New York

An Analysis of the Performance Gap Between American Indian and Anglo Students in the New York State Fourth and Eighth Grade Mathematics Assessments

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Marchand
Jamar Pickreign
Keary Howard
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 44, no. 2, 2005, pp. 24-35
Description
Looks at the disparities in competence between the two groups of students and recommends professional development for math teachers as well as enrichment activities for the students.
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An Ancient Village Site of the Shinnecock Indians

Alternate Title
Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v. 22, pt. 5
E-Books
Author/Creator
M. R. Harrington
Description
Forms part of the Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v. 22 (p.227-283).
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Can a Myth Be Astronomically Dated?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Henige
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, 1999, pp. 127-157
Description
Barbara A. Mann and Jerry L. Fields argue that a solar eclipse occurred when the Haudenosaunee Iroquois League was founded. Mann and Fields date this occurrence to August 31, 1142.
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The Cayuga Claims: A Background Study

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Howard A. Vernon
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 4, no. 3, 1980, pp. 21-35
Description
Explains Canadian Cayuga Indian claims against New York State for their share of perpetual annuity payments agreed to in a Treaty.
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A Complex Path to Haudenosaunee Degree Completion

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephanie J. Waterman
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 46, no. 1, 2007, pp. 20-40
Description
Comments on the tools and type of support twelve college graduates required for academic success.
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Continuity and Creativity in Iroquois Beadwork

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Morgan Perkins
American Anthropologist, vol. 106, no. 3, New Series, September 2004, pp. 595-599
Description
Review essay of an exhibition, Across Borders: Beadwork in Iroquois Life, that examines the artistic, cultural and political significance of beadwork in both traditional and contemporary Iroquois culture.
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Cultural Survival Canada - 15.4

Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 4, A Decade of CSQ, Winter, 1991
Description
Outlines recent court victories for the Grand Council of the Cree of Quebec, a reneged promise to the Lubicon Cree regarding logging in Alberta, and a fund-raising effort to offset lawyer fees for the people of Kanesatake.
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The Earth is Our Mother

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Mohawk
New York State Conservationist, vol. 49, no. 4, February 1995, pp. 4-[?]
Description
Seneca Iroquois relationships with plants.
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Effigy Pipes, Diplomacy, and Myth: Exploring Interaction Between St. Lawrence Iroquoians and Eastern Iroquois in New York State

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anthony Wonderley
American Antiquity, vol. 70, no. 2, April 2005, pp. 211-240
Description
Describes how 500 year old smoking pipes left archaeological evidence that links the St. Lawrence Iroquoians of Jefferson County with the Mohawks, Oneidas, and Onondagas of Upstate New York.
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Enhancing Success in American Indian Students: Participatory Research at Akwesasne as a Part of the Development of a Culturally Relevant Curriculum

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Seth A. Agbo
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 40, no. 1, 2001, pp. [31-56]
Description
Discusses Mohawk Education Project aimed at discovering how attitudes and behaviour patterns are acquired, and how to use knowledge to develop effective strategies.
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Eric Gansworth

Alternate Title
Library of Congress National Book Festival : 2013
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Eric Gansworth
Description
Author speaks about his young adult novel If I Ever Get Out of Here. Includes question and answer period. Duration: 34:14.
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Factors That Support Indigenous Involvement in Multi-actor Environmental Stewardship

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicholas J. Reo
Kyle P. Whyte
Deborah McGregor
M. A. (Peggy) Smith
James F. Jenkins
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 2, 2017, pp. 58-68
Description
Discusses the results of a cross-case study of 39 regional partnerships in the Great Lakes region. Found six factors influence willingness to stay engaged: respect for Indigenous knowledge, control of knowledge mobilization, intergenerational involvement, self-determination, cross-cultural education, and early involvement.
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Forty-Third Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1925-1926

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Author/Creator
J. Walter Fewkes
Description
Report includes the following papers: Report of the Chief by J. Walter Fewkes The Osage Tribe: Two Versions of the Child-Naming Rite by Francis La Flesche Wawenock Myth Texts from Maine by Frank G. Speck Native Tribes and Dialects of Connecticut: A Mohegan-Pequot Diary by Frank G. Speck Picuris Children's Stories by John P. Harrington and Helen H. Roberts Iroquoian Cosmology - Second Part by J. N. B. Hewitt
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