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Indigeneity and Transnationality?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jocelyn Thorpe
Bonita Lawrence
Women & Environments International Magazine, no. 68/69, Fall/Winter, 2005, pp. 6-8
Interview with Bonita Lawrence, author of "Real" Indians and Others: Mixed Blood Urban Native Peoples and Indigenous Nationhood.
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Intercultural Research: Australia and Canada

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ros Pierce
Janet Kelly
Pimatziwin: A Journal of Indigenous and Aboriginal Community Health, vol. 1, no. 2, 2003, pp. 155-161
Story of two nurses, one an Indigenous Australian registered nurse, and the other a non-Indigenous community health nurse, both from Southern Australia and their travels meeting Indigenous people in Canada.
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An Interview with Annie Stone

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Owen Einseidler
Saskatchewan Indian, September 1988, p. 32
Residential schooling on the Onion Lake Reserve provided an education but Annie had to learn language and culture later from Elders.
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Interview With Evelyn Campbell

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Evelyn Campbell
Inuktitut, no. 87, 2000, pp. 33-52
Retired Inuk teacher from Rigolet, Labrador recalls her life and experiences throughout 37 years of teaching.
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Interview with Naomi Carriere

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 29, no. 1, Winter/Spring, 1999, pp. 19-20
Young woman from Cumberland House pursues a career in the sciences.
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Interviews With Loretta Todd, Shelley Niro and Patricia Deadman

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lawrence Abbott
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 18, no. 2, 1998, pp. 335-373
Interviews with three visual artists whose work emphasizes cultural meanings within the film and video work by Loretta Todd and photography by Shelley Niro and Patricia Deadman.
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Intimate Geographies: Reclaiming Citizenship and Community in The Autobiography of Delfina Cuero and Bonita Nuñez's Diaries

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephanie Fitzgerald
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 1, 2006, pp. 109-129
Questions why this diverse genre of autobiography is not used by teachers and critics, arguing it reflects the margins of Native history, subsistence, community and identity.
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An Introduction to Wynema, A Child of the Forest, by Sophia Alice Callahan

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annette Van Dyke
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 4, no. 2/3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 1992, pp. 123-128
Provides a brief biography of Sophia Alice Callahan as well as an introduction to Wynema. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Inuit Physician Aims to Inspire

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara Sibbald
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 162, no. 12, June 13, 2000, p. 1792
Presents Canada's only female Inuit physician, Dr. Danika Edmunds.
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Inuit Songbird Honoured

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rosa Harris-Adler
Inuktitut, no. 99, Winter, 2006, p. 21
Tagaq (Tanya Gillis) wins Best Female performer category at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards held in Toronto on Nov. 25, 2005.
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Inuit Women and Graphic Arts: Female Creativity and its Cultural Context

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Catherine Berlo
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, 1989, pp. 293-315
Recognizes Inuit women for attaining a leadership role in the emerging Inuit art movement in terms of "artistic genius, economics, self-determination, traditional decision-making and southern marketing techniques."
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Inuktitut Asks-- Kenojuak About Her Life as an Artist and Mother

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kenojuak Ashevak
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1, Kenojuak Ashevak, 1927-2013, Winter, 2014, pp. 16-21
Interview with artist who received an Appointed Companion to the Order of Canada medal in 1982. Entire pdf on one issue. To access article, scroll to page 16.
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[Irene Avaalaaqiaq: Myth and Reality]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Deborah Kigjugalik Webster
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 28, no. 1, Art et représentation / Art and Representation, 2004, pp. 202-206
Book review of: Irene Avaalaaqiaq by Judith Nasby.
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Jeannette Armstrong

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Jolene Dupont Johnson
Includes biography, a brief bibliography and several related links.
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Jessie Oonark: Woman in the Centre

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maureen Flynn-Burhoe
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 2, Summer, 1999, pp. 26-30
Profile of a prominent Inuit artist. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 26.
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Jocelyn Reekie

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Blair McDaid
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 34, no. 1, Summer, 2003, pp. 5-6
Introduces Jocelyn Reekie and highlights her successes as a single mother, outreach worker, acceptance into the Alberta College of Art and Design, and winning a national monetary award.
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Journey for Justice: Gladys Tolley's Story

Alternate Title
Storytelling: Gladys' Story
Documents & Presentations
Brief biography based on remembrances of a woman who was struck and killed by a Sûreté du Québec (SQ) police cruiser; family feels that the death was not properly investigated.
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Ka-Nin-Geh-Heh-Gah-E-Sa-Nonh-Yah-Gah

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Patricia A. Monture
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 2, no. 1, Racism ... Talking Out, 1986, pp. 159-170
Discussion of the author's experiences involving racism while obtaining legal education. Also includes commentary regarding racism and disadvantage theories as well as coping strategies.
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Kateri Tekakwitha

Alternate Title
Memories of Kateri Tekakwitha Renews Faith in Believers
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dianne Meilin
Windspeaker, vol. 26, no. 2, May 2008, p. 26

Author chronicles the life of the first Native American woman to be declared blessed by the Roman Catholic church.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.34.

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Kateri Tekakwitha

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Orenda K. Boucher-Curotte
Canada's History, vol. 96, no. 1, February/March 2016, p. 30
Brief biographical article on the Mohawk women who became the first North American Indigenous saint.
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KC Adams

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cliff Eyland
Border Crossings, vol. 24, no. 2, May 2005, pp. 101-102
Review of the exhibition Cyborg Living
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Keep Your Eye on the Prize!

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sally Goold Oam (Nee Bamblett)
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 4, July/August 2006, pp. 12-15
Brief excerpt from, In Our Own Right, Black Australian Nurses' Stories edited by Sally Oam and Kerrynne Liddle about the challenges of being Aboriginal and rising to a nurse educator.
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Kenojuak Ashevak

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Library and Archives Canada
Brief biography of the Inuit sculptor/draughtswoman and a list of suggested readings.
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Kenojuak Ashevak

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darlene Coward Wight
Canada's History, vol. 96, no. 1, February/March 2016, p. 28
Brief biographical article on a pioneering female Inuit artist who began her career in the late 1950s at Cape Dorset.
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Kenojuak Revisited

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jean Blodgett
Christine Lalonde
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1, Kenojuak Ashevak, 1927-2013, Winter, 2014, pp. 22-25
Discusses the career of the famous Cape Dorset artist, Kenojuak Ashevak. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 22.
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Kenojuak Through the Lens

Articles » General
Author/Creator
William Ritchie
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1, Kenojuak Ashevak, 1927-2013, Winter, 2014, pp. 27-31
Photographic essay of the artist at work. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 27.
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The Kutenai Female Berdache: Courier, Guide, Prophetess and Warrior

Alternate Title
The Kootenai Female Berdache: Courier, Guide, Prophetess and Warrior
The Kootenay Female Berdache: Courier, Guide, Prophetess and Warrior
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claude E. Schaeffer
Ethnohistory, vol. 12, no. 3, Summer, 1965, pp. 193-236
Ququonok Patke, a famous 19th century female berdache, whose role included mediation between the Flathead and Blackfoot peoples, was also recognized as a courier, warrior and guide.
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Kuujjuaq: Memories & Musings

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Mary Carpenter
Inuktitut, no. 86, 2000, pp. 59-[?]
Book review of: Kuujjuaq by Dorothy Mesher with Ray Woollam.
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