American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 2, Repatriation: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue, Spring, 1996, pp. 229-237
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Editorial piece in which the author offers an Indigenous perspective on and criticism of the practices of archaeologists and physical anthropologists in relation to the physical remains and funerary artifacts of Indigenous peoples.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 8, no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 1996, pp. 63-79
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Discussion on the nature of Native American fiction and its portrayal of Native Americans, paying particular attention to identity.
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American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, 1996, pp. 131-146
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Looks at new ways to understand mixed cultural origins, reconcile beliefs, and how these ideas are superseding older ideas of assimilation or resistance.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 4, 1996, pp. 121-144
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Argues that the Native Americans persistent wish to preserve culture and identity proved to be the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) best tool in the right to a separate ethnic identity.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 3/4, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Parts 1 & 2), Summer - Autumn, 1996, pp. 353-376
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Asks whether the current politics of recognition provides new perspectives on the study of religions.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 2, Repatriation: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue, Spring, 1996, pp. 180-196
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Author examines and discusses the narrative of a civilization—the Moundbuilders of America—that inhabited the Mississippi River valley prior to contemporary Indigenous peoples.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 29, no. 3, May 1990, pp. [19-28]
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Examines relationship between the students' perception of family background as either traditional or modern and characteristics in students’ personal behaviour.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 8, no. 4, Series 2; European Writings on Native American Literatures, Winter, 1996, pp. [47]-60
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Describes the content of the Hopi film and analyzes it in terms of five elements: time, textual inserts, visual track, soundtrack, and film techniques.
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American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, 1996, pp. 181-249
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Book reviews of:
All My Sins Are Relatives by William S. Penn.
Aniyunwiya/Real Human Beings: An Anthology of Contemporary Cherokee Prose edited by Joseph Bruchac.
Becoming and Remaining a People: Native American Religions on the Northern Plains by Howard L.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 8, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1996, pp. [1]-12
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Contends that Dorris's novel, despite containing many elements common to American Indian literature, is just as much about American identity as a whole.
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American Indian Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 1, Winter, 1990, pp. 19-33
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Article examines the significance of the Gourd Dance in Kiowa culture from the 1800's on. Discusses the evolution of the dance, the meaning of the regalia used, and how it was used as a method of cultural survivance when the Sundance was outlawed.