Old Song, Rough Music: The Shivoree Politics of Lynn Riggs's Green Grow the Lilacs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jenna Hunnef
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 28, no. 3, Fall, 2016, pp. 1-22
Description
Discusses the play's treatment of lawlessness and racial violence in Oklahoma prior to it achieving statehood as expressed in the ritual of the shivoree, which was used to show community disapproval of an inappropriate marriage.
The Ole Crab Story: Analysis of a Personal Experience in Colonialism and Antiracism Theory
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barb Lateroute
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 2, 2007, pp. 289-304
Description
Comments on the debilitating aspects of colonialism and how Aboriginal people can combat racism effectively by working together to empower each other as a cultural group.
On the Bottom of the Multicultural Totem Pole: A History of Cultural Assimilation, Appropriation, and Marginalization in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Daniel Eric Oledzki
Description
Examines the historical cultural clash between traditional and western worldviews, and an alternative Indigenous frameworks to support multicultural national identity.
History Honours Paper (B.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2013.
On the Edge between Two Worlds: Community Narratives on the Vulnerability of Marginalized Indigenous Girls
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Marlyn Bennett
Description
Reports on responses to 13 questions about experiences of Indigenous girls, consultations with community members about what is happening, and what is needs to be done, and concludes with four recommendations based on research.
On the State of the Indians (January 1823)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edward Everett
The North American Review, vol. 258, no. 4, Special Heritage Issue: The Indian Question, 1823-1973, Winter, 1973, pp. 10-14
Description
Comments on a report by Rev. Jedidiah Morse to the Secretary of War in the U.S. on Indian Affairs.
Originally published in The North American Review, January, 1823.
Once Were Warriors, But How about Maoritanga Now? Novel and Film as a Dialogic Third Space
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cornelis Martin Renes
Miscelánea, vol. 44, Literature, Film and Cultural Studies, 2011, pp. 85-105
Description
Comments on novel and film that address the trials and tribulations of a dysfunctional Maori family.
"One Side Celebrates and the Other Side is Grieving": Learning and Unlearning in Native American/Indigenous Studies Courses
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Noorie K. Brantmeier
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies, vol. 8, no. 2, 2015, pp. 29-42
Description
Study looks at how Native American and Indigenous Studies courses influence undergraduate college students' attitudes towards Indigenous people.
An open letter about the premiere of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson in Minneapolis from Rhiana Yazzie
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rhiana Yazzie
Transmotion, vol. 2, no. 1-2, November 28, 2016, pp. 5-11
Description
Critical review of a 2014 run of the play Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Details the ways in which the play promotes racialized language and slurs, misinformation about, and the mistreatment of Indigenous people.
[Open Letter to the Prime Minister (Australia)]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brian Butler
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 31, no. 5, September/October 2007, p. 23
Description
Letter written to Australian Prime Minister John Howard commenting on the government's record toward Aboriginal peoples.
Order of Canada Awarded to David Ahenakew
Images » Photographs
Description
File contains one black and white photograph of Governor General Ed Schreyer awarding the Order of Canada to David Ahenakew in May, 1979.
Historical note:
David Ahenakew (born July 28, 1933) is a Canadian First Nations politician, and former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. Ahenakew is a controversial public figure in Canada due to anti-semetic comments regarding World War 2 and the Holocaust.Ordinary and Extraordinary Trauma: Race, Indigeneity, and Hurricane Katrina in Tunica-Biloxi History
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Klopotek
Brenda Lintinger
John Barbry
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 2, Special Issue: Indigenous Locations Post-Katrina: Beyond Invisibility and Disaster, 2008, pp. 55-77
Description
Describes how some individuals, of theTunica-Biloxi tribe, came to terms with their feelings of grief and rage after hurricane Katrina.
The "Other" in Film: Exclusions of Aboriginal Identity from Australian Cinema
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Suneeti Rekhari
Visual Anthropology, vol. 21, no. 2, 2008, pp. 125-135
Description
Discusses Aboriginal representations in Jedda by Charles Chauvel, Walkabout by Nicolas Roeg and Rabbit Proof Fence by Philip Noyce.
Other Picture Boards in Van Diemen’s Land: The Recovery of Lost Illustrations Of Frontier Violence and Relationships
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas Dean Brodie
Kristyn Harman
Aboriginal History, vol. 41, December 2017, pp. 3-21
Description
Article examines textual descriptions from the letters and journals of Australian settlers of painted story boards depicting colonially prescribed behaviors and threatened consequences for not conforming. The journals and letters also describe how these picture boards were installed in various wilderness locations where known to be frequented by Indigenous peoples.
Ottawa Inuit Women’s Housing and Shelter Needs Assessment
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
Description
Goal was to identify women's needs, determine the current state of services, and develop methods and tools that could adapted by other urban Inuit communities. Research involved survey completed by 124 women and 18 service providers and follow-up interviews.
Our Children Our Future
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kerrie Tim
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 25, no. 5, September/October 2001, pp. 32-35
Description
Presentation at a Rekindling Family Relationships Forum in Australia describes the various initiatives taking place to reduce family violence.
Our Generation
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Sinem Saban
Damien Curtis
Description
Award-winning documentary about Aboriginal rights and the response to the Australian Federal Government's Northern Territory Intervention which exerts compulsory control over 73 communities.
Duration: 1:13:42.
Accompanied by Study Guide
Our Health Counts Thunder Bay Factsheets
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Michael Rotondi]
[Stephanie McConkey]
[Michelle Firestone]
[Ramanpreet Brar]
[M. Hardy}
... [et.al]
Description
Survey conducted using Respondent-Driven Sampling resulted in 601 adult and 229 child surveys being completed. In addition to health questions respondents were asked about other topics such as culture, identity, housing, discrimination, and access to justice.
Our Health Counts Toronto: An Inclusive Community-Driven Health Survey for Indigenous Peoples in Toronto: Draft
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Janet Smylie
Sara Wolfe
Cheryllee Bourgeois]
Description
Survey conducted in 2015-2016 and used Respondent Driven Sampling to achieve sample size of 908. In addition to health questions, participants were asked about other topics such as culture, identity, housing, school experience and parenting.
Our Health Counts Toronto Fact Sheets
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Michelle Firestone
Raglan Maddox
Kelly O'Brien
Chloé Xavier
Janet Smylie
Sara Wolfe … [et al.]]
Description
Survey conducted in 2015-2016 used Respondent Driven Sampling to achieve sample size of 908. In addition to health questions respondents were asked about a wide range of topics including culture, identity, housing, school experience, and parenting.
Our Interconnected Journey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorna Williams
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 53-75
Description
In this personal essay, the author explores issues rooted in the conflicting worldviews of Indigenous and settler society; she further compares the legal traditions rooted in these worldviews and explores concepts surrounding the rule of law and its failure versus unjust laws within the context of her own Jewish heritage and the legacy of Nazi Germany.