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Reflecting on Pocahontas

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gail Tremblay
Frontiers, vol. 23, no. 2, 2002, pp. 121-123
Brief biography of the Algonquin "princess" who was kidnapped by the British, converted to Christianity and visited the court of James I.
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Reflection: My Transpacific Life

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Margarita James
BC Studies, no. 204, (Un)Settling the Islands: Race, Indigeneity, and the Transpacific, January 09, 2020
Author’s autobiographic account of her family’s history and experiences as mixed race people.
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Remembering Kenojuak

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Terry Ryan
Norman Hallendy
John Westren
Marnie Schreiber
Sarah Milroy .... [et al.]
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1, Kenojuak Ashevak, 1927-2013, Winter, 2014, pp. 39-50
Presents reflective tributes to the artist. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 39.
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Rereading Pauline Johnson

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carole Gerson
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 46, no. 2, Special Issue: Finding Common Ground, Spring, 2012, pp. 45-61
Article takes renewed look at the accomplishments of noted Canadian poet.
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Respecting Women in Research

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Loretta Hardcastle
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 4, July/August 2007, pp. 16-17
Defines what is meant by Indigenous research and reports on the methodologies used in the development of a research program for Indigenous women's health.
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Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
James H. O'Donnell III
Kathleen Whitaker
Harwood Hinton
R. David Edmunds
Andrei A. Snamenski
Stephen Cornell
Morris A. Forslund
Joanna L. Endter
Peter R. Hacker
Ted J. Brasser
Laurence M. Hauptman
Clara Lee Tanner
Judith A. Gray
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 14, no. 1, 1990, pp. 127-181
Book reviews of: Powhatan's Mantle: Indians in the Colonial Southeast edited by Peter Wood. Navajo Textiles: The William Randolph Hearst Collection by Nancy J. Blomberg. Utmost Good Faith: Patterns of Apache-Mexican Hostilities in Northern Chihuahua Border Warfare, 1821-1848 by William B. Griffen. The Confederate Cherokees: John Drew's Regiment of Mounted Rifles by W.
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Revival Begins at Home

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gloria Greyeyes
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 31, no. 1, Winter, 2001, p. 5
Life and career of internationally known Cree linguist Freda Greyeyes from the Ahtahkakoop First Nation and the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation.
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Rita Joe

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Wikipedia
The Free Encyclopedia
Brief biographical sketch of the noted Mi'kmaq-Canadian poet and song writer (1932-2007), who has been referred as the Poet Laureate of the Mi'kmaq people.
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Roberta Jamieson: A Profile

Alternate Title
Descant
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 10, no. 2 & 3, Summer/Fall, 1989, p. 37
Short biography of the woman appointed Ontario ombudsman in 1989.
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Rough Ruoff, Pirate Fighter

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Willis Regier
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 2, Special Issue: Honoring A. Lavonne Brown, Summer, 2005, p. 100
Reflects on A. LaVonne Ruoff Brown's career in the navy. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 100.
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Ruth Cuthand: Back Talk

Alternate Title
Ruth Cuthand - Artist Feature
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jen Budney
Ruth Cuthand
Saskatoon's Mendel Art Gallery features the Prince Albert, SK born artist in a comprehensive, mid-career retrospective.
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S.I.W.A. Keeps McNab Busy

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 4, no. 3, March 1974, pp. 23-26
Interview with Isabel McNab, president of the Saskatchewan Indian Women's Association.
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Sacajawea and Her Sisters: Images and Native Women

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gail Guthrie Valaskakis
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 23, no. 1, Hands Back, Hands Forward: Revising Aboriginal Voices and Revisioning Aboriginal Research, 1999, pp. 117-135
Explores the misrepresentation of Indigenous women by North American popular culture through the promotion of images such as the postcard/calendar "Indian maiden" or "Indian princess" caricature.
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A Safer Sex Trade Explored Through Film

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Laura Stevens
Windspeaker, vol. 24, no. 11, February 2007, p. 17

Examines a documentary exploring the lives of different types of sex trade workers.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.17.

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Santee Smith

Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Library and Archives Canada
Brief biography of the dancer, choreographer and actress as well as a list of readings.
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Saqiyuq

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Mary Carpenter
Inuktitut, no. 89, 2001, pp. 64-70
Book review of: Saqiyug: Stories From the Lives of Three Inuit Women by Nancy Wachowich, Apphia A. Awa, Rhoda K. Katsak and Sandra P. Katsak.
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Sarah Winnemucca

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Ruth Rosenberg
Biography of Sarah Winnemucca, noted autobiographer, author of: Life Among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims
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Sarah Winnemucca by Sally Zanjani

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Carolyn Sorisio
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 14, no. 2 & 3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 2002, pp. 54-58
Book review. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Sarah Winnemucca: [Post]Indian Princess and Voice of the Paiutes

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew S. McClure
MELUS, vol. 24, no. 2, Summer, 1999, pp. 29-51
Contends Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins (1844?-1891) first Native American autobiographer, is often regarded as an assimilationist, which contradicts her championing Paiute and tribal survival.
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Senator Thelma Chalifoux

Articles » General
Windspeaker, vol. 26, no. 2, May 2008, p. 13

Interview and personal profile of the first Aboriginal woman appointed to the Senate of Canada.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.13.

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Shades of Our Sisters

Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
[Maggie Cywink
Alex Cywink
Joyce Carpenter
Laura Heidenheim
Michael Rebellato
Josephine Tse
Melissa Gonzalez ... [et al.]]
Website for multimedia exhibition developed by families of two murdered women, Sonya Cywink and Patricia Carpenter, and eight Ryerson media Production students. Family members share memories of the women and what their loss means to them.
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The Shaman

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Myrna Kostash
Chatelaine, vol. 70, no. 4, April 1997, pp. 113-116
Profile of artist Jane Ash Poitras.
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Sherry Red Owl, Stands at Dawn Woman

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Crazy Bull
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 25, no. 4, Nation Building, Summer, 2014
Comments on the educational leadership journey of Sherry Red Owl to advance tribal sovereignty in education.
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Shirley Bear

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joyce Green
Canadian Dimension, vol. 41, no. 4, July/August 2007, pp. 24-25
Brief profile of Maliseet elder Shirley Bear, a political activist, artist, traditional healer, mother and grandmother.
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