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Access and Barriers to Food Items and Food Preparation Among Plains Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Betty Geishirt Cantrell
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 65-74
Discusses four-year study of Sioux and Winnebago peoples to develop and evaluate a diabetes education program; they found education about diet and diabetes is not enough, when access to healthier diet is a continuing problem.
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The Archaeological Remains of the Chiwere Sioux

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James B. Griffin
American Antiquity, vol. 2, no. 3, January 1937, pp. 180-181

Explores direct correlation between the Chiwere Sioux and the Oneota culture.

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The Autobiography of a Winnebago Indian

Alternate Title
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v. 16, no. 7
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Sam Blowsnake]
Paul Radin
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 16, No. 7 (pp.381-473).
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Book Review

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Mark Mercer
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 18, no. 1, 1998, pp. 193-197
Book review of: Standing Bear and the Ponca Chiefs by Thomas Henry Tibbles.
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Dating Pawnee Sites by the Ceramic Formula Method

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roger T. Grange Jr.
World Archaeology, vol. 15, no. 3, February 1984, pp. 274-293
Ceramic style of dating technique, used in Europe, is applied to Pawnee pottery to assist in analysis.
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Designing and Teaching an Introduction to Federal Indian Law

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Wynema Morris
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 27, no. 2, American Indian Law, Winter, November 8, 2015, pp. [28-29, 7]
Briefly discusses various aspects of a course on Federal Indian Law taught through the Native American Studies Department at Nebraska Indian Community College.
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Folsom and Nepesta Points

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charles Scoggin
American Antiquity, vol. 5, no. 4, April 1940, pp. 290-298
Examines the claim that evidence of the Folsom complex was found in California.
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Forty-Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1927-1928

E-Books
Author/Creator
H. W. Dorsey
Report includes the following papers: Report of the Chief Clerk by H. W. Dorsey The Salishan Tribes of the Western Plateaus by James A. Teit, edited by Franz Boas Tattooing and Face and Body Painting of the Thompson Indians, British Columbia by James A. Teit, edited by Franz Boas Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia by Elsie Viault Steedman The Osage Tribe: Rite of the Wa-xo'-be by Francis La Flesche
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"I Was Brought to Life to Save My People from Starvation and from Their Enemies": Pahukatawa and the Pawnee Trauma of Genocide

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark van de Logt
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 40, no. 3, 2016, pp. 23-46
Examines the emergence of a spiritual entity during a period of warfare waged by the Lakota and Cheyenne on the Pawnee. Argues that their desperate situation triggered a spiritual crisis since the traditional sacred power of Morning Star seemed to provide no protection from enemy threats.
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Interpreting Pawnee Star Lore: Science or Myth?

Alternate Title
Review Essays: Interpreting Pawnee Star Lore: Science or Myth?
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Douglas R. Parks
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, 1985, pp. 53-65
Book review of: When Stars Came Down to Earth: Cosomology of the Skidi Pawnee Indians of North American by Vol Del Chamberlain.
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Lettered Resistance at the Genoa Indian School, Genoa Nebraska (1884-1934)

Alternate Title
Annual Meeting of the Conference on College Composition and Communication ; 49th, 1998
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amy Goodburn
Presents letters written by students that were sometimes used as propaganda to promote public awareness about American Indian education. Paper from the Annual Meeting of the Conference on College Composition and Communication, 1998.
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Life and Times of the Great Sioux Nation

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michal Votřel
Explores the influence and the impact of the arrival of Europeans on the Sioux traditional culture and life. Thesis towards an undergraduate degree in Education--University of West Bohemia, 2014.
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Models of American Indian Education: Cultural Inclusion and the Family/Community/School Linkage

Alternate Title
Sociology Department, Faculty Publications. Paper 89
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrienne Freng
Scott Freng
Helen A. Moore
Sociological Focus, vol. 39, no. 1, February 2006, pp. 55-74
Examines the condition of education from the perspective of young adult American Indians from the Ho-Chunk or Winnebago tribe, Omaha, Santee, Lakota, and Cheyenne tribes living in Nebraska.
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Native American Elders Health Care Series

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gloria P. Craig
CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, vol. 24, no. 3, May-June 2006, pp. 133-135
Examines a partnership designed to improve the health status of people in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska. SCROLL to page 133 - 135 to view.
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The Nebraska Museums: Omaha & Lincoln, Nebraska

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Don Lorkowski
Saori Lorkowski
Whispering Wind, vol. 40, no. 3, Issue 277, September-October 2011, pp. 24-25
Describes collection of Plains Indians art at the Joslyn Art Museum, the University of Nebraska State Museum and the Nebraska History museum.
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NICC Students Succeed in Removing Textbook Misinformation

Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 4, Tribal College Governance, Summer, 2015
Students and faculty of the Nebraska Indian Community College successfully petitioned authors of Psychology: A Journey to remove incorrect information about the Sioux sweat lodge.
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Notes on the Kado, or Sun Dance of the Kiowa

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hugh Lenox Scott
American Anthropologist, vol. 13, no. 3, New Series, July-September 1911, pp. 345-379
Description of the ceremony and discussion of possible origins.
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A Paleo-Indian Bison-Kill in Northwestern Iowa

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George A. Agogino
W. D. Frankforter
American Antiquity, vol. 25, no. 3, January 1960, pp. 414-415
Describes Simonsen site that was radiocarbon dated at about 6000 B.C. and had artifacts similar to other sites in Iowa and Nebraska.
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Pawnee Indian Societies

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v.11, pt.7
E-Books
Author/Creator
James R. Murie
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.11 (p.543-644).
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The Pawnee Mission Letters, 1834-1851

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Michael L. Cox
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 36, no. 1, 2012, pp. 220-223

Book review of: The Pawnee Mission Letters, 1834-1851 edited by Richard E. Jensen. Review located by scrolling to page 220.

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Plains Archaeology, 1935-60

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Waldo R. Wedel
American Antiquity, vol. 27, no. 1, July 1961, pp. 24-32
Studies the development of human settlement and culture growth in the Plains region.
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The Poncas: a People in the Process of Becoming

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charles E. Heerman
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 14, no. 3, May 1975, pp. [27-31]
Discussion and history of the Poncas people including housing, health and employment, community development and education.
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The Roles and Status of Men and Women in Nineteenth Century Omaha and Pawnee Societies: Postmodernist Uncertainties and Empirical Evidence

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Wishart
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 4, Autumn, 1995, pp. 509-518
Author examines writings from a variety of historical sources—including those penned by explorers, historians and anthropologists—in an attempt to cultivate some increased understanding of the gender roles and power dynamics in early 19th century Omaha and Pawnee societies.
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