Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Kenneth M. Roemer
Description
Contains links to essays on various works, an online interview, lists of major works, etc.
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.
The Monacan Indian Nation: Asserting Tribal Sovereignty in the Absence of Federal Recognition
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Samuel R. Cook
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 17, no. 2, Autumn, 2002, pp. 91-116
Description
History of the Monacan people and their process of pursuing federal recognition as a distinct Nation.
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.
Mormons, Miners, and Southern Paiutes: Making Space on the Nineteenth-Century Western Frontier
Theses
Author/Creator
W. Paul Reeve
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Utah, 2002.
A Most Sacred Place: The Significance of Crater Lake among the Indians of Southern Oregon
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Douglas Deur
Oregon Historical Quarterly, vol. 103, no. 1, Spring, 2002, p. 18
Description
Excerpts from interviews conducted with members of the Klamath people.
Most Striking of Objects: The Totem Poles of Sitka National Historical Park
E-Books
Author/Creator
Andrew Patrick
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.
Movers and Shakers: Spirit and Power in Native Northwestern California
Theses
Author/Creator
Susan Pamela Patterson
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Brown University, 2002.
Moving Toward the Circle of Prosperity: the Cyber-Journey
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carrie L. Billy
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 14, no. 2, American Indian Higher Education Consortium 30th Anniversary, Winter, 2002
Description
Discusses the use of new technology, in Colleges, to grow, serve, and preserve the languages, stories and songs of the surrounding communities.
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.
A Mutually Comprehensible World? Native Americans, Europeans, and Play in Eighteenth-Century America
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenneth Cohen
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 1, Winter, 2002, pp. 67-93
Description
Discusses cross cultural sport and uses four examples to illustrate its implications for the concept of middle ground or mutual accommodation.
My First Years in the Fur Trade: The Journals of 1802-1804
Alternate Title
Rupert's Land Record Society Series ; 8
E-Books
Author/Creator
George Nelson
The Myth of Multiculturalism and the Reality of the American Indian in Contemporary America
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Francis R. McKenna
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 21, no. 1, October 1981, pp. [1-9]
Description
Argues that multicultural commitments in American society lack meaningful substance and that Native cultures are suppressed by the policies and actions of the government.
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.
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 is Not Conquered Until the Hearts of its Women Are on the Ground
Theses
Author/Creator
Elizabeth A. Love
Description
Humanities Thesis (M.A.)--California State University Dominguez Hills, 2002.
National Alaska Native American Indian Nurses Association: Reducing Health Disparities Within American Indian and Alaska Native Populations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judy Goforth Parker
Sandra L. Haldane
Bette Rusk Keltner
C. June Strickland
Lillian Tom-Orme
Nursing Outlook, vol. 50, no. 1, Winter, January 2002, pp. 16-23
Description
Focuses on principles needed in designing a research agenda that would reduce disparities in health outcomes of the two groups.
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.
A Native American Adaptation to Drought: The Kumeyaay as Seen in the San Diego Mission Records 1770-1798
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Florence C. Shipek
Ethnohistory, vol. 28, no. 4, Fall, 1981, pp. 295-312
Description
Population's response to drought suggests that some growth and decline took place due to environmental fluctuations, and were not solely a product of European contact.
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 Autoethnography, Sovereignty, and Self: Tribal Knowledges in New Genres
Theses
Author/Creator
Penelope Myrtle Kelsey
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2002.
Native American Business Participation in E-Commerce: An Assessment of Technical Assistance and Training Needs
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Corry Bregendahl
Cornelia Flora
Description
Comments on the opportunities and challenges Native Americans face starting a business in remote and rural locations.
Native American Children and Youth Well-Being Indicators: A Strengths Perspective
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Charlotte Goodluck
Description
Using both qualitative and quantitative approaches to research, this report provides an exploratory investigation on Native American children and youth and provides recommendations for research, policy, and practice.
Native American Contemporary Music: The Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Beverley Diamond
The World of Music, vol. 44, no. 1, Indigenous Popular Music in North America: Continuations and Innovations, 2002, pp. 11-39
Description
Comments on strategies used by musicians to balance historically rooted values and traditions with modern ones.
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.
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 Images and the Broadcast Media
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James R. Smith
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 5, no. 1, 1981, pp. 81-92
Description
Argues that radio and television portrayals mirrored earlier treatments in film and print, and that they were driven by economics and programming requirements.
Native American Issues in Early Childhood Education
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Guy W. Jones
Sally Moomaw
Description
Chapter one in book: Lessons From Turtle Island: Native Curriculum in Early Childhood Classrooms by Guy W. Jones, Sally Moomaw.
Native American Kids 2002: Indian Children's Well-Being Indicators Data Book for 13 States
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Angela A. A. Willeto
Description
"This report includes a detailed literature review section that overviews the 10 well-being indicators for focusing on the American Indian and Alaska Native population at the state and regional levels, and it also gives a discussion on data and methodology."
Native American Methods for Conservation and Restoration of Semiarid Ephemeral Streams
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J.B. Norton
F. Bowannie
P. Peynetsa
W. Quandelacy and S.F. Siebert
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, vol. 57, no. 5, September-October 2002, pp. 250-259
Description
Describes Zuni methods of brush removal and channel erosion control.
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.
Native American Mystery, Crime and Detective Fiction
Theses
Author/Creator
Mary Stoecklein
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2017.
Looks at novels by Linda Hogan, Tom Holm, Frances Washburn, Louise Erdrich, Louis Owens, and Tony Hillerman, and films by Chris Eyre.
Native American Representations: First Encounters, Distorted Images, and Literary Appropriations. Gretchen M. Bataille, ed.
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Penelope Kelsey
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 14, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 2002, pp. 57-61
Description
Book review of: Native American Representations edited by Gretchen M. Bataille.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Native American Spirituality: A Critical Reader
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Christopher Vecsey
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 22, no. 1, Winter, 2002, pp. 64-65
Description
Book review of: Native American Spirituality edited by Lee Irwin.
Native American Studies: A Place of Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tiffany S. Lee
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 1, March 2017, pp. 18-25
Description
Discusses pedagogical approach used at University of New Mexico and perceptions of three students who are enrolled in Indigenous studies classes.
Native American Women in Children's Literature
Theses
Author/Creator
Jody Lynn Hay
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Arizona, 2002.
Native American Women: Our Voice, the Air
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Hogan
Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, vol. 6, no. 3, Autumn, 1981, pp. 1-4
Description
Discusses the ways in which Native American women influence their communities and the larger Euro-American society.
Native American Women's Views of School Leadership
Theses
Author/Creator
Muriel L. Simms
Description
Educational Administration Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2002.
Native Americans and the Russian Empire, 1804-1867
Theses
Author/Creator
Ilya Vinkovetsky
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, 2002.
Native Americans on Screen in 1939 and 2015: A Postcolonial Study on the Portrayal of the Indigenous People of America in Films and How to Adapt it into the EFL Classroom
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Emil Pettersson
Description
Discusses using Stagecoach and The Revenant in a Swedish English as a foreign language classroom.
Bachelor Thesis, Linnaeus University, 2017.
Native Americans, the Earliest Interpreters: What is Known About Their Legends and Stories of Yellowstone National Park and the Complexities of Interpreting Them
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lee H. Whittlesey
The George Wright Forum, vol. 19, no. 3, 2002, pp. 40-51
Description
Describes the misinformation, fabrication, and misunderstandings associated with Yellowstone history and Native Americans.
Native Americans & Westward Expansion: Cultures and Conflicts: Reader
Alternate Title
Core Knowledge History and Geography
E-Books
Author/Creator
Core Knowledge Foundation
Description
Related material: Teacher Guide; Timeline Cards; Online Resources.
Native and Christian: Religion and Spirituality as Transcultural Negotiation in American Indian Novels of the 1990s
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karsten Fitz
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 26, no. 2, 2002, pp. 1-15
Description
Explores how transculturation or a middle ground, one that balances Indigenous and Christian religions, is used as a strategy for defining how religion is dealt with in three books. The three books used are: Linda Hogan’s Mean Spirit, Diane Glancy’s Pushing the Bear, and Sherman Alexie’s Reservation Blues.
Native Life
Alternate Title
CANADIANHISTORY.CA: The Many Histories of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J .R. Miller
Description
Overview of Aboriginal history from the 1850s to 2000. Could be used as an educational resource for high school students.
Native Pop: Bunky Echo-Hawk and Steven Paul Judd Subvert Star Wars
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Olena McLaughlin
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 30-52
Description
Author discusses the work of two Indigenous pop-artists and how they appropriate iconic mainstream imagery in order to subvert popular narratives and stereotypes in the Star Wars franchise and in the wider film industry.
Native Settlements and Native Rights. A Comparison of the Alaska Native Settlement, the James Bay Indian/Inuit Settlement, and the Western Canadian Inuit Settlement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J.S. Frideres
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 1, no. 1, 1981, pp. 59-89
Description
Three 1970s agreements between Indigenous peoples and governments are compared: the Alaska Native Claims Settlement of 1971, the James Bay Settlement (1975) and the Committee for Original People's Entitlement (COPE) Agreement-in-Principle (1978).