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Coast Salish: Collections: Archaeology and Ethnology of the Gulf of Georgia
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Industrial Art Internet Group Ltd.
World Wide Rob Historical Research Consultants
Description
Discusses the artifacts and traditions of Coast Salish Aboriginal people through the presentation of documents, archaeological collections, archival photographs and oral histories.
A Cognitive Pattern of the Yakima Indian Students
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rhett Diessner
Jacqueline L. Walker
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 25, no. 2, January 1986, pp. [39-43]
Description
Wechsler test results studied to gain understanding of learning styles of high school students.
A Comparison of Early Adolescent Behavioral Health Risks among Urban American Indians/Alaska Natives and Their Peers
Alternate Title
Behavioral Health Risks for American Indian/Alaska Native Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kelly Serafini
Dennis M. Donovan
Dennis C. Wendt
Brandon Matsumiya
Carolyn A. McCarty
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 2, 2017, pp. 1-17
Description
Study found that Indigenous youth suffered from more depressive symptoms, discrimination, and generalized anxiety, and were more likely to have initiated substance abuse than the rest of the cohort.
COVID-19 Impact on Urban Indians in Washington State: An Assessment of Washington Urban Native Direct-Service Organizations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leah Dodge
Abigail Echo-Hawk
Description
Survey included questions about: effect on finances, staffing and services; housing needs of community members during and after pandemic; future organizational requirements; communications from public health officials, vaccine rollout and hesitancy; and community resiliency.
The Crooked Beak of Love. Duane Niatum
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Margaret Dwyer
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 14, no. 2 & 3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 2002, pp. 31-35
Description
Book review of: The Crooked Beak of Love by Duane Niatum.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Cultural Survival of the Snoqualmie Tribe
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenneth D. Tollefson
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 16, no. 4, 1992, pp. 29-53
Description
Study traces the symbols, perceptions, and experiences that guided the tribe in its attempt to maintain cultural identity from 1855 to the present.
Dart and Arrow Points on the Columbia Plateau of Western North America
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenneth M.Ames
Kristen A. Fuld
Sara Davis
American Antiquity, vol. 75, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 287-325
Description
Argues that the bow and arrow were present in the early Holocene and that atlatls, bows and arrows were used, in varying frequencies, at the same time.
David Montgomery: The Quinault Indian Nation's Q-munity Roadmap
Alternate Title
Leading Native Nations Interview Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
David Montgomery
Ian Record
Description
Discussion on the performance-based budgeting process for tribal administration and program service delivery that focuses on strategic planning.
Duration: 23:19. Includes textual transcript.
Requires creation of a free account to access materials.
Dear Children: Preferred Preparation for Native Early Childhood Educators
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
CHiXapkaid (Michael Pavel)
Zoe Higheagle Strong
Jill Dolata
Allison Baker
Description
Report was completed in the following four phases: understanding the current context, barriers to postsecondary access, honoring the voices of the people, and dear children.
Death and the Rise of the State: Criminal Courts, Indian Executions, and Early Pacific Northwest Governments
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wendi A. Lindquist
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 42, no. 2, CONNECT—New Voices on Canada , June 2012, pp. 142-155
Description
Discusses how the creation of colonial and territorial governments shifted treatment of interracial homicide into the legal arena rather than using past practices of direct retaliation.
Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon: Indian Trade Language of the North Pacific Coast
Alternate Title
Hibben's Guide to British Columbia
Guide to the Province of British Columbia for 1877-8: Completed from the Latest and Most Authentic ...
E-Books » Chapters
Description
Lexicon of Chinook-English and English-Chinook for a mixed trade language spoken in the Pacific Northwest.
Chapter from Guide to the Province of British Columbia for 1877-8.
Earth, Animals, and Academics: Plateau Indian Communities, Culture, and the Walla Walla Council of 1855
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clifford E. Trafzer
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 17, no. 3, Special Issue on Encounter of Two Worlds: The Next Five Hundred Years, 1993, pp. 81-100
Description
Argues that historiography, too often, overlooks traditional beliefs and oral histories, especially those regarding the earth, plants, and animals which significantly influenced the course of Aboriginal history.
Educational Innovation at Lummi
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susanna A.. Hayes
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 29, no. 3, May 1990, pp. [1-11]
Description
Discusses the evolution of a tribally directed comprehensive education system in the northwest area of Washington State.
English Fluency via Computers at Yakima Tribal School
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rhet Diessner
Edwin E. Rousculp
Jacqueline L. Walker
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 25, no. 1, October 1985, pp. [17-24]
Description
Project shows that word processing with computers can improve students' writing.
The Exploration of Northwest Coast Indian Art, 1774-2003
Alternate Title
[Contemporary Issues in Northwest Coast Native American Art]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bill Holm
Description
Lecturer discusses early collectors and the objects they acquired, and his personal experiences with the region's culture.
Duration: 47:35.
Forced to Abandon Their Farms: Water Deprivation and Starvation among the Gila River Pima, 1892–1904
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David H. DeJong
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, 2004, pp. 29-56
Description
Examines the National Reclamation Act and how many people in the Gila River and Casa Grande valleys, including government officials, thought that the first reclamation project would be built in Arizona.
Forging Indigenous Methodologies on Cape Flattery: The Makah Museum as a Center of Collaborative Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janine Bowechop
Patricia Pierce Erikson
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 29, no. 1/2, Winter-Spring, 2005, pp. 263-276
Description
Article examines the work being done at the Makah Cultural and Research Centre on the Makah Reservation, in the context of Linda Tuhiwai Smith’s Decolonizing Methodologies.
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
Description
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
French Canadians, Furs, and Indigenous Women in the Making of the Pacific Northwest
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Heather Devine
BC Studies, no. 188, Winter, 2015/2016, pp. 114-115
Description
Book review of: French Canadians, Furs, and Indigenous Women in the Making of the Pacific Northwest by Jean Barman.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To read this review scroll to p. 114.
From Ambivalence to Revitalization: Negotiating Cardiovascular Health Behaviors Related to Environmental and Historical Trauma in a Northwest American Indian Community
Alternate Title
From Ambivalence to Revitalization: Negotiating Cardiovascular Health Behaviours Related to Environmental and Historical Trauma in a Northwest American Indian Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ramona Beltrán
Katie Schultz
Angela R. Fernandez
Karina L. Walters
Bonnie Duran … [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 25, no. 2, 2018, pp. 103-128
Description
Uses narrative analysis to explore attitudes toward protective cardiovascular health behaviours. Findings highlight contributing factors such as historical trauma, discrimination and forced urbanization. The authors suggest that health promotion and interventions should contextualize historic traumas and integrate Indigenous knowledge and cultural practices.
From Fish Weir to Waterfall
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenneth D. Tollefson
Martin L. Abbott
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 17, no. 2, Spring, 1993, pp. 209-225
Description
Article examines the meanings and significance of the Snoqualmie Falls to the Snoqualmie people; considers historic, political, and spiritual/traditional contexts. Examines a current conflict surrounding the falls which involves the Puget Sound Power and Light Company.