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Battleford Remembers Stockade Days

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
Mrs. C. Wetton
Description
Articles in the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix relating to the 50th anniversary of the Northwest Resistance, with articles on Charles Parker, NWMP member,; Ben Prince, Chief Fine Day, and sketches of the Battleford Stockade.
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Beading Offers Women Chance to Change Lives

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Leisha Grebinski
Eagle Feather News, vol. 14, no. 6, June 2011, p. 19
Description
Comments on a group working to help women escape from abuse and poverty by offering a support system that includes meeting weekly to learn moccasin making and traditional beading. Article located by scrolling to page 19.
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Beatrice Medicine, Ph.D (1923-2005)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 2, 2007, p. 191
Description
Briefly comments on the career of Dr. Medicine who served as Academic Elder in the First Nations Graduate Program at the University of Alberta.
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Beatty, Joan

Images » Photographs
Description
File contains three photographs of Joan Beatty from the early 1970s.

Historical note:

Joan Beatty was the first Aboriginal woman elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature. Prior to this Beatty had a career in journalism and production, as well as management at SaskTel.
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Beaver Bundle Origin Myth of the Blood Indians

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview on the origin of the Beaver Bundle and its transferal.
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Because It's 2017: An Indigenous Feminist Commemoration of Canada 150

Alternate Title
Weweni Indigenous Scholars Speakers Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kim Anderson
Description
Speaker discusses stereotypes of both Indigenous men and women, Canada 150 celebrations, and reactions to the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald erected on the Wilfred Laurier University Waterloo campus, including the video she made, Canadian Conversation. Duration: 34:22.
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Becoming a Role Model: Experiences of Native Student Teachers

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cheryll Duquette
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 53, no. 4, Winter, 2007, pp. 387-400
Description
Looks at women graduates from the Native Teacher Education Program (NTEP), the three stages of becoming a role model and how the program can support role modeling.
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The Bed and Bannock

Alternate Title
CBC Radio Outfront Series
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Shae Morin
Description
Personal narratives from family members who run a bed and breakfast in Prince George, B.C. Duration: 13:23.
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Being a Grandmother in the Tewa World

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sue-Ellen Jacobs
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 19, no. 2, 1995, pp. 67-83
Description
Discussion of moiety membership (a division of society into two lineal kinship parts or sides) and the concept of both achieved and ascribed "grandmotherhood" at San Juan Pueblo.
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Being Idle No More: The Women Behind the Movement

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Febna Caven
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 1, The Electronic Drum: Community Radios Role in Indigenous Language Revitalization, March 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the grassroots movement that is challenging the legislative onslaught upon Indigenous treaty rights, sovereignty, and the environment.
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Belanger Women Share Special Day

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 3, March 2008, p. 25
Description
Brief profile of five generations of women of the Belanger family. Article located by scrolling to page 25.
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Believing Women

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rosemary Cairns Way
Canadian Journal of Women and the Law, vol. 26, no. 2, 2014, pp. 431-440
Description
Book review of: Defending Battered Women on Trial: Lessons from the Transcripts by Elizabeth Sheehy.
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Bella Crane Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Bella Crane
Rose Saddleback
Indian History Film Project
Description
Describes the sale of part of the Louis Bull Reserve.
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The Benefits and Challenges of Girl-focused Indigenous SDP Programs in Australia and Canada

Alternate Title
Beyond Sport for Development and Peace: Transnational Perspectives on theory, Policy and Practice
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Lyndsay M. C. Hayhurst
Audrey R. Giles
Jan Wright
Description
Looks at initiatives for girls and the impact from sport for development and peace. Chapter in the book: Beyond Sport for Development and Peace: Transnational Perspectives on Theory, Policy and Practice edited by L.M.C. Hayhurst, T. Kay and M. Chawansky.
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Bernard Wheeler: Pioneer in Aboriginal Journalism

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Canadian Dimension, vol. 39, no. 6, Nov/Dec 2005, p. 25
Description
Brief biography of the late, distinguished journalist (1937-2005), giving praise for her commitment to her native land.
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Bernice Sayese

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Heather Andrews Miller
Windspeaker, vol. 24, no. 11, February 2007, p. 26
Description

Chronicles the life and works of the first Aboriginal woman to receive the Prince Albert Citizen of the Year Award.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.26.

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Best Practices and Available Tools for the Use of Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge and Practices for Adaptation, and the Application of Gender-Sensitive Approaches and Tools for Understanding and Assessing Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change: Technical Paper

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Description
Includes extensive literature review and examples from different regions and sectors and from different adaptation contexts based on submissions from relevant organizations.
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Between Cut and Consent: Indigenous Women’s Experiences of Obstetric Violence in Mexico

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mounia El Kotni
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 42, no. 4, 2018, pp. 21-41
Description
Discusses the medicalization of women’s in health in Mexico; articulates considerations of separation from traditional healthcare providers and practices, invasive Western practices surround pregnancy and birth, and discrimination against Indigenous and/or Afro-descendant women. Analyzes the way that poor women use the phrase “being cut” to describe “multiple experiences of frustration, mistreatment, and violence during childbirth.”
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Between Doorstep Barter Economy and Industrial Wages: Mobility and Adaptability of Coast Salish Female Laborers in Coastal British Columbia 1858-1890

Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 5th, 2003
Native Being -- Being Native: Identity and Difference: Proceedings of the Fifth Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Carol Williams
Description
Examines the changing roles of Native American women and their entrepreneurial strategies for making a living.
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Between Two Worlds

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rhonda Kokiapik
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 14, no. 4, Women of the North, Fall, 1994, pp. 21-22
Description
Presents a college student's thoughts on living in a big city compared to a remote village.
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