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An Account of Sitting Bull's Death
American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving
Resource for suitable for grades 4-8 presents three themes (environment, community, encounters) central to understanding both Native Americans and the deeper meaning of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Anthology of Traditional Tobacco Stories
Behind the Scenes: The Real Story of the Quileute Wolves
A Brief History of Assimilation and the Struggle for Recuperation
The Feast System
Brief descriptions of the potlatch, first salmon ceremony and first root festival.
[G. F. Shepherd, Notes 1937-1974]
File contains hand written and typed notes of historian George Shepherd, dated from 1937-1974. The notes include several pages on Aboriginal history in the North-West, that were scanned for this database. This includes a wide variety of material: from copy of a letter written by Louis Riel, to a list of the reserves in Saskatchewan in 1962 and their estimated landbase and populations.
Historical note:
The Great Winter Dance
Primarily the story Lake Tribe's Song of Today. Suitable for use with elementary school students.
Harvest Ceremony: Beyond the Thanksgiving Myth: A Study Guide
Indian Notes [Vol. 4, no. 1, January, 1927]
Indian Notes [Vol. 6, no. 1, January, 1929]
Indian Notes [Vol. 7, no. 2, April, 1930]
Indian Record (Vol. XXI, No. 4, April, 1958)
The Kwakwaka'wakw: A Study of a North Pacific Coast People and the Potlatch
Legal Hurdles Stall Rape Cases on Native Lands
Life and Times of the Great Sioux Nation
Literature Review: Traditional Use of Tobacco among Indigenous Peoples of North America
Mortuary Beliefs and Practices of the Northern and Southwestern Athapaskans
Moving History: The Evolution of the Powwow
Native American Coppers of the Northwest Coast
Native American Dance
Native American Dolls
Lesson plan for elementary school students which looks at Native American dolls, how they are made and the cultures they represent.