Voyage of Domination, "Purchase" as Conquest, Sakakawea for Savagery: Distorted Icons from Misrepresentation of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James V. Fenelon
Mary Louise Defender-Wilson
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 19, no. 1, Spring, 2004, pp. 85-104
Description
Describes ideas of discovery, ideologies of purchase, and misinterpretations, for example that of Native American women as battered women, by Lewis and Clark in their explorations, 1804-1806.
Waban-Aki: People From Where the Sun Rises
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alanis Obomsawin
Description
Looks at the history and contemporary life of the Abenaki and the importance of basket making to their way of life.
Duration: 1:44:05.
Accompanying material.
Wakan Tipi and Indian Mounds Park: Reclaiming an Indigenous Feminine Sacred Site
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roxanne Gould
Jim Rock
AlterNative, vol. 12, no. 3, 2016, pp. 224-235
Description
Looks at the history, destruction and restoration of a sacred site site near St. Paul's Minnesota that had become a toxic waste dump.
Walk Ended Just Days Before Missing Woman's Body Found
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andréa Ledding
Warren Goulding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 8, August 2008, p. 3
Description
Looks at a walk to raise awareness of a missing woman, the victim of a murder, and the statistics that suggest Aboriginal women are more likely to be victims of assault.
Article located by scrolling to page 3.
Walking a Tightrope: Aboriginal People and Their Representations
Alternate Title
A Story Untold: A Community-Based Oral Narrative of Mohawk Women's Voices from Point Anne, Ontario
Aboriginal Studies Series (Wilfred Laurier University Press)
Goodbye, Wild Indian
Kwakwaka-wakw on Film
Permission and Possession: The Identity Tightrope
Seeing Red: The Stoic Whiteman and Non-Native Humour
The Whirlwind of History: Parallel Nineteenth-Century Perspectives on “Are They Savage?”
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Drew Hayden Taylor
Philip Bellfry
Dawn T. Maracle
Karl Hele
Kathryn Bunn-Marcuse
Lenore Keeshig-Tobias
Aboriginal Studies Series
Description
Chapters one, two, four, seven, and twelve.
Walking in Her Moccasins Bundle: An Experiential Violence Prevention Resource for Indigenous Men and Boys [Introduction]
Alternate Title
Bundle Introduction: Considerations for Bundle Use
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP)
Description
Walking in Her Moccasins Bundle: An Experiential Violence Prevention Resource for Indigenous Men and Boys: Train-the Trainer Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP)
Description
Additional material:
Trainee Guide.
Walking the Path Together Business Case
Alternate Title
Walking the Path Together Project
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alberta Council of Women's Shelters (ACWS)
Description
Accompanies the Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis. Together the two documents provide the context for understanding the case for support of the Walking the Path Together strategy and plan.
Walking the Talk: The Balancing Act of Native Women Tribal College Presidents
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Barbara Ellen Sorensen
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 4, Tribal College Governance, Summer, 2015
Description
Looks at the accountability, autonomy, and balancing acts of women in leadership roles at tribal colleges.
Walking Together: Ontario's Long-Term Strategy to End Violence against Indigenous Women
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Government of Ontario]
Description
Information on funding and new initiatives in six areas: supporting children, youth and families, community safety and healing, policing and justice, leadership, collaboration, alignment and accountability, and improved data and research.
Wangkajunga Women: Stories From the Desert
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Audrey Bolger
Aboriginal History, vol. 11, no. 2, 1987, pp. 102-115
Description
Presents memories from four women on their desert life, first sighting of non-Aboriginal people and their move to Christmas Creek station.
Wapos Bay: Raven Power
Alternate Title
Wapos Bay: episode 16
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dennis Jackson
Melanie Jackson
Description
Women of the community go on a retreat due to feeling unappreciated and as a result bring the community closer together in episode 16 of a stop-motion animation series.
Accompanying material: Wapos Bay: Raven Power: Study Guide.
Duration: 24:02.
Wapos Bay: Raven Power: Study Guide
Alternate Title
Wapos Bay; episode 16
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Lyn Daniels]
Description
Study guide to accompany film, Wapos Bay: Raven Power. Oriented toward elementary school students; contains episode description, background information, previewing and post-viewing activities and questions which pertain to the key themes.
The Waters of Venice: Rebecca Belmore at the 51st Biennale
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lee-Ann Martin
Canadian Art, vol. 22, no. 2, Summer, 2005, pp. 48-53
Description
Discussion of the debut performance-based video installation Fountain at Venice Biennale. Belmore was the first Aboriginal woman to represent Canada at this event.
Way of the Warrior
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Joan Fischer
Patty Loew
Wisconsin People & Ideas, 2007, pp. 37-42
Description
Interview with creator of a documentary about Native American participation in World I and II, Korea and Vietnam, produced for Wisconsin Public Television.