United States

Displaying 13351 - 13400 of 13595

Wide-Area Connections in Native North America

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William A. Turnbaugh
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 1, no. 4, 1976, pp. 22-28
Discusses archaeological evidence for long-distance relationships which were established for the purposes of trade of both basic materials and non-essentials such as handicrafts and ritual items.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Widening the Circle: Collaborative Reading With Louis Owens's Wolfsong

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Blake Hausman
John Purdy
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 4, Winter, 2005, pp. 27-78
Discusses a joint project, which utilized online interactive discourse, between students of Western Washington University and Choctaw-Cherokee-Irish writer Louis Owens regarding his novel Wolfsong. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 27.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Wife, Mother, Provider, Defender, God: Women in Lakota Winter Counts

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara Risch
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 27, no. 3, 2003, pp. 1-30

An historical perspective on gender in relation to waniyetu wowakapi (winter counts) or hekta yawap. reveals evidence of women's roles; author suggests further historical research.

Login or Register to create bookmarks.

The Wiidookowishin Program: Results From a Qualitative Process Evaluation of a Culturally Tailored Commercial Tobacco Cessation Program

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda M. Bosma
Joanne D'Silva
Amanda L. Jansen
Nathan R. Sandman
Rozanne L. Hink
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 21, no. 1, 2014, pp. 18-33
Looks at the success of a smoking cessation program adapted from the American Lung Associations' "Freedom From Smoking" curriculum.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Wilderness Conditions: Ranging for Place and Identity in Louis Owens’ Wolfsong

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Bernardin
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 10, no. 2, Series 2; [Special Issue on] Louis Owens, Summer, 1998, pp. 79-93
Discussion of the novel's theme tracing the environmental and spiritual devastation caused by the concepts of manifest destiny and nation building as used by EuroAmericans. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

"A Wilderness Unlittered by Academic Trash"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rodney Simard
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 5, no. 2, Series 2: Special Issue, Summer, 1993, pp. 1-6
Looks at the editorial transitions in the journal. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

The Wildman

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jesse A. Short Bull
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 19, no. 1, Tribal College Students Today, Fall, 2007, pp. 44-45
Short story written by a student at Oglala Lakota College, Kyle, SD.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Will Rogers's Indian Humor

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roumiana Velikova
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 19, no. 2, Summer, 2007, pp. 83-103
Contends that humorist Will Rogers, who was a member of the Cherokee Nation, was appropriated and mainstreamed as a mythic American figure and consequently has been denied a prominent place in Native American literary history. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 83.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Will the Real Tomochichi Please Come Forward?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie Anne Sweet
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 2, Spring, 2008, pp. 141-177
Article examines the ways that the Yamacraw Leader Tomochichi has been represented and misrepresented in historical texts and narratives surrounding the settlement of the Georgia; works to reconstruct a more accurate biography.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Will We Meet the Challenge?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Raymond Nakai
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 4, no. 1, October 1964, pp. [10-16]
Discusses the importance of economic development on reservations and areas where improvements are necessary.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

William Apess

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Michael Berthold
Includes biographical and critical essay about William Apess, most famous for his autobiography, A Son of the Forest: The Experience of William Apess, A Native of the Forest, Comprising a Notice of the Pequot Tribe of Indians and a list of his writings.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

William Apess and Writing White

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Randall Moon
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 5, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 1993, pp. 45-54
Looks at the works of William Apess, and discusses how he has not been recognized as an "authentic" representation of Native America. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

William Apess, the “Lost Tribes,” and Indigenous Survivance

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rochelle Raineri Zuck
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 25, no. 1, Spring, 2013, pp. 1-26
Discusses the orator's use of the theory that Native Americans were descended from the ten lost tribes of Israel, in arguments for rights and sovereignty, as well as to counteract the popular attitude that they were a "vanishing race". Entire article on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 1.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

“William Apess Was Born Here”: Marking William Apess on the Geographical and Cultural Map

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Drew Lopenzina
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 30, no. 2, Summer, 2018, pp. 1-33
Author describes his research and the process of creating a biography of the writer, activist and minister and the difficulties he encountered when trying to find precise information about Apess’ life and the places he lived.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

William Faulkner's Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Duane Gage
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 1974, pp. 27-33
An investigation of how the author's fictional works use Native American characters to accentuate the relationships between races in the American South.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

William Jay Smith

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Bob Group
Bibliography and critical look at the many books by Smith (1918- )
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Willing to Serve: American Indians

Alternate Title
Experiencing War: Stories from the Veterans History Project
Web Sites » Governmental
Author/Creator
Library of Congress
Links to video and audio interviews with nine veterans.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Wing Fans: A Short Record of Their Functions in the West

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott M. Thompson
Whispering Wind, vol. 40, no. 6, Issue 280, March-April 2012, pp. 13-15
Used as costume accents or sun shades, to emphasize the rhythm of the drum or to point in a direction as dancers turn.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Wining the Dust Bowl. Carter Revard

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Helen Jaskoski
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 14, no. 2 & 3, Series 2 , Summer/Fall, 2002, pp. 39-41
Book review of: Winning the Dust Bowl by Carter Revard. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Winnebago Berdache

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy Oestreich Lurie
American Anthropologist, vol. 55, no. 5, New Series, December 1953, pp. 708-712
The author provides an overview of berdache in Winnebago society in the early 1900s; observations are based on interviews conducted during 1947-49.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Winter in Lingit Aani Brings Magpies and Ravens

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ernestine Hayes
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 21, no. 3, Fall, 2009, pp. 90-94
Reflects on lessons learned from the authors' grandmother, such as watching and learning from spiders. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 90.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

"Winter in the Blood" as Comic Novel

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alan R. Velie
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 2, A Special Symposium Issue on James Welch's , 1978, pp. 141-147
An examination of the term "comic novel" and how it best describes the tone of James Welch's Winter in the Blood.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

"Winter in the Blood" as Elegy

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nora Baker Barry
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 2, A Special Symposium Issue on James Welch's , 1978, pp. 149-157
A discussion about death used in James Welch's Winter in the Blood through the main character's lamenting the loss of his loved ones.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Winter Naming: James Welch

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenneth Lincoln
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 3, 2005, pp. 1-23
Discussion of the Blackfeet poet-novelist, James Welch, and the change of passage in Indigenous literature - that of returning home.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

Wisconsin War Stories: Wounded Warriors

Media » Film and Video
Veterans of World War II and the War in Kuwait discuss their experiences during combat and difficulties they have experienced since returning home. Duration: 26:46
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

The Wisdom of the Giveaway: A Guide to Growing Native American Philanthropy

Alternate Title
Multicultural Philanthropy Curriculum Guides ; no.12
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mindy Berry
Rebecca Adamson
First Nations Development Institute
Guide to help communities gain economic strength and autonomy through private sector philanthropy by creating American Native controlled community foundations and endowments. Provides an overview of giving traditions.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.

[Wise Practices]: Annotated Bibliography

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Wise Practices [Project]
Annotated list of journal articles dealing with youth suicide prevention. Grouped into: systematic reviews of research literature, community-wide interventions, youth engagement, system-level change, creative partnerships, and culturally and socio-politically informed approaches.
Login or Register to create bookmarks.
Subscribe to United States