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"We Also Serve": American Indian Women's Role in World War II

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Grace Mary Gouveia
Michigan Historical Review, vol. 20, no. 2, American Indians, Fall, 1994, pp. 153-182
Description
Discusses women's involvement in the military, employment in defence industries and on-reservation economic activities, and compares their experiences to those of other minorities.
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We are Called Transformers

Articles » General
Author/Creator
María Teresa Madani
Indigenous Affairs, no. 3-4, Indigenous Youth, 2005, p. 23
Description
Indigenous woman from the Aymara people speaks about being a free person. To access this article, scroll down to page 23.
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We Have Stories: Five Generations of Indigenous Women in Water

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rosemary Georgeson
Jessica Hallenbeck
Decolonization, vol. 7, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water, 2018, pp. 20-38
Description
Traces one family's relationship with water and fish and how colonial practices and policies impacted it.
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"We're Gonna Capture Johnny Depp": Making Kin with Cinematic Comanches

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dustin Tahmahkera
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 2, 2017, pp. 23-42
Description
Discusses the controversy surrounding Disney's casting of Depp in the role of Tonto and Comanche activist Ladonna Vita Tabbytite Harris's decision to customarily adopt the actor.
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“We’re Not Going to Stop for Anything": Concerned Aboriginal Women and the Constitution Express

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Nickel
BC Studies, vol. 212, The Constitution Express: A 40-Year Retrospective, Winter/Spring, 2021/2022, pp. 41-64
Description
Examines a parallel activism effort next to the Constitution Express by a group of Indigenous women when they staged an occupation of a Department of Office in British Columbia in response to the departments inadequate dealing with Indigenous housing, education and employment.
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We Women of Izozog

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Zulema Barahona
Felicia Barrientos
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Bolivia, June 2002, pp. 46-47
Description
Short article describes the history of Inter-Communal Body of Women of the Capaincy of Izozog, CIMCI. To access this article, scroll down to page 46.
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Weaving Tapestries of Solidarity With Virtual Thread: Information and Communication Technologies at the Service of Grassroots Indigenous Women in Bolivia

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nidia Bustillos Rodriguez
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Indigenous Peoples and Information Technology, 2003, pp. 26-31
Description
Discusses how OMAK (The Organization of Aymara Women of Kollausyo, Bolivia) works to improve communication among rural Bolivian women. To access this article scroll down to page 26.
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[Week 7: Understanding the Truth and Reconciliation Commission]

Alternate Title
MIKM 2701: Learning From Knowledge Keepers of Mi'kma'ki
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Stephen Augustine
Ashlee Cunsolo Willox
Agnes Gould
Description
Stephen Augustine speaks about the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and the 94 calls to action. Elder Agnes Gould speaks about her missing sister and missing and murdered Indigenous women. Presentations begin at 23:51. Duration: 2:47:26.
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The West and Beyond: New Perspectives on an Imagined Region

Alternate Title
The West Unbound: Social and Cultural Studies
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gerald Friessen
Lyle Dick
Winona Wheeler
Matt Dyce
James Opp
Kathryn McKay
Amber Dean... [et. al.]
Description
Based on papers presented at the conference: The West and Beyond : Historians Past, Present and Future, held at the University of Alberta, 19–21 June, 2008.
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What a Basket Holds

Alternate Title
The White Rock Museum Basketry Collection
What a Basket Holds: Basketry in British Columbia
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Faith Whiting
The Midden, vol. 34, no. 4, 2002, pp. 1-[5]
Description
Focuses on selection, processing and management of plant materials used in construction, and uses this information to analyze the collection held in the White Rock Museum
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What Comes From Hitting Sticks

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alice Rose Crow
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 1, Celebrating 25 Years, Fall, 2014, p. 54
Description
Short essay on celebrating Bernice Joseph's life, pursuing higher education, writing to remember, and the journey home.
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What has the Literature Taught Us About Culturally Competent Care of Women and Children?

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lynn Clark Callister
MCN, The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, vol. 30, no. 6, November/December 2005, pp. 380-388
Description
Investigates four approaches to research: descriptive literature, world view perspectives, cultural brokering and transcultural world view. The article further discusses implications these have in terms of nursing education, research and practice.
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What is Bill-31 and Bill-3?

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Legal Affairs and Justice
Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Description
Both bills were meant to address gender inequity and discrimination present in the Indian Act whereby women and their children were excluded from status and any of the accompanying rights and benefits .
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What's a National Inquiry? How Do Inquiries Work?

Alternate Title
Legal Strategy Coalition Interactive Frequently Asked (FAQ) Document
LSC Interactive Frequently Asked (FAQ) Document
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Legal Strategy Coalition
Description
Produced to assist those preparing for national inquiry into violence against Indigenous women and girls.
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What's in a Dedication? On Being a Warlpiri DJ

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melinda Hinkson
The Australian Journal of Anthropology, vol. 15, no. 2, 2004, pp. 143-162
Description
Discusses the on air practices of a group of young Walpiri women broadcasters at PAW radio in north central Australia.
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