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The “Idiot Sticks”: Kwakwaka'wakw Carving and Cultural Resistance in Commercial Art Production on the Northwest Coast

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jack Davy
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 42, no. 3, Native Narratives of Indigenous History and Culture, 2018, pp. 27-46
Description
Explores the subversive and satirical practice of creating souvenirs for settler-tourists arguing that the small totem poles carved as keepsakes were in fact a form of resistance to settler colonialism.
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If I Ever Get Out of Here

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Anne Jansen
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 26, no. 2, Tribalography, Summer, 2014, pp. 98-101
Description
Book review of: If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth. Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 98.
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“If You Fall Down, You Get Back Up”: Creating a Space for Testimony and Witnessing by Urban Indigenous Women and Girls

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Cooper
S Michelle Driedger
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, January 2019, p. Article 1
Description
Discusses outcomes of an seven-week participatory activity program for First Nations and Métis women and girls. Participants were given an opportunity to discuss the impact of trauma on adults' abilities to model healthy adult behaviours and life skills to their children; also considers ways to make positive change.
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The Im/possibility of Recovery in Native North American Literatures

Theses
Author/Creator
Nancy Lynn Van Styvendale
Description
English and Film Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2010. Looks at four narratives: Jeannette Armstrong’s Slash, Sherman Alexie’s Indian Killer, Tomson Highway’s Kiss of the Fur Queen, and Joseph Boyden’s Three Day Road.
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Imaginary Passports or the Wealth of Obligations: Seeking the Limits of Adoption into Indigenous Societies

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Darcy Lindberg
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 4, Special Issue: Adoption and Indigenous Citizenship Orders, December 2018, pp. 326-332
Description
Examines the nuances of adoption into Aboriginal communities within the frameworks of Nêhiyaw (Cree) law, and wahkotowin (laws of kinship). Discusses how a lack of knowledge on the part of the adoptee can lead to appropriation and extraction of Indigenous knowledge.
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"Imagine Trying to Convince the World You Exist"

Alternate Title
"Our Indian Princess": Subverting the Stereotype
[School for Advanced Research Global Indigenous Politics Series]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Nancy Marie Mithlo
Tammy Rahr
Description
Commentary on interview with artist Tammy Rahr. Chapter one from: "Our Indian Princess": Subverting the Stereotype by Nancy Marie Mithlo.
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Imagining Drumbytes and Logging in Powwows: Exploring the Production of Community in Canadian-Based Aboriginal New Media Art

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maria Victoria Guglietti
Seachange, The Face-to-Face, Spring, 2010, pp. 51-80
Description
Looks at the history of Native Net, a nation-wide computer based multimedia communication network, and the development of CyberPowWow, an online gallery and chat room produced by the Aboriginal collective Nation to Nation.
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Imagining the Great White Mother and the Great King: Aboriginal Tradition and Royal Representation at the “Great Pow-wow” of 1901

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wade A. Henry
Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, vol. 11, no. 1, New Series, 2000, pp. 87-108
Description
Discusses the Royal visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (later George V and Queen Mary), the ceremonies held and review of the extensive related archival records.
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The Impact of the Traditional Land Use and Occupancy Study on the Dene Tha' First Nation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sherry Horvath
Laura MacKinnon
Mark O. Dickerson
Monique M. Ross
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 22, no. 2, 2002, pp. 361-398
Description
Assesses impact of a land use study. Interview method used to gather site specific data from Elders and current land users to gain an understanding of the community's relationship to the land.
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The Impact of Whiteness on the 1991-2000 Australian Reconciliation Process

Alternate Title
Historicising Whiteness Conference
Historicising Whiteness: Transnational Perspectives on the Construction of an Identity
Melbourne University Conference and Seminar Series ; vol. 16
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Andrew Gunstone
Description
Discusses issues such as nationalist view of reconciliation, limited understanding of history and appropriation of Indigenous culture and identity, which contributed to the failure of the process. Chapter from Historicising Whiteness: Transnational Perspectives on the Construction of an Identity edited by Leigh Boucher, Jane Carey, and Katherine Ellinghaus.
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Implementing Indigenous Ways of Knowing into Research; Insights into the Critical Role of Dreams as Catalysts for Knowledge Development

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gladys Rowe
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 3, no. 2, December 2014, pp. 1-17
Description
Author uses a Muskego Inninuwuk (Swampy Cree) methodology based on principles of relationality to study experiences of identity in herself and others of Cree and non-Indigenous ancestry.
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The Importance of Dependency in Native American-White Contact

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jay Gurian
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 3, no. 1, Spring, 1977, pp. 16-36
Description
A discussion about the meaning of dependency in regards to traditional Indigenous cultures which are based on cooperation and relationships Dependencies can be in the form of customs and beliefs.
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Importance of Métis Ways of Knowing in Healing Communities

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judy M. Iseke
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 33, no. 1, Connecting to Spirit in Indigenous Research, 2010
Description
Discussion with four Métis Elders examining Métis storytelling traditions and challenges to maintaining spiritual practices in Métis communities.
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Improving on Nature: The Legend Lake Development, Menominee Resistance, and the Ecological Dynamics of Settler Colonialism

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Dockry
Kyle Whyte
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 45, no. 2, Spring, 2021, pp. [95]-120
Description
A discussion of the attempted sale of lands from the terminated Menominee reservation to the large- scale recreational vacation property development and resistance by the Determination of Rights and Unity for Menominee Stockholders or DRUMS to stop the sale and restore tribal status. The U.S. government's withdrawal of tribal status and federal support had created economic issues for the group and the sale of land was looked upon as a means to rectify that issue.
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In and Against the Image of Our Ancestors: Language, Leadership, and Sovereignty in the 2014 Navajo Nation Presidential Election Controversy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J Jeffery Clark
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 45, no. 1, Winter, 2021, pp. [1]-32
Description
Focuses on the Supreme Court of the Navajo Nation's decision to remove a candidate from the ballot because of lack of language fluency. Argues that while Diné sovereignty regarding identity is necessary to secure a vision of the future, this same sovereignty can be used to exclude people and contribute to settler colonial goals of erasure of Indigenous people and culture.
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In-Between Worlds: Native Americans and Utopias of Belonging on Screen

Alternate Title
[Performing Identities and Utopias of Belonging]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Susana M. Costa
Description
Looks at the "Indian Story" genre by focusing on two movies Strongheart (1914) and The Business of Fancydancing (2002). Chapter sixteen from Performing Identities and Utopias of Belonging edited by Teresa Botelho and Iolanda Ramos.
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"In Her Memory and in the Spirit of Our Ancestors"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alice Olsen Williams
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 8, no. 3, Margaret Laurence: A Celebration, 1987, pp. 10-12
Description
Author talks about inspiration for her quilts and combining two cultures in her designs.
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