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Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kevin Hooper
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 2, 2017, pp. 93-94
Description
Book review of: The Life of William Apess, Pequot by Philip F. Gura.
Lingít Yoo X̲ʼatángi Beginning Tlingit Workbook
E-Books
Author/Creator
X̲ʼunei Lance Twitchell
Lionel Bordeaux on Indigenous Peoples' History
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bradley Shreve
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 3, Indigenous Peoples History, Spring, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Interview with the longest serving college president of Sinte Gleska University (SGU) in South Dakota.
Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elaine A. Barrett
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, 1996, pp. 187-189
Description
Honouring by poetry, and photo, Harry Whitehorse's wood effigy sculpture in Madison, Wisconsin.
Lithic Organic Residue Analysis: An Example from the Southwestern Archaic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristin D. Sobolik
Journal of Field Archaeology, vol. 23, no. 4, Winter, 1996, pp. 461-469
Description
Organic residue from the surfaces of lithic tools excavated at Hinds Cave indicates multipurpose functions. Site yielded a wide range of organic material.
Living in Balance: The Universe of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo and Apache
Alternate Title
Living in Balance: The Universe of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo and Apache: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA (Permanent Exhibition Opened May 20, 1995)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathleen E. Ash-Milby
Museum Anthropology, vol. 20, no. 1, Spring/Summer, March 1996, pp. 69-72
Description
Review of Exhibit opened on May 20, 1995 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA. which is educational, evocative, and culturally sensitive without being romantic. This was achieved by collaborating with Native American consultants and asking for submissions of poetry, essays, artwork, or photographs that reflect the submittor's worldview.
Locke and the Dispossession of the American Indian
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathy Squadrito
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 4, 1996, pp. 145-181
Description
Looks at two different views regarding John Locke’s (1632-1704) work. First, is a generous look at Locke's Aboriginal attitudes. Second, is a belief that Locke’s agricultural argument was developed with the intention of taking Indigenous land without consent.
Lofty Vision, Humble Beginnings: The Development of Bachelor's and Master's Degree Programs at SGU
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sherry Red Owl
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 29, no. 1, Bachelors and Masters Programs at Tribal Colleges and Universities, Fall, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Comments on the first tribal college, Sinte Gleska University, to be accredited at the master's degree level with a Master of Science in elementary education.
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Denise Low
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 1, Winter, 1996, pp. 123-126
Description
Book review of: The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven by Sherman Alexie.
Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine, The Beet Queen, and Tracks: An Annotated Survey of Criticism through 1994
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Debra A. Burdick
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, 1996, pp. 137-166
Description
Presents articles and critiques that discuss Erdrich's work and narrative style.
LTSS in Our Community: Assisted Living: Summary Report
Alternate Title
Long Term Services and Support in Our Community: Assisted Living: Summary Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kauffman & Associates
Description
Looks at three programs: Comanche Nation of Oklahoma, Pueblo of Isleta, and the Yukon Koyukuk Elder Assisted Living Consortium and discusses their experiences with program development and sustainability, state licensing, Medicaid certification, and regulations, resident payment policy, staff and training, and cultural considerations.
LTSS Research: Cognitive Assessment Tools
Alternate Title
Best Practices: Cognitive Assessment Tools
Long Term Services and Support Research: Cognitive Assessment Tools
Long Term Services and Support Research: Cognitive Assessments: Literature Review
LTSS Research: Cognitive Assessments: Literature Review
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Health & Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Description
Discusses cultural considerations when testing Indigenous patients suffering from dementia and gives brief descriptions of six commonly used tests.
Related Material:
LTSS Research: Cognitive Assessments: Literature Review.
Making Mennonites: Hopi Gender Roles and Christian Transformations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diane M. Notarianni
Ethnohistory, vol. 43, no. 4, Native American Womens Responses to Christianity, Fall, 1996, pp. 593-611
Description
Discusses the impact the Mennonite missionaries had on the Hopi from 1893 to 1933.
Malinche, Pocahontas, and Sacagawea: Indian Women as Cultural Intermediaries and National Symbols
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sally Mcbeth
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 1, Winter, 2017, pp. 65-66
Description
Book review of: Malinche, Pocahontas, and Sacagawea by Rebecca Kay Jager.
Marking Oneself: Use of Photographs by Native Americans of the Southern Northwest Coast
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carolyn J. Marr
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, Special Issue on The Shadow Catcher: The Uses of Native American Photography, 1996, pp. 51-64
Description
Examines some photographers' motivations for doing photographs and the reactions of those being photographed, and argues that Natives Americans wish to preserve and interpret their own histories with photographs that illustrate all facets of their lives.
Mass Production and Procurement at Valle del Azufre: A Unique Archaeological Obsidian Source in Baja California Sur
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. Steven Shackley
Justin R. Hyland
Maria de la Luz Gutiérrez M.
American Antiquity, vol. 61, no. 4, October 1996, pp. 718-731
Description
Explores how extensively obsidian tools were traded and how long they were used.
Masters of Empire: Great Lakes Indians and the Making of America
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Patrick Lozar
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 4, Fall, 2017, pp. 398-401
Description
Book review of Masters of Empire by Michael A. McDonnell.
The Meaning of Written English: A Place to Dream as One Pleases
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Reid Gómez
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 4, 2017, pp. 93-114
Description
Compares two different editions of Emerson Blackhorse Mitchell’s book Miracle Hill: The Story of a Navajo Boy (1967 and 2004) and discusses how the readers' perceptions of the same text can be influenced by introductions and forewords.
The Mechanics of Survivance in Indigenously-Directed Video-Games: Invaders and Never Alone
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah L Madsen
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 79-110
Description
The authors explore the ways that the design of two different Indigenous video games compels players to enact survivance, and how that experience of survivance creates a space for teaching and learning about culture and for decolonizing perspectives.
Mediations of the Spirit: Native American Religious Traditions and the Ethics of Representation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Inés Hernández-Ávila
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. 329-352
Description
Author uses their personal narrative and experience as a way to describe various elements of the different Indigenous spiritual practices in which they participate.
Medicine through Comics: Wheels Are Turning on the Road to Healing: Native Americans through the Lens of Francophone Graphic Novels
Theses
Author/Creator
Nathalie Bleser
Description
Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of New Mexico, 2017.
A MELUS Interview: Joseph Bruchac
Alternate Title
A MELUS Interview: Joseph Bruchac
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Meredith Ricker
Joseph Bruchac
MELUS, vol. 21, no. 3, Other Americas, Fall 1996, pp. 159-178
Description
Well known Native American storyteller speaks about his beliefs.
Men's Fancy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Craig Jones
Whispering Wind, vol. 45, no. 4, July 2017, pp. 41-43
Description
Photographs of the participants and comments on the dress and dance styles at the event.
Métis and the Medicine Line: Creating a Border and Dividing a People
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Chelsea D. Frazier
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 112-113
Description
Book review of: Métis and the Medicine Line by Michael Hogue.
[Michif Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography]
Alternate Title
Anishinaabe / Chippewa / Ojibwe Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
Description
Material on: culture, history, mythology and language as well as separate sections for scholarly articles and theses, children's books, films, internet resources, music, recordings, curriculum materials, and textbooks.
Miniaturisation: A Study of a Material Culture Practice among the Indigenous People of the Pacific Northwest
Theses
Author/Creator
John William Davy
Description
Anthropology Thesis (PhD) -- University College London, 2017.
Mirror of Heaven: Cross-Cultural Transference of the Sacred Geography of the Black Hills
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linea Sundstrom
Richard Bradley
World Archaeology, vol. 28, no. 2, October 1, 1996, pp. 177-189
Description
Discusses the transference of knowledge over the years between the Lakota, Cheyenne, Kiowa and Kiowa-Apache people.
Molecular Death and Redface Reincarnation: Indigenous Appropriations in the US and Canada
Alternate Title
Daniels v Canada, Beyond Jurisprudential Interpretations: What to Do When the Horse as Left the Barn
Daniels: In and Beyond the Law
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kim TallBear
Chris Andersen
Description
Speakers discuss the issue of who and what defines Indigenous identity, settler-state's practice of imposing their definitions, the phenomenon of "playing Indian", and broader social interpretations of court decisions such as Daniels.
Duration: 1:59:35. Presentations are part of the conference "Daniels: In and Beyond the Law" held at University of Alberta, Jan. 26-27, 2017.
Montana Hosts World's Biggest' Indian Fair, Rodeo
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, August 23, 1996, p. A5
Description
Describes the Crow Fair powwow and rodeo that accommodates more than 40,000 people for a week-long event.
The Moon Is So Far Away: An Interview with Luci Tapahonso
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea M. Penner
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 8, no. 3, Series 2, Fall, 1996, pp. [1]-12
Description
Interview with the author of such works as One More Shiprock Night, Seasonal Woman and A Breeze Swept through It.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
More Than a Façade: The Kenekuk Religion Revisited
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew Garrett
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, Fall, 2017, pp. 293-310
Description
Discusses what the Prophet's spiritual teachings may have meant to his Kickapoo followers.
A Movement for Authenticity: American Indian Representations in Film: 1990 to Present
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Raya Williamson
Description
Comments on the societal impacts of Native American stereotypes in film.
Marketing Honors Paper (B.A.)--Kent State University, 2017.
Muscogee Nation Indian Territory: From Oral History to Found Poetry
Articles » General
Author/Creator
James Treat
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 3, Indigenous Peoples History, Spring, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Presents three poems that address key moments in Muscogee history: origins, removal and statehood.
Muslims, Navajos, and Peaches
Articles » General
Author/Creator
George H. Junne
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Looks at how an Asian fruit was cultivated by Navajo Indians in the Chelly Canyon.
"Must Fluently Speak and Understand Navajo and Read and Write English": Navajo Leadership in a Language Shift World
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lloyd Lance Lee
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Summer, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Overview of traditional Navajo leadership and western influences.
Mythic Frontiers: Remembering, Forgetting, and Profiting with Cultural Heritage Tourism
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jessica L. Taylor
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 2, Spring, 2017, pp. 187-190
Description
Book review of Mythic Frontiers by Daniel R. Maher.
Myths, Markets and Metaphors: Navajo Weaving as Commodity and Communicative Form
Theses
Author/Creator
Kathleen Cross M'Closkey
Description
Social Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 1996.
Naming the Nation: Race, Romance, and Ethnography in Foundational Native American and African American Women's Literature
Theses
Author/Creator
Susan Katherine Bernardin
Description
Literature Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Santa Cruz, 1996.
The Narrative of Captivity: Changing Voices on America's Literary Frontier
Theses
Author/Creator
Barbara Jean Johnson
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Connecticut, 1996.
Narrative Possession in Stephen Graham Jones's Ledfeather
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leah Pennywark
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 29, no. 3, Fall, 2017, pp. [89]-110
Description
Looks at themes of possession and history in the frontier gothic novel.
A Nation in Two States: The Annishnabeg in the United States and Canada, 1837-1991
Alternate Title
A Nation in Two States: The Anishinabe in the United States and Canada, 1837-1991
Theses
Author/Creator
Brian Alan Baker
Description
Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 1996.
National Indian Education Study 2015: American Indian and Alaska Native Students at Grades 4 and 8
Alternate Title
National Assessment of Educational Progress
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[A. M. Ninneman
James Deaton
K. Francis-Begay]
Description
Focuses on the extent of culture and language integration into curricula and the school resources available for improving achievement. Divided into four sections: students and Native culture, teacher characteristics, schools and community engagement, and performance results. Reports on results from 14 states.
"Native" Advertising: An Evaluation of Nike's N7 Social Media Campaign
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
W. Scott Sanders
Selene G. Phillips
Cecelia Alexander
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 2, 2017, pp. 43-63
Description
Evaluates the success of the campaign in the context of targeted marketing to ethnic minorities and representation of Native Americans in advertisements, and presents two case studies which assess whether the company successfully engaged with youth via Twitter.
Native American Almanac: More Than 5,000 Years of the Cultures and Histories of Indigenous People
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Cameron Shriver
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 242-243
Description
Book review of: Native American Almanac by Yvonne Wakim Dennis, Arlene Hirschfelder, and Shannon Rothenberger Flynn.
Native American Economic Development on Selected Reservations: a Comparative Analysis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David L. Vinje
The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, vol. 55, no. 4, October 1996, pp. 427-443
Description
While gaming has been promoted, author contends that it is education that has the most positive influence in reducing poverty.
Native American Fashion: Inspiration, Appropriation, and Cultural Identity
Alternate Title
"Navajo" Underwear and Headdresses on the Runway: A Look at the Last Five Years of Cultural Appropriation in Fashion
Ball Gowns, Moccasins and Black Beaver Hats: York Factory and Red River as Sites of Fashion Innovation
Clothes along the Mohawk: Fashion Exchange and Appropriation among Peoples of Early New York
Cultural Appropriation or Appreciation? A Modern-Day Critique
Everything's Better with a War Bonnet on It!
Fluidity of Referents: Maya Appropriations and Adornments
Non-Native as Native Americans: "I'm an Indian Too"
Style on Trial: Cultural (Mis)Appropriation and Fashion Law
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Anna Blume
Timothy Shannon
Sherry Farrell Racette
Daniel James Cole
Adrienne Keene … [et al.]
Description
Videos from a day-long symposium which explored past and present fashions, issues surrounding appropriation, and examples of collaborations between Indigenous designers and fashion brands.
The Native American Flute in the Southwestern United States: Past and Present
Theses
Author/Creator
Kathleen Ann Joyce
Description
Music and Dance Thesis (D.M.A.)--University of Arizona, 1996.
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act: A New Beginning, Not the End, for Osteological Analysis--A Hopi Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kurt E. Dongoske
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 2, Repatriation: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue, Spring, 1996, pp. 287-296
Description
Tribal Archaeologist in the Cultural Preservation Office of the Hopi Tribe, discusses how the Hopi are using the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act’s consultation mandate to develop a mutually beneficial relationship with archaeologists and physical anthropologists.
Native American Identity: A Review of Twenty-first Century Research
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bridgett G. Giordmaina
Carolee Dodge Francis
Description
Search of EBSCO Host, JSTOR, and Web of Science for peer-reviewed social research articles published from 1990 to 2016 yielded 86 results.
Native American Music from Wounded Knee to the Billboard Charts: A Document Based Exploration
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
TeachRock
Description
Lesson uses interviews with Pat Vegas and Redbone from the documentary Rumble: The Indians That Rocked the World as a jumping-off point to examine the U.S. government's efforts to control Native American culture by way of music.