Turquoise in the Life of American Indians
Alternate Title
Images, Imaginations, and Beyond: Proceedings of the Eighth Native American Symposium
Native American Symposium ; 8th, 2009
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Oksana Y. Danchevskaya
Description
Reviews the historical use of this stone as a decorative and symbolic gemstone in North American Indian cultures.
Turtle Mountain Teachers Train Change Agents
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carmelita Lamb
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 22, no. 2, Crossing Borders, Winter, 2010
Description
Contends that well trained teachers are the most sought after item on the schools list of wanted items.
The Twilight Saga and the Quileute Indian Tribe: Opportunity or Cultural Exploitation?
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Barbara Leigh Smith
Description
Discusses the increase in tourism the movie has brought to the town of Forks, Washington and the near by Quileute Indian Reservation and the appropriation of tribal cultural property.
Two Chapters From Wynema, A Child of the Forest
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sophia Alice Callahan
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 4, no. 2/3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 1992, pp. 129-135
Description
Provides a look at chapter XXI, "Civilization of Savage Barbarity", and chapter XXII, "Is this Right?", from the novel Wynema.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Two Riddles
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carter Revard
World Literature Today, vol. 66, no. 2, From This World: Contemporary American Indian Literature , Spring, 1992, pp. 228-[229]
Description
Poems, Something Outdoors and Something Indoors, with an explanation by the poet of the literary significance of the genre.
Two-Spirit Film Criticism: Fancydancing With Imitates Dog, Desjarlais and Alexie
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gabriel S. Estrada
Post Script , vol. 29, no. 3, Indian Cinema, Summer, 2010, pp. 106-[?]
Description
Analyzes Two Spirits, One Journey, Two-Spirited and The Business of Fancy Dancing.
Two-Spirited People and Social Work Practice: Exploring the History of Aboriginal Gender and Sexual Diversity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jill Alaers
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. 63-79
Description
Examines the history of Aboriginal cross-gender roles and discusses approaches to improve the quality of social work practices by including traditional Aboriginal practices and worldviews.
Type 2 Diabetes Among North American Children and Adolescents: An Epidemiologic Review and a Public Health Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Fagot-Campagna
David J. Pettitt
Michael M. Engelgau
Nilka Rios Burrows
Linda S. Geiss
et al.
The Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 136, no. 5, 2000, pp. 664-672
Description
Looks at the magnitude, characteristics, and public health importance of type 2 diabetes in North American youth.
(Un)Veiling American Imperialism: The Co-Contextualization of Early Twentieth-Century Jewish American and Native American Literature
Theses
Author/Creator
Barbara Chiarello
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Texas at Arlington, 2000.
An Uncomfortable Discussion
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Val Napoleon
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 1, 2010, pp. 45-48
Description
Looks at the respect and disrespect displayed between elders and youth.
Uncommon Threads: Wabanaki Textiles, Clothing, and Costume
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jessica R. Metcalfe
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 3, Summer, 2010, pp. 394-397
Description
Book review of: Uncommon Threads: Wabanaki Textiles, Clothing, and Costume by Bruce J. Bourque and Laureen A. LaBar.
Uncommon Threads: Wabanaki Textiles, Clothing and Costume
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Anne de Stecher
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 30, no. 1, 2010, pp. 165-166
Description
Book review of: Uncommon Threads by Bruce J. Bourque and Laureen A. LaBar.
Under the Sign of Sovereignty: Certainty, Ambivalence, and Law in Native North America and Indigenous Australia
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Audra Simpson
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 25, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 107-124
Description
Book reviews of:
The Third Space of Sovereignty: The Postcolonial Politics of U.S.–Indigenous Relations by Kevin Bruyneel.
American Indians and State Law: Sovereignty, Race, and Citizenship, 1790–1880 by Deborah A. Rosen.
Sovereign Subjects: Indigenous Sovereignty Matters edited by Aileen Moreton-Robinson.
Under the Sign of Sovereignty: Certainty, Ambivalence, and Law in Native North America and Indigenous Australia
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Audra Simpson
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 25, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 107-124
Description
Book reviews of:
The Third Space of Sovereignty: The Postcolonial Politics of U.S.–Indigenous Relations by Kevin Bruyneel.
American Indians and State Law: Sovereignty, Race, and Citizenship, 1790–1880 by Deborah A. Rosen.
Sovereign Subjects: Indigenous Sovereignty Matters edited by Aileen Moreton-Robinson.
Understanding the Formation of the Archaeological Record: Ceramic Variability at Chodistaas Pueblo, Arizona
Theses
Author/Creator
Barbara Klie Montgomery
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 1992.
"Une Conspiration Générale:" The Exercise of Power by the Amerindians of the Great Lakes During the War of the Austrian Succession, 1744-1748
Theses
Author/Creator
D. Peter MacLeod
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Ottawa, 1992.
Unearthing Indian Land: Living With the Legacies of Allotment
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Gregory Gagnon
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 1, Winter, 2010, pp. 122-124
Description
Book review of: Unearthing Indian Land: Living With the Legacies of Allotment by Kristin T. Ruppel.
Unearthing the Chumash Presence in The Sharpest Sight
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melody Graulich
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 2, Summer, 2010, pp. 1-21
Description
Looks at Choctaw mythology involving self-discovery and the false divisions between this world and the spirit world in Louis Owens’s The Sharpest Sight.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 1.
Unemployment, Drug Use, and HIV Risk Among American Indians and Alaska Native Drug Users
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Grace L. Reynolds
Dennis G. Fisher
Antonio L. Estrada
Robert Trotter
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 9, no. 1, 2000, pp. 17-32
Description
Examines study of relationships among race/ethnicity, age, and level of educational attainment among drug users.
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the American Indian Language Development Institute's (AILDI) Resolution on Language Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Alternate Title
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
E-Books » Chapters
Description
Presents the resolution that was formulated and acted upon by the participants of the 30th American Indian Language Development Institute, Tucson, Arizona on the 2nd of July, 2009.
Chapter from American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart edited by Candace K. Galla, Stacey Oberly, G.L. Romero, Maxine Sam, Ofelia Zepeda.
The United States Census: The Racialization of Indian Identity and Its Impact on Self Determination
Theses
Author/Creator
Robyn Loretta Kline
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 2000.
The Universal Hiawatha
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joe Lockard
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 1, Winter, 2000, pp. 110-125
Description
Literary criticism article which deals with the translation and internationalization of the epic poem The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Discusses source material, misrepresentations of Indigenous peoples, and the promotion of colonial narratives.
Unmapping Adventure: Sewing Resistance in Linda Hogan's Solar Storms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T. Christine Jespersen
Western American Literature, vol. 45, no. 3, Fall, 2010, pp. 274-300
Description
Looks at the dislocation and suffering of Native Americans through the spiritual journey of Angel Jensen.
The Urban Indian Experience in America
E-Books
Author/Creator
Donald L. Fixico
Urban Indian Health Clinics, Funding Issues, and Their Effects on Decision Making
Theses
Author/Creator
Aldon Wayne Scott
Description
Management in Organizational Leadership Thesis (D.Mgt)--University of Phoenix, 2010.
Urban Indian Voices: A Community-Based Participatory Research Health and Needs Assessment
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Chad V. Johnson
Jami Bartgis
Jody A. Worley
Chan M. Hellman
Russell Burkhart
American Indian & Alaska Native Mental Research, vol. 17, no. 1, 2010, pp. 49-70
Description
Looks at the health strengths and needs of urban American Indians based on a survey involving six hundred and fifty adults and youth.
Use of Media Technologies by Native American Teens and Young Adults: Evaluating Their Utility for Designing Culturally-Appropriate Sexual Health Interventions Targeting Native Youth in the Pacific Northwest
Theses
Author/Creator
Stephanie Nicole Craig Rushing
Description
Public Administration and Policy Thesis (Ph.D.)--Portland State University, 2010.
Use of the Talking Circle for Comanche Women's Breast Health Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emily A. Haozous
Valerie Eschiti
Jana Lauderdale
Carol Hill
Connie Amos
Journal of Transcultural Nursing, vol. 21, no. 4, 2010, pp. 377-385
Description
Identifies barriers to breast health as being access to information, screening, economics, follow-up, and protecting women
Use of Traditional Health Practices Among Native Americans in a Primary Care Setting
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dedra Buchwald
Janette Beals
Spero M. Manson
Medical Care, vol. 38, no. 12, December 2000, pp. 1191-1199
Description
Study examines the extent these practices are used by urban patients, identifies related characteristics, associations with health status and functioning and attitudes about care provided.
Using a Native Language Reference Grammar as a Language Learning Tool
Alternate Title
American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Stacey I. Oberly
Description
Case study using the Ute Reference Grammar.
Chapter from American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart edited by Candace K. Galla, Stacey Oberly, G.L. Romero, Maxine Sam, Ofelia Zepeda.
The Value and Diversity of Indigenous Archaeology: a Response to McGhee
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen W. Silliman
American Antiquity, vol. 75, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 217-220
Description
Response to Robert McGhee's simplification and mischaracterization of Indigenous archaeology in a 2008 article, focusing on three main points of contention: insufficient sampling, caricature, and questionable treatment of colonialism and notions of "Aboriginalism".
The Values and Vision of a Collective Past: An Interview with Anna Lee Walters
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rhoda Carroll
Anna Lee Walters
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 1, Winter, 1992, pp. 63-73
Description
Article documents the author’s interview with the novelist Anna Lee Walters about her novel Ghost Singer and includes corrections and clarifications sent by Walters after reading the transcript of the interview. Includes commentary on the text, literature, cultural interactions.
Vantage Point: "Take a Picture with a Real Indian"
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
James Luna
Description
Performance art by James Luna.
Duration: 2:41.
Vice, Virtue and Profit in the Indian Trade: Trade Narrative and the Commercialization of Indians in America, 1700-1840
Theses
Author/Creator
George William Colpitts
Description
History and Classics Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 2000.
Village Education: An Asset or Disadvantage?
Theses
Author/Creator
Stormy R. Chadbourne
Description
Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--Central Missouri State University, 2000.
"Vitalizing the Things of the Past": Museum Representations of Native North American Art in the 1990s
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Catherine Berlo and Ruth B. Phillips
Museum Anthropology, vol. 16, no. 1, February 1992, pp. 29-43
Description
Assesses two major museum exhibits as individual projects and as illustrations of broader issues concerning the representation of Native Americans: Objects of Myth and Memory: American Indian Art at the Brooklyn Museum and Chiefly Feast: The Enduring Kwakiutl Potlatch at the American Museum of Natural History.0892-8339
Voice of the Drum: Indigenous Education and Culture
E-Books
Author/Creator
Marie Eshkibok-Trudeau
Paula MaIlea
Dale Lakevold
Darrell Racine
James [Sa'ke'j] Youngblood Henderson ...
Angayuqaq Oscar Kawagley
Brenda Isabel Wastasecoot
Carolyn Kenny
Cathy Wheaton ...
Natalie Tays ...
Paul Chartrand ...
Marlene Brant Castellano
Voices From The Southern Borderlands: The Alabamas and Coushattas, 1500-1859
Theses
Author/Creator
Sheri Marie Shuck
Description
[History?] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Auburn University, 2000.
Waiting for Coyote's Call: An Eco-Memoir From the Missouri River Bluff
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Mark D. Dixon
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 1, Winter, 2010, pp. 71-72
Description
Book review of: Waiting for Coyote's Call by Jerry Wilson.
The Walam Olum: An Indigenous Apocrypha and Its Readers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Newman
American Literary History, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 26-56
Description
Discussion on the origin and authenticity of The Walam Olum which claims to be a pictographic record of the Lenni Lenápe or Delaware Indians.
"Walk Across the Bridge...an' You'll Find Your People": Native Americans in Portland, Oregon, 1945-1980
Theses
Author/Creator
Nicolas G. Rosenthal
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Oregon, 2000.
Walking in Multiple Worlds: A Narrative Inquiry of William "Anutnurnerciraq" Beans, A Yup'ik Elder and Alaskan Educator
Theses
Author/Creator
Dan R. Syljuberget
Description
Educational Administration Thesis (Ed.D.)--The University of South Dakota, 2010.
Walking the Worlds: The Experience of Native Psychologists in Their Doctoral Training and Practice
Theses
Author/Creator
S. Auguste Elliott
Description
Clinical Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Fielding Graduate University, 2010.
"Water We Believed Could Never Belong to Anyone":
The San Luis Rey River and the Pala Indians of Southern California
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven M. Karr
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 3, Summer, 2000, pp. 381-399
Description
Explores the Pala Indians' relationship with the river and traces the history of the litigation.
"Ways To Help And Ways To Hinder": Climate, Health, And Food Security In Alaska
Theses
Author/Creator
Philip A. Loring
Description
[Cross-Cultural Studies]Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2010.
"We Are Among the Poor, the Powerless, the Inexperienced and the Inarticulate": Clyde Warrior's Campaign for a "Greater Indian America"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul McKenzie-Jones
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 2, Spring, 2010, pp. 224-257
Description
Comments on the work done by activist, Clyde Warrior, noting that his focus was always what could be done by and for American Indians, rather than focusing on what was being done against American Indians.
"We Find It a Difficult Work": Educating Dakota Children in Missionary Homes, 1835-1862
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Clemmons
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 4, Fall, 2000, pp. 570-600
Description
Describes the policy of student boarding negotiated between the Dakota peoples and Protestant missionaries in Minnesota.
"We Have Always Been the Frontier": The American Revolution in Shawnee Country
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Colin G. Calloway
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 16, no. 1, Winter, 1992, pp. 39-52
Description
Author asserts that previous studies on Indigenous people’s engagement in the American Revolution focus on the role played by tribes and their members rather that the effects of the war on Indigenous communities. Article reconsiders the Revolutionary war from the perspective of the Shawnee people.
"We Have Never Parted With Such a Power": Assertions of First Nations' Sovereignty and the Right to Trade and Travel in the Seventeenth- and Eighteenth- Century Great Lakes Region
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jonathan Hart
Joan Holmes
Description
"Presented at 8th Annual Fur Trade Conference, Akwesasne, 2000."