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Women the World Must Hear: A School For the Sky People
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jennifer Weston
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 3, Becoming a Healer, Fall, 2008
Description
Highlights the commitment of the Wind River reservation in Wyoming to offer Arapaho language immersion at the elementary school in an effort to keep the language alive for years to come.
Woollen Blankets in Contemporary Art: Mutable and Mobile Materials in the Work of Sonny Assu
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fiona P. McDonald
Material Culture Review, vol. 76, Fall, 2012, pp. 108-116
Description
Follows history of the blanket to North America and the use of the Hudson's Bay Company point blanket by Canadian artist Sonny Assu.
Wôpanãak Language Reclamation Project: Bringing the Language Home
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jessie Little Doe Baird
Journal of Global Indigeneity, vol. 2, no. 2, Global Solidarity Symposium, 2016
Description
Presentation by the Director of the Wôpanãak Language Reclamation Project, at the Global Solidarity Symposium, State University of New York, November 7, 2016.
Duration: 28:21.
Word as Weapon: Visual Culture and Contemporary American Indian Poetry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dean Rader
MELUS, vol. 27, no. 3, Native American Literature, Autumn, September 2002, pp. 147-167
Description
Contends that Native Americans find language is a viable weapon that can protect cultural identity and sovereignty particularly through poetry.
"The Word Is Sacred to a Child": American Indians and Children's Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clifford E. Trafzer
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 3, Summer, 1992, pp. 381-395
Description
Author summarizes, reviews, and compares several children’s literature books with Indigenous content, highlighting the elements of each book that contribute to a faithful or an inaccurate portrayal of the Indigenous peoples and cultures.
Word Medicine: Storytelling and Magic Realism in James Welch's Fools Crow
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert F. Gish
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 4, Autumn, 1990, pp. 349-354
Description
Reviews and discusses how Blackfeet author James Welch used history, realism, and myth as themes to affirm the power of storytelling and language Fools Crow.
"Words Have Consequences": Reconstructing and Implementing Elizabeth Cook-Lynn's Nation-Centered Literary Theory
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Hernandez
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 31, no. 1, Spring, 2016, pp. 64-74
Description
Looks at author's scholarship on the subject and tests the methodology through analysis and interpretation of the book Aurelia: A Crow Creek Trilogy.
Words Have Power: (Re)-defining Serious Emotional Disturbance for American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Their Families
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Teisha M. Simmons
Douglas K. Novins
James Allen
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 11, no. 2, 2004, pp. 59-64
Description
Discusses how local definitions were developed specifically for each Tribal community's culture and its empowering effect.
Words, Worlds in Our Heads: Reclaiming La Llorona’s Aztecan Antecedents in Gloria Anzaldúa’s My Black Angelos
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Domino Renee Perez
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 15, no. 3-4, Series 2; [Indigenous Intersections], Fall-Winter, 2003-2004, pp. 51-63
Description
Explores Gloria Anzaldúa's use of the folkloric figure to demonstrate that completely embracing a culture may in fact be oppressive to women.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
The Work on the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights: An Overview of Children: The Silenced Citizens
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Raynell Andreychuk
Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 71, 2008, pp. 23-38
Description
Looks at the report Promises to Keep: Implementing Canada's Human Rights Obligations and Canada's international obligations to children.
The Work That Must Be Done
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel Heath Justice
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 16, no. 4, Special Issue: In Honor of Simon J. Ortiz, Winter, 2004, pp. 93-95
Description
Reflects on the influence of Acoma Pueblo author Simon Ortiz on the Native American literary world.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 93.
Working Definitions: Race, Ethnic Studies, and Early American Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanna Brooks
Early American Literature, vol. 41, no. 2, June 2006, pp. 313-320
Description
Looks at the importance of reading Indigenous texts on their own terms and viewing them as communities in early America.
Working in John Wayne Country: Racist and Sexist Termination at a Pacific Northwest University
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Free Galvan
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Native Experiences in the Ivory Tower, Winter-Spring, 2003, pp. 189-195
Description
Author provides a detailed account of their experience working to implement equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) strategies for hiring and programming in an HIV services and treatment program administered by a University in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
Working Together: Building and Sustaining a Multijurisdictional Response to Missing or Murdered Indigenous Children and Adolescents
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Catherine S. Connell
Leslie A. Hagen
Stephanie C. Knapp
United States Attorney's Bulletin, vol. 69, no. 2, Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons: Legal, Prosecution, Advocacy and Healthcare, March 2021, pp. 5-26
Description
Covers the needs for a comprehensive multidisciplinary response to deal with missing or murdered Indigenous persons.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to page 5.
Working Together: Opportunities for Canada-U.S. Cooperation on Arctic Search & Rescue
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Thomas S. Axworthy
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, no. 3, Search & Rescue, July 2014, pp. 37-39
Description
Looks at search and rescue preparedness in the Arctic and implementation of the Agreement on Cooperation on Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue in the Arctic (AAMSAR).
'Working Together, Unlimited Things Can Happen': CDC, Tribes, Colleges Strive to Improve Native Health
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ron Selden
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 16, no. 1, Sovereignty in Indian Country, Fall, 2004
Description
Discussion of efforts to improve working relationships between tribes and government by developing a tribal consultation process for health issues.
Working Together: Wellness and Academic Achievement at Tribal Colleges and Universities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bonnie Duran
Maya Magaratim
Myra Parker
Leo Egashira
Billie Kipp ... [et al.]
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 25, no. 2, [Tribal and Behavioral Health], Winter, 2013
Description
Discusses research initiative to assess the extent of alcohol, drug, and mental health (ADM) problems and propose solutions.
Working with Indigenous Offenders to End Violence
Alternate Title
Research Briefs (Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse) ; no. 11
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anna Macklin
Robyn Gilbert
Description
Examines literature from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom with a focus on development of culturally specific violent offender programs.
Workplace Discrimination and Asthma: The National EEOC ADA Research Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allen N. Lewis
Brian T. McMahon
Steven L. West
Amy J. Armstrong
Lisa Belongia
Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, vol. 23, no. 3, 2005, pp. 189-195
Description
Investigates employment discrimination among Americans with asthma using data from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
"A World Away from His People": James Welch's The Heartsong of Charging Elk and the Indian Historical Novel
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James J. Donahue
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 18, no. 2, Summer, 2006, pp. 54-82
Description
Contends that the work of author broadens the possibilities of historical fiction by challenging traditional definitions and exploring construction of cultural identity.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 54.
World Educators to Meet At Fond du Lac College
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 4, Reforming Our Schools, Native Style, Summer, 2006
Description
Presents information regarding the 2006 conference of the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium (which was formed in Alberta in 2003), held in Cloquet, MN.
"A World Full of Bones and Wind": Teaching Works by James Welch
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jim Charles
The English Journal, vol. 93, no. 4, March 2004, pp. 64-69
Description
Examines how the works of Blackfeet author James Welch can be used to overcome Native American stereotypes and be used to explore themes of identity, family and love.
World-Systems in North America: Networks, Rise and Fall and Pulsations of Trade in Stateless Systems
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Chase-Dunn
Thomas D. Hall
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 22, no. 1, 1998, pp. 23-72
Description
Uses a theoretical approach to try to understand the theory and perspective that was originally developed to account for the colonizing effort in North America and apply it to precolonial conditions.
World War I Choctaw Code Talkers: 36th Division of the National Guard
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marie J. Archambeault
Whispering Wind, vol. 37, no. 5, May-June 2008, pp. 9-[?]
Description
Discusses the first code talkers who began transmitting on October 26, 1918 which marked the turning point for the Americans in the war.
"A World Where Butchers Sing Like Angels": German Poetry, Music, and (Counter) History in Louise Erdrich's The Master Butchers Singing Club
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Natalie Eppelsheimer
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 27, no. 3, Fall, 2015, pp. 52-81
Description
Discusses the author's use of aspects of her German heritage, with particular reference to Fidelis Waldvogel, the central character of the novel.