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From Where the Sun Rises: Addressing the Educational Achievement of Native Americans in Washington State

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael Pavel
Susan Rae Banks-Joseph
Ella Inglebret
Laurie McCubbin
Jason Sievers ... [et al.]
Plan for promoting educational success of Native American students focuses on measuring the progress of relationships between government, tribes and schools districts and supporting a curriculum based on tribal history, culture and government.
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Further Documentation of "Stone Piling" During the Plateau Vision Quest

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Warren W. Caldwell
Roy L. Carlson
American Anthropologist, vol. 56, no. 3, New Series, June 1954, pp. 441-442
Suggests alternate explanation for the monuments constructed was physical and spiritual preparation for ceremonies related to approaching adulthood.
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Going Native

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Dorothy Kennedy
BC Studies, no. 134, Summer, 2002, pp. 97-98
Book review of: Going Native by Tom Harmer. To acces this review, scroll to page 97.
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Grades K-3 Lesson 3: Seya's Song

Alternate Title
Primary Elementary-Pathway 3
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction?]

For use with Seya's Song by Ron Hirsch, a story book about the importance of relationship between S'Kallam people and the salmon. Some S'Klallam words are included in the text.

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The Great Winter Dance

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Patrick Finley-Bragg Marich
Lynn E. Bragg

Primarily the story Lake Tribe's Song of Today. Suitable for use with elementary school students.

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Handbook of American Indian Languages, Part 3

Alternate Title
Tonkawa: An Indian Language of Texas
E-Books
Author/Creator
Henry Hoijer
Manuel J. Andrade
Gunter Wagner
Ruth L. Bunzel
Gladys A. Reichard
Languages: Tonkawa, Quileute, Yuchi, Zuni, Coeur d'Alene.
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Healing of the Canoe Curriculum Training Manual

Alternate Title
HOC Curriculum Training Manual
Healing of the Canoe: A Life Skills Curriculum Training for Native Youth
Culturally Grounded Life Skills for Youth Curriculum
Three-site Healing of the Canoe Survey Results, 2018-2019
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suquamish Tribe
Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, University of Washington

Developed to address problems of youth suicide and substance abuse through a sense of cultural belonging and revitalization. 

Training Manual Appendices

 Class Handouts 

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Hospitalizations For Injury Among American Indian Youth in Washington

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shannon J. Johnson
Marianne Sullivan
David C. Grossman
Western Journal of Medicine, vol. 171, no. 1, July 1999, p. 10
Indian Health Service patient registration database indicates Native American youth had a higher rate of injury than non-Native youth, especially from motor vehicles accidents and assaults.
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How Daylight Came To Be

Alternate Title
The Indian Reading Series: Stories and Legends of the Northwest ; Level 1, Book 17
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Coast Area Planning Committee

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

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Images From the Likeness House

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jennifer Cador
BC Studies, no. 172, Winter, 2011/2012, pp. 127-128
Book review of: Images From the Likeness House by Dan Savard. Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 127.
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"In Family Way": Guarding Indigenous Women's Children in Washington Territory

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Katrina Jagodinsky
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 2, Native Adoption in Canada, the United States, New Zealand, and Australia, Spring, 2013, pp. 160-177
Looks at the extreme abuses some children suffered due to the guardianship system, while others escaped potential abuse because of the system.
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In Search of Recognition: Federal Indian Policy and the Landless Tribes of Western Washington

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank W. Porter III
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 2, Spring, 1990, pp. 113-132
Author examines the failure of the United States government to recognize the tribal status of the Samish, Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Duwamish, Steilacoob, Cowlitz, and Chinook Nations of western Washington, and consequently their rights to their ancestral lands.
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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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Indians, Land, and Identity in Washington (or, Why Cross-Border Shop): A Review Essay

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Paige Raibmon
BC Studies, no. 124, Politics and Planning, Winter, 1999/2000, pp. 93-98
Book review of: Indians, Fire, and the Land in the Pacific Northwest edited by Robert Boyd. An Anchored Radiance by Jay Miller. Beyond the Reservation: Indians, Settlers, and the Law in Washington Territory, 1853-1889 by Brad Asher. Indians in the Making: Ethnic Relations and Indian Identities around Puget Sound by Alexandra Harmon. Pardon Me If When I Talk Want to Tell the Story of My Life It's the Land I Talk About by Pablo Neruda.
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Infant Mortality on the Yakama Indian Reservation, 1914-1964

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clifford E. Trafzer
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 3, Special Issue on Disease, Health, and Survival Among Native Americans, 1999, pp. 77-96
Investigates how confinement on reservations lead to changes in subsistence, child care and housing that contributed to infant deaths from pneumonia, gastrointestinal disorders, tuberculosis, heart disease, and syphilis.
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Jurisdiction: Zoning

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
American Indian Law Review, vol. 8, no. 1, 1980, p. 189
Brief description of the Trans-Canada Enterprises, Ltd. v. Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, No. C78-3597 (9th Cir., Dec. 24, 1980) case involving enforcement of a tribal business licensing ordinance.
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Justice, Law, and the Lens of Culture

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce G. Miller
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 18, no. 2, 2003, pp. 135-149
Examines three initiatives which attempt to incorporate culture and prior legal practices into indigenous justice programs.
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Klallam Dictionary

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Suzanne Urbanczyk
BC Studies, no. 185, Barkerville, Spring, 2015, pp. 198-199
Book review of Klallam Dictionary by Timothy Montler. Entire book review section on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 198.
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Landscape and Cultural Identity in Louis Owens’ Wolfsong

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lee Schweninger
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 10, no. 2, Series 2; [Special Issue on] Louis Owens, Summer, 1998, pp. 94-110
Explores the main character's search for identity through his relationship with the environment. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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Lelooska: The Life of a Northwest Coast Artist

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Melinda Marie Jetté
BC Studies, no. 141, Spring, 2004, pp. 121-123
Book review of: Lelooska: The Life of a Northwest Coast Artist by Chris Friday. To access this review, scroll to page 121.
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