War & Conflict

A photograph of various Aboriginal artifacts including a bow and quiver with arrows, a flintlock pistol, an axe head, and a pipe. On the back is inscribed "This bow is half wood and half sinew There is no other like it in Canada. The Two long painted arrows were used on Buffalo. The gun is a flint lock." Presumably from a private collection in Medicine Hat, Alberta. On the back is typed "The Pender Agencies . . . Medicine Hat Canada".

Explores the dichotomy between cultural relativism and universalism and examines how these tensions are used to legitimize assimilation by the Australian colonial state.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oklahoma, 2005.

Two images showing various persons marching, including Aboriginal war veterans and two City of Saskatoon Police officers; some in group are carrying flags. Also shown is close-up of person in ceremonial dress; in [Kinsmen Park].

Historical note:

First proclaimed by the Governor General of Canada on 13 June 1996, June 21st of every year has become a day in the Canadian calendar that presents Aboriginal peoples with a great opportunity to express great pride for their rich diverse cultures with their families, neighbours, friends and visitors.

Book review of: The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina by Peter Beveridge. Review located by scrolling to page 239.

Looks at policies for enlistment of Aborigines.

Account of the events written by the Agent of Dominion Lands for Manitoba.

Comments on historical perspectives of the war.

Fine Art Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 1998.

Discusses the contradiction of Canada's good international image and its relationship with Indigenous peoples.

Indigenous Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Tromsø, 2012.

Book review of: An Act of Genocide by Karen Stote.

Mohawks of Kanehsatake and their supporters from Kahnawake, stand-off against the Quebec police and the Canadian military in defense of a sacred burial ground.This film deals with mature subject matter. Viewer discretion is advised. Duration: 104:34.

Discusses critical perspectives within American Indian/Native American studies including nationalism, indigenism, cosmopolitanism, and tribal transnationalism.

Consists of an interview where Adam Solway talks about being orphaned at 8 years and adopted by the Blackfoot Reserve, Alta; his attendance at a residential school; becoming a councillor and then chief of the reserve. He comments on the issues he had to deal with as well as providing comments on contemporary lifestyles and leadership.

This is a continuation of an interview with Adam Solway on January 29, 1983 on the Blackfoot Reserve.

Looks at an Australian play which aims to preserve neglected or forgotten stories.

Chronicles the history of oppression and marginalization against the Adivasis of India. To access this article scroll down to page 54.

Reflects attitudes of both white communities and Aboriginal political groups to involve Aboriginals in service.

Artist speaks about his artistic practice and his participation in the Canadian Forces Artist Program in Afghanistan. Duration: 62:47.

Memoir of surveyor William Thomas Thompson; introduction by Lewis H. Thomas. Describes Thompson’s route, work, and experiences in Western Canada; includes encounters with Tatanka Iyotake (Sitting Bull), Chief Sakimay, Métis and Saulteaux people, the RCMP, and several government representatives. Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 81.

Book review of The Adventures of John Jewitt by John Jewitt. Edited, with introduction and notes, by Robert Brown. Entire issue on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 140.

Article explores discrimination and challenges still faced by Indigenous women in Africa. To access this article scroll down to page 42.

Book review of: After Custer by Paul L. Hedren.

Book review of: After Custer by Paul L. Hedren.

Discusses the impact of director George Stoney's practice of including subjects in both production and distribution of films, with particular reference to the filming of the 1969 confrontation between Mohawks from the St. Regis Reserve and police on a bridge between Canada and the U.S.

Looks at the Great Peace of Montreal and the input of the French.

Looks at the socioeconomic, political, and cultural factors that contributed to the spearfishing crisis in northern Wisconsin and the battered attempts by the Ojibwe to exercise their treaty-based fishing rights. The article also examines the state of relations between Native and non-Native residents.

History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston College, 1999.

Interview includes stories about the power of the medicine man and the abilities to foretell the future. It also includes information regarding traditional attitudes toward education, marriage and lifestyle.

Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Colorado, 2002.

Tribute to Alberta photographer and filmmaker William J. Oliver includes biography as well as images of Calgary, First Nations portraits, military figures, and more....

Looks at post-war developments in the area of political recognition. Excerpt from For King and Country: Alberta in the Second World War, edited by Ken Tingley.

Argues that the Alcatraz event was mainly a civil rights movement protest against the very oppressive conditions faced by Native Americans, somewhat like the Ku Klux Klan gathering in 1957 was for the African-American population.

Argues that the occupation of Alcatraz Island set the stage for Native American peoples spiritual rebirth and was the beginning of the reclaiming of pride and dignity for all Indian nations.

Gives different perspectives on the Alcatraz story, including insider-outsider and Native-Non-Native. The author comments how the occupation is still told like a legend or a folk tale would be.

General account of Mr. Ouellette's life.

An interview with Alfred Mishibinijima who recounts his life working on farms and in lumber camps, the origin of some Ojibway words and the aftermath of the War of 1812. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.

An interview with Alfred Mishibinijima who recounts the inadequacy of schooling on the reserve, the terms of the Robinson Treaty and the Indian agents of Manitoulin. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood ; interpreter : Ernest Debassigae.

Discusses the origin and overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and examines how the Ali'i (native Hawaiian chiefs) used their knowledge of law to advance their own existing Indigenous structure.

Looks at how Cheryl Savageau’s poetry re-maps New England as Indigenous spaces and weaves traditional, personal and family stories, with stories of colonization and resistance. Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll to page 1 to access article.