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Yellow Women and Leslie Marmon Silko's Feminism

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Louise Barnett
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 17, no. 2, Special Issue: Honoring A. Lavonne Brown, Summer, 2005, pp. 18-31
Description
Silko confirms the importance Pueblo Nations' women and gender equity in their way of life as illustrated in her essay Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 18.
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Yes Virginia, It Really is That Old: A Reply to Haynes and Mead

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. M. Adovasio
J. D. Gunn
J. Donahue
R. Stuckenrath
J. E. Guilday
K. Volman
American Antiquity, vol. 45, no. 3, July 1980, pp. 588-595
Description
Defends evidence from the Meadowcroft Rockshelter site regarding pre-Clovis occupations.
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You Are Here: The NMAI as Site of Identification

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mario A. Caro
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3/4, Decolonizing Archaeology, Summer/Fall, 2006, pp. 543-557
Description
Comments on the relationship between the site of the National Museum of the American Indian and cultural products on display, arguing that the Museum itself is an object of display.
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"You Can't Say You're Sovereign If You Can't Feed Yourself": Defining and Enacting Food Sovereignty in American Indian Community Gardening

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Hoover
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 31-70
Description
Discusses how farmers and gardeners define food sovereignty and how the concept has been put into practice to attain the goals of promoting health and traditional culture.
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"You Know, We Are Different Nations and Have Different Ways": European Americans and Native Americans View Each Other, 1700-1775

Alternate Title
Becoming American: The British Atlantic Colonies, 1690-1763
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Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Humanities Center
Description
Uses excerpts from primary documents to look at how Native Americans were perceived by colonists and Europeans and Native American perspectives on Europeans and their culture.
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Young Lakota: Community Discussion Guide

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Youth Sexual Health Network
Description
Background to Young Lakota, a film about tribal sovereighty and Indigenous women's rights for reproductive justice on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Includes plans for hosting a screening event, follow up discussion questions and resources.
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Young Once, Indian Forever: Youth Gangs in Indian Country

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Bell
Nicole Lim
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 3/4, Special Issue: The National Museum of the American Indian, Summer - Autumn, 2005, pp. 626-650
Description
Explores the characteristics of Indigenous youth gangs in rural and urban spaces, and examines the social conditions that foster gang membership.
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Your Guide to Understanding and Enjoying Pow Wows

Alternate Title
Indian Education For All
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Education Division
Montana Office of Public Instruction
Description
General information about protocol, rules for judging, dancers and dances, songs, drumming, regalia, etc. Suitable for use in classroom.
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Youth Leisure in a Native North American Community: An Observational Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Greg S. Place
Jennifer S. Livengood
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 1, 2010, pp. 117-141
Description
Investigates youth recreational activities in the northern Ontario community of Wapakeka and notes the activities enjoyed are a mix of Euro-American and Native American games of skill.
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Youth Literature Inventory

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Council
Description
List of 400 works dealing with the theme of First Nations, as well as grade level and type of literature.
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Yurok Aristocracy and "Great Houses"

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arnold R. Pilling
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 4, The California Indians, Autumn, 1989, pp. 421-436
Description
Looks at the Yorok tribe's complex system of social stratification through their traditional social customs and culture.
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Zitkala-Ša and Bicultural Subjectivity

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ron Carpenter
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 16, no. 3, Fall, 2004, pp. 1-28
Description
Examines how Native American teacher Gertrude Simmons Bonnin's autobiography combines her shared Anglo and Yankton Sioux cultures to produce a new bicultural type of Native American female role. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 1.
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Zitkala-Ša and the Problem of Regionalism: Nations, Narratives, and Critical Traditions

Alternate Title
Zitkala-Sa and the Problem of Regionalism: Nations, Narratives, and Critical Traditions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gary Totten
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 1/2, Winter/Spring, 2005, pp. 84-123
Description
Critical look at Gertrude Bonnin (1876-1938), a Yankton Sioux writer, his body of work and the idea of regionalism.
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Zitkala-Sa (Gertrude Simmons Bonnin) A Power(full) Literary Voice

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dorothea M. Susag
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 5, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 1993, pp. 3-24
Description
Explores the author's autobiographical essays and looks at her personal and tribal experiences. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Zitkala Sa: The Evolution of a Writer

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dexter Fisher
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 3, 1979, pp. 229-238
Description
Delves into the life and literary work of Indigenous author Zitkala Sa by analyzing her struggle to find acceptance from both Indigenous people and mainstream audiences.
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The Zuni Life Skills Development Curriculum: A Collaborative Approach to Curriculum Development

Alternate Title
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, [Monograph No. 4, pp. 98-121]
Calling From the Rim: Suicidal Behavior Among American Indian and Alaska Native Adolescents
[Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health] ; Monograph 4, 1994
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Teresa D. La Fromboise
Beth Howard-Pitney
Description
Describes a skills-based approach to suicide prevention developed for the Zuni Pueblo.
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Zuni Sacred Theater

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara Tedlock
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 3, Religions, Summer, 1983, pp. 93-110
Description
A description of the Zuni Pueblo's yearly dramatic theatrical performances that unites the Zuni socially, economically, politically and religiously.
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