Ceremonies

Examines context of practice and purpose of the ceremony.

A photograph of a large number of Native people seated and standing in circle. Non-native on-lookers and tipi in background. Probably taken at a pow-wow of treaty day celebration.

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Discusses themes coming out of study: "the connection between cultural continuity and health and well-being, conceptualizations of cultural continuity and connectedness, the role of knowledge transmission journeys of cultural (dis)continuity, and barriers to cultural continuity."

Looks at the role beliefs in recincarnation played in the recent Supreme Court ruling regarding Gitksan-Wet'suwet'en land claims.

Discusses First Nations' conceptions of cultural property and argues, by using Haida Gwaii examples, that objects should be placed in centres managed and controlled by First Nations, not residing in museums.

Study of Mi'kmaq music, cultural revitalization and music-making opportunities. Looks at a powwow and several different drum groups.

Comments on Ola's life and activist work to preserve a sacred place.

[Anthropology] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2003.

Suggests that attitudes and rituals in Native American communities may have mitigated the post-traumatic stress experienced by veterans.

Discusses the tribe's past resistance to having spiritual ceremonies photographed and their current efforts to restrict access to sensitive material held in museum collections.

Anthropology Honours Thesis (B.A.)--St. Francis Xavier University, 2011.

Image depicts people at unveiling ceremony of the Cut Knife historic site cairn. Governor General Vincent Massey at microphone.

Close-up image of plaques at Cut Knife Hill. Plaque reads: "Cut Knife Battlefield. Named after Chief Cut Knife of the Sarcee in an historic battle with the Cree. On 2nd May, 1885, Lt. Col. W.D. Otter led 325 troops composed of North West Mounted Police, "B" Battery, "C" Company, Foot Guards, Queen's Own and Battleford Rifles, against the Cree and Assiniboine under Poundmaker and Fine Day. After an engagement of six hours, the troops retreated to Battleford."

Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 1972.

Explains the extent of the law by looking at the potlatch section of the old Indian Act.

A review of two books discussing the meanings of dance and rituals and how to utilize those books to study modern Indigenous religious traditions.

Performance Studies Thesis (Ph. D.)--New York University, 1999.

Contemporary powwow committee roles and their origins

Argues that unique dance clothing and shamanistic garments existed in this culture, but had disappeared by the 1930s. Due to collaborative fieldwork, the style has since been resurrected.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Saskatchewan, 2005. Includes analysis of works by Susan Power, Drew Taylor, Joy Harjo, Beth Cuthand, Louise Halfe, Patricia Monture-Angus, and Annharte.

A photograph of First Nations dancers in traditional garb at a ceremony to celebrate the giving of a totem pole to the City of Prince Albert, 1975. The pole was carved by a First Nations man originally from British Columbia, and currently stands along the North Saskatchewan River near the Prince Albert Historical Museum.

Religious Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2015.

Artist discusses the social, cultural, spiritual, and economic well-being of the hula kahiko (ancient dance).

Explores meaning, significance, and making of the drum, and looks at one made for the White Earth Tribal and Community College.

Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 1996.

Discusses the development of Aboriginal rights from the outlawing of the potlatch to the rejection of anthropological evidence given at the Gitksan Wet'suwet'en land claim.

Critical commentary on the article "Desperately Seeking Absolution: Native Agency as Colonist Alibi?" by Robin Brownlie and Mary-Ellen Kelm, published in Canadian Historical Review Vol. 75, No. 4, December 1994, pp. 543-557.

Discusses the similarities and differences between the use of the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders," and an Aboriginal naming ceremony used by the Coast-­Salish people in British Columbia.

Image of John Diefenbaker with an RCMP officer at the Batoche at cemetery during the opening ceremony.

Image of John Diefenbaker walking through the cemetery at the opening ceremony, June 28, 1961.

Image of procession at the funeral of John Diefenbaker. Man with headdress at centre.

Social Work Thesis (MSW)--University of Calgary, 2019.

Uses qualitative interviews with healers to discuss the issues associated with maintaining the traditional uses of tobacco in Diné (Navajo) culture while discouraging use of commercial tobacco, and to suggest culturally informed solutions.

Book review of: Dinéjí Na'nitin by Robert S. McPherson.

Employs a cross-cultural approach, which uses performance forms between ritual and drama, to study the play in question.

American History Thesis (M.A.)--Emporia State University, 1993.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oklahoma, 2000.

Interdisciplinary Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 1997.

A reflection on the articles discussing Navajo mortuary practices and beliefs.

Reports on the widespread use of sweat lodges, including in Oregon.

Discusses how the Mexican-U.S. border has impacted this bi-national group's perceptions of identity and transnational relationships by looking at the experiences of ceremonial leader José Matus.

Examines the effects of the tourism and mining industries on the northern Arizona ecosystem and suggests management strategies aimed at minimizing the impact on traditional way of life.

A photograph taken at the North Battleford Indian Hospital that appeared in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix, 22 December 1953. The caption reads: "DR. HEAD, left, on behalf of the hospital staff, presents Archdeacon Hives with a parting gift on the eve of his departure to assume his new duties as Bishop of Keewatin."

Ethnomusicology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 1999.

Transformative Learning and Change Thesis (Ph.D.)--California Institute of Integral Studies, 2012.