Women
Dear Wynonah (First Daughter)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Denise S. McConney
Native Studies Review, vol. 11, no. 2, 1996, pp. 116-124
Description
In letter, author describes how she came to teach Native Studies, developed the necessary background to do so, and what she believes to be her primary purpose as an educator in the field.
Descriptions of a Tree Outside the Forest: An Indigenous Woman’s Experiences in the Academy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeanne A. Lacourt
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Winter/Spring, 2003, pp. 296-307
Description
A Menominee female academic relates the difficulties she encountered at two post-secondary institutions.
A Different Kind Of Listening: Recent Work On Indigenous Life History In British Columbia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sabina Trimble
The Canadian Historical Review, vol. 97, no. 3, September 2016, pp. 426-434
Description
Reflects on three newer works on Indigenous women's life histories through the lived experiences of the authors.
Dis/engagement: Zitkala-Ŝa's Letters to Carlos Montezuma, 1901-1902
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ruth Spack
MELUS, vol. 26, no. 1, Varieties of the Ethnic Experience, Spring, 2001, pp. 172-204
Description
Article explores the biographical, historical and sociocultural context of the correspondence housed by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
Disability and Native North American Boarding School Narratives: Madonna Swan and Sioux Sanitorium
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Penelope Kelsey
Journal of Literary & Cultural Disability Studies, vol. 7, no. 2, [Special Issue: Disability and Indigeneity], 2013, pp. 195-211
Description
Analyzes Madonna Swan: A Lakota Woman's Story by Mark St. Pierre, the only book-length narrative of a tuberculosis survivor.
"The Ears of the Palefaces Could Not Hear Me": Languages of Self-Representation in Zitkala-Sa's Autobiographical Essays>
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Paniccia Carden
Prose Studies, vol. 20, no. 1, April 1997, pp. 58-76
Description
Discusses how Zitkala-Sa used her literacy and command of the English language as a weapon to fight preconceptions and racist attitudes in the wider society.
Elsie Klengenberg: "I Like to Draw People, Animals and Little Kids"
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joanne McNeal
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 4, Winter, 1996, pp. 17-19
Description
Comments summarized from an interview videotaped during the Great Northern Arts Festival in Inuvik, Northwest Territories.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 17.
The Enchanted Owl
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jessica Yarrow
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1, Kenojuak Ashevak, 1927-2013, Winter, 2014, pp. 34-37
Description
Comments on the artist Kenojuak Ashevak, who was the first Inuit woman to have her artwork grace a Canadian Postal stamp.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 34.
Encounter [Marie-Anne Lagimodière]
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maggie Siggins
The Beaver, vol. 82, no. 5, October/November 2002, p. 51
Description
Brief profile of Marie-Anne Lagimodière, grandmother to Louis Riel, reported to be the first white woman to live in the West .
Entwined Histories: The Creation of the Maisie Hurley Collection of Native Art
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sharon Fortney
BC Studies, no. 167, Autumn, 2010, pp. 71-104
Description
Highlights the collector's life and the formation of the collection housed at the North Vancouver Museum and Archives. Includes annotated images.
Estelle Reel, Superintendent of Indian Schools, 1898-1910: Politics, Curriculum, and Land
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. Tsianina Lomawaima
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 35, no. 3, May 1996, pp. [5-32]
Description
First Senate-nominated woman to serve in U.S. federal service, held liberal views on women's rights, yet maintained the racist philosophy toward Native Americans, consistent with her times.
Eulogy for Grace Mirehouse December 31, 1947 - May 10, 2002
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jo-Ann Archibald
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 26, no. 1, Exemplary Indigenous Education, 2002, pp. 62-64
Description
Summary of the achievements of a teacher who taught at the Native Indian Teacher Education Program (NITEP) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) for 20 years.
A Fair Voice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
P. Jane Hafen
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 2, Special Issue: Honoring A. Lavonne Brown, Summer, 2005, p. 84
Description
Recalls the grace, wit and giving nature of A. Lavonne Brown Ruoff.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 84.
Fiddler on the Threshold: Cultural Hybridity in Gertrude Bonnin's American Indian Stories
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Atilla Silku
Journal of Postcolonial Writing, vol. 40, no. 1, 2002/2003, pp. 115-124
Description
Examines the autobiographical collection American Indian Stories by Native American women writer Gertrude Bonnin and considers various strategies of resistance to assimilation.
Fire of Eden: Zitkala-Ša's Bitter Apple
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine Kunce
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 18, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 73-82
Description
Lakota author Zitkala-Ša metaphorically presents her autobiographical work Impressions of an Indian Childhood as a rendition of the Garden of Eden story.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 73.
First Impressions of A. Lavonne Brown Ruoff as an Author
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrice Hollrah
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 2, Special Issue: Honoring A. Lavonne Brown, Summer, 2005, pp. 87-88
Description
Comments on the ability of A. Lavonne Brown Ruoff to understand American Indian literatures despite being non-native.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 87.
First Nation Literature Unit: Fatty Legs - A True Story by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, illustrated by Liz Amimi-Homes
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Indigenous Education Department, Greater Victoria School District #61?]
Description
Book is Margaret Pokiak-Fenton's memoir about attending residential school for two years. This lesson plan uses Grade 6 Program Learning Outcome (PLO)s.