Social Life & Customs

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.

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.

A discussion about the construction of log and birch canoes ; the tuberculosis epidemic ; the effects of non-Indians on Indian life style : spiritual values, hunting; fishing; land use, etc.

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 conference discussing comparison of Indian and Christian religions and religious ceremonies, traditional songs and dances, and history of Europeans in North America from the Indian viewpoint.

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

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.

Oblate author recounts his life in Manitoba including his perspectives on traditional medicine, being a judge in Juvenile Court and attending treaty day at Little Grand Rapids in 1919.

2nd edition.

Discussion of the Gitksan and Wet'suwet'en tradition of berry patch burning.

Intended to recognize cultures, values and local knowledge of Aboriginal families as a companion to the Provincial IDP Policy and Procedure Manual.

Literature review centering on customary protocols.

Translation of journal recorded by Delessert of his journey to Australia and his eight months in Sydney.

A working document developed as a resource for learning about First Nations, Métis and Inuit using personal views of those living in the region.

"Fifteenth edition, revised, with valuable additions."

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

Part of: University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology, vol. 26.

Documents the process of symbolic healing currently taking place in penitentiaries, which involves cultural awareness and educational programs.

Book review of: Aboriginal Women by Degrees edited by Mary Ann Bin-Sallik. Review located by scrolling to page 130.

Findings indicate that perceptions of care are informed by cultural values in five themes: passing on traditions, being chosen as caregiver, support within the circle of healers, establishing circles of care and accepting of refusing external resources.

Looks at holistic approaches to healing and wellness developed by Aboriginal groups.

Book review of: Aborigines and Change edited by R. M. Berndt. Chapters are papers presented at symposium of the Institute of Aboriginal Studies. To access review, scroll down to page 152.

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.

Discusses attitudes toward the dead and traditional medicine.

Consists of an interview where Adam Solway talks about being orphaned at 8 years and adopted by the Blackfoot Reserve, Alta; his attendance at a residential school; becoming a councillor and then chief of the reserve. He comments on the issues he had to deal with as well as providing comments on contemporary lifestyles and leadership.

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.

Book review of The Adventures of John Jewitt by John Jewitt. Edited, with introduction and notes, by Robert Brown. Entire issue on one PDF. To access this review scroll to p. 140.

Examines the role of potlatch in the socio-economic system along the Northwest Coast.

Researches the musical life in small community and the changing environment as more southern genres become mixed in with Inuktitut language and Inuit stories.

Atlantic Canada Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Saint Mary's University, 2007.

Looks at how livelihood systems and traditional hunting and gathering grounds are being threatened by conservation project on Cameroon's Atlantic coast. To access this article, scroll down to page 14.

Psychology Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Western Ontario, 2012

Bob Black Plume talks about the various Blood Societies.

Interview includes stories about the power of the medicine man and the abilities to foretell the future. It also includes information regarding traditional attitudes toward education, marriage and lifestyle.

Tracks the creation of a cultural apprenticeship program which aims to give youth in the community the necessary skills, knowledge and experiences in land, language and culture to retain and regenerate land-based practices which had been affected by environmental contamination.

Description of the customs, performances, and ceremonies associated with the death of a Sitka chief.

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.

An interview with Alfred Mishibinijima who recounts his life working on farms and in lumber camps, the origin of some Ojibway words and the aftermath of the War of 1812. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood.

An interview with Alfred Mishibinijima who recounts the inadequacy of schooling on the reserve, the terms of the Robinson Treaty and the Indian agents of Manitoulin. Transcribed by Joanne Greenwood ; interpreter : Ernest Debassigae.

A discussion on ritual in James Welch's Winter in the Blood and its a representation of Indigenous Americans fighting their own cultural alienation in society.

Allan Quandt discusses general problems of implementing programs in the north.