Miracles at Little No Horse: Louise Erdrich's Answer to Sherman Alexie's Reservation Blues
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas Matchie
North Dakota Quarterly, vol. 70, no. 2, March 2003, pp. 151-162
Description
Discusses two books that are thematically both about music.
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry: Forums
Alternate Title
Accepting and Investigating Missing Person Reports
Building Strong Police - Community Relationships
Enhancing Police Accountability
Innovative Approaches to Protecting Vulnerable and Marginalized Women
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry Public Policy Forums
Oppal Commission
Police Relationships with Victims’ Families, the Community, the Public and the Media
Preventing Violence Against Aboriginal and Rural Women
Preventing Violence Against Sex Trade Workers
Public Policy Forum 1: Ensuring the Safety of Vulnerable Women
Public Policy Forum 2: Vulnerable and Intimidated Witnesses in the Criminal Justice Process
Public Policy Forum 3: Improving Missing Person Practices
Public Policy Forum 4: Inter-jurisdictional Collaboration and Coordination Among Police
Public Policy Forum 5: Enhancing Police Accountability
Public Policy Forum 6: From Report to Substantive Change – Healing, Reconciliation and Implementation
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Doreen Binder
Patrick Kelly
Melina Buckley
Description
Videos of forums held to give Commissioner input about changes to improve safety for vulnerable women and the way police deal with missing persons investigations.
Also includes the keynote speech Innovative Approaches to Protecting Vulnerable and Marginalized Women.
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry: Reports and Publications
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Missing Women Commission of Inquiry
Description
Contains links to consultation, policy discussion, and background research reports, and general documents relating to the Commission.
Missionaries and American Indian Languages
Alternate Title
Nurturing Native Languages
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Evangeline Parsons Yazzie
Description
Chapter 14 from Nurturing Native Languages edited by J. Reyhner, O. Trujillo, R. L. Carrasco, L. Lockard.
Mitochondrial DNA Analysis of the Ohio Hopewell of the Hopewell Mound Group
Theses
Author/Creator
Lisa A. Mills
Description
[Anthropology] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Ohio State University, 2003.
Mixed Race, Legal Space: Official Discourse, Indigeneity, and Racial Mixing in Canada, The US, and Australia, 1850-1950
Theses
Author/Creator
Camilla Charity Augustus
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2013.
Mobile Apps and Indigenous Language Learning: New Developments in the Field of Indigenous Language Revitalization
Theses
Author/Creator
Winoka Rose Begay
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arizona, 2013.
Mobile Architecture, Improvization and Museum Practice: Revitalizing the Tłįcho Caribou Skin Lodge
Alternate Title
About the Hearth: Perspectives on the Home, Hearth and Household in the Circumpolar North
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Thomas D. Andrews
Description
Examines the ethnographic context of two collaborative repatriation projects and explores lessons learned from these projects in light of Dene value frameworks.
Chapter 3 from About the Hearth: Perspectives on the Home, Hearth and Household in the Circumpolar North edited by David G. Anderson, Robert P. Wishart, Virginie Vaté
Mobilizing Communities to Reduce Substance Abuse in Indian Country
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bernard H. Ellis
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, vol. 35, no. 1, Morning Star Rising: Healing Native American Communities, January-March 2003, pp. 89-96
Description
Looks at substance abuse reduction initiatives in McKinley County, New Mexico and the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming.
A Modernist Moment: Native Art and Surrealism at the University of Oklahoma
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark A. White
Journal of Surrealism and the Americas, vol. 7, no. 1, 2013, pp. 52-70
Description
Discuses the Native American fine arts movement of personal expression and active engagement with mainstream modern art during the late 1940s. Focuses on the work of artists Chief Terry Saul, Walter Richard "Dick" West, and Oscar Howe.
Module 2: Changes in Expressions of Cultural Identity in Northern North American: Media, Art, Education, and Recreation
Alternate Title
CS 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II
Module Two: Changes in Expressions of Cultural Identity in Northern North American: Media, Art, Education, and Recreation
University of the Arctic – CS 322
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322]
[Cultural Identity In North America]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Heather Exner
Greg Poelzer
Tamara Andreyeva
Kristina Fagan
Heather Harris
Terry Wotherspoon ... [et al.]]
Description
Discusses how each area contributes to an individual's sense of belonging to a unique community.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Module 3: People of the Coast
Alternate Title
CS 321: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World I
Module Three: People of the Coast
University of the Arctic – CS 321
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 321]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Michel Bouchard
Greg Poelzer
Heather Exner
Ludmilla Zhukova
Jeremei Gabyshev
Ken Coates ... [et al.]]
Description
Overview of traditional livelihoods of the Aleut and Iñupiat of Northern Alaska; the Yupiit and Chukchi of the Russian Far East; the Inuit of Nunavut; the Isertormeeq, Kalaallit and Kujataamiut of Greenland; and the coastal Sami people of the European Far North.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Module 5: Changes Prior to Modern State Formation: Migration, Exploration, Trading and Taxation
Alternate Title
CS 321: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World I
Module Five: Changes Prior to Modern State Formation: Migration, Exploration, Trading and Taxation
University of the Arctic – CS 321
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 321]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Michel Bouchard
Greg Poelzer
Heather Exner
Ludmilla Zhukova
Jeremei Gabyshev
Ken Coates ... [et al.]]
Description
Overview of the impact European explorers, traders and settlers had on traditional livelihoods of Indigenous peoples of the circumpolar North.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Module 7: Consolidation
Alternate Title
CS 321: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World I
Module Seven: Consolidation
University of the Arctic – CS 321
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 321]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Michel Bouchard
Greg Poelzer
Heather Exner
Ludmilla Zhukova
Jeremei Gabyshev
Ken Coates ... [et al.]]
Description
Looks at ways in which governments and social agencies disrupted traditional settlement patterns of northern peoples and effects of industrialization using examples from Canada, Russia, Norway, and Alaska.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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.
Molecular Epidemiology of Serotype 19A Streptococcus Pneumoniae among Invasive Isolates from Alaska, 1986-2010
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Rudolph
M.G. Bruce
L. Bulkow
T. Zulz
A. Reasonover
M. Harker-Jones
D. Hurlburt
T.W. Hennessy
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 20854
Description
Findings emphasize need for continual monitoring of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) to determine the effects of vaccination.
"A Moment of Magic": Coyote, Tricksterism, and the Role of the Shaman in Rudolfo Anaya's Sonny Baca Novels
Theses
Author/Creator
Roy Turner
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New Mexico, 2013.
"Money Talks. And the Society We Live in is Very Harsh.”: Cancer Care-Seeking from the Perspectives of Guam’s
Chamorros
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Moss
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 2, no. 1, September 2013, pp. 1-17
Description
Examines cancer mortality rates in Territory of Guam and gaps in services that Indigenous patients face.
Monitoring Change: SIPI Students Engage in Long-Term Ecological Research
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Margaret Porter
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 24, no. 3, The Science of Place, Spring, 2013
Description
Brief article about the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute's Geospatial Information Technologies (GIT) program.
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.
More Than a Food Fight: Intellectual Traditions and Cultural Continuity in Chilocco's Indian School Journal, 1902-1918
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Bess
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 1, Winter, 2013, pp. 77-110
Description
Examines ways that federal assimilation policies were actualized in the cultivation and consumption of food at the boarding school and the how the newsletter helped the students keep their identities.
More Than Words - Mohawk Language and Cultural Revitalization in New York
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lisa Matthews
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 4, Indigenous Education and the Prospects for Cultural Survival, Winter, 2003
Description
Interview with Kay Olan, that discusses the mission, main focus, future goals and programs offered at Kanatsiohareke.
Mortality Trends Among Alaska Native People: Successes and Challenges
Alternate Title
Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Circumpolar Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter Holck
Gretchen Ehrsam Day
Ellen Provost
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 72, Supplement 1, 2013, p. article no. 21185
Description
Examines mortality rates from the 2004-2008 time period for Alaska Natives/American Indians (AN/AI) and compares them to the overall population. Findings showed a 33% higher mortality rate compared to the rest of the population.
Mothertongue: Incorporating Theatre of the Oppressed into Language Restoration Movements
Alternate Title
Nurturing Native Languages
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Qwo-Li Driskill
Description
Chapter 13 from Nurturing Native Languages edited by Jon Reyhner, Octaviana V. Trujillo, Roberto Luis Carrasco, Louise Lockard.
Looks at a form of theatre where the actors share their own stories.
Mound Builders and Monument Makers of the Northern Great Lakes, 1200-1600
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kathleen M. Foley
American Antiquity, vol. 78, no. 3, 2013, pp. 603-604
Description
Review of Book: Mound Builders and Monument Makers of the Northern Great Lakes, 1200-1600 by Meghan C. L. Howey.
Mound Centers and Seed Security: A Comparative Analysis of Botanical Assemblages from Middle Woodland Sites in the Lower Illinois Valley
Alternate Title
Springer Briefs in Plant Science
E-Books
Author/Creator
Natalie G. Mueller
Mountains and Rivers for a Home: A Study of the Cultural and Social Repercussions of the Return to Nature in Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony and Thomas King's Green Grass, Running Water
Theses
Author/Creator
Murielle Cayouette
Description
English Literature Thesis (M.A.)--Laval University, 2013.
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.
"Much of the Indian Appears": Adaptation and Persistence in a Creek Community, 1783-1854
Theses
Author/Creator
Karl Davis
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003.
Multiculturalism as a "Technology of Othering": An Exploratory Study of the Social Construction of Native Americans by Student Affairs Professionals in the Southwest
Theses
Author/Creator
George Stewart McClellan
Description
Higher Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Arizona, 2003.
Murder State: California's Native American Genocide, 1846-1873
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
William J. Bauer
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 2, The Settler Complex, 2013, pp. 257-259
Description
Book review of: Murder State by Brendan C. Lindsay.
Review located by scrolling to page 257.
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.
Museums and Source Communities: A Routledge Reader
E-Books
Author/Creator
Laura Peers
Alison K. Brown
Trudy Nicks
Ann Fienup-Riordan
Lissant Bolton ... [et al.]
Music, Power, and Relations: Fiddling as a Meeting Place Between Re-Settlers and Indigenous Nations in Manitoba
Theses
Author/Creator
Monique Giroux
Description
Music Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2013.
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.
The Mutuality of Citizenship and Sovereignty: The Society of American Indians and the Battle to Inherit America
Alternate Title
American Indian Quarterly ; vol. 37, no. 3, Summer 2013
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
K. Tsianina Lomawaima
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 25, no. 2, The Society of American Indians and Its Legacies, Summer, 2013, pp. 331-351
Description
Discusses the members' attitudes about rights and restrictions that resulted from the U.S. government's wardship of Native Americans.
Special combined issue of Studies in American Indian Literatures and American Indian Quarterly.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 331.
My Father's Name Was Zahtah: Constructing the Life History of Alfred Chalepah, Sr.
Theses
Author/Creator
Michelle D. Stokely
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oklahoma, 2003.
[The Mysterious People: Shaping History and Archaeology in a Northwest Coast Community]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Diveena S. Marcus
Native Studies Review, vol. 22, no. 1/2, 2013, pp. 214-216
Description
Book review of: The Mysterious People by Susan Roy.
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 and Realities in American-Canadian Studies: Challenges to Comparing Native Peoples' Experiences
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Roger L. Nichols
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 33, no. 4, [One Myth, Two Wests: Special Issue on the West(s)], Winter, 2003, pp. 597-606
Description
Examines the issues of comparative scholarly study in the context of differences pertaining to membership recognition.
Narrative Healing in Betty Louise Bell's Faces in the Moon: A Tribute to Cherokee Continuance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christina Roberts
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 25, no. 3, Fall, 2013, pp. 86-106
Description
Argues that while the story focuses on the trauma and loss resulting from colonization, it also shows the resilience of tribal women.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 86.
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.
National Family Caregiver Support Program: North Dakota's American Indian Caregivers
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Richard L. Ludtke
Leander McDonald
Lene Vallestad
Description
Examines needs and patterns of service use to find barriers to accessing support. Data was collected from five reservation communities.
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.
[National Museum of the American Indian: Bears]
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Description
Displays 75 items of "bear" themed objects with accompanying information.
[National Museum of the American Indian: Contemporary Jewelry]
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Description
Displays 250 items from collection which uses silver and semi-precious stones and includes necklaces, bracelets, rings, and earrings .
[National Museum of the American Indian: Ernest Spybuck, Shawnee Artist]
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Ernest Spybuck
Description
Displays 20 items from collection featuring watercolors and drawings from 1883-1949.
[National Museum of the American Indian: Frederick Johnson Photographs]
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Description
Displays 183 negatives of Mi'kmaq, Innu, Algonquin, Potawatomi,
Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg and Anishinaabe of Canada and the Rappahannock and Nanticoke of the United States along with accompanying information.