Oral History
The South West Aboriginal Studies Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lois Tilbrook
Aboriginal History, vol. 4, no. 2, 1980, pp. 184-190
Description
Project studied available literature and documentation on the culture and history of the Aborigines in the the south western region.
Speech
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Indian History Film Project
Description
Transcript of a talk given by an unknown informant, possibly sometime in the 1980's.
NOTE: There is no material of value to be indexed in this document.
The Spirits of the Dead in Saulteaux Life and Thought
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. Irving Hallowell
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, vol. 70, no. 1, 1940, pp. 29-51
Description
Focuses on beliefs about the afterlife and those who have visited the spirit (ghost) land.
Spoken Word
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marueen Simpkins
The Beaver, vol. 80, no. 2, April/May 2000, pp. 42-[?]
Description
Profiles Cree storyteller Louis Bird, who has spent the last 30 years recording, documenting and translating stories in an effort to preserve the oral traditions of his people.
Stan Durocher Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Stan Durocher
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Stan Durocher was one of the original and most active members of the local Metis Association organized by Jim Brady.
Standing Alone
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Colin Low
Description
Documents the successes, challenges and transformations experienced by Pete Standing Alone and the Blood Reserve in Alberta over the past 25 years. Accompanying material: An Integrated Educator's Guide.
Duration: 57:50.
Station Camps: Legislation, Labour Relations and Rations on Pastoral Leases in the Kimberley Region, Western Australia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pamela A. Smith
Aboriginal History, vol. 24, 2000, pp. [75]-97
Description
Comments on methods used by pastoralists to control the Aboriginal population and to guarantee a cheap labour force from colonization until the 1970s.
Steam Baths
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 with George First Rider where he describes the construction of various sweat lodges.
Stolen Generation Narratives in Local and Global Contexts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kay Schaffer
Antipodes, vol. 16, no. 1, June 2002, pp. 5-10
Description
Discusses how Aboriginal life narratives, on the removal of Aboriginal children from their families, has impacted Indigenous-settler relations.
The Storied World of Harry Robinson: Emerging Dialogues
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Blanca Schorcht
BC Studies, no. 135, Perspectives on Aboriginal Culture, Autumn, 2002, pp. 145-162
Description
Discussion of Write It on Your Heart and Nature Power which are some of the most comprehensive examples of oral stories performed by a First Nations storyteller, transcribed and published in written form. They are even more remarkable because Robinson performed the stories in English.
Stories of Fish and People: Oral Tradition and the Environmental Crisis
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael Marker
BC Studies, no. 129, 2001, pp. 79-85
Description
Book reviews of five books:
Making Salmon: An Environmental History of the Northwest Fisheries Crisis by Joseph E. Taylor III.
To Fish in Common: The Ethnohistory of Lummi Indian Salmon Fishing by Daniel L. Boxberger.
Messages from Frank's Landing: A Story of Salmon, Treaties, and the Indian Way by Charles Wilkinson.
Fishing Places, Fishing People: Traditions and Issues in Canadian Small-Scale Fisheries edited by Dianne Newell and Rosemary E. Ommer.
Story of Scar Face
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Story of Scar Face, Scabby Round Cut Robe, Stretched Leg
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Ed Calf Robe
Camoose Bottle
Jim Bottle
Howard Hind Man
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
The participants in the interview tell various stories.
Storytelling #2 with Jens Lyberth & Max Ireland
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jens Lyberth
Max Ireland
Heather Bouchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview that tells of an Inuit death story; a Lillooet (West coast Indian) creation myth; and an account of a man's search for his lost brother. Note: Heather Bouchard, transcriber.