Freedom Foods

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nora Lawrence
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 3, Native Womens Hidden Reality, Fall, 2009
Description
Comments on "food security" or "food sovereignty" movements that are popping up across North America to address health and cultural problems in Indigenous communities.
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Freedom, Law, and Prophecy: A Brief History of Native American Religious Resistance

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 1, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Part 3), Winter, 1997, pp. 35-55
Description
Article discusses the spiritual and cultural-based resistance to the imposition of colonial culture, religion, and law; the banning if Indigenous spiritual practice by that colonial state(s) as a response; and the implementation of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA) in 1978 which extended First Amendment Rights to the Indigenous peoples living in the United States.
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French and Indians in the Heart of North America, 1630–1815

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jay H. Buckley
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 95, no. 3, September 2014, pp. 461-463
Description
Book review of French and Indians in the Heart of North America, 1630–1815 edited by Robert Englebert and Guillaume Teasdale. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 461.
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The French Half-Breeds of the Northwest

Alternate Title
Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, Showing the Operations, Expenditures and Condition of the Institution for the Year 1879
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
V. Havard
Description

Content and language reflect the attitudes of the times.

Forms part of Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution ... for the Year 1879.

See pages 309-328.

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Freud, Marx and Chiapas in Leslie Marmon Silko’s Almanac of the Dead.

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Debora Horvitz
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 10, no. 3, Series 2; [Special Issue on] Almanac of the Dead, Fall, 1998, pp. 47-64
Description
Discusses the novel's theme of a political revolution which will ultimately result in the disintegration of European power over Aboriginal peoples. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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[Fried Fish and Flour Biscuits]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dean Rader
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 24, no. 4, Winter, 2012, pp. 103-107
Description
Book review of: Fried Fish and Flour Biscuits by Molly McGlennen. Scroll to page 103 to read article.
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Friend to the White Man

Alternate Title
Undefeated: Part II
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. M. MacDonald
The Beaver, vol. 71, no. 3, June/July 1991, pp. 39-?
Description
Describes the Ojibwe expansion westward onto the Prairies, as well as Ojibwe-White relations during the 1790-1890 period.
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Friendly Fire: When Environmentalists Dehumanize American Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Waller
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, 1996, pp. 107-126
Description
Critical examination of the arguments of Environmentalists and Animal liberationists regarding the consumption of animals and a look at how Indigenous cultures get pulled into these arguments.
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Fritz Scholder: Indian/Not Indian

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Fritz Scholder
Daniel Davis
Description
Short documentary produced to accompany exhibition of the same name which was mounted at the National Museum of the American Indian. Duration: 10:12.
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Fritz Scholder: Indian/Not Indian

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
K. Kimberly King
Description
Discusses artist's controversial Indian paintings from 1960s and 70s in exhibition mounted by The National Museum of the American Indian; includes brief biography.
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Frog Girl Lesson Plan

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brenda Boreham
Description

Based on a Pacific Northwest traditional story. Suitable for Grades 1-3.

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From Big Green Fly to the Stone Serpent:

Following the Dark Vision in Silko’s Almanac of the Dead

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annette Van Dyke
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 10, no. 3, Series 2; [Special Issue on] Almanac of the Dead, Fall, 1998, pp. [34]-46
Description
Discusses the novel's pessimistic tone, with its plot concerning predictions about the appearance of the Europeans, the destruction they brought and their eventual disappearance. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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From Blood Feud to Jury System; The Metamorphosis of Cherokee Law from 1750 to 1840

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Daniel
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 11, no. 2, Spring, 1987, pp. 97-125
Description
Looks at the evolution of the Cherokee legal system, from traditional blood feuds to a traditional tribal court system. However, the signing of the New Echota Treaty in 1835 saw the return to blood feuds within the Cherokee Nation.
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From Boarding Schools to the Multicultural Classroom: The Intercultural Politics of Education, Assimilation, and American Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Sanchez
Mary E. Stuckey
Teacher Education Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 3, Summer, 1999, pp. 83-96
Description
Looks at politics and practices of cross cultural communication by examining the historical and current status of American Indians as subjects and participants in the educational system.
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From Bobtail to Brer Rabbit: Native American Influences on Uncle Remus

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jay Hansford C. Vest
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 1, Winter, 2000, pp. 19-43
Description
Author examines the Uncle Remus children’s stories and links them to a variety of Indigenous narratives from the Saponi-Monacan Confederacy’s oral tradition.
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From Creation Stories to '49 Songs: Cultural Transactions with the White World as Portrayed in Northern Plains Indian Story and Song

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph E. DeFlyer
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 2, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1990, pp. 11-25
Description
Looks at the historical and cultural process of communication, before the first written records had been created between mainstream American culture and the Native American cultures of the Northern Plains. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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From Delirium to Coherence: Shamanism and Medicine Plants in Silko's Ceremony

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas F. Weso
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Special Issue on Teaching Leslie Marmon Silkos Ceremony, 2004, pp. 53-65
Description
Explains the use of symbolism, shamanism, medicine plants, and animals and how these relate to ceremonies in the novel, which move the main character, Tayo, toward healing.
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From Discussion to Action

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George S. McClellan
Mary Jo Picnic Fox
Shelly C. Lowe
New Directions for Student Services, no. 109, Spring, 2005, pp. 95-98
Description
Discusses common themes and recommendations for supporting Native American students in higher education: 1) professional lack of knowledge 2) diversity of Native American People, 3) tribal sovereignty, 4) inadequacy of Euro-American theories, models, practises 5) improving participation in higher education, 6) impact of existing procedures, 7) policies and practises, recruit, retain and promote Native American staff and faculty, 8) need for additional research.
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From Economic Development to Nation Building: Observations on Eight Articles About Tribes, Sovereignty and Economic Development

Alternate Title
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Occasional Paper Series
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper ; 2007-14
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kathryn E. Fort
Indigenous Law & Policy Center Working Paper
Description
Comments on a collection of essays that address topics from general economic development to labour and tax law.
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