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An Aleutian Burial

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Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 31, pt. 3
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Author/Creator
Edward Moffat Weyer
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.31 (p.219-238).
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An Appreciation of Tlingit Ritual Oratory

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas F. Thornton
Ishmael Hope
AlterNative, vol. 10, no. 2, 2014, pp. 99-109
Looks at two speeches given by Tlingit leader, Clarence Jackson.
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The Archaeology of St. Catherines Island: 5. The South End Mound Complex.

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Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v.63 pt.1
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Author/Creator
Clark Spencer Larsen
David Hurst Thomas
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.63 (p.1-46).
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Archaeology, Reburial, and the Tactics of a Discipline's Self-Delusion

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Larry J. Zimmerman
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 16, no. 2, 1992, pp. 37-56
Chronicles the complex relationship between archaeologists and Native Americans. The author argues that changes have only occured because of law, not ethics.
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Ashes Ethereal: Cremation in the Americas

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jay Miller
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001, pp. 121-137
Explains the funeral practice, in the Native Church, of remembering the deceased in an evening candlelight service.
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"Body-snatching": Changes to Coroners Legislation and Possible Māori Responses

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"Body-snatching": Changes to Coroners Legislation and Possible Maori Responses
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carl Mika
AlterNative, vol. 5, no. 1, 2009, pp. 26-41
Examines cultural issues associated with Māori funeral practices, and burial laws that are needed to address the conflicts with post-mortem examinations.
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Burial as a Disposition Mechanism for Navajo "Jish" or Medicine Bundles

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charlotte J. Frisbie
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 4, A Special Symposium Issue on Navajo Mortuary Practices and Beliefs, 1978, pp. 347-365
Looks at the conflicting accounts of the placement of a Navajo Jish in regards to burial. Jish or medicine bundles are made up sacred items that are used for a variety of reasons in Navajo culture.
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Burials in the Aztec Ruin; The Aztec Ruin Annex

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Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 26, pt. 3, 4
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Author/Creator
Earl H. Morris
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.26 (p.139-225 ; 227-257).
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Certain Mortuary Aspects of Northwest Coast Culture

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William Christie MacLeod
American Anthropologist, vol. 27, no. 1, New Series, January-March 1925, pp. 122-148
Cremation etc. among the Carriers, northern Kwakiutl and Sikanni.
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Changes in Navajo Mortuary Practices and Beliefs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Shepardson
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 4, A Special Symposium Issue on Navajo Mortuary Practices and Beliefs, 1978, pp. 383-395
A reflection on the impact of institutional changes in Navajo mortuary practices from traditional to more Christian.
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Changing Burial Practices of the Western Navajo: A Consideration of the Relationship between Attitudes and Behavior

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jerrold E. Levy
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 4, A Special Symposium Issue on Navajo Mortuary Practices and Beliefs, 1978, pp. 397-405
A discussion about educational, financial and spiritual changes in the Navajo lifestyle that has led to changes in Navajo beliefs and culture. However, these markers alone are not sufficient enough to prove the presence or absence of specifics beliefs and further research is required.
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Chief One Arrow Comes Home

Alternate Title
Historians Chided for Misinformation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 9, September 2007, p. 1,6
Looks at moving the remains of Chief One Arrow from St. Boniface, Manitoba to his home at One Arrow First Nation, Saskatchewan. Article located on page 1 and by scrolling to page 6.
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Close Encounters of the Canadian Kind: Emily Carr’s Impressions of Nuu-chah-nulth Culture

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Canadian Studies in Europe ; v. 8
Dynamics of Canada: Studying Canada's Past and Current Realities
European Seminar for Graduate Students in Canadian Studies ; 16th
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Rose Álamo
Focuses on the story Ucluelet and the painting Indian Church. Excerpt from Dynamics of Canada: Studying Canada's Past and Current Realities edited by Keith Battarbee and Mélanie Buchart. Entire volume on one pdf. To access this paper scroll to p. 139.
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The Commemoration of the Dead in Contemporary Asiatic Yupik Ritual Space

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dmitriy Oparin
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 36, no. 2, Les Tourisme dans l Artique / Tourism in the Arctic, 2012, pp. 187-207
Explains how practices of feeding the spirits and honouring the deceased are vital to understanding different societal customs.
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Community Leader Died Trying to Protect His Wife

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dianne Meili
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 6, September 2012, p. 22

Comments on the violent death of Andrew Mixemong, a well-loved friendship centre president.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.38.

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Contesting Scientists' Narrations of NAGPRA's Legislative History: Rule 10.11 and the Recovery of "Culturally Unidentifiable" Ancestors

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clayton W. Dumont
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 26, no. 1, Spring, 2011, pp. 5-41
Discusses the conflict between anthropologists & archaeologists and Indigenous peoples on the rule for the disposition of culturally unidentifiable Native American human remains in the possession or control of museums or Federal agencies.
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Cree Mother Loses Organ Harvest Fight

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Cree Mother Loses Organ Harvest Fight [Kelly Hastings case]
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 18, no. 1, May 2000, p. 1

Relates how a non-Aboriginal parent's right to harvest organs and cremate an adoptive son superseded a Cree biological mother's right to bury her adult son according to First Nation spiritual and cultural beliefs.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.1.

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Death and Funeral Customs among the Omahas

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Francis La Flesche
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 2, no. 4, January-March 1889, pp. 3-11
Author describes his understandings of the rituals associated with death.
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The Death of Barbue, a Kutchin Trading Chief

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shepard Krech
Arctic, vol. 35, no. 3, September 1982, pp. 429-437
Examination of a Hudson Bay journal entry about the treatment for illness and death of Barbue in the summer of 1828 at Fort Good Hope.
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Death Practices in the North West of Australia

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jack Bohemia
William McGregor
Aboriginal History, vol. 15, no. 1, 1991, pp. 86-106
Looks at accounts of the rites of death and associated rituals and taboos.
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Disturbing the Dead: Diversity and Commonality Among the Stó:lō

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathryn McKay
University of the Fraser Valley Research Review, vol. 2, no. 2, Through Students Eyes: Selected Papers From the Stó:lō Ethnohistory Field School, Spring, 2009, pp. 119-136
Discusses the manner in which the Coast Salish attitude towards death and burial has been reflected in their cultural practices and oral traditions.
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The Face Pullers: Ch.3 Images - Funeral

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The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939
Images » Photographs
Photograph of the funeral of an Indigenous person, officiated by Father Lavallee, taken on the Cold Lake Reserve.
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Feasting on Famine in Linda Hogan's Solar Storms

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine Kunce
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 21, no. 2, Summer, 2009, pp. 50-70
Discusses mourning feast customs in the novel and how the author changes several of them. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to page 50.
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Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-'84

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Author/Creator
J. W. Powell
Report includes the following papers: Report of the Director by J. W. Powell Burial Mounds of the Northern Sections of the United States by Prof. Cyrus Thomas The Cherokee Nation of Indians by Charles C. Royce The Mountain Chant: A Navajo Ceremony by Dr. Washington Matthews The Seminole Indians of Florida by Clay MacCauley The Religious Life of the Zuñi Child by Mrs. Tilly E. Stevenson
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First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-'80

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Author/Creator
J. W. Powell
Report includes the following papers: Report of the Director by J. W. Powell On the Evolution of Language by J. W. Powell Sketch of the Mythology of the North American Indians by J. W. Powell Wyandot Government: A Short Study of Tribal Society by J. W. Powell On Limitations to the Use of Some Anthropologic Data by J. W. Powell A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians by Dr. H. C. Yarrow Studies in Central American Picture-Writing by Edward S.
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