Theses
Author/Creator
Andrew Peters
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Swinburne University of Technology, 2017.
More Than Just Flesh: The Arts as Resistance and Sexual Empowerment
Theses
Author/Creator
Camille Usher
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2017.
Mothers of Corn: Wixárika Women, Verbal Performances, and Ontology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cyndy Margarita García-Weyandt
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 2, June 2018, pp. 113-120
Description
Discusses the active role of Maize within Wixáritari ceremony from cultivation to harvesting, emphasizing the role of women in preparing Corn-based substances for ceremonial offerings. Through storytelling and performative practices women are active in transmitting the relationships between corn and community.
Myth, Metaphor, and Meaning in The Boy Who Could Not Understand: A Study of Seneca Auto-Criticism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jay Hansford C. Vest
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 30, no. 4, 2006, pp. 41-62
Description
Contends that Native Americans do not lack an historic tradition of philosophy, that wisdom is apparent in American Indian oral tradition, and that what they do have is often misunderstood or rejected by the Western culture.
Naming and Reclaiming Indigenous Knowledges in
Public Institutions: Intersections of Landscapes and
Experience.
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ann M. Doyle
Advances in Knowledge Organization, vol. 10, [2006?], pp. 1-10
Description
Recounts the author's experiences in a First Nations library and how these experiences shaped her doctoral research project on Indigenous knowledge organization.
A Native American Response: Why Do Colleges and Universities Fail the Minority Challenge?
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
William G. Demmert
Description
Identifies alternative ways to improve recruitment, graduation rates, research work and policy issues for government programs.
The Native Science Connections Research Project: Integrating Relevant Cultural Knowledge into the Science Curriculum for Grades 4-6th
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Willard Sakiestewa Gilbert
Description
Shows that cultural knowledge and experiences brought to the class by students are just as important as what is being taught.
The Native Self versus the Myth of the Autonomous Being
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 12th, 2017
Representations and Realities
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Steve B. Csaki
Description
Author compares the philosophical idea of the self in Western thought with that of Indigenous/Native American worldviews.
Native Ways of Knowing: Let Me Count the Ways
Alternate Title
Canadian Institute of Health Research Guidelines for Health Research Involving Aboriginal People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Sue Warner
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 29, no. 2, 2006, pp. 149-164
Description
Reviews and analyzes usage of "ways of knowing" and related terms and examines how this approach affects the perspective used in research.
Navajo Cultural Identity: What Can the Navajo Nation Bring to the American Indian Identity Discussion Table?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lloyd Lee
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 21, no. 2, Fall, 2006, pp. 79-103
Description
Discusses Navajo cultural identity and its significance to the Native American society.
Negotiating TEK in BC Salmon Farming: Learning from Each Other or Managing Tradition
Alternate Title
Negotiating Traditional Ecological Knowledge in BC Salmon Farming: Learning from Each Other or Managing Tradition
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dorothee Schreiber
Dianne Newell
BC Studies, no. 150, Aquaculture, Summer, 2006, pp. 79-102
Description
Argues there is a distinction between Aboriginal perceptions of TEK (traditional ecological knowledge) and those of government and industrial sectors.
New Resources on Indigenous Knowledge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 3, no. 1, 2017, pp. 78-83
Description
Bibliography of new publications on Indigenous knowledge.
New Resources on Indigenous Knowledge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 4, 2018, pp. 185-189
Description
Brief list of recently published monographs.
A New Shared Arctic Leadership Model
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mary Simon
Nganawendaanan Nd'ing: I Keep Them In My Heart
Alternate Title
First Stories
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Shannon Letandre
Description
Short film depicts the sharing of traditional knowledge.
Duration: 6:23.
Nomadic Nenets Women’s Sewing Skills: The Ethno-Pedagogical Process of Transferring Traditional Skills and Knowledge by Nenets Women through the Generations as Part of Their Nomadic Culture
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoia Vylka Ravna
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 55, no. 2, 2018, pp. 97-116
Description
Article discusses the garments and goods created by Nenets women for their kin and communities and explores how the knowledge and skills used to create theses goods is passed from one generation to the next.
Notes on Russian Indianists
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 6th, 2005
Native Women in the Arts, Education and Leadership: Proceedings of the Sixth Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
O. Y. Danchevskaya
Description
Examines the present day interest in Native American life and culture.
“Nya Anghuwa Che” (Our Food Gives Us Life): Exploring Indigenous Perspectives on Traditional Food Gathering and Foraging in an Irigwe Community from Nigeria
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Majing Oloko
Shailesh Shukla
ab-Original, vol. 2, no. 1, 2018, pp. 1-22
Description
Study uses participatory research tools to explore and document the cultural meanings of food within Irigwe Indigenous food system and their relationship to Indigenous food-production practices such as food foraging.
Nyungar of Southwestern Australia and Flinders: A Dialogue on Using Nyungar Intelligence to Better Understand Coastal Exploration
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Len Collard
Clint Bracknell
David Palmer
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-16
Description
Authors revisit archival records relating to the exploration of what is now Western Australia, with a focus on drawing out the places where the record shows the role of the Nyungar people in the exploration of the coast, and the Indigenous Knowledge share with explorers.
Okwire’shon:’a, the First Storytellers: Recovering Landed Consciousness in Readings of Trees & Texts
Theses
Author/Creator
Kaitlin Sandra June Debicki
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2017. Refers to the works Power by Linda Hogan, Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson, and Truth and Bright Water by Thomas King.
On the Way to Decolonization in a Settler Colony: Re-introducing Black Feminist Identity Politics
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kristie Dotson
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 3, September 2018, pp. 190-199
Description
Discusses black feminist identity politics as an intersectional space and practice of resistance to settler colonialism. Author argues that these politics resist the erasure of Indigenous ways of knowing in North America by settler societies seeking to complete the project of colonization.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
An Orchid in the Swamp: Traditional Medicine, Healing, and Identity at an Urban Aboriginal Community Health Center
Theses
Author/Creator
Jairus S. Skye
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--McMaster University, 2006.
Painting Culture: Art and Ethnography at a School For Native Americans
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa K. Neuman
Ethnology , vol. 45, no. 3, Summer, 2006, pp. 173-192
Description
Discusses how anthropological works were used to create Indigenous art and ultimately new Indigenous identities to preserve culture.
Paradox and Transformation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nancy C. Maryboy
David H. Begay
Lee Nichol
World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium Journal, 2006, p. [?]
Description
Explores paradox thinking in the Navajo world and how their perspective can differ from the Western experience.
Passports for Native Children: A Best Practice Approach for Tribal Advocates Working With Native Children Who Have Suffered Abuse
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Abby Abinanti
Description
Looks at an evaluating system that will fit the needs of children in protective services and provide consistency in child raising practices.
La perception du carcajou/glouton par les Inuit du Nord canadien: Du passé au present
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frédéric Laugrand
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 243-263
Description
Author describes the different perceptions of the wolverine in Dené and Gwich’in culture both as a presence that people must be wary of in the bush and status as a powerful tuurngaq (totem or spirit guide).
Text in French.
Plain Talk 18: First Nations Holistic Lifelong Learning Model
Alternate Title
It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 18
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Briefly explores the Indigenous concept of holistic lifelong learning from an Aboriginal perspective.
Plants and Connection to Place
Alternate Title
Yukon Grade 8 Cross-Curricular Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alyce Johnson
Liz Woods
Description
Focuses on Yukon First Nations Traditional Knowledge.
The Politics of Making Traditional Knowledge Law: Texts, Talk and Theories of Indigenous Engagement
Theses
Author/Creator
Louise Buckingham
Description
Law Thesis (JD)--University of New South Wales, 2018
Power of Place (PoP): Integrating St'át'imc Knowledge Systems into Lillooet Area K-12 School Curricula & Pedagogy: Final Research Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Scott Graham
Brenda Ireland
Description
Report draws seven conclusions from the data collected and presents recommendations that seek to continue the work that was started by the PoP project.
Power Over Discourse: Linguistic Choices in Aboriginal Media Representations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steffi Retzlaff
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, 2006, pp. 25-52
Description
Looks at at strategies used to create a cultural identity and empowerment in Aboriginal newspapers and media. Examples from the First Nations Messenger and the Anishinabek News.
Powerful Parallels: Deep Ecology and the Writings of Vine Deloria, Jr.
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard M. Wheelock
Indigenous Policy Journal of the Indigenous Studies Network, vol. 17, no. 2, Summer, 2006, p. [?]
Description
Examines the similarities between traditional tribal thought as expressed in the writer's work and religious, philosophical and scientific developments in the ecology movement today.
Access through table of contents.
Promoting or Protecting Traditional Knowledges? Tensions in the Resurgence of Indigenous Food Practices on Vancouver Island
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Megan K. Muller
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 4, October 2018, p. Article 4
Description
Discusses food sovereignty and Indigenous ways of knowing with an eye to the conflict between promoting knowledge for the sake of resurgence and running the risk of subjecting knowledges, resources and communities to exploitation, criminalization and over-harvesting.
Prophet River Ethnobotany: A Report on Traditional Plant Knowledge and Contemporary Concerns of the Prophet River First Nation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kelly Bannister
Description
Summarizes the results of an ethnobotanical study, conducted during 2002-2006, which documented traditional plant knowledge and ecological values of Elders and other knowledgeable community members.
Protect and Promote Your Culture: A Practical Guide to Intellectual Property for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Begoña Venero Aguirre
Hai-Yuean Tualima
Description
Discusses key features of intellectual property protection, copyright, patents, trademarks, geographical indications, industrial designs, protection against unfair competition, and trade secrets. Includes examples from various countries around the world.
Pulling Together: A Guide for Indigenization of Post-Secondary Institutions: Curriculum Developers
Alternate Title
Professional Learning Series
[BCcampus Indigenization Project]
[Indigenization] Professional Learning Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Asma-na-hi Antoine
Rachel Mason
Roberta Mason
Sophia Palahicky
Carmen Rodriguez de France
Description
Related material:
Foundations.
Guides for:
Leaders and Administrators.
Front-line Staff, Student Services, and Advisors.
Teachers and Instructors.
Pump up the Volume
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Megan Perry
Herizons, vol. 19, no. 4, Spring, 2006, pp. 22-25
Description
Discusses how throat singing has evolved and how current artists have helped revive the tradition.
Qaqamiigux "to hunt for food and collect plants; subsistence": Head Start Traditional Foods Preschool Curriculum
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Moses Dirks
Julia Sargent
Tracy Stewart
Suanne Unger
Description
Provides series of lessons and activities to teach nutritional value of local, traditional foods. Structured into six units according to animals and plants found in the region.
(Re)Contesting Indigenous Knowledge and Indigenous Studies Conference: Surfers Paradise, Queensland
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bronwyn Fredericks
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 5, September/October 2006, pp. 30-31
Description
Conference themes were to challenge, build, and strengthen knowledge, understanding, and possibilities through dialogue.
Reclaiming Warrior Spirit: Foundations for a Holistic First Nations Education Program
Theses
Author/Creator
Corrine Michelle Zamluk
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2006.
Reconciliation and Canada’s Overdose Crisis: Responding to the Needs of Indigenous Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Lavalley
Shelda Kastor
Jenna Valleriani
Ryan McNeil
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 190, no. 50, December 17, 2018, pp. E1466-E1467
Description
Authors note that the current drug overdose crisis disproportionately affects Indigenous people as a result of a legacy of colonialism, racism and intergenerational trauma; argue that reconciliation with First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples must include dismantling structural conditions which produce drug-related harms, and that current harm-reduction models must integrate Indigenous cultural values.
Reconciliation in Child Welfare: Touchstones of Hope for Indigenous Children, Youth, and Families
Alternate Title
Reconciliation: Looking Back, Reaching Forward--Indigenous Peoples and Child Welfare,
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
Terry Cross
John George
Ivan Brown
Jocelyn Formsma
Description
Discusses why reconciliation in child welfare is needed, what reconciliation can mean in the context of child welfare, and identifies key values to guide reconciliation in child welfare. Paper presented at the conference Reconciliation: Looking Back, Reaching Forward--Indigenous Peoples and Child Welfare.
Refracting the State through Human-Fish Relations: Fishing, Indigenous Legal Orders and Colonialism in North/Western Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoe Todd
Decolonization, vol. 7, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water, 2018, pp. 60-75
Description
Considers Aboriginal worldviews around the relationships humans have with, and the responsibilities they have to non- or more-than-human entities as a framework for environmental activism, opposition to resource extraction, and government regulation. Asserts that a re-examination of the way that humans connect to our non-human relations is necessary for survivance.
The Regenerated Chacra of the Kichwa-Lamistas: An Alternative to Permaculture?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeremy L. Caradonna
Frederique Apffel-Marglin
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 1, March 2018, pp. 13-24
Description
Compares Western permaculture theory and methods to the agroforestry-based food cultivation practices of the Indigenous people of the Peruvian Upper Amazon.
Rekindling the Fire: The Impact of Raymond Harris's Work with the Plains Cree
Theses
Author/Creator
Ross Hoffman
Description
Native Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Trent University, 2006.
Rekindling the Sacred Fire for Children and Families = Giitwaami-zaka'aman Manidookaadeg Ishkode: Giniijaanisimaanig zhigwa Gidinawenaaganag onji
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sun Lodge Village
Peguis Child and Family Services
Garry McCorrister (Ogimaa Kinew)
Dwayne McCorrister (Giizis Ininew)
Louise McCorrister (Piitwan Aki Doog)
Maurice Brubacher (Mkode-Binesi-Nini) ... [et al.]
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 13, no. 2, Special Audiovisual Edition, 2018, p. 4
Description
Links to a video that describes the programming which creates opportunities for families to participate in ceremonial and land-based ways of knowing and healing.
Rekindling the Sacred Fire...
Duration: 21:19
The Relationship Between the Oral and Written Mode of Communication within the Fabric of Western Based Society
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
Sharon McLeod
Description
Integrated Studies Project (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2006.
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The Relationship of School, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit and Elders in the Education of Youth Within a Nunavut Community
Theses
Author/Creator
Adam E. Pulpan
Description
[Education] Thesis (M.Ed.)--York University, 2006.
Relationships, Not Records: Digital Heritage and the Ethics of Sharing Indigenous Knowledge Online
Alternate Title
The Routledge Companion to Media Studies and Digital Humanities
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kim Christen
Description
Author examines historical and contemporary issues that arise in when Indigenous knowledges are digitized and shared; articulates a framework for relational practices for institutions engaging with Indigenous communities.
Excerpt from The Routledge Companion to Media Studies and Digital Humanities