American Indian Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3/4, The Recovery of Indigenous Knowledge, Summer/Autumn, 2004, pp. 604-617
Description
Explores the difficulties in incorporating oral traditions into classrooms where learning is primarily textual and presents a model which brings first hand learning to course work.
FDG'21: The 16th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games (FDG) 2021
International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games ; 16th, 2021
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Elizabeth “Biz” Nijdam
Description
Looks at the themes and game mechanics of two of the games created during the 2018 Sami Game Jam and demonstrates how new media development can recenter Indigenous Indigenous knowledge systems and cultural practices.
Chapter from FDG'21: The 16th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games (FDG) 2021 edited by Allan Fowler and Johanna Pirker.
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 28, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Empowerment Through Literature, Winter-Spring, 2004, pp. 103-106
Description
Author examines and compares that practice of making poetry and the and the practice of re-discovering or returning to traditional knowledge and ways of knowing.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 19, no. 2, Autumn, 2004, pp. 79-104
Description
Analyzes of the vision quest of Native Americans by using resources of the Lakota. The most famous resource is the book Black Elk Speaks, which is deemed controversial because of the sacred knowledge it imparts to the reader.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 19, no. 2, Fall, 2004, pp. 105-125
Description
Osage perspective on the consciousness of rocks and trees and their ability to speak. Comparison of Western scientific thought with the relationship between Native Americans and nature.
Discusses three misconceptions: that there is a large migration taking place from reserves and rural areas to urban centres, that once in these centres they become members of an impoverished ghetto, and that Aboriginals face huge challenges in building culture and community in urban settings.
Medical Care, vol. 42, no. 7, July 2004, pp. 670-679
Description
Survey results done on 2,595 people from two different tribes that examined the use of biomedical services and traditional medicine for both physical health and psychiatric problems.