Early Woodland Ritual Use of Caves in Eastern North America

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George M. Crothers
American Antiquity, vol. 77, no. 3, July 2012, pp. 524-541
Description
Author suggests that based on evidence, ritual cave use was associated with new social institutions being created and the beginnings of horticultural economics.
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[Ears of Corn: Listen]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Bryce Stevenson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 28, no. 4, Winter, 2016, pp. 118-120
Description
Book review of: Ears of Corn: Listen by Max Early.
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"The Earth Itself Was Sobbing": Madness and the Environment in Novels by Leslie Marmon Silko and Louise Erdrich

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter G. Beidler
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 26, no. 3, 2002, pp. 113-124
Description
Discussion of how two novelists have brought attention to the way Caucasian people have harmed the environment. The article also suggests that Aboriginal peoples are economic and social victims of the scarred earth and its destroyed forests, a fact which has driven some insane.
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The Earth on Turtle's Back

Alternate Title
Native American Stories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Joseph Bruchac
Michael J. Caduto
Description

Traditional creation story. Extract from Native American Stories by Joseph Bruchac and Michael J. Caduto.

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Earth Power: Sustainable Infrastructure at Turtle Mountain Community College

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wesley Davis
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 31, no. 2, Building Infrastructure, Winter, 2019
Description
Article details the sustainable energy policies and practices that have implemented at the Turtle Mountain Community College (TMCC) and describes how those practices have also created demonstrable economic benefits.
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Earth's Mind

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roger Dunsmore
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 5, no. 2, Series 2: Special Issue, Summer, 1993, pp. 57-66
Description
Explores various metaphorical meanings within oral traditions. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Earthworks: Native Intellectuals on the Ground

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Chadwick Allen
American Quarterly, vol. 59, no. 1, March 2007, pp. 199-209
Description
Book reviews of: Writing Indian Nations: Native Intellectuals and the Politics of Historiography, 1827–1863 by Maureen Konkle and Citizen Indians: Native American Intellectuals, Race, and Reform by Lucy Maddox.
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Easin' on Down the Powwow Highways(s)

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rodney Simard
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 3, no. 3, Series 2 , Fall, 1991, pp. 19-23
Description
Examines the value of Powwow Highway and how it attempts to avoid polarities and stereotypical images within the film. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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East Cree Relational Verbs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marie-Odile Junker
International Journal of American Linguistics, vol. 69, no. 3, July 2003, pp. 307-329
Description
Examines the syntax and semantics of this verb construction and the problems associated with it.
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Eastern Cherokee Creation and Subsistence Narratives: A Cherokee and Religious Interpretation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John D. Loftin
Benjamin E. Frey
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 1, 2019, pp. 83-98
Description
Article explores Eastern Cherokee epistemology; by examining sacred traditional-narratives the authors reveal the cultural meanings, purposes and values that are embodied in different characters and deities within those stories.
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Eastman's Maternal Ancestry: Letter From Charles Alexander Eastman to H.M. Hitchcock, September 8, 1927

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
A. Lavonne Brown Ruoff
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 2, Special Issue: Honoring A. Lavonne Brown, Summer, 2005, pp. 10-17
Description
Transcription of a letter penned by Alexander Eastman, Sioux physician, author and activist, describing his family history and his great sadness at the loss of his mother. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 10.
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Ecological Memory

Alternate Title
Indigenous Architecture lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Donna House
Description
Landscape designer for the National Museum of the American Indian, speaks about her philosophy during the concept, design and construction stages of building the museum. Duration: 54:19.
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Ecological Restoration as Post-Colonial Ritual of Community in Three Native American Novels

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher Norden
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 6, no. 4, Series 2. Critical Approaches, Winter, 1994, pp. 94-106
Description
Examines the ritual-based relationship between human beings and their natural environment. The article also discusses a reconciliation between human cultures and nature. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Economic Analysis of Energy-Efficiency Measures: Tribal Case Studies with the Yurok Tribe, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, and the Pascua Yaqui Tribe

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas L. Acker
William M. Auberle
John D. Eastwood
David R. Laroche
Amanda S. Ormond
Robert P. Slack
Dean H. Smith
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 1, 2005, pp. 79-96
Description
Results of three energy-efficiency case studies conducted with three different Native American groups in the western United States. The purpose of the case studies was to demonstrate that energy efficiency is economically feasible, has the potential to reduce air pollution, and can help communities meet other goals.
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Economic Development on American Indian Reservations: A Citation Analysis

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cheryl Metoyer-Duran
Peter Hernon
Library & Information Science Research, vol. 17, no. 1, Winter, 1995, pp. 49-67
Description
Analyzed the literature on gaming and natural resource exploitation in terms of authors, publication forms, type of source, titles of frequently cited works, and age of publication. Compared results to previous study by Metoyer-Duran.
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Economic Dysfunction or Land Grab?: Assaults on the 19th-Century Māori Economy and Their Native North American Parallels

Alternate Title
Economic Dysfunction or Land Grab?: Assaults on the 19th-Century Maori Economy and Their Native North American Parallels
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hazel Petrie
AlterNative, vol. 11, no. 3, 2015, pp. 283-298
Description
Investigates several prominent themes advanced by European settlers about New Zealand Māori.
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The Economic Education of Samson Occom

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Reginald Dyck
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 24, no. 3, Fall, 2013, pp. 3-25
Description
Looks at Occom's experiences with both Native and Christian beliefs and practices. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 3.
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The Economic Impact of the 1837 and 1842 Chippewa Treaties

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David R. Wrone
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 3, Summer, 1993, pp. 329-340
Description
Article discusses the different understandings of property and ownership that exist in United States law and in the treaties with Indigenous peoples; examines the different implications of property rights and how they are exercised with regards to mineral rights and hunting and fishing rights.
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Economic Organization and the Position of Women Among the Iroquois

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith K. Brown
Ethnohistory, vol. 17, no. 3/4, Summer-Autumn, 1970, pp. 151-167
Description
Study compared the Iroquois and the Bemba to gain insight into the factors which influenced status and concluded that the high status of women among the Iroquois was due to economic responsibilities.
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The Economics of Cultural Misrepresentation: How Should the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 be Marketed?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennie D. Woltz
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal, vol. 17, no. 2, 2006, pp. 443-500
Description
Looks at the history of the Act, the problems of counterfeit goods and the economic and cultural effects and recommendations to re-align the Act to fulfill its intended purpose.
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