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Anishinaabemdaa

Alternate Title
Learn Anishinaabemowin
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians
Website dedicated to teaching and preserving the Anishinaabemowin language. Features include grammar, everyday terms, culture, legends, history, fun and games, and language camp.
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Anthology of Traditional Tobacco Stories

Documents & Presentations
Brief stories from various First Nations about the origin and discovery of tobacco, and descriptions of the beliefs and traditions surrounding its use.
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Apelles’s War: Transcending Stereotypes of American Indigenous Peoples in David Treuer’s The Translation of Dr. Apelles

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Yost
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 2, Summer, 2010, pp. 59-74
Discusses the variety of styles used in two stories and how they are intertwined to achieve self-realization, not by adopting the styles but by transcending them. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 59.
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Appendix I: Haida Stories and Beliefs

Alternate Title
Cosmogonical Myth and Story of the Origin of the Haida People
Report -- 1898 on the Ethnological Survey of Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Charles] Hill-Tout
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Arctic Giants: Book Study

Alternate Title
Uqalimaarummaq Reader ; [10]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Teacher's resource for adult students includes learning activities, instructor notes and handouts to help strengthen literacy and communication skills using the book of Inuit legends.
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Arctic Myths and Magic

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brian Bergman
Maclean's , vol. 109, no. 15, April 08, 1996, p. 75
Looks at the life and writings of Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak, the author of children's stories from an Inuit perspective.
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Art as a Mirror of Iroquois Life

Alternate Title
Lifeworlds-Artscapes: Contemporary Iroquois Art
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Doris I. Stambrau
Chapter in book: Lifeworlds-Artscapes: Contemporary Iroquois Art edited by Sylvia S Kasprycki.
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An Art of Saying: Joy Harjo's Poetry and the Survival of Storytelling

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joy Harjo
Mary Leen
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 1, Winter, 1995, pp. 1-16
Literary criticism piece that explores the narrative style of poet Joy Harjo; argues that the embedded cultural narratives along with the storytelling format makes Harjo’s poetry a form of both literary resistance and cultural resurgence.
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The Art of Storytelling in Leslie Silko's Ceremony

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy Gilderhus
The English Journal , vol. 83, no. 2, February 1994, pp. 70-72
Describes how author uses the story to help students gain an understanding of the Native American way of life in an introductory Native American culture class.
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[Artistry in Native American Myths]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Laura Murray
Native Review Studies, vol. 13, no. 2, 2000, pp. 132-135
Book review of: Artistry in Native American Myths by Karl Kroeber.
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The Assiniboine

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v.4, pt.1
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robert H. Lowie
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.4 (p.1-270 , 3 plates)
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Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner

Alternate Title
Fast Runner Trilogy
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Zacharias Kunuk
Acclaimed film based on an Inuit story about an evil shaman's curse which causes competition, conflict and death in the community of Igloolik. Includes English subtitles. Duration: 2:41:12
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Atanarjuat, the Fast Runner and Its Audiences

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arnold Krupat
Critical Inquiry, vol. 33, no. 3, Spring, 2007, pp. 606-631
Discusses the three groups that the film tries to appeal to and on what level they interpret it; the Inuit community, those "Southerners" who attempt see it through Inuit eyes, and those who simply view it superficially.
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Atchakosuk: Ininewuk Stories of the Stars

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Wilfred Buck
First Nations Perspectives Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, 2009, pp. 71-83

Discusses Ininewuk (Cree) perspectives of astronomy, including mythology, stories and unique interpretations.

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Athapaskan Women: Lives and Legends

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
A. P. Legat
Arctic, vol. 33, no. 4, December 1980, pp. 852-853
Book review of: Athapaskan Women: Lives and Legends by Julie Cruikshank
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Ava and the Little Folk: Traditional Story Study

Alternate Title
Inuktut Titiqqiriniq
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inhabit Education

Geared toward Grades 6 to 8. Tells the story of an Inuit orphan who, abandoned by his village, ends up living with a group of magical dwarfs.

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Awl and Her Son's Son

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Victoria Howard
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 3, no. 1, Series 2 , Spring, 1991, pp. 8-12
Presents a story from The Jacobs Collection of Native American materials in the University of Washington Library. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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B.C. Indian Myth and Education: A Review Article

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elli Köngäs Maranda
BC Studies, no. 25, Spring, 1975, pp. 125-134
Compares and contrasts 2 books, Visitors Who Never Left: The Origin of the People of Damelahamid by Kenneth B. Harris and The Downfall of Temlaham by Marius Barbeau.
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'Bad Breath': Gerald Vizenor's Lacanian Fable

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Lizut Helstern
Studies in Short Fiction, vol. 36, no. 4, Fall, 1999, pp. 351-360
Looks at the characters in Gerald Vizenor`s short story Bad Breath.
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Bat Steals the Moon

Alternate Title
We Share the Same Moon
Documents & Presentations

Retelling of traditional story.

Source: Man in the Moon: Sky Tales from Many Lands collected by Alta Jablow and Carl Withers.

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Battle of the Northern Lights

Alternate Title
We Share the Same Moon
Documents & Presentations

Traditional Sami story.

Source: The Storytelling Star by James Riordan.

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Bear Mother Story

Alternate Title
Charles Edenshaw
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Stacey Brown
Haida legend. Excerpt from Charles Edenshaw curated by Robin K. Wright and Daina Augaitis.
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