Kinshipwrecking: John Smith’s Adoption and the Pocahontas Myth in Settler Ontologies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rachel Bryant
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 4, Special Issue: Adoption and Indigenous Citizenship Orders, December 2018, pp. 300-308
Description
Reconsiders the colonial narrative surrounding Pocahontas and Wahunsenaca (Powhatan) created by John Smith in Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England and the Summer Isles (1624) as a “mode of storytelling that destroys and moves to supplant traditional Indigenous kinship structures and obligations.” Argues that Smith depicts colonization as a war between British patriarchal structures and Indigenous systems of kinship.
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Kiotsaeton's Three Rivers Address: An Example of "Effective" Iroquois Oratory

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harry W. Robie
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 6, no. 3/4, Autumn-Winter, 1982, pp. 238-253
Description
Describes the public address by Iroquoian leader Kiotsaeton to a council of French, Iroquois, and Huron people at Three Rivers, Quebec on July 12, 1645. Examines each groups goals and how Kiotsaeton used his oratory skills to speak to all the groups involved.
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Kiowa Battle Tipi

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vanessa Paukeigope Jennings
Whispering Wind, vol. 34, no. 6, November-December 2004, pp. 16-[?]
Description
Explanation of the new scenes added to the Battle Tipi at Redstone, Oklahoma in 1916.
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Kiowa Drawings

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
National Museum of Natural History
Description
Displays drawings produced by men imprisoned at Fort Marion in the 1870s, and also displays the work of the Kiowa Five, a group of twentieth century artists who studied at the University of Oklahoma.
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Kiowa Military Societies: Ethnohistory and Ritual

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Max Carocci
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 36, no. 3, 2012, pp. 174-177
Description
Book review of: Kiowa Military Societies by William C. Meadows. Review located by scrolling to page 174.
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Kitselas Canyon 2

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
[George F. MacDonald]
[Bill Reid Centre]
Description

Video features historical photos of area and excavated Kitselas fortress site in the canyon.

Duration: 26:42.

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Knotted Bellies and Fragile Webs: Untangling and Re-Spinning in Tayo's Healing Journey

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jude Todd
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 2, Spring, 1995, pp. 155-170
Description
Literary criticism article that deals with Leslie Marmon Silko’s novel Ceremony. Author explores the relationship between the belly and the mind in Pueblo cultural and spiritual contexts and through this lens explores Tayo’s, Ceremony’s main character, expression of his PTSD.
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The Kootenai War of '74

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ian Chambers
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 1, Winter, 2018, pp. 43-86
Description
Looks at the circumstances which led to the Koontenai nation declaring war on the United States government in 1974, The tribe was federally recognized but had been given no land base nor received any monetary compensation.
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The 'Labor' of Belonging

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jackie Grey
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 2010, pp. 2-14
Description
Comments on an incident where a Wampanoag fisherman appears before a town council to appeal for the right to fish without restrictions.
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Labrador Inuit and Their Arrow Shafts

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Greg Mitchell
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 39, no. 1, Les Inuit au Labrador méridional / Inuit in Southern Labrador, 2015, pp. 165-188
Description
Comments on the softwoods used for the manufacture of arrows and darts and the procurement of the wood.
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Lakota and Arapaho Leaders, 1877

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allen Chronister
Whispering Wind, vol. 34, no. 5, September-October 2004, pp. 18-[?]
Description
Presents overview of photos of Lakota delegation.
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The Lakota Ghost Dance of 1890

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David Christensen
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 21, no. 4, Winter, 2009, pp. 87-90
Description
Book review of: The Lakota Ghost Dance of 1890 by Rani-Henrik Andersson. Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 87.
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The Land Claim Dispute at Oka

Alternate Title
Background Paper (Library of Parliament, Research Branch) ; BP-235E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Patricia Begin
Wendy Moss
Peter Niemczak
Description
Brief overview of the issues involved and the facts of the 1990 clash between Mohawks from Kanesatake and Kahnawake and the Sûreté du Québec and ultimately the Canadian Armed Forces. Revised version. Originally published September 1990.
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The Last Battle of Seven Oaks Puppet Play

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Phipps
Description

For use with article Last Battle of Seven Oaks, written by Heather Wright and illustrated by Celia Krampien found on p. 30 of the special issue "How Furs Built Canada" of Kayak: Canada’s History Magazine for Kids. Suitable for Grades 2-6.

 

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Last Good Sundance on the Blood Reserve

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
Dave Melting Tallow
Joanne Greenwood
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he describes the ceremonies associated with a Holy Lodge. Note: Dave Melting Tallow, interpreter. Joanne Greenwood, transcriber.
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Law and Criminal Labels: The Case of the French Métis in Western Canada

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mike Brogden
Critical Criminology, vol. 1, no. 2, Spring, 1990, pp. 13-32
Description
Contends that the labels used for economic, political, and social crimes depended on the type of conflict arising from interactions with various parties, and were motivated by political and economic power.
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Lawrence Cook

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lawrence Cook
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Lawrence Cook knew Jim Brady in 1949/50. He talks about the CCF government policies and how the people reacted to them, the Legion, and the various Co-op efforts that were tried in Cumberland. He is the only informant to talk about efforts by Brady to organize a Metis Association in Cumberland in 1949.
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Lawrence Joseph Pritchard Interview #1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lawrence Joseph Pritchard
Judy M. Thibodeau
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview is a general account of his life. He also briefly describes some of the activities of the Metis Society of Saskatchewan.
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Lawrence Joseph Pritchard Interview #2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lawrence Joseph Pritchard
Judy M. Thibodeau
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview is a general account of his life.
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Lawrence Joseph Pritchard Interview #3

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lawrence Joseph Pritchard
Judy M. Thibodeau
Indian History Film Project
Description
This is the conclusion of interview in the previous two documents.
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Lawrence Tobacco Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Lawrence Tobacco
Christine Welsh
Tony Snowsill
Indian History Film Project
Description
Lawrence Tobacco, born 1919, on the Poor Man Reserve, Saskatchewan He attended a residential school and is now involved in traditional education and counseling. He talks about farming and raising cattle on the Poor Man Reserve; shares a story of a trip he took to Winnipeg to sell cattle for a number of reserves in the File Hills area, and how Indian Affairs officials tried to bribe him with part of the proceeds of the sale; shares stories of defiance toward Dept.
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Lawrence Weenie: SL4638

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, October 1989, p. 6
Description
Questions raised whether Aboriginal veterans received full benefits.
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