"Liberated by God's Grace"

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marie Wilson
Description
Presentation at the 15th Biennial National Convention of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, Edmonton, Alberta, July 10, 2015 by the TRC Commissioner. Duration: 1:03:48.
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Libraries’ Support Services for Indigenous Research & Scholarship at the University of Manitoba

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lisa Hanson O’Hara
Janice Linton
Cody Fullerton
Description
As part of the Ithaca S+R report When Research is Relational researchers at the University of Manitoba interviewed Indigenous faculty from across a range of faculties regarding their research methods. Report summarizes interviews and makes suggestions for improving services and supports for Indigenous researchers.
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A Library Matter of Genocide: The Library of Congress and the Historiography of the Native American Holocaust

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Q. Dudley
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples-Part 1, April 2017, pp. 1-30
Description
Analyzes books in OCLC Worldcat with Library of Congress subject heading "Indians of North America", with keywords genocide, holocaust or extermination.
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Licensed Trafficking and Ethnogenetic Engineering

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan A. Miller
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 1, Writing about (Writing about) American Indians, Winter, 1996, pp. 49-55
Description
Author criticizes the ways that History scholars portray Indigenous peoples in their writings with a particular focus on Richard White’s The Middle Ground: Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650-1815.
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Life and Times of the Great Sioux Nation

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michal Votřel
Description
Explores the influence and the impact of the arrival of Europeans on the Sioux traditional culture and life. Thesis towards an undergraduate degree in Education--University of West Bohemia, 2014.
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Life at Gjoa Haven: The Old Ways and the New

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T. C. Landon
The Beaver, vol. 71, no. 4, August/September 1991, pp. 41-?
Description
Describes the Inuit's attempt to balance traditions with the 20th-century.
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[Life at the residential school in Kamloops, B.C., 1962]

Alternate Title
CBC Television Special ; December 25, 1962
Life at a Residential School
[Eyes of Children: Christmas at a Residential School]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
George Robertson
Description
Documentary filmed at the Kamloops Indian Residential School, British Columbia. Includes synopsis. Duration 29:24.
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Life in Residential Schools: A Response to Shirley Sterling’s My Name is Seepeetza

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Desirée Pelletier
Language & Literacy, vol. 2, no. 2, 2000, p. [?]
Description
Author compares the experiences of her grandmother to those of the character Martha in Sterling's work and asserts that while Martha 's story it is not representative of all the children, it provides a useful introduction to the subject of residential schools.
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Life on the 18th Hole

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Neel
BC Studies, no. 89, In Celebration of Our Survival: The First Nations of British Columbia, Spring, 1991, pp. 132-139
Description
Looks at the milestones of the Oka stand-off and the struggle for change
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Life on the Other Side: Native Student Survival in a University World

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol Barnhardt
Peabody Journal of Education, vol. 69, no. 2, Negotiating the Culture of Indigenous Schools, Winter, 1994, pp. 115-139
Description
Reviews programs designed to transition and retain students, with emphasis on experiences of Alaska Natives attending the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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Life Satisfaction among Aboriginal Peoples in the Canadian Prairies: Evidence from the Equality, Security and Community Survey

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher P. Barrington-Leigh
Sabina Sloman
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 7, no. 2, 2016, pp. 1-34
Description
Reports on two surveys that solicit life satisfaction assessments from Aboriginal respondents and compares inferences from the data to those of the general Canadian population.
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Lifetime Devoted to Women's Work

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 21, no. 12, March 2004, p. 38
Description

Recounts the life and works of Monik Sioui, founder of the Quebec Native Women's Association and advocate for rights of Aboriginal people.

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

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Lifta, the Nakba, and the Museumification of Palestine's History

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rana Barakat
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall, 2018, pp. 1-15
Description
Author challenges the mainstream narratives about Lifta, a Palestinian village located in the Western corridor of Jerusalem, and advocates for its consideration as part of a larger Indigenous historical narrative of Palestine.
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Like an Ill-Fitting Boot: Government, Governance and Management Systems in the Contemporary Indian Act

Alternate Title
Research Paper (National Centre for First Nations Governance)
Research Paper for the National Centre for First Nations Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Frances Abele
Description
Analysis of the written Act from public administration and political science perspective, without the context of application or important court decisions.
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Like Ripples in Water: 1980-1986

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anne-Marie Mawhiney
Thomas Alcoze
Robert Hart
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 9, Special Edition In Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the School of Indigenous Relations, February 2014, pp. 11-21
Description
Discusses how the culturally-specific social work program started. Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 11 to read article.
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Linda Youens Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Linda Youens
Carol Pearlstone
Indian History Film Project
Description
Ms. Youens is a Metis, born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. She was brought up in a series of foster homes and is now active in both the Women's Movement and with native groups. She talks about how the Metis are treated by outside groups, her childhood, and attitudes towards women among native societies.
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Lines and Circles: The "Rez" Plays of Tomson Highway

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Denis W. Johnston
Canadian Literature, no. 124-125 , Native Writers & Canadian Writing, Spring/Summer, 1990, pp. 254 - 264
Description

Discussion of two plays, The Rez Sisters and Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing, which expose the problems, challenges and injustices that Aboriginal people face.

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Linguistic and Cultural Evolution in an Unyielding Environment

Alternate Title
Cultural Diversity and Education: Interface Issues
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Barbara Burnaby
Description

Looks at language developments within the context of modern day circumstances of two Innu communities in Labrador. Chapter in book: Cultural Diversity and Education: Interface Issues by David F. Philpott, Wayne C. Nesbit, Mildred F. Cahill, and Gary H. Jeffery.

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