Contents
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Traditional Systems of Writing in Manitowapow
Peguis
Anishinaabe 1774–1864
- A Reply to the Selkirk Settlers’ Call for Help
- An Open Letter to the Queen’s Representatives
Pierre Falcon
Métis 1793–1876
- Li Lord Selkirk au Fort William
- The Dance of the Bois Brûlés
Cuthbert James Grant and the Sioux Chiefs
Métis 1793–1854/unknown
- Letter from the Sioux Chiefs to the Métis
- Letter from Cuthbert Grant to the Sioux Chiefs
- Letter from the Sioux Chiefs to the Métis
Peter Jacobs (Pahtahsega)
Anishinaabe/ Mississauga 1807–1890
- From The Journal of the Reverend Peter Jacobs
Henry Budd (Sakachuwescam)
Cree 1812–1875
- From The Diary of Henry Budd, 1870–1875
Louis Riel
Métis 1844–1885
- Declaration of the People of Rupert’s Land and the North West
- From “The Métis of the North West”
- La Métisse
- Song of the Métis Maiden
- Palpite, Ô Mon Esprit
- Shudder, My Spirit
Gabriel Dumont
Métis 1837–1906
- Episodes of My Life
- My Wound at the Battle of Duck Lake
- My Story
Harriette Goldsmith Sinclair Cowan
Métis/Cree 1832–1926
- On My Father
- The “Evil One”
- The 1850 Manitoba Flood
- On Being Captured by Riel
Charles Alexander Eastman (Ohiyesa)
Santee Sioux 1858–1939
Kuskapatchees
Swampy Cree 18??–19??
- Kuskapatchees: The Smoky One
- How the Flood Came
- How the World Was Made Again
- Why the Moose’s Skin Is Loose
- Why the Loon Has a Flat Back
William Berens (Tabasigizikweas)
Anishinaabe 1866–1947
- The Boy in the Red Tuque
- The Priests and the Furnace
- The Birth of the Winds, Flint, and the Great Hare
Maurice Sanderson
Cree 1877–?
- Mill Stones at Fairford
- Reminiscences of St. Paul’s Industrial School
- Recollections of an Indian Missionary
Alex Grisdale
Anishinaabe 1896–?
- Death Island
- Niskesis and the Little People
- The Torch Woman
The Dene Elders Project
Dene
Marisis Aze
- Early Life
- Dreamers
- The Story of Thanadelthur
Bart Dzeylion
Helen Joseyounen
- Childbirth
- More Than One Wife
Gabriel Tsannie
George Barker
Saulteaux 1896–c. 1980
- My Early Years
- Medicine Dance
James Redsky (Esquekesik)
Anishinaabe 1899–?
- Eagle Feather
- The Creation of Man
Albert Edward Thompson
Cree/Saulteaux 1900–1973
- From Chief Peguis and His Descendants
Thomas Boulanger
Cree 1901–?
- From An Indian Remembers: My Life as a Trapper in Northern Manitoba
Norway House Elders
Cree
Irene Muswagon
- Red Willow Crystals
- Muskeg Leaves
- Ginger Roots or Wíhkés
Tommy York
- Treaty Days
- Rations
- York Boats: The Tail End of an Era
- The First Airplane I Ever Saw
Ruby Beardy
- Residential School Burns, May 29, 1945
Betsy Muminawatum
- The Winter Setting at Máhtawak
- The Travelling Stores of the Fur Buyers
- Off to the Spring Camp
- Homemade Jeans and Woolen Socks
David Courchene Sr.
Anishinaabe 1926–1992
- Message of the Grand Chief
- Problems and Possible Solutions
Alice Masak French
Ninatakmuit Inuit 1930–
Louis Bird (Pennishish)
Omushkego Cree 1934–
- John Sakaney
- Bernard Gull
- Our Grandmothers’ Powers
Elders of Moose Lake
Cree
- The Story of East Arm Narrows
- The Medicine Man, Two Claws
- The Story of Norris Lake
- The Origin of the Wetigo
Tobasonakwut Kinew
Anishinaabe 1936–
- “Let Them Burn The Sky”: Overcoming Repression of the Sacred Use of Anishinaabe Lands
Elders of Grand Rapids
Cree
- We Had a Good Life
- No Fish Can Go Up There
- We Helped Each Other
Bernelda Wheeler
Cree/Assiniboine/Saulteaux 1937–2005
- I Can’t Have Bannock but the Beaver Has a Dam
- Our Beloved Land and You
The Prairie Call
- Welcome to The Prairie Call
- Unity
- The Rain-Dance and the Car Lot
- The Importance of Defending Our Culture
- Outlook in City—Bleak
- The Damaged Goods
Citizens of Camperville
Métis
- Statement by the Citizens of Camperville
George Morrissette
Métis 1938–
- Michif Toune Buffalo
- Le Pique-nique des Purs
Doris Young
Cree 1940–
- Northern Manitoba Hydro Electric Projects and Their Impact on Cree Culture
Theodore Fontaine
Anishinaabe 1941–
- Killing the Indian in the Child
Marie Annharte (nee Baker)
Anishinaabe 1942–
- Hudson Bay Bill
- One Way to Keep Track of Who Is Talking
- Penumbra
- Pretty Tough Skin Woman
- Raced Out to Write This Up
Jackson Beardy
Anishinaabe/Cree 1944–1984
- The Revenge
- The Story of the Giant Skunk
- The Bachelor
Phil Fontaine
Anishinaabe 1944–
Joe McLellan and Matrine Therriault
Métis 1945 and Anishinaabe/Cree 1946
- Nanabosho and the Cranberries
Ovide Mercredi
Cree 1946–
Elijah Harper
Cree 1949–
Charles Nelson (Mizhakwanigiizhik)
Anishinaabe 1949–
- “Protection” Conflicting with Anishinabe Rights
Emma LaRocque
Plains Cree Métis 1949–
- Geese Over the City
- Long Way From Home
- My Hometown Northern Canada South Africa
Beatrice Mosionier
Métis 1949–
- From In the Shadow of Evil
- From Come Walk With Me, A Memoir
Patricia Ningewance
Anishinaabe 1951–
- Aabiding E-niibing Gichi-mookomaanakiing
- Once on a Summer in the United States
Murray Sinclair
Anishinaabe 1951–
- Suicide in First Nations People
Inmates at Stony Mountain Institution
Anonymous
- Unemployment & Indians
- When the Aboriginal Justice Inquiry Came to Stony Mountain
- The Great Snake and the Boy
Tomson Highway
Cree 1951–
- From Kiss of the Fur Queen
- From The Rez Sisters
- From Iskooniguni Iskweewuk: The Rez Sisters in Cree
Duncan Mercredi
Cree/Métis 1951–
- Betty
- Blues Singer
- born again indian
- yesterday’s song
- Wachea
Lorraine Mayer
Métis 1953–
Marvin Francis
Cree 1955–2005
- mcPemmicanTM
- Pulling Faces
- Soup for the Hood
- Air Miles Poem
- Duncan Donut Cig Poem
Ila Bussidor
Dene 1955–
- From Night Spirits: The Story of the Relocation of the Sayisi Dene
Douglas Nepinak
Saulteaux 1960–2005
- Main Street
- Bone Memory
- indians
Darrell Racine
Métis 1960–
- From Stretching Hide (with Dale Lakevold)
Joanne Arnott
Métis 1960–
- Manitoba Pastoral
- Migration
Brenda Isabel Wastasecoot
Cree 1963–
Jordan Wheeler
Cree/Anishinaabe/Assiniboine 1964–
Cheryl Smoke
Dakota Sioux 1964–
Trevor Greyeyes
Anishinaabe 1964–
David McLeod
Anishinaabe/Métis 1964–
- I write
- Statement of account #346
- boy I can’t wait to get my cheque
Paul DePasquale
Haudenosaunee 1965–
- At the Edge of the Woods Is a Fire
- School of Hard Knocks
Shayla Elizabeth
Cree 1965–
Gregory Scofield
Cree/Métis 1966–
- Women Who Forgot the Taste of Limes
- The Repatriation of Mrs. Ida M. Scofield
- Prayer Song for the Returning of Names and Sons
Warren Cariou
Métis 1966–
Gilbert James Fredette
Cree/Innu 1966–
- Visions or Screams
- A Lifetime Ago
Randy Lundy
Cree 1967–
- deer-sleep
- ghost dance
- ritual
- the trees are spirits
Ian Ross
Anishinaabe 1968–
- NSF
- Moose on the Road
- A Little Dog Wearin’ Nail Polish
Nichola Tookoome Batzel
Inuk 1970–
- Our Stories Belong Here Too: Manitoba Inuk
Columpa C. Bobb
Coast Salish 1971–
Nahanni Fontaine
Anishinaabe 1971–
- Our Cherished Sisters, Mothers, Aunties, and Grandmothers: Violence Against Aboriginal Women
Rosanna Deerchild
Cree 1972–
- back home
- crazy horse is a girl
- northern lights
- paper indians
Colleen Simard
Anishinaabe/Cree 1972–
- Listen to the Roar of the Thunderbirds
- Thanks, Mr. Paul, for All Your Help
Maeengan Linklater
Anishinaabe 1974–
Althea Guiboche
Cree/Saulteaux 1974–
- I Found Myself the Other Day
- I Dream of Jigging
Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair
Anishinaabe 1976–
Donna Beyer
Cree/Anishinaabe 1976–
Clayton Thomas-Müller
Cree 1977–
Ryan McMahon
Anishinaabe/Métis 1977–
Katherena Vermette
Métis 1977–
David Alexander Robertson
Swampy Cree 1977–
Wabanakwut (Wab) Kinew
Anishinaabe 1981–
Julie Lafreniere
Métis 1982–
- Adventures in Dating a White Guy
Jennifer Storm
Anishinaabe 1986–
Suzanne Morrissette
Métis 1987–
- incomplete thoughts on knowing through place
Rebecca Kantimere
Anishinaabe 1989–
Alyssa Bird
Cree/Anishinaabe 1993–
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Thematic Index