Praise of Old Friendships

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathryn W. Shanley
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 2, Summer, 2005, pp. 108-109
Praises A. Lavonne Ruoff Brown as a generous scholar, mentor and friend. Entire article on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 108.
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Indian Record (Vol. XXIV, No. V, May, 1961)

Documents & Presentations
"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 polices of the time.
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An Indian Woman of Many Hats: Laura Cornelius Kellogg’s Embattled Search for an Indigenous Voice

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American Indian Quarterly ; vol. 37, no. 3, Summer 2013
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cristina Stanciu
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 25, no. 2, The Society of American Indians and Its Legacies, Summer, 2013, pp. 87-115
Brief biography of the author, orator, rights activist and reformer of Native American policy. Special combined issue of Studies in American Indian Literatures and American Indian Quarterly. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 87.
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Indian Women

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, March 1989, pp. 12-13
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.
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Indian Women of Saskatchewan

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Author/Creator
Executive of the Indian Women of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 2, no. 7, September 1971, p. 12
Itemizes some of the 1971 aims and objectives raised at Women's Conference.
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Indian Women Urged to Become Organized

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 2, no. 4, April 1971, p. 9
Flora Mike, Saskatchewan Native Women's Association, speaks at 1971 national conference of Indian women.
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