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Drew Hayden Taylor

About him

Perspective: Is he neutral or does he have a bias?

Style: Use of humour (who is being mocked?)

Other texts: “Pretty Like a White Boy” (Are there similar messages/foci in his works?)

https://www.drewhaydentaylor.com/

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1984856967

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/unreserved-s-self-isolation-book-club-what-indigenous-authors-are-reading-during-the-pandemic-1.5556414/healing-through-humour-author-drew-hayden-taylor-on-why-laughing-matters-1.5559465

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/authors/drew-hayden-taylor/

https://www.mykawartha.com/news-story/3693717-peterbio-drew-hayden-taylor/

https://issuu.com/slitherproductions/docs/june_july_issue_for_online/s/111274

https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/taylor-drew-hayden-1962

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/drew-hayden-taylor

Land Acknowledgement & Treaties

Are Land Acknowledgements relevant?

Treaties: Background & Context

Riparian Rights

The Trent-Severn Waterway

Territory Acknowledgement Resources – Native land Digital

A Guide to Indigenous Land Acknowledgement – native Governance Center

What is the Significance of Acknowledging the Indigenous Land We Stand On? – CBC News

Treaties with Indigenous Peoples in Canada – The Canadian Encyclopedia

Treaties and Agreements – Government of Canada – Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Canada and the First Nations:  A History of Broken Promises – Aljazeera

Cottage Property issues:  Know Your Water Rights – HGR Graham Partners - Lawyers

What are the Rights and Responsibilities of a Riparian Landowner? – Ontario.ca

Water Rights and Water Stewardship:  What About Aboriginal Peoples? – University of Calgary Faculty of Law

Aboriginal Rights to Water in Canadian Law – An Overview – Wa Ni Ska Tan / Jerch Law Legal Opinion PDF

Water is Sacred to Indigenous people.  They have been Fighting to Protect it for Decades. – CBC Radio

Plan Doesn’t Respect Our Interests: First Nations – White Horse Star

(En)gendering Shoreline Law:  Nishnaabeg Relational Politics Along the Trent Severn Waterway – Global Environmental Politics (academic journal article)

Honouring the Lands and Waters – Great Lakes Commons Blog

Nishnaabeg Encounters:  Living Indigenous Landscapes – University of Toronto Masters of Arts Thesis PDF

Allusions to Previous Conflicts

Boil water advisories

Oka Crisis

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Girls

“We have to fix it faster”:  28 First Nations Communities Still Under Boil Water Advisories – Global News

Chief Expects his First Nation will Hit 30 Years Under Boil Water Advisory – APTN National News

With Unfit Drinking Water, Indigenous Communities in Canada Bear Hardship – The New York Times

Ending Long-Term Drinking Water Advisories – Government of Canada – Indigenous Services Canada

Point of View:  The Oka Crisis – Looking forward after 30 years – CBC News

The Legacy of Oka in an Era of Supposed Reconciliation – The Conversation

Oka, Ipperwash, Caledonia – Canada’s Tense History with Indigenous Blockades – Toronto Star

Kanesatake’s 301-Year-Old Land Dispute Highlights Flaws in Canada’s Specific Claims Policy – CBC News

National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Homepage

Missing and Murdered:  The Unsolved Cases of Indigenous Women and Girls – CBC News

MPs call for National Emergency Declaration on Violence Against Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit People – CBC News

Is Canada Addressing Violence Against Indigenous People?  - TVO Today – The Agenda with Steve Paikin

Manoomin (Wild rice)

Cultural significance

Impact of climate change on it?

“Invasiveness”

Who profits?

CONSIDER: Symbolism in the play

Manoomin Wild Ricer James Whetung on What it will Take for the Revitalization of Health in Our Communities – Muskrat Magazine.com

Ruckus Over Rice:  A Thorny Issue that has Indigenous Activists Facing off with Local Cottagers and Residents – CBC Docs POV

Troubled Waters:  Disputes Over Lakes, Waterfronts have Roared Between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Canadians – CBC Docs POV

Cottage Country Conflict Over Wild Rice Leads to Years of Rising Tensions – CBC News

Canada’s Wild Rice Wars - Aljazeera

Analysis:  Wild Rice Dispute Will End on Terms of First Nations – MyKawartha.com

Part of Tribal Identity, Great Lakes Wild Rice Threatened by Climate Change - MLive

Manoomin:  The Good Seed – Kawartha Lakes Public Library Digital Archive

Returning the Rice to the Wild:  Revitalizing Wild Rice in the Great Lakes Region Through Indigenous Knowledge Governance and Establishing a Geographical Indication – Lakehead Law Journal PDF

Sovereignty

Land (Property Ownership, Land Back movement)

Food (e.g. link to culture, health)

Oneself (“Self-ownership”)

Perspective: Infringement of rights

Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada – The Canadian Encyclopedia

Tool: Understanding Indigenous Sovereignty and Rights – Future Cities Canada PDF

Indigenous Sovereignty in Canada – The Indigenous Foundation

What Does Sovereignty Actually Mean in Canada?  - IndigiNews

Sovereignty Matters – The Council of Canadians

Here are 3 Places to Watch the Land Back Movement Unfold in 2023 – CBC Radio

Unceded Land:  The Case for Wet’suwet’en Sovereignty – Cultural Survival

Rights and Traditions will Define Indigenous Governance of the Future – Policy Options

Culture vs. Appropriation

Cottage culture

Anishinaabe culture (e.g. smudging)

Joseph Boyden (what is the controversy?)

Stereotypes (and their impact)

Cultural Appropriation of Indigenous Peoples in Canada – The Canadian Encyclopedia

When does Inspiration Become Appropriation? – TVO Today

Joseph Boyden Must Take Responsibility for Misrepresenting heritage, Says Indigenous Writer – CBC Radio

Here’s How Joseph Boyden Reinforced Systemic Oppression of First Nations – Canada’s National Observer

What is Means to be Indigenous: Boyden Raises Difficult Questions – Sudbury.com

My Name is Joseph Boyden – Maclean’s

BCcampus Open Publishing:  Myths, Stereotypes, and Racism

Media Smarts:  Common Portrayals of Indigenous People

Norquest College:  Indigenous 101:  Exploring myths and stereotypes (part one)

Norquest College:  Indigenous 101:  Exploring myths and stereotypes (part two)

Facing History and Ourselves:  Culture, Stereotypes, and Identity

Indigenous Corporate Training Inc.:  Insight on 10 Myths about Indigenous Peoples

Reconciliation

Doctrine of Discovery (law)

United Nations Rights for Indigenous Peoples

Grief/Loss (e.g. land, people, family)

Legacy (e.g. land, culture)

Notions of acceptance

Reconciliation in Canada – The Canadian Encyclopedia

What Does Reconciliation Mean to Indigenous People? – CBC News

The Doctrine of Discovery – Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery – Assembly of First Nations PDF

The Doctrine of Discovery and Terra Nullius – The Indigenous Foundation

How Canadian Law Could Change with the Vatican Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery – CBC Radio

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act – Government of Canada – Justice Laws Website

Action Plan to Implement UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights Flawed, But Chiefs Move Forward on Process – Windspeaker.com

Indigenous People in Canada Grapple with “Unthinkable Loss” - Aljazeera

Canada Guilty of Cultural Genocide Against Indigenous Peoples:  TRC – APTN National News

A Step Towards Justice:  Canada Agrees to Compensate First Nations for Loss of Culture and Language – Peace Research Institute Frankfurt Blog

Consequences and Remedies of Indigenous Language Loss in Canada – Societies (academic Journal article)

Land and Reconciliation:  Having the Right Conversations – Watershed Sentinel

Why Aboriginal Peoples Can’t Just “Get Over It” – Understanding and Addressing Intergenerational Trauma – Visions Journal

Before Reconciliation is Possible, Canadians Must Admit the Truth – Maclean’s

How Canadian Universities are Responding to the TRC’s Calls to Action – Maclean’s

The Importance of Truth and Reconciliation for Indigenous Peoples in Canada – Canada Action