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“…And We Are Still Here”: From Berdache to Two-Spirit People
Wesley Thomas, Sue-Ellen Jacobs American Indian Culture and Research Journal, Vol. 23, No. 2, 1999, pp. 91-107. Looks at why the term berdache is no longer considered acceptable and why these two authors choose to use it anyway. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Aboriginal Literacy: Raising Standards, Blazing Trails
Sally Gaikezehongia Canadian Journal of Native Education, Vol. 27, No. 1, 2003, pp. 41-44. Discusses how the Aboriginal community has managed to retain some cultural roots and embrace a unique form of Aboriginal literacy. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 1, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Aboriginal Spirituality: A Baseline for Indigenous Knowledges Development in Australia
Vicki Grieves The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, Vol. 28, No. 2, 2008, pp. 363-398. Examines how Aboriginal philosophy relates to the natural world and relationships with others. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Aboriginal Spirituality and the Legal Construction of Freedom of Religion
Lori G. Beaman Journal of Church and State, Vol. 44, No. 1, Winter, 2002, pp. 135-149. Argues that Aboriginal spirituality is legally constructed outside of the boundaries of religious freedom and discusses problems faced by religious minorities in a Christian dominated society. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Alcatraz is Not an Island
Lenny Foster American Indian Culture and Research Journal, Vol. 18, No. 4, 1994, pp. 131-134. Argues that the occupation of Alcatraz Island set the stage for Native American peoples spiritual rebirth and was the beginning of the reclaiming of pride and dignity for all Indian nations. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
The Algonkin Manitou
William Jones Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 18, No. 70, July-September 1905, pp. 183-190. Concise definition of the word Manitou derived from documentation about the Sauk, Fox, and Kickapoo. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Anglo-American Jurisprudence and the Native American Tribal Quest for Religious Freedom
John D. Loftin American Indian Culture and Research Journal, Vol. 13, No. 1, 1989, pp. 1-52. Asserts that traditional Native American peoples and mainstream Anglo Americans embody different world views, creating problems for Native Americans who practice traditional religions. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Astronomical Alignment of the Big Horn Medicine Wheel
John A. Eddy Science, Vol. 184, No. 4141, New Series, June 7, 1974, pp. 1035-1043. Studies boulder alignment and its association with the summer solstice. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Balance and Harmony Through Connectedness: The Intentionality of Native American Nurses
John Lowe Hollistic Nursing Practice, Vol. 16, No. 4, July 2002, pp. 4-11. Native American nurses facilitate and promote balance and harmony through connectedness. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
A Blackfoot Sun and Moon Myth
George Bird Grinnell Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 6, No. 20, January-March 1893, pp. 44-47. Describes creation stories told by Chief Men-es-to-kos, an Elder of the Blood nation. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
"The Buffaloes are Gone" or "Return: Buffalo"? - The Relationship of the Buffalo to Indigenous Creative Expression
Tasha Hubbard The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, Vol. 29, No. 1/2, 2009, pp. 65-85. Discusses the symbiotic relationship between the animal world and Indigenous people, and describes how the relationship can contribute to the rebirth of Indigenous creative expression. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
A Conceptual Framework of Nursing in Native American Culture
John Lowe, Roxanne Struthers Journal of Nursing Scholarship, Vol. 33, No. 3, Fall, 2001, pp. 279-283. Seven dimensions that provide a foundation for Native American nursing are identified: caring, traditions, respect, connection, holism, trust and spirituality. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Considering Culture, Complementary Medicine, and Spirituality in Pediatrics
Kathi J. Kemper, Linda Barnes Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 42, No. 3, April 2003, pp. 205-209. Case studies are cited to stress the importance of these factors when assessing the patient's specific needs. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Cosmology and the Reinvention of Culture: The Lakota Case
William K. Powers The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, Vol. 7, No. 2, 1987, pp. 165-180. Examines the changing and dynamic nature of cosmology and mythology to suit the particular circumstances of living people. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Coyote in Navajo Religion and Cosmology
Guy H. Cooper The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, Vol. 7, No. 2, 1987, pp. 181-193. In Navajo mythology, the coyote is an important figure representing a wide variety of beings while also demonstrating and reinforcing concepts of harmony and order. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
"Crying for Pity" in Winter in the Blood
William W. Thackeray MELUS, Vol. 7, No. 1, The Need for Choice, Spring, 1980, pp. 61-78. Contends that James Welch's novel is strongly influenced by the Gros Ventre and Arapaho cultures, especially the themes of spirituality and commitment to insight. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Dendrogram and Celestial Tree: Numerical Taxonomy and Variants of the Iroquoian Creation Myth
Thomas S. Abler Canadian Journal of Native Studies, Vol. 7, No. 2, 1987, pp. 195-221. Comparison and relationship among a 350 year range of documented variations of the Iroquoian creation myths. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Denominate "SAVAGE": Methodism, Writing, and Identity in the Works of William Apess, A Pequot
Karim M. Tiro American Quarterly, Vol. 48, No. 4, 1996, pp. 653-679. Chronicles the life of the author of the first full length autobiography done by a Native American, with special focus on Methodist religious influences and his civil activism efforts. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Development of the American Indian Enculturation Scale to Assist Counseling Practice
Carrie Winterowd, Diane Montgomery, Glenna Stumblingbear, Desi Harless, Kaycie Hicks American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research: The Journal of the National Center, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2008, pp. 1-14. Determines the usefulness, reliability and validity of enculturation measurements on American Aboriginal peoples. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
The Development of the Clan System and of Secret Societies among the Northwestern Tribes
John R. Swanton American Anthropologist, Vol. 6, No. 4, New Series, July-September 1904, pp. 477-485. Outlines the search for the origins of this system of social organization. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Diversity in Cosmology: The Case of the Wind River Shoshoni
Ake Hultkrantz Canadian Journal of Native Studies, Vol. 7, No. 2, 1987, pp. 279-295. History and cosmology reflecting ancient and widespread traditions of the Wind River Shoshoni . More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Dreams and Visions in Indigenous Lifeworlds: An Experiential Approach
Jean-Guy A. Goulet Canadian Journal of Native Studies, Vol. 13, No. 2, 1993, pp. 171-198. Argues that anthropologists may experience dreams and visions similar to those whom they study and that it is useful to incorporate such experiences into ethnographic descriptions. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Dying Saints, Vanishing Savages: "Dying Indian Speeches" in Colonial New England Literature
Kristina Bross Early American Literature, Vol. 36, No. 3, December, 2001, pp. 325-352. Investigates how early American literature portrayed death of Indigenous leaders and how such portrayals were used as a method of marginalizing the people. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
The Early Efforts of the Oblate Missionaries in Western Canada
Gaston Carrière Prairie Forum, Vol. 4, No. 1, Spring, 1979, pp. 1-25. Comments on the importance of missionary work of the Oblate Order of Mary Immaculate after 1845 in Western Canada. Oblates were seen as peace makers and educators who contributed to the development of the West. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites
Editorial: Sharing Aboriginal Knowledge and Aboriginal Ways of Knowing
Jo-ann Archibald Canadian Journal of Native Education, Vol. 25, No. 1, 2001, pp. 1-5. Introduction to a themed issue of the same title. More information... (Rating: 0.00, Votes: 0, Reviews: 0) Reviews | Rate It | Add to Favourites |
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