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“Walk- in- 2- Worlds”: An Interview with Diane Glancy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rachel Luckenbill
Diane Glancy
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 27, no. 4, Winter, 2015, pp. 106-123
Prominent poet, author, and playwright discusses being of mixed European and Cherokee heritage and the role of Christianity in her life.
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A Walk in the Woods with Murv Jacobs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rachel C. Jackson
Murv Jacobs
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 25, no. 4, Animal Studies, Winter, 2013, pp. 69-78
Interview with the Cherokee artist. Entire issue on one pdf. To locate article, scroll to page 69.
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Walk-Through at the Hammer

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Luna
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 4, Fraud in Native American Communities, 2019, pp. 33-36
Artist James Luna discusses what it means to be accepted as an American Indian by examining the criteria for tribal enrollment and critiques the work of self-declared Cherokee artist Jimmie Durham.
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Walking Precariously

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diane Glancy
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 27, no. 4, Winter, 2015, pp. 101-105
Personal essay about being a Christian, by the prominent poet, author and playwright.
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[Walking the Clouds: An Anthology of Indigenous Science]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Amy Gore
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 25, no. 4, Animal Studies, Winter, 2013, pp. 100-103
Book review of Walking the Clouds by Grace L. Dillon. Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 100.
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Walking with Jim Northrup and Sharing His “Rez”ervations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roseanne Hoefel
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 9, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 1997, pp. [11]-21
Discusses the works of the author and poet, including Walking the Rez Road, War Talk, Culture Clash and Wewibitaan. Many of the authors works center on the Vietnam War experience.
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Walking With Our Sisters

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Walking With Our Sisters
Website chronicles the over 600 reported missing indigenous women in Canada and the United States through a commemorative art installation.
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Wampum Belts with Initials and/or Dates as Design Elements: A Preliminary Review of One Subcategory of Political Belts

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marshall Joseph Becker
Jonathan Lainey
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 2, 2004, pp. 25-45

Discusses wampum belts, produced by tribes of the Eastern seaboard from 1600 to 1800, including their distinct beadwork styles, their functions and the practice of reuse of beads.

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Wampum, Bibles, Treaties, and American Letters: Native American and Anglo-American Communications in Early America

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rebecca M. Lush
Early American Literature, vol. 49, no. 3, 2014, pp. 771-785
Review essay of: Pen and Ink Witchcraft: Treaties and Treaty Making in American Indian History by Colin G. Calloway. Bradford's Indian Book: Being the True Roote and Rise of American Letters as Revealed by the Native Text Embedded in "Of Plimoth Plantation" by Betty Booth Donohue. John Eliot and the Praying Indians of Massachusetts Bay by Kathryn N. Gray.
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Waņna Dakota uņkiapi kate!

Alternate Title
Now We're Going to Speak Dakota!
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Peacock
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 18, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 57-72
Discusses the reasons why the author had difficulty attempting to learn his Dakota language. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 57.
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Waponahki Intellectual Tradition of Weaving Educational Policy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rebecca Cardinal Sockbeson
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 55, no. 3, Expanding Knowledge Systems in Teacher Education, Fall, 2009, pp. 351-364
Shows the importance of basketry to Waponahki culture and how it can become the basis for policymaking, research and decolonization.
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The Waptashi Prophet and the Feather Religion: Derivative of the Washani

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margery Ann Beach
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 3, Prophets: Religious Leaders and Revitalization Movements, Summer, 1985, pp. 325-333
Explores the Waptashi or Feather Religion and its leader Jake Hunt. Waptashi is a combination of the Washani faith and the Indian Shaker Church where the Eagle is the supreme being who communicates through Jake Hunt.
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War and the Reconfiguring of American Indian Society

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Russel Lawrence Barsh
Journal of American Studies, vol. 35, no. 3, December 2001, pp. 371-410
Contrasts Aboriginal concepts of war, in which generalizations are avoided, to that of Western thought, in which there is an attempt to be precise, categorize, and create a unified theory.
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A War By Any Other Name

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
J. D. Gravenor
The Beaver, vol. 85, no. 6, December/January 2005/2006, pp. 47-49
Book review of: Empires at War: The Seven Years' War & the Struggle for North America 1754-1763 by William Fowler.
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War Club Construction

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joe Rosenthal
Whispering Wind, vol. 45, no. 3, May 2017, pp. 14-16
Directions for constructing a horn-based war club.
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War Dance at Fort Marion: Plains Indians War Prisoners; A Kiowa's Odyssey: A Sketchbook From Fort Marion; Art From Fort Marion: The Silberman Collection

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Richard Pearce
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 21, no. 2, Summer, 2009, pp. 84-91
Reviews of 3 books: War Dance at Fort Marion: Plains Indians War Prisoners by Brad D. Lookingbill. A Kiowa's Odyssey: A Sketchbook From Fort Marion by Phillip Earenfight. Art From Fort Marion: The Silberman Collection by Joyce M. Szabo. Entire issue on one pdf. To access reviews, scroll to page 84.
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War Parties in Blue: Pawnee Scouts in the US Army

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
James Riding In
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 36, no. 3, 2012, pp. 202-205
Book review of: War Parties in Blue by Mark Van De Logt. Review located by scrolling to page 202.
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War, Wampum, and Recognition: Algonquin Transborder Political Activism during the Early Twentieth Century, 1919-1931

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dennis Leo Fisher
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 45, no. 1, Winter, 2021, pp. [56]-79
Discusses the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg's push for recognition of their traditional lands and treaty rights following the First World War in Eastern Canada through collaborations with Chief Richard and the Tuscaroras of New York.
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The Wards of the United States Government

Articles » General
Author/Creator
H. H. [Jackson]
[Scribner's Monthly], vol. [19], no. [5], March 1880, pp. 775-782
Looks at the relationship between the Indian and the United States Government, treaties and treaty-breaking.
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A Warrior Celebration: The Photographs of Tom Jones

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Applegate Krouse
Visual Anthropology, vol. 19, no. 3-4, 2006, pp. 295-314
Highlights photographs taken at Ho-Chunk Memorial Day Powwow in Black River Falls in Wisconsin and examines the connection between contemporary military service and traditions.
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Warrior Economics: Financing the Poorest of the Native American Poor

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Warner Woodworth
Indigenous Policy Journal of the Indigenous Policy Network, vol. 15, no. 2, Special International Indigenous Issue, Summer, 2004, p. [?]
Discusses how microcredit has the potential to benefit tribal groups and build economic sustainability. Access through table of contents.
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Warriors All

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tom Holm
American Indian and Alaska Native Health Research, vol. 6, no. 1, 1994, pp. 2-3
Discusses the stereotype that American Indians made excellent soldiers, marksmen, scouts, etc. simply because of their culture.
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Washington Irving and the American Indian

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Daniel F. Littlefield
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 2, 1979, pp. 135-154
A look at Washington Irving's portrayal of Indigenous people during the nineteenth century and how his stories reflected his own attitudes towards Indigenous populations.
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