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Author/Creator
Peter Munungurr
Casmira Palipuaminni
Brogus Jabanardi
Peter Clarke
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, March 1980, pp. 49-59
Description
A series of short stories
The Art of Storytelling in Leslie Silko's Ceremony
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy Gilderhus
The English Journal , vol. 83, no. 2, February 1994, pp. 70-72
Description
Describes how author uses the story to help students gain an understanding of the Native American way of life in an introductory Native American culture class.
Athapaskan Women: Lives and Legends
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
A. P. Legat
Arctic, vol. 33, no. 4, December 1980, pp. 852-853
Description
Book review of: Athapaskan Women: Lives and Legends by Julie Cruikshank
Australian Aboriginal Dreaming Stories: A Chronological Bibliography of Published Works
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Organ
Aboriginal History, vol. 18, 1994, pp. 123-144
Description
Works pertain to Aboriginal stories, legends, myths, fairy tales, traditions and narratives.
Book Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Patricia A. McCormack
Ken Hanly
Guy Lanoue
Ron Nestor
David J. Norton
et al.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 14, no. 2, 1994, pp. 395-434
Description
Book review of 14 books:
Drum Songs: Glimpses of Dene History by Kerry Abel.
Names, Numbers, and Northern Policy by Valerie Alia.
Sacred Stories of the Sweet Grass Cree by Leonard Bloomfield.
Guide to Oral History Collections in Canada/Guide des fonds d'histoire orale au Canada by Normand Fortier.
The Mohicans of Stockbridge by Patrick Frazier.
500 Jahre danach: Zur heutigen Lage der indigenen Volker beider Amerika (500 Years Thereafter: The Present Day Situation of the Indigenous Peoples of Both Americas) edited by Peter R.
Building Bridges of Understanding Between Nations: Grade Four
Alternate Title
First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Anne Goodfellow
Description
Focuses on the values of respect, responsibility and seeing others people's points of view.
Chapter Four from First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven by Anne Goodfellow.
Building Bridges of Understanding Between Nations: Grade One
Alternate Title
First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven
Grade One: Growing and Learning
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Anne Goodfellow
Description
Focuses on respect of self and others.
Chapter One from First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven by Anne Goodfellow.
Note: Page after title page is placed out of order in error. Scroll past page 83 and chapter begins with page i.
Building Bridges of Understanding Between Nations: Grade Six
Alternate Title
First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Anne Goodfellow
Description
Overview of how the court system operates in British Columbia.
Chapter Six from First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven by Anne Goodfellow.
Building Bridges of Understanding Between Nations: Grade Three
Alternate Title
First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Anne Goodfellow
Description
Focuses on the rules that must be followed in order to achieve certain goals in life.
Chapter 3 from First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven by Anne Goodfellow.
Building Bridges of Understanding Between Nations: Grade Two
Alternate Title
First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Anne Goodfellow]
Description
Focuses on rules within the home, school and community.
Chapter Two from First Nations Journeys of Justice: A Curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade Seven by Anne Goodfellow.
A Change of Subject: Perspectivism and Multinaturalism in Inuit Depictions of Interspecies Transformation
Alternate Title
Un changement de sujet : Perspectivisme et multinaturalisme dans les représentations inuit des transformations interespèces
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sean P.A. Desjardins
Études Inuit Studies , vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 101-124
Description
Article argues that two pre-contact Inuit artifacts, recovered from the Pingiqqalik site, depict interspecies transformation; author argues that this is evidence that interspecies relations were influenced by a cosmology rooted in multinaturalism.
The Clay We Are Made Of: Haudenosaunee Land Tenure on the Grand River
Alternate Title
Critical Studies in Native History ; 20
E-Books
Author/Creator
Susan M. Hill
Critical Studies in Native History
Clearing the Path: Metaphors to Live by in Yup'ik Eskimo Oral Tradition
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann Fienup-Riordan
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 1, Winter, 1994, pp. 61-70
Description
Discusses the role of reoccurring themes and metaphors in the traditional stories of the Yup’ik people by comparing two different narratives “The Boy Who Went to Live with the Seals” and “The Girl Who Returned from the Dead.”
The Clown or Contrary Figure as a Counseling Intervention Strategy With Native American Indian Clients
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roger D. Herring
Journal of Multicultural Counseling & Development, vol. 22, no. 3, July 1994, pp. 153-164
Description
Looks at the clown characters of Kachinas, the Heyokas, and the Society of the False Faces and implications for use with nonverbal communication and learning styles.
The Concept of Duality in Culture and Myths of Lakota Indians
Theses
Author/Creator
Klára Perlíková
Description
[Ethnology] Thesis (Ph.D)--Univerzita Karlova [Charles University], 2017
Cornus versus dentus et autres modalités d’association des animaux dans l’imaginaire inuit
Alternate Title
Horned versus Teethed and Other Modalities of Animal Association in the Inuit Imagination
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vladimir Randa
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 51-71
Description
Author explores Inuit ontologies or knowledge systems around non-human members of their ecosystem; discuss how Inuit ways of knowing the animals are rooted in social and cultural factors of relationality.
Text in French.
Coyote Places the Stars [by] Harriet Peck Taylor
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erie District
Description
Designed to accompany retelling of traditional Wasco story about how stars came to be arranged in the shapes of animals. Recommended for use with Grade 3 students.
Coyote's Journey
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William Bright
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 4, no. 1-2, 1980, pp. 21-48
Description
Sample of some of coyote's adventures, in both English and Karok, translated in style that attempts to preserve the original literary structure.
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Creating Space for Historical Narratives through Indigenous Storywork and Unsettling the Settler
Theses
Author/Creator
Margaret J. A. Knickle
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017.
Creation Story
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paula Gunn Allen
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 4, no. 4, 1980, pp. 5-6
Description
A poem.
Cree Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
Description
Material on: culture, history, mythology and language as well as separate sections for scholarly articles and theses.children's books, films, internet resources, music, recordings, curriculum materials, and textbooks.
Dictionary of Native American Literature
Alternate Title
Garland Reference Library of the Humanties ; vol. 1815
E-Books
Author/Creator
Andrew Wiget
Phyllis Morrow
Scott Rushforth
M. Dale Kinkade
William Bright ... [et al.]
L'écho des autres : l'analyse basique en anthropologie
E-Books
Author/Creator
Daniel Clément
Eight Inuit Myths/Inuit Unipkaaqtuat Pingasuniarvinilit
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Albert C.Heinrich
Arctic, vol. 33, no. 2, June 1980, pp. 374-375
Description
Book review of: Eight Inuit Myths/Inuit Unipkaaqtuat Pingasuniarvinilit by Alex Spalding.
First Nations, Métis and Inuit Growth Chart Literacy Prompts: K-8
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario
Description
Includes book summaries, literacy prompt questions, and enrichment activities for books appropriate to each grade. Revised Version.
How Raven Marked the Land When the Earth Was New
Alternate Title
Comment Corbeau a marqué le territoire alors que la Terre était nouvelle
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann Fienup-Riordan
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 215-241
Description
Examines the role and actions of Raven in Yup’ik creation narratives and traditional stories; and how those stories are recorded in the place names and understandings of the land.
The Indianness of Louise Erdrich's The Beet Queen: Latency as Presence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dennis M. Walsh
Ann Braley
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 18, no. 3, 1994, pp. 1-17
Description
Explains how Louise Erdrich uses "survival humor" to compare a white world that is spirituality bankrupt, with no meaningful tradition and ceremony, to that of the Ojibway culture that tends to have coherent meaning.
The Inuit Imagination: Arctic Myth and Sculpture
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dorothy Speak
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 2, Summer, 1994, pp. 43-45
Description
Book review of: The Inuit Imagination by Harold Seidelman and James Turner.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 43.
The Inuit Sky
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Virtualmuseum
Description
Discusses the short period of time each year that the Inuit have to study the sky and presents several legends in which the moon plays a central role.
Inuit Symbolism of the Bearded Seal
Alternate Title
Symbolisme inuit du phoque barbu
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Birgitte Sonne
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 29-50
Description
Examines traditional Inuit and Yupiit stories, rituals, and colloquial sayings to reveal different meanings associated with the bearded seal in these Indigenous cultures. Finds that bearded seals can impart multiple meanings ranging from monstrous to protection to renewal and reproduction.
It Consumes What It Forgets
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carter Meland
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 137-149
Description
Author discusses different incarnations of the wiindigo narrative ranging from those found in the Anishinaabe oral tradition to those found in the journals of fur traders; examines different potential meanings and teachings of the narrative.
It Sometimes Speaks to Us: Decolonizing Education by Utilizing Our Elders' Knowledge
Theses
Author/Creator
Joshua Manitowabi
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--McMaster University, 2017.
The Jesuit Foundations of Native North American Literary Studies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William M. Clements
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 1, Winter, 1994, pp. 43-59
Description
Article examines the records made by Jesuit missionaries of the oral literary traditions of the Algonquian-speaking First Nations; discusses how these texts have become foundational in the study of Indigenous literatures.
"A Journey into Sacred Myth"
Alternate Title
Commentary: by E C-L
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Cook-Lynn
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 10, no. 2, Autumn, 1994, pp. 98-99
Description
Excerpt from a public lecture by Elizabeth Cook-Lynn commenting on the use of myths in the Native American story.
See also : Indian Newspapers, or "Say, Ain't You Some Kind of Indians?"
Lakota Myth and Government: The Cosmos as the State
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael E. Melody
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 4, no. 3, 1980, pp. 1-19
Description
Discusses how the myth and ideas it embodies are foundational to a worldview which informs all relationships, codes of behavior, and ways of governing.
Literature and Criticism by Native and Metis Women in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sylvia Bowerbank
Dolores Nawagesic Wawia
Feminist Studies, vol. 20, no. 3, September 1, 1994, pp. 565-582
Description
Discusses Indigenous women authors' cultural resurgence in writing to preserve and reclaim the stories and myths of their peoples.
Morphological Analysis of the Story, Ne'e Thiyoriwa Ne'Yah Nonwa Onen Teshatahsehs Ne Ohkwari'
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sue-Ann McGeragle
Totem, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 1994, pp. 68-74
Description
Analyzes the story, How the Bear Lost Its Tail, to show the textual arrangement of written Mohawk.
Mythology
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Indian History Film Project
Description
Variations of the Legend of Kowasawa (Adopted Child) and the Legend of Rib Cage.
Never Alone: The Art and the People of the Story
Alternate Title
Game Development Conference ; 2015
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Dima Veryovka
Description
A Discussion on the visual style, cultural infusion and impact of the 2014 video game Never Alone. The game is based off the Iñupiat legend of Kanuk Sayuka and was created in cooperation with elders, storytellers, and artists from the Cook Inlet Tribal Council.
Duration: 50:01.
Night Village and the Coming of Men of the Word: The Supernatural as a Source of Meaning among Coastal Saami
Alternate Title
Night Village and the Coming of Men of the Word: The Supernatural as a Source of Meaning among Coastal Sami
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Paine
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 107, no. 425, Summer, 1994, pp. 343-363
Description
Discusses a village situated between the nomadic culture of the interior and Norwegian culture of the coast and effects living on that boundary has had on beliefs about supernatural beings.
The Ojibwe Who Slew the Wiindigo
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bradley Shreve
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 3, Indigenous Peoples History, Spring, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Discusses colonization, historical trauma and historical loss symptoms.
One with the Watershed: A Story-based Curriculum for Primary Environmental Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tom Heidlebaugh
Description
Uses traditional stories about the Salmon people as a starting point to talk about environmental health and caretaking.
"A Salmon Homecoming Production."
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Ten: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten. Day 1: : First Nation Creation Stories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Particle, Pause and Pattern in American Indian Narrative Verse
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dell Hymes
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 4, no. 4, 1980, pp. 7-51
Description
Analysis of the structure of stories told in Zuni, Takelma, Klikitat Sahaptin, Wishram Chinook, and Karok.
Pride in the Past
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Louis Allen
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 4, no. 3, September 1, pp. 57-59
Description
Discusses various versions of creation myths among Australian Aboriginal tribes.
Prophecy and Power Among the Dogrib Indians
Alternate Title
Studies in the Anthropology of North American Indians
E-Books
Author/Creator
June Helm
Raven Tales: Traditional Quileute Stories of Bayak, the Trickster
Documents & Presentations
Description
Includes five stories: Raven and Bear; Raven and Fishduck; Raven and Mole; Raven and Skatefish; and Raven and Eagle.