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Author : Kelly Fournel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Indian women
ISBN : 1897187254
Great Women from our First Nations profiles ten trailblazing women leaders who have raised the profile of indigenous culture in North America.
Author : Vincent Schilling
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Indian musicians
ISBN : 1897187769
Follow the journeys of ten talented musicians from the Native community as they make their way to the top. All of them bring their own cultural traditions to their music.
Author : Vincent Schilling,Second Story Press Staff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Environmentalists
ISBN : 189718798X
Like the other books in the First Nations Series for Young Readers, this books offers ten short and engaging biographies of First Nations/Native activists who advocate not only for the environment but for Native rights. Their stories are full of highs and lows, triumphs and setbacks. Environmental trailblazers, these men and women are role models for children everywhere.
Author : Vincent Schilling
Publisher : 7th Generation
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781939053855
The revised edition adds two new and exciting young basketball players to the roster of outstanding Native athletes already included in the book. Shoni Schimmel, a tribal member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in eastern Oregon, has earned the nicknames “The Umatilla Thrilla” and “Showtime” in the world of women's basketball. To people in Indian Country, Shoni is an absolute hero. Kenny Dobbs, aka “The Dunk Inventor,” is a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and has toured the globe with the National Basketball Association as a celebrity dunker for sold-out shows. The biographies of all thirteen athletes describe the hard work, determination and education it took to accomplish their dreams and become the champions they are.
Author : Gail Guthrie Valaskakis,Madeleine Dion Stout,Eric Guimond
Publisher : Univ. of Manitoba Press
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780887553615
First Nations peoples believe the eagle flies with a female wing and a male wing, showing the importance of balance between the feminine and the masculine in all aspects of individual and community experiences. Centuries of colonization, however, have devalued the traditional roles of First Nations women, causing a great gender imbalance that limits the abilities of men, women, and their communities in achieving self-actualization.Restoring the Balance brings to light the work First Nations women have performed, and continue to perform, in cultural continuity and community development. It illustrates the challenges and successes they have had in the areas of law, politics, education, community healing, language, and art, while suggesting significant options for sustained improvement of individual, family, and community well-being. Written by fifteen Aboriginal scholars, activists, and community leaders, Restoring the Balance combines life histories and biographical accounts with historical and critical analyses grounded in traditional thought and approaches. It is a powerful and important book.
Author : Carol Daniels
Publisher : Harbour Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780889710771
Raw and honest, Bearskin Diary gives voice to a generation of First Nations women who have always been silenced, at a time when movements like Idle No More call for a national inquiry into the missing and murdered Aboriginal women. Carol Daniels adds an important perspective to the Canadian literary landscape. Taken from the arms of her mother as soon as she was born, Sandy was only one of over twenty thousand Aboriginal children scooped up by the federal government between the 1960s and 1980s. Sandy was adopted by a Ukrainian family and grew up as the only First Nations child in a town of white people. Ostracized by everyone around her and tired of being different, at the early age of five she tried to scrub the brown off her skin. But she was never sent back into the foster system, and for that she considers herself lucky. From this tragic period in her personal life and in Canadian history, Sandy does not emerge unscathed, but she emerges strong—finding her way by embracing the First Nations culture that the Sixties Scoop had tried to deny. Those very roots allow Sandy to overcome the discriminations that she suffers every day from her co-workers, from strangers and sometimes even from herself.
Author : Christine Miller,Patricia Chuchryk
Publisher : Univ. of Manitoba Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1996-08-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780887553967
"From diversity comes strength and wisdom": this was the guiding principle for selecting the articles in this collection. Because there is no single voice, identity, history, or cultural experience that represents the women of the First Nations, a realistic picture will have many facets. Accordingly, the authors in Women of the First Nations include Native and non-Native scholars, feminists, and activists from across Canada.Their work examines various aspects of Aboriginal women's lives from a variety of theoretical and personal perspectives. They discuss standard media representations, as well as historical and current realities. They bring new perspectives to discussions on Aboriginal art, literature, historical, and cultural contributions, and they offer diverse viewpoints on present economic, environmental, and political issues.This collection counters the marginalization and silencing of First Nations women's voices and reflects the power, strength, and wisdom inherent in their lives.
Author : Kim Sigafus,Lyle Ernst
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : Indian philosophy
ISBN : 1927583551
In these fascinating biographical essays, twelve First Nation and Native American elders share stories from their lives and tell what it was like to live in a time before television, cell phones and video games. Their stories explain how their humble childhoods shaped the adults they became and the lessons they share as elders. All the elders profiled work to ensure that their Native culture is passed down to members of their tribe.
Author : Robina A. Thomas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05
Category : Community leadership
ISBN : 1926476204
"Xwulmuxw Slhunlheni (Indigenous Women) have, since time immemorial, played critical leadership roles in Indigenous communities. However, with the imposition of racist and sexist colonial policies, Indigenous women's roles were systematically displaced. As a result of these policies, which formalized colonial governance systems, the vital informal leadership roles the Xwulmuxw Slhunlheni play rarely receive recognition. This book strives to honour the women in our communities who continue to embrace their important roles as givers of life and carriers of culture. This book reviews new ways to view Indigenous women's leadership. Thirteen women from various Hul'qumi'num communities on Vancouver Island and the Mainland, share their thoughts on leadership and stress the importance of living our cultural and traditional teachings. A central theme for leadership emphasizes the importance of keeping the past, present and future connected--a Sacred Cycle that will ensure we bring our teachings forward for the future generations."--
Author : Nathalie Kermoal ,Isabel Altamirano-Jiménez
Publisher : Athabasca University Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781771990417
From a variety of methodological perspectives, contributors to Living on the Land explore the nature and scope of Indigenous women’s knowledge, its rootedness in relationships, both human and spiritual, and its inseparability from land and landscape. The authors discuss the integral role of women as stewards of the land and governors of the community and points to a distinctive set of challenges and possibilities for Indigenous women and their communities.
Author : Kelly Fournel
Publisher : 7th Generation
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781939053657
The ten biographies of outstanding Native women leaders recount the extraordinary work of women in such diverse fields as the arts, education, the environment, the media, women’s rights, and tribal leadership. The inspirational women are both heroines from the past and modern trail blazers who are making history today. Through hard work, dedication, and self-respect, these women rose above their circumstances and made a positive difference for their nations and communities, and serve as a reminder of the extraordinary contributions of Native women in all walks of life.
Author : Theresa Gowanlock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Cree Indians
ISBN : UCAL:$B282501
Part I contains Theresa Gowanlock's account; Part II contains Theresa Delaney's account.
Author : Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm,Sonny Assu,Brandon Mitchell,Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley,Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley,David A. Robertson,Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair,Jen Storm,Richard Van Camp,Katherena Vermette,Chelsea Vowel
Publisher : Portage & Main Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-31
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781553797838
Explore the past 150 years through the eyes of Indigenous creators in this groundbreaking graphic novel anthology. Beautifully illustrated, these stories are an emotional and enlightening journey through Indigenous wonderworks, psychic battles, and time travel. See how Indigenous peoples have survived a post-apocalyptic world since Contact. This is one of the 200 exceptional projects funded through the Canada Council for the Arts’ New Chapter initiative. With this $35M initiative, the Council supports the creation and sharing of the arts in communities across Canada.
Author : Margo Greenwood,Sarah de Leeuw,Nicole Marie Lindsay
Publisher : Canadian Scholars
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781773380377
Now in its second edition, Determinants of Indigenous Peoples’ Health adds current issues in environmental politics to the groundbreaking materials from the first edition. The text is a vibrant compilation of scholarly papers by research experts in the field, reflective essays by Indigenous leaders, and poetry that functions as a creative outlet for healing. This timely edited collection addresses the knowledge gap of the health inequalities unique to Indigenous peoples as a result of geography, colonialism, economy, and biology. In this revised edition, new pieces explore the relationship between Indigenous bodies and the land on which they reside, the impact of resource extraction on landscapes and livelihoods, and death and the complexities of intergenerational family relationships. This volume also offers an updated structure and a foreword by Dr. Evan Adams, Chief Medical Officer of the First Nations Health Authority. This is a vital resource for students in the disciplines of health studies, Indigenous studies, public and population health, community health sciences, medicine, nursing, and social work who want to broaden their understanding of the social determinants of health. Ultimately, this is a hopeful text that aspires to a future in which Indigenous peoples no longer embody health inequality.
Author : Nellie Carlson,Kathleen Steinhauer
Publisher : University of Alberta
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780888646903
Two Cree women tell the story of how they took on the Canadian government and helped change the lives of thousands. This oral autobiography of two remarkable Cree women tells their life stories against a backdrop of government discrimination, First Nations activism, and the resurgence of First Nations communities. Nellie Carlson and Kathleen Steinhauer, who helped to organize the Indian Rights for Indian Women movement in western Canada in the 1960s, fought the Canadian government’s interpretation of treaty and Aboriginal rights, the Indian Act, and the male power structure in their own communities in pursuit of equal rights for Aboriginal women and children. After decades of activism and court battles, First Nations women succeeded in changing these oppressive regulations, thus benefitting thousands of their descendants. Those interested in human rights, activism, history, and Native Studies will find that these personal stories, enriched by detailed notes and photographs, form a passionate record of an important, continuing struggle.