Aazzhoogan: Red Lake Nation's Bridge to the Future
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Dan King
Eugene McArthur
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 25, no. 4, Nation Building, Summer, 2014
Description
Discusses how the campus for Red Lake Nation College will provide benefits and opportunities for the community.
Accessing History from Home
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary Annette Pember
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 23, no. 3, Technology and Culture, Spring, 2012
Description
Looks at the E-Humanity web portal, which allows users to access photographs and descriptions of more than 70,000 artifacts.
The Allure of the Exotic: Reexamining the Use of Local and Distant Pipestone Quarries in Ohio Hopewell Pipe Caches
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas E. Emerson
Kenneth B. Farnsworth
Sarah U. Wisseman
Randall E. Hughes
American Antiquity, vol. 78, no. 1, January 2013, pp. 48-67
Description
Analyzes different materials found at different sites like Tremper Mound and Mound City.
America's Native Sweet: Chippewa Treaties and the Right to Harvest Maple Sugar
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert H. Keller
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 2, Spring, 1989, pp. 117-135
Description
Looks at the legal status of the Chippewa's treaty right to farm Maple Sugar as a natural resource within their homeland.
American Indian Internet Cigarette Sales: Another Avenue For Selling Tobacco Products
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Felicia S. Hodge
Betty A. Geishirt Cantrell
Roxanne Struthers
John Casken
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 94, no. 2, February 2004, pp. 260-261
Description
Brief discussion of results found when doing a search under "American Indian Cigarettes".
American Indians and Bullying in Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn M. Campbell
Susan E. Smalling
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 2, no. 1, September 2013, pp. 1-15
Description
Presents findings of a study on Indigenous youth's experiences of physical and psychological abuse.
Among Native American Teenagers, Sex Without Contraceptives is Common
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
S. Edwards
Family Planning Perspectives, vol. 24, no. 4, July/August 1998, pp. 189-191
Description
Study suggests that sexually active teenagers where half as likely as their non-Indigenous peers in Minnesota to use contraceptives.
Anishinaabe Teacher Transforms Students
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 3, Heroes of Today, Spring, 2006
Description
Brief profile of Dan Jones, who teaches Anishinaabe language and culture classes at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College in Cloquet, MN.
An Anishinaabe Tribalography: Investigating and Interweaving Conceptions of Identity During the 1910s on the White Earth Reservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jill Doerfler
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 33, no. 3, Summer, 2009, pp. 295-325
Description
Explores the varied ways in which the Anishinaabeg of White Earth defined themselves during the early twentieth century.
The Autoethnography of William Whipple Warren
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matt Hooley
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 27, no. 2, Fall, 2012, pp. 75-98
Description
Discusses a manuscript, recording the history of Ojibwe communities from Minnesota to Michigan, written by an Ojibwe man published 32 years after his death.
The Benefits of Being Indian: Blood Quanta, Intermarriage, and Allotment Policy on the White Earth Reservation, 1889–1920
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katherine Ellinghaus
Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, vol. 29, no. 2 & 3, 2008, pp. 81-105
Description
Discussion on how the United States government used the intermarriage between Indians and non-Indians to undermine Indian control of their own lands and legal identity.
Case Study of the Development of the 1998 Tribal State Agreement in Minnesota
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evelyn Campbell
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 45-52
Description
Discusses the history of the American Indian women who initiated legislative changes to the Indian Child Welfare Act, and looks at recommendations to address the problems associated with the lack of compliance to current legislation across Canada and the United States.
Characteristics of Mothers Who Have Children With Fetal Alcohol Syndrome or Some Characteristics of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Valborg L. Kvigne
Gary R. Leonardson
Joseph Borzelleca
Ellen Brock
Martha Neff-Smith
Martha Neff-Smith
Journal of the American Board of Family Practice, vol. 16, no. 4, July-August 2003, pp. 296-303
Description
Comparative study conducted with mothers of Aboriginal children diagnosed FAS between 1981 and 1993 and mothers whose children had no symptoms of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS).
Characteristics of the Frontier Extended Stay Clinic: A New Facility Model
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rosyland Frazier
Sanna Douchette
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21344
Description
Reports on evolution of health care facilities in remote communities to provide care for extended periods.
Charles A(lexander) Eastman
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Literature Resource Center
Description
Brief biography of author and physician, whose writings focused on Native American spirituality, morality and mythology. Best-known for the autobiographical works Indian Boyhood and From the Deep Woods to Civilization.
Chippewa Music [vol. 1]
Alternate Title
Bulletin (Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology) ; 45
Bulletin (Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology) ; 53
E-Books
Author/Creator
Frances Densmore
Bulletin (Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology)
Description
The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health’s Partnership River of Life: Special Issue Introduction
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
DenYelle Baete Kenyon
Melissa Buffalo
Jessica Heinzmann
Michaela Seiber
Dorothy Castille
Amy Elliott
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 2, The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health’s Partnership River of Life, 2019, pp. 1-14
Description
In this piece the authors discuss the funding, structure, goals, and vision of The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health’s (CRCAIH) Partnership River of Life to provided context for the rest of the special issue which shares some of the research and community results which came out of the partnership.
Comparing Histories of Education for Indigenous Peoples
Alternate Title
Indian Subjects: Hemispheric Perspectives on the History of Indigenous Education
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Brenda J. Child
Brian Klopotek
Description
Introduction to the essays in Indian Subjects: Hemispheric Perspectives on the History of Indigenous Education edited by Brenda J. Child and Brian Klopotek.
Computer Experience of Menominee Indian Students: Gender Differences in Coursework and Use of Software
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jerilyn R. Grignon
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 32, no. 3, May 1993, pp. [1-15]
Description
Survey reveals females spend less time on games, programming, and software graphics use and are less likely to enrol in computer science courses in grade 12 or technical institutions.
The Concept of an Altithermal Cultural Hiatus in Northern Plains Prehistory
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Reeves
American Anthropologist, vol. 75, no. 5, New Series, October 1973, pp. 1221-1253
Description
Argues that archaeological data supports theory that the bison-hunting peoples did not abandon the Northern Plains from 5500-3000 B.C.
Connecting the Dots for Youth Development in American Indian Communities: A Story of the Reach for the Sky Project
Alternate Title
Reports from the Field
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephan Carlson
Alisha M. Hardman
Mary S. Marczak
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 50, no. 3, 2011, pp. 80-91
Description
Looks at a project that resulted in increased science and math test scores and student retention.
Constitutional Reform at the White Earth Nation
Alternate Title
Leading Native Nations Interview Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jill Doerfler
Ian Record
Description
Discusses the importance of traditional governance systems, and efforts for revising constitutions to support Indian Nations' sovereignty including changing the criteria for White Earth citizenship.
Duration: 55:50. Includes transcript.
Requires creation of free account to access materials.
Cultural Amnesia and Legal Rhetoric: Remembering the 1862 United States-Dakota War and the Need for Military Commissions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marouf Hasian
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 27, no. 1, 2003, pp. 91-117
Description
Examines the controversy of the 1862 Dakota Conflict in Minnesota, followed by the execution of 38 Sioux men, and questions whether military tribunals can balance civil liberties and state necessities.
Cultural Shrines Revisited
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elaine Jahner
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 1, The Literary Achievements of Gerald Vizenor, Winter, 1985, pp. 23-30
Description
Comments on George Vizenor narrative style to help readers from different cultures relate to one another through his writing.
Curly Hair and Big Feet: Physical Anthropology and the Implementation of Land Allotment on the White Earth Chippewa Reservation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David L. Beaulieu
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 4, Autumn, 1984, pp. 281-314
Description
Looks at the court transcripts of the White Earth Chippewa Reservation land allotment fraud cases. Anthropological Professors Albert Jenks and Ales Hrdlicka provided testimony regarding "mixed blooded" and "full Indians" status based on physical characteristics.