War & Conflict

Geography Thesis (M.A..)--The University of British Columbia, 1997.

Collection of commentaries based on excerpts from works such as Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, What Does Justice Look Like, Indians 'R' Us: Culture and Genocide, The Color of Violence: The INCITE! Anthology and Conquest: Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide.

Chronicles the recently discovered artistic output of Canadian painter Francis Fitz Roy Dixon who created over seventy paintings of the Northwest Rebellion of 1885.

Discusses debate regarding conscription in Native communities and the issue of Indian administration and land ownership.

Discusses two poems, entitled the same, which target the legacy of the captivity narrative, The Sovereignty and Goodness of God. Scroll to page 21 to read article.

Brief news updates on the Oka Crisis, James Bay environmental battle, rainforest logging, and the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, to be held in Brazil.

Discussion of indigenous political issues in Canada including Meech Lake Accord and the Oka standoff.

Sketch subtitle: White inhabitants of the Saskatchewan region leaving a settlement after an Indian raid. Two males and one female, all wearing snowshoes and heavy coats, walking through the snow. The woman is carrying a small child.

Book reviews of: The Urban Indian Experience by Donald L. Fixico. World War II and the American Indian by Kenneth William Townsend.

Discussion about the ideals of assimilation and regaining one's culture.

Describes the upheaval suffered by Greenlanders when they were relocated to accommodate the United States military. To access this article scroll down to page 45.

Looks at whether the British or the American Whigs instigated the involvement of First Nations in the conflict.

Discusses Treaty 7: events leading up to it; promises made and broken.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Calgary, 2003.

Argues that governmental recognition of American Indian tribes as well as criteria for tribe membership needs to be altered. Capstone Experience Manuscript--Commonwealth Honors College, 2011.

Verna Richards ran the La Ronge Cafe in the 1950s and 1960s. She knew many of the local Indian and Metis people including Brady and Norris.

"This study addresses the gap in our understanding through a transnational examination of the administration of veterans' benefits for Indigenous military personnel in four victorious settler societies that all mobilized significant recruits from their Indigenous minority populations".

Image of boy standing in trenches in field. Church and buildings visible in background. Batoche historical site.

Observations of the resistance and determination of the Mohawk people in the Oka crisis, which became a source of pride within the First Nations community across Canada.

Book review of: The Village Indians of the Upper Missouri by Roy W. Meyer.

Looks at the continuing violence against the Mayan people especially women's rights through organized crime and the military's power.

The interview is a general account of Violet Marie Arnault's life.

Provides access to a variety of Gabriel Dumont Institute's general educational resources, including items on the traditional Métis lifestyle.

History Thesis (Ph.D)--McGill University, 2008.

This file consists of 8 letters from W.B. Cameron to Arthur S. Morton, and one letter from Howard Angus Kennedy to Cameron about his book "The War Trail of Big Bear."

Historical note:

In 1927, the University of Saskatchewan hired William Bleasdell Cameron to gather interesting material dealing with the early days of settlement from the old-timers. Cameron's chief interest, since he was a former servant of the Hudson's Bay Company, was in the Metis and Native people. Much of his information came from other former servants of the Company.

History of first nation.

Native American Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Davis, 2008.

Arts and Sciences Thesis (Ph.D.)--Columbia University, 1986.

Examines the Indigenous social movement and uprising in Chiapas and at Wounded Knee.

Discusses the works of the author and poet, including Walking the Rez Road, War Talk, Culture Clash and Wewibitaan. Many of the authors works center on the Vietnam War experience.

[History] Thesis (M.A.)--University of Tampere, 2003.

School students prepare for a Remembrance Day ceremony, say good-bye to a favourite teacher and learn important lessons along the way in episode 4 of a stop-motion animation series. Accompanying material: Wapos Bay: Something to Remember: Study Guide. Duration: 24:00.

Teacher resource for Grade 6 developed by practicum student.

Contrasts Aboriginal concepts of war, in which generalizations are avoided, to that of Western thought, in which there is an attempt to be precise, categorize, and create a unified theory.

Book review of: Empires at War: The Seven Years' War & the Struggle for North America 1754-1763 by William Fowler.

Presents a poem.

Book review of: War Dance at Fort Marion by Brad D. Lookingbill.

Reviews of 3 books: War Dance at Fort Marion: Plains Indians War Prisoners by Brad D. Lookingbill. A Kiowa's Odyssey: A Sketchbook From Fort Marion by Phillip Earenfight. Art From Fort Marion: The Silberman Collection by Joyce M. Szabo. Entire issue on one pdf. To access reviews, scroll to page 84.