Oral Traditions

A conference discussing Indian and Christian creation myths, reflections on education and religion, comparison of Indian and non-Indian values, and the loss of traditional values and beliefs and the movement to recover them.

Elders discuss: loss of values; loss of language; the role of the old ceremonies; the responsibility of the elders to teach the young people.

Elders discuss the loss of traditional religion and values; the relationship between traditional religions and Christianreligions; some stories of the creation and the flood.

A conference about prophecies and the recovery of traditional values, the role of Elders in the community, and the philosophy and practice of traditional medicine.

Elders discuss traditional religion, it's relationship to Christian religions and its place in traditional healingpractices.

Elders stress the importance of tradition and, in particular, the religious and medical traditions of the Indian people.Accounts of two visits to the world of the dead.

A discussion of Cree funeral songs. Includes a story of a woman's vision of the afterlife.

Return to traditional ceremonies ; traditional vs. non-Indian education ; story of a trickster (Woojy Panaquad) ; electoral attitudes and responsibilities.

Talks of a prophecy about serpents which will fight over the Earth ; Hopi prophecies about the coming of the white man ; emphasis for unity among Indian peoples ; importance of living in harmony with nature ; and biblical stories through Indian eyes.

The role of education in the loss of spiritual and cultural values ; evidence of previous and planned oppression by non-Indians ; revival of interest in traditional values and the role ofelders as a source of knowledge.

Uses comparative methodology to look at children's picture books and unique features highlighting the combining of oral and written traditions.

Author explores oral traditions which document what is now Musgrave Park in South Brisbane, Queensland as a pre-settlement Aboriginal camp and meeting place; offers critical assessment of settler narratives surrounding Indigenous camps as inaccurate and marginalizing.

Storytellers and stories from the First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples.

Examines developing Aboriginal perspectives in education studies and integration within teaching responsibilities.

Book review of: Aboriginal Oral Tradition edited by Renee Hulan and Renate Eigenbrod.

Examines how Aboriginal stories and artworks relate to scientific accounts of Australian meteorite craters.

Anthropology and Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1974.

Sociology and Equity Studies in Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, 2008.

Video presentation of Assert, Defend, Take Space: Aboriginal Youth Conference on Identity, Activism and Film, hosted by the Museum of Anthropology. Shows short films followed by discussion and question period with filmmakers and artists. Companion to exhibition Claiming Space: Voices of Urban Aboriginal Youth. Part 2. Duration: 1:52:21.

Considers how oral and written texts have contributed to the construction of societies and the foundational differences between societies.

Interdisciplinary Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Oklahoma, 2001.

Brief description of the Hamatsa ritual.

Book review of: Acadohkiwina and Acimowina: Traditional Narratives of the Rock Cree Indians by Robert A. Brightman.

This is a continuation of an interview with Adam Solway on January 29, 1983 on the Blackfoot Reserve.

Discussion of two strains of oral history and how the combination relates to tribal territory and political association among tribes.

[Education] Thesis (D.Ed.)--Oklahoma State University, 2006.

Discusses philosophies found in selected African Indigenous proverbs to talk about traditions, power and authority, relationships, and responsibilities and the individual in the context of youth violence.

Discusses issues of reconciliation, the consequences of government policies, and its standards for measuring Indigenous peoples’ cultures, beliefs, and practices.

Book review of: Âh-âyîtaw isi ê-kî-kiskêyihtahkik maskihkiy stories from Alice Ahenakew, edited, translated and with a glossary by H.C. Wolfart and Freda Ahenakew.

Book review of: ah-ayitaw isi e-ki-kikeyihtahkik maskihkiy They Knew Both Sides of Medicine Cree Tales of Curing and Cursing, Told by Alice Ahenakew edited and translated by H.C. Wolfart and Freda Ahenakew.

Examines the underlying symbolism through the metaphor of the horse as messenger and contends that because of editing by Neihardt (the transcriber), much of spirit of the medicine man's autobiography is missed.

Looks at the way four Alaska Native writers have expressed how language, land, and religion are central to Alaska Native identities.

Book review of: Alaska Native Writers, Storytellers & Orators edited by Ronald Spatz; contributing editors Jeane Breinig, Patricia Partnow.

Contains transcripts of these early autobiographies and argues that they represent two conceptions of self, each tailored to a different audience and occasion.

Consists of an interview where he tells of legends concerning the arrival of white men in North America; Parallels to the Norse (Viking) sagas -- (Is this possibly an example of the oral tradition presenting the Indian view early Viking settlement?). He tells of prophecies concerning the arrival of white men and the eventual return of Indian ways; describes the role of women in pre-Columbian America; and gives accounts of native medical practices and the linguistic evolution.

Book review of: Algonquian and Iroquoian Linguistics, Memoir 21, 2010 exactly as told by Cecilia Masuskapoe, in a critical edition by H.C. Wolfart, Freda Ahenakew.

A volume of Algonquin folklore collected by Egerton R. Young. Young compiled a large collection of stories and edited some of them into what he percieved to be their "purest" forms. The book was written to appeal to both the serious scholar and young readers for entertainment value.

Third edition.

An examination of James Welch's episodic narrative style and its effectiveness in the novel.

Examines how the writer, Thomas King, explores the conflicting storytelling traditions of Native Americans and European/North Americans regarding colonialism.

Book review of: Alliances: Re/Envisioning Indigenous-non-Indigenous Relationships edited by Lynne Davis.

Discusses the poem A Dead Nation by DeWitt Clinton Duncan, the short story A War Maiden by Charles A. Eastman and My Mother a short story by E. Pauline Johnson.

Contends that despite commonalities between the two figures, many more dissimilarities exist due to differences in Aboriginal and Western cultures and worldviews.

Looks at the differences between Native American and Euro-american ideas of history.

Argues that consultation and Native American input are essential for an accurate picture of their history.