Traditional Stories

Discusses the expectations and ceremonies planned by Mayan priests' for the end of the "long-count" calendar cycle on December 21, 2012.

Discusses how the Indigenous Mayans are planning to pray, and celebrate the change of the 2012 cycle.

Discusses the mural in a chamber in Xultún that confirms the Mayan calendar does not predict that the world will end.

Brief description of the qualities essential to living a good life: love bravery, truth, humility, respect, honesty and wisdom.

Book review of: Dancing On Our Turtle's Back by L. Simpson.

Lesson plans for K-12 in the areas of: English, Social Studies, Math, Science and Physical Education. Includes some instructional videos.

Examines how Aboriginal philosophy relates to the natural world and relationships with others.

Educational Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Ontario, 2003.

Looks at the emergence of the Canadian comic industry and the superhero genre. Discusses examples like Nelvana of the Northern Lights, Canada Jack, and Johnny Canuck.

Three versions of the adventures of Haxige.

A series of short stories

A description of the narrative style of using events in the novel Ceremony to engage the reader's attention to look into deeper into the feelings and ideas behind the narrative's actions. Silko's style is a bridge between oral and written traditions for Indigenous storytelling.

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

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

Includes various Napi (Blood) origin myths.

Discusses the adaptation, by Marie Clements, of Euripides's Trojan Women.

Explores the behaviours and morality of tricksters. English Thesis (Honors)--Colby College, 2007.

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.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Albany, State University of New York, 2000.

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

Reviews a number of children's books which are retellings of First Nations legends: Beardream by Will Hobbs. The Day the Sun was Stolen by Jamie Oliviero. Eagle's Gift by Rafe Martin. Echoes of the Elders by Chief Lelooska, edited by Christine Normandin. Frog Girl by Paul Owen Lewis. The Girl Who Dreamed only Geese, and Other Tales of the Far North by Howard Norman, illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. The Girl Who Lived with Bears retold by Barbara Diamond Goldin. Messenger of Spring by C. J.

Comments on several First Nation Urban Legends and tales. Article located by scrolling to page 6.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1993.

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

Article illustrates how authors employed lands, stories and people to confirm or disrupt assumptions of American Indians as primitive, pre-literate, vanishing or ongoing peoples.

Explains fundamental concepts found in the native belief systems of the tribes of America.

Adapted from stories collected by Henry R. Schoolcraft and published in 1839 under the title Algic Researches.

Overview of works produced during the 1980s, as well predictions for the future.

Discusses the effects of recording oral traditions in print form. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Presents 7 brief poems.

Examines the challenges of protecting Native American history while simultaneously nurturing the future.

Humanities Thesis (M.A.)--California State University Dominguez Hills, 1998.

Art History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Washington, 2013.

Music Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2001.

Essay on Charles H. Long's book, Alpha: The Myths of Creation focuses on the link between contemporary matters including Mi'kmaq knowledge, rights, the Treaty relationship and understandings about Kluskap (alt. sp. Koluskap, Glooskap).

Relates four stories about Labrador people and the supernatural and the belief in Angnasheotik who are spirits of white men.

Book review of: The Anguish of Snails by Barre Toelken.

Contends that knowledge of the mythological sources of animal characters enhances a readers' understanding of James Welch's novels.

Book review of: The Animals Came Dancing: Native American Sacred Ecology and Animal Kinship by Howard L. Harrod.

In ten videos, Knowledge keepers from Wiikwemkoong (Manitoulin Island) share thoughts and advice about staying physically and spiritually strong during the COVID pandemic. Six of the ten focus on identification and harvesting of plants for food and medicines.