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Walking With Our Sisters

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Walking With Our Sisters
Description
Website chronicles the over 600 reported missing indigenous women in Canada and the United States through a commemorative art installation.
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Walking with the Grandmothers and Aunties Wisdom

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Forsythe
Pawaatamihk, vol. 1, no. 1, 2023, pp. 119-133
Description

Examines the experiences of 13 Métis women and the passing down of their knowledge for future generations. 

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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.
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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.
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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.
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Wasauksing Women Sharing Strength

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rebeka Tabobondung
InTensions, no. 6, Fall/Winter, 2012, pp. [1]-23
Description
Three generations of mothers share their experience and understanding of birth knowledge.
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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.
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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.
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We All Look Alike

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jamie Figueroa
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 24, no. 1, Communicating Yesterdays Stories Today, Fall, 2012, p. 46
Description
Short story.
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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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