Minnesota

Names of the Condemned Dakota Men

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 28, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Empowerment Through Literature, Winter-Spring, 2004, pp. 175-183
Description
Article lists the names of Dakota men and the sentences imposed on them by the United States government following the “Sioux Uprising of 1862.”
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Native American Dolls

Alternate Title
Smithsonian in Your Classroom
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Genevieve Marie Simermeyer
Lynn-Steven Engelke
Smithsonian in Your Classroom, Fall, 2004, pp. 1-28
Description

Lesson plan for elementary school students which looks at Native American dolls, how they are made and the cultures they represent.

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North Country: The Making of Minnesota

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Catherine Denial
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 36, no. 1, 2012, pp. 213-216
Description
Book review of: North Country by Mary Lethert Wingerd. Review located by scrolling to page 213.
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Not a One-Size-Fits-All Approach: Building Tribal Infrastructure for Research through CRCAIH

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melissa Buffalo
Jessica Heinzmann
DenYelle Baete Kenyon
Kathryn Blindman
Simone Bordeaux ... [et al.]
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. 42-70
Description
Provides information about The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health (CRCAIH): originally created in 2013 to foster tribal partnerships in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota with a focus on research review, regulation, and data management. Authors note the role of the partners in the expansion of local, community-based research infrastructure that serves the community it is situated in.
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NSF Enhances Science Teaching at Leech Lake

Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 17, no. 3, Heroes of Today, Spring, 2006
Description
Describes the Leech Lake Tribal College's plan to integrate aspects of the Anishinaabe culture into the science curriculum and comments on the five year grant awarded to the college for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).
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An Ojibwa Man's Dance Shirt

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael G. Johnson
Whispering Wind, vol. 41, no. 3, October-November 2012, pp. 14-16
Description
Photographs, description and construction details of an example made between 1890-1920.
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Ojibway Beadwork Traditions in the Ayer Collections

Alternate Title
MHS Collections
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marcia G. Anderson
Kathy L. Hussey-Arntson
Minnesota History, vol. 48, no. 4, Winter, 1982, pp. 153-157
Description
Comments on the items and variety in the collections.
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Ojibwe Treaty Rights

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
Description

Focuses on off-reservation treaty rights to hunt, fish, and gather in treaty-ceded lands in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

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Origins of the Jingle Dress Dance

Alternate Title
Glimpses: Origins of the Jingle Dress Dance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Thiel
Whispering Wind, vol. 36, no. 5, [March/April] 2007, pp. 14-18
Description
Explores the origin of various jingle dances and the traditions behind them.
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Owls: Images and Voices in the Ojibwa and Midewiwin Worlds

Alternate Title
Owls: Images and Voices in the Ojibwe and Midewin Worlds
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael M. Pomedli
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 26, no. 2, 2002, pp. 45-62
Description
Examines stories, images, and voices of the owl in Anishinaabe culture and how these teachings (owl) influenced the signatories of Treaty Three.
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Promoting Retention among American Indian College Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dennis R. Falk
Larry P. Aitken
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 23, no. 2, January 1984, pp. [24-31]
Description
Study from the University of Minnesota identifies the five most important factors that keep Native American college students in school.
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Proscription of Cross-Cousin Marriage among the Southwestern Ojibwa

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James G. E. Smith
American Ethnologist, vol. 1, no. 4, November 1974, pp. 751-762
Description
Argues that changes in the kinship system took place in the early 19th century due environmental, economic and demographic factors that became more acute during the reservation period.
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A Qualitative Study of the Factors Related to the Academic Success of American Indian Students

Alternate Title
A Qualitative Study of American Indian Children
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Boyd L. Bradbury
Description
Theorizes that Native American students in Waubun-Ogema-White Earth school district underachieve because those with a vested interest in their education have lowered standards to a point that under-achievement is more likely than not. Paper from AERA Annual Meeting, 2006.
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Rabbits and Flying Warriors: The Postindian Imagery of Jim Denomie

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Martínez
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 4, 2011, pp. 119-145
Description
Discusses the metaphorical surrealism in Jim Denomie paintings showing historical and contemporary events in American and Native American history, as well as aspects of pop-culture, art history and Anglo-Indian relations.
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Reducing Opioid Overdose Deaths in Minnesota: Insights from One Tribal Nation

Alternate Title
National Drug Early Warning System (NDEWS) Minnesota HotSpot Study
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brenna Greenfield
Erin Russell
Hannah Youngdeer
Melissa Walls
Clinton Alexander
Description
Study conducted in collaboration with the Gaa-waabaabiganikaag (White Earth Nation) performed five fatality reviews and held four focus group discussions to identify risk and protective factors.
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Regaining Food Sovereignty: Neyaab Nimamoomin Mewinzha Gaa-inajigeyang

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Simone Senogles
Scott C. Knudson
Lakeland Public Television
Indigenous Environmental Network
Description
Documentary advocates for a return to traditional, unprocessed foods. Focus is on activities of the Indigenous Environmental Network, which is located in Minnesota. Duration: 58:17.
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Relationships and the Creation of Colonial Landscapes in the Eighteenth- Century Fur Trade

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amélie Allard
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 44, no. 2, Spring, 2020, pp. [149]-170
Description
Using the conceptual framework developed by La Donna Harris and Jaqueline Wasilewski and the site of Réaume’s Leaf River Post, the author looks at foodways to show the relationships between the Ojibwe and the fur traders. This work was in response to traditional archaeology that validates colonialism.
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The Revival of Indian Culture Through Museums: The Case of the Mille Lacs Indian Museum

Alternate Title
Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Caroline Laurent
Description
Comments on the ways the museum has been actively promoting culture and creating connections between visitors and the Mile Lacs Band. Presented at the Tenth Native American Symposium, November 14-15, 2013. Chapter from Native Ground: Protecting and Preserving History, Culture, and Customs edited by Mark B. Spencer.
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Risk-taking Behavior among Native American Adolescents in Minnesota Public Schools: Comparisons with Black and White Adolescents

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Enid Gruber
Ralph J. DiClemente
[M.M. Anderson]
Ethnicity & Health, vol. 1, no. 3, September 1996, pp. 261-267
Description
Concludes that Native American adolescents have higher risk prevalence across indices of anitsocial behavior and substance abuse, with females presenting the highest.
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The Road Back to Sweetgrass

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Bryce Stevenson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 27, no. 3, Fall , 2015, pp. 126-129
Description
Book review of The Road Back to Sweetgrass by Linda LeGarde.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Bill Rogoza and Alanna Downey-Baxter, Northern Ontario Native Tourism Outfitters

Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by Bill Rogoza and Alanna Downey-Baxter relating to tourism in northern Ontario. The corporation is a non-profit organization formed in 1987 to represent First Nations in the tourism industry. He states that tourism can be a part of an economic development base in northern Ontario, and it is a land-based activity which is culturally appropriate for Aboriginal peoples. Following the presentation is a question-and-answer session with the Commissioners.
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