Burials, Funerals

Document designed to assist First Nations communities in developing their own heritage conservation plan.

Report includes the following papers: Report of the Chief by J. Walter Fewkes The Mythical Origin of the White Buffalo Dance of the Fox Indians by Truman Michelson The Autobiography of a Fox Indian Woman by Truman Michelson Notes on Fox Mortuary Customs and Beliefs by Truman Michelson Notes on the Fox Society Known as "Those Who Worship the Little Spotted Buffalo" by Truman Michelson The Traditional Origin of the Fox Society Known as "The Singing Around Rite" by Truman Michelson

Looks at the difference in cultural characteristics and the ramifications on Arctic Small Tool tradition (ASTt) with the Thule ways of life.

Evaluation found no significant difference between the frequency of burial, or grave goods, between male and female graves.

Discusses the architecture of houses and design styles of totems poles in the villages of Kaigani, Klinkwan, Kassan. Part 1: Duration: 34:20. Access to Part 2.

Looks at architecture of the houses and carving styles on totem poles in the villages of Howkan, Hydaburg, Sukkwan and Kygani. Part 2: Duration: 31:06. Access to Part 1.

Discusses the architecture of houses and design style of totem Poles in the villages of Skidegate, Xaina, Skedans, Tanu, Skungwai and Chaatl Haida. Part 1 duration: 25:08. Part 2 duration: 32:08.

Book review of: Haida Burial Practices by George F. MacDonald. "The Gust Island Burial Shelter" by Jerome S. Cybulski. Scroll down to page 59 to read review.

Looks at Haida artwork, specifically on houses of the village of Skidegate, and the hunt to uncover the mystery of the Chicago Settee. Duration: 56.27.

Describes changes in mourning customs starting with the fur trade in 1846.

Comments on the laws and the search for missing artifacts related to the ceremony.

Update on the efforts to return to Labrador the remains of 8 Inuit who died in Europe of smallpox during their exhibition tour in 1880-81.

Explores the relationships with ghosts in Lakota culture through rituals and story telling.

Discusses how "Blood Run" exposes the limitations of repatriation legislation, most significantly, how NAGPRA's current definition of American Indian identity falls short of sovereign tribal conceptions of identity and tribal responsibility for the repatriation of ancestral remains.

Reproduction of sketch from [Harper's Weekly], showing a platform built in the trees with birds and dogs around it. Sketch by [E.R. Morse].

Historical note:

Published from 1857 to 1916, the original Harper's Weekly ("Journal of Civilization"), distinguished itself by criticizing New York's corrupt Tammany Hall (via the cartoons of Thomas Nast) and by publishing numerous lithographs that documented the progress of the Civil War. Revived briefly as a granola-scented broadsheet in the 1970s, the Weekly was more successfully relaunched in 2000.

Previously the author has looked at personhood from beginning to the end, including funeral rituals. In this particular article he looks at burial in the fourth element - water.

Book review of: Indigenous Symbols and Practices in the Catholic Church edited by Kathleen J. Martin. Review located by scrolling to page 197.

Looks at the history of a unique Indian burial site and its reclamation as a place for ceremony, healing, and recovery.

An introduction to the special issue of American Indian Quarterly on Navajo mortuary practices and beliefs.

Examination of death certificates between 1911 and 1964 suggest that suicide is not a recent phenomenon and that suicides were recorded as accidental death in the early to mid-twentieth century.

Compilation of interviews conducted with Aboriginal social media users in Australia to investigate emerging cultural expressions expressed around death.

Reports on the way Jesuit missionaries heard, recorded and reported the beliefs of the Wendat (Huron) people and how this may have shaped the context of the translations.

Chapter 2 of series comments on the effects of residential schools and colonization on First Nations health. Duration: 5:13.

Anthropology and Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1987.

The story behind the bark painting used on the dollar note in 1966 created by artist Malangi or "Dollar George".

Author describes travels in the Altai, the landscape, people, history and culture, and challenges of preservation of sacred sites due to climate change.

Looks at Māori death rites in a same sex relationship or for a gay, lesbian or transsexual family member.

Book review of: Mortality, Mourning and Mortuary Practices in Indigenous Australia edited by Katie Glaskin, Myrna Tonkinson, Yasmine Musharbash and Victoria Burbank. Review located by scrolling to page 278.

Discusses Athapaskan mortuary customs and beliefs.

Consists of an interview about mourning rites, including death customs, self multilation as a sign of mourning; punishments for adultery and what happens to pipes and bundles when their owners die; and the loss of old mourning rituals and customs.

Document provides an understanding of the issues raised by the implemention of the NAGPRA and a reference tool for Canadian law reform.

Anthropology Thesis (B.A.)--The College of William and Mary, 2009.

An investigation into Navajo burial sites and cultural practices. However, due to a lack of data for comparison the author also notes the need for more archeological work in collaboration with the Navajo Nation.

Looks at design on memorial give away from the Nez Perce reservation. General discussion about bags using elk and flora patterns. Includes photographs.

Fact sheet on the lack of legislation regarding the destruction and disinterment of human remains and cultural items.

Research paper discusses legal aspects including aspects of the Heritage Conservation Act and the Cemeteries Act.

A 51 foot pole, now in England, is discussed in the context of social organization, totem principles and clans.

Consulting ethnographic literature, Pawnee traditions and historical records reveal a complex heritage where funeral preparations varied according to rank.