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The Tribal Environment and Natural Resources Management Approach to Indian Education and Student Assessment

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gigi Berardi
Dan Burns
Phillip Duran
Roberto Gonzalez-Plaza
Sharon Kinley ... [et al.]
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 42, no. 1, Celebrating Tribal Colleges and Universities American Indian Higher Education Consortium, 2003, pp. 58-74
Description
Discusses the TENRM program and the practical application for students after completion.
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Tribal Watershed Management: Culture, Science, Capacity, and Collaboration

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amanda Cronin
David M. Ostergren
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 1, Winter, 2007, pp. 87-109
Description
Research report draws on field notes and case studies to assess the capacity of Tribal governance bodies to manage watersheds using a combination of Western and Indigenous scientific practices, and to analyze tribal management in context of collaborative watershed management groups.
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Truth versus Twilight

Alternate Title
Twilight Saga
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Burke Museum
Quileute Tribe
Description
Website deals with the misappropriation of a Quileute legend by Stephanie Meyer, the author of the Twilight series. Contains links to Quileute culture, twilight misconceptions, imaginary indians, and resources.
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Tsunamis and Floods in the Coos Bay Mythology

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Whereat Phillips
Oregon Historical Quarterly, vol. 108, no. 2, Summer, 2007, pp. 181-192
Description
Discusses subduction zone events spoken about in oral literature of the Pacific Northwest Indians.
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The Twana Culture and the Drum

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ralph Pulsifer
Description

Storybook suitable for use with primary school students.

Twana is the collective name for a group of nine Coast Salish peoples.

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Unreserved: The Work of Louie Gong: Educational Resource

Alternate Title
Docs for Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Methot
Description
Teacher's guide for use with documentary directed by Tracy Rector about the artist, activist and teacher who designs shoes, T-shirts and skateboard decks using Coast Salish artistic forms.
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The Use of Oral Literature to Provide Community Health Education on the Southern Northwest Coast

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nile Robert Thompson
C. Dale Sloat
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, 2004, pp. 1-28
Description
Examines a subset of oral literature that teachs listeners about human health concerns, including how to prevent certain illnesses, avoid bodily harm, deal with mental health issues, instruct in sexual matters, discuss spirit-power contact and deal with old age.
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The Waptashi Prophet and the Feather Religion: Derivative of the Washani

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Margery Ann Beach
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 3, Prophets: Religious Leaders and Revitalization Movements, Summer, 1985, pp. 325-333
Description
Explores the Waptashi or Feather Religion and its leader Jake Hunt. Waptashi is a combination of the Washani faith and the Indian Shaker Church where the Eagle is the supreme being who communicates through Jake Hunt.
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Why Bluejay Hops

Alternate Title
Why Blue Jay Hops
The Indian Reading Series: Stories and Legends of the Northwest ; Level 1, Book 6
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Coast Area Planning Committee
Description

Children's book retells the Skokomish traditional story. Suitable for use with Grades K-5.

Related Material: Lesson Plan.

 

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Women and Tribal Politics: Is There a Gender Gap in Indian Elections?

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bruce G. Miller
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 1, Winter, 1994, pp. 25-41
Description
Based on his research involving the Skagit River Tribe (approximately 540 band members) in what is now Washington state, the author offers anthropological analysis on the gender gap in political engagement surrounding Indigenous tribal council elections, and compares it to contemporary (1980s – 1990s) mainstream political engagement in the United States.
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