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Handbook of American Indian Languages, Part 2

Alternate Title
Bulletin (Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology) ; 40
Chukchee
Coos
Siuslawan (Lower Umpqua)
The Takelma Language of Southwestern Oregon
E-Books
Author/Creator
Edward Sapir
Leo J. Frachtenberg
Waldemar Bogoras

Languages: Chukchee, Coos, Siuslawan, and Takelma.

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How Cottontail Lost His Fingers

Alternate Title
The Indian Reading Series: Stories and Legends of the Northwest ; Level 1, Book 15
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Warm Springs Reservation Committee

Children's book retells traditional story. Suitable for use with elementary students.

 

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Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ellen K. Brown
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 27, no. 1, 2007, pp. 209-210
Book review of: Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest edited by Ella E. Clark. Scroll to page 209 to read review.
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Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ellen K. Brown
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 26, no. 2, 2006, p. 439
Book review of: Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest edited by Ella E. Clark.
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Living in Two Worlds: Native American Women and Prenatal Care

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claudia R. Long
Mary Ann Curry
Health Care for Women International, vol. 19, no. 3, May-June 1998, pp. 205-215
Study explored traditional pregnancy/childbirth beliefs and practices and the relationship between those beliefs and use of contemporary prenatal care.
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Masks and Headgear of Native American Ritual/Theatre on the Northwest Coast

Alternate Title
Masks and Headgear of Native American Ritual / Theatre on the Northwest Coast
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Snyder Neil
Theatre Journal, vol. 38, no. 4, 1986, pp. 453-462
Presents 19th century facemasks and regalia for ceremony and performance used by the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian peoples of the Pacific Northwest.
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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Billy J. Williams
Purpose of report is to provide overview of currently available data connected to the District of Oregon and the U.S. Attorney’s Office's Missing and Murdered Action Plan for 2021. Data sources include September 2020 Oregon State Police Report on Missing and Murdered Native American Women (OSP Report), National Missing and Unidentified Persons Systems (NamUs) database, National Crime Information Center database (NCIC), and USAO.
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The Northern Paiute Language of Oregon

Alternate Title
Phoebe Apperson Hearst Memorial Volume
University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology ; v.20
E-Books
Author/Creator
W. L. Marsden
Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 20 (pp175-191).
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The Northwest Coast

Alternate Title
Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World's Cultures
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Peter H. Stephenson
Steven Acheson
Focuses on the peoples of the northern area of the Northwest Coast including Alaska, Washington, Oregon and British Columbia. Chapter from Volume 2 of Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World's Cultures edited by Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember.
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Northwest Coast Potlatch: Profound Ceremony & Celebration

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard Walker
Native Peoples, vol. 20, no. 6, November/December 2007, pp. 28-33
Describes the history and suppression of the ceremonies which were illegal in Canada until 1951 and in the United States until 1934.
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Obstacles Facing Tribal Language Programs in Warm Springs, Klamath, and Grand Ronde

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Erin F. Haynes
Coyote Papers , vol. 13, Special Volume Dedicated to the Indigenous Languages of the Americas, 2004, pp. 87-102

Looks at relationship between education system with local districts, funding, state and federal policies, and standards and sovereignty, all external obstacles effecting language revitalization.

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Oregon State Police Report on Missing and Murdered Native American Women: Listening and Understanding Tour House Bill 2625

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Missing and Murdered Native American Women Work Group
Reports results of conversations with tribal partners and communities with respect to the scope of the problem, barriers to use of the current systems, and ways to create partnerships which would increase reporting, identification, and rapid response to cases.
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