War & Conflict

Displaying 601 - 650 of 3163

Construction Techniques of Whistles, Dog Travois, Bow and Arrows

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he discusses the making and function of whistles, briefly describes the making of a dog travois and mentions the making of bows and arrows.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Contact, Mediation, and Myth in Early Latin American Literatures

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanne van der Woude
Early American Literature, vol. 48, no. 1, 2013, pp. 201-212
Book review essay of: Colonial Latin American Literature: A Very Short Introduction by Rolena Adorno. Indigenous Writings from the Convent: Negotiating Ethnic Autonomy in Colonial Mexico by Mónica Díaz. On the Wings of Time: Rome, the Incas, Spain, and Peru by Sabine MacCormack. The Art of Being In-Between: Native Intermediaries, Indian Identity, and Local Rule in Colonial Oaxaca by Yanna Yannakakis.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Contesting White Knowledge: Yolngu Stories from World War II

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Noah Riseman
Oral History Review, vol. 37, no. 2, Summer/Fall, 2010, pp. 170-190
Looks at written documents and oral recollections to uncover the experiences of Indigenous soldiers and their contributions in World War II, the Northern Territory, and Australian history.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Contours of a People: Métis Family, Mobility, and History

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Scott P. Stephen
BC Studies, no. 184, Winter, 2014/2015, pp. 140-141
Book review of Contours of a People edited by Nicole St-Onge, Carolyn Podruchny, and Brenda Macdougall. Entire book review section on one PDF. To access review scroll to p. 140.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Contrasting Worlds

Alternate Title
Métis Development and the Canadian West ; 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Calvin Racette

Overview of Métis history from the 1600s to the early 1870s when many Métis migrated from Manitoba to Saskatchewan. Includes questions for students.

2nd edition.

Login or Register to create bookmarks.

A Conversation with Lisa Brooks about Our Beloved Kin

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matt Cohen
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 6, no. 1, 2019, pp. 157-164
Author, Brooks, discusses new book, Our Beloved Kin, with interviewer, Cohen. Brooks's book offers an Indigenous Perspective on King Philip's War, its scope, and its impact.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Conversations About Historical Trauma: Part Three

Alternate Title
Spotlight on Culture
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Vivian H. Jackson
Impact Newsletter (National Child Traumatic Stress Network), Spring, 2014, p. [?]
Comments on the experiences of survivors of the Jewish Holocaust, the Japanese American WWII camps and key events affecting Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Part 3 of 3.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Coocoochee: Mohawk Medicine Woman

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Helen Hornbeck Tanner
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 3, no. 3, 1979, pp. 23-41
Biography.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Coulee at Fort Qu'Appelle, N.W.T.

Alternate Title
Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion
Images » Photographs
On back of photograph: "(North-West Rebellion - 1885) Coulee at Fort Qu'Appelle, N.W.T. 12th and 35th Regiments and Winnipeg Cavalry, York and Simcoe Batteries, en route through Touchwood Hills to Humboldt [Sask.]. [Lt.-Col. Wm. E. O'Brien on white horse commanding the York and Simcoe Battalions." From the book Loyal till Death: Indians and the North-West Rebellion by Blair Stonechild and Bill Waiser.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Counting the Dead: Estimating the Loss of Life in the Indigenous Holocaust, 1492-Present

Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 12th, 2017
Representations and Realities
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
David Michael Smith
Author considers different estimates for the pre-contact population in the Western Hemisphere as a means of estimating the number of lives lost to colonial factors of violence in the ongoing Indigenous Holocaust. Primarily focuses on United States.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Cowboys and Indians: Toys of Genocide, Icons of American Colonialism

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Yellow Bird
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 19, no. 2, Autumn, 2004, pp. 33-48
Article contends that the United States, as the last significant colonial power, still dominates indigenous peoples in external territories without their full consent. The paper argues that images of cowboys and Indians are a part of colonial history that asserts white supremacy and Indigenous inferiority.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

CPR Telegraph Ledger: The North-West Resistance

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Archives
Online exhibition of communication between the military forces and the Canadian government during the conflict. Telegrams begin in days leading up to Battle of Fish Creek, after the initial Battle of Duck Lake, and after the Frog Lake Massacre.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Crazy Horse Rides Again

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tony Perrottet
Smithsonian, vol. 37, no. 2, May 2006, p. 82
Looks at the conflict regarding the monument of Crazy Horse. The Indian organization Defenders of the Black Hills argue the monument is an environmental and spiritual violation.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Cree Code Talker

Alternate Title
National Screen Institute Aboriginal Documentary
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Alex Lazarowich
Cowboy Smithx
Cree Code Talkers Ltd.

Short documentary about Charles "Checker" Tomkins, a Métis from Grouard, Alberta, and his service during his attachment to the U.S. Air Force in World War II. 

Duration: 13:31.

Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Cree Code Talkers

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gavin Bergeron

Suitable for Grades 4 and 5.

Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Cree Elders Workshop 1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jim Kanipitetew
James Waskewitch
Daniel Ochapooways
Jim Pesim
Norman Frank
Indian History Film Project
Elders discuss: payment for chiefs; conduct of and assistance at ceremonies; need for respect towards ceremonies and ceremonial locations. No date given, probably in the early 1970's.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Cree Elders Workshop 10

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Charley Buffalo Calf
Jim Hoostie
Pius Dustyhorn
Alex Bonaise
Alex Stick
Eli Bear
Jim Kanipitetew
Jonas Lariviere
George Morningstar
John Rockthunder
Mrs. Waskewitch
Mrs. Alec Child
Eva Paskimin
Indian History Film Project
Discussion by Elders who express regrets at loss of traditional customs and values and desire a return of schools on reserves ; a need to preserve Indian ceremonies and Indian medicines ; concerns about problems with alcohol recur throughout.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Cree Elders Workshop 2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jim Kanipitetew
Eli Bear
Pius Dustyhorn
Daniel Ochapooways
Andrew King
Norman Frank
Indian History Film Project
Wide-ranging discussion among elders touching on many topics including kinship; illegitimate children; ceremonialism; therole of the elder; financing the elder who incurs some costs associated with the organization of a ceremony.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Cree Elders Workshop 3

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Eli Bear
Jim Kanipitetew
Felix Sugar
Norman Frank
Indian History Film Project
Elders discuss a variety of matters relating to Indian culture and traditions and what can be done to retain or regain these. Most topics are touched on only briefly
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Cree Elders Workshop 4

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mike Bear
Daniel Ochapooways
Indian History Film Project
Loss of Indianism through white education.Founding of White Fish Lake Reserve. Problems on reserves as a result of electing 'young' chiefs. Loss of Indian ceremonies and healing.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Cree Elders Workshop 5

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Charley Buffalo Calf
Sandy Lonethunder
Jim Ryder
Jim Hoostie
Pius Dustyhorn
Alex Bonaise
John Cappo
Alex Stick
Lloyd Stanley
Alex B. Kennedy
Eli Bear
Smith Atimoyoo
Jim Kanipitetew
Jonas Lariviere
George Morningstar
John Rockthunder
Alber
Indian History Film Project
Elders discuss contemporary problems. Recurring themes are: problems with alcohol; education by whites from an early age; need to return to traditional teaching by elders in combination with white education.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Cree Elders Workshop 6

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Sandy Lonethunder
Jim Hoostie
Pius Dustyhorn
Alex Bonaise
John Cappo
Alex Stick
Mrs. Waskewitch
Indian History Film Project
Elders discuss concerns regarding: loss of Indian culture and traditions; failure to educate young Indians in traditionalways; young well-educated chiefs who will not take advice from elders.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Cree Nations In Canada

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jana Ustrnulová
Comments on the way of life of the Cree Nations before and after encountering European settlers. English and American Studies Thesis (B.A.)--Univerzity Palackého, 2013.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Cree with Trade Gun

Images » Photographs
A Cree hunter firing a trade gun, dressed in HBC clothing. Likely 19th century.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

The Creek War - Fort Mims 30 August 1813

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ken Dunn
Whispering Wind, vol. 43, no. 1, Issue 293, October 2014, pp. 16-17
Attack on Creeks lead by Peter McQueen and William Weatherform starting the Creek Indian/Red Stick War of 1812-1814.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.
Subscribe to War & Conflict