Arctic Anthropology, vol. 34, no. 2, 1997, pp. 28-44
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Translation of Jacobsen's first hand account of a sacred Northwest coast ceremony with legends, masks, feasts and potlatch described; first published in Ymer in 1891.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 29, no. 3, Fall, 1994, pp. 158-162
Description
Author laments on the decline of major institutions that once defined Canadians in such a way as to bind people together, comments on Canada's image to outsiders, and briefly mentions perspectives on First Nation peoples.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 16, no. 2, Autumn, 2001, pp. 129-137
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Contends that author Sherman Alexie, through humour and satire, challenges stereotypes and the status quo by portraying the complex and humanizing image of contemporary Native Americans.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. 2, 2009, pp. 105-116
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Looks at stories and teachings concerning relationships that are inherent and interconnected in traditional values of thankfulness, kindness, helpfulness, respect, and transformation.
Looks at the use of story-telling as a health-promoting tool and comments on the analysis of interviews and dialogues with mothers, fathers and Culture Bearers.
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 9, no. 2, Autumn, 1993, pp. 37-43
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Argues that sovereignty is the glue that binds communities together and that the characters in James Welch's novels respond to an Indigenous specific concept of sovereignty.
Early American Literature, vol. 15, no. 1, 2015, pp. 167-187
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Review essay of:
Becoming Brothertown: Native American Ethnogenesis and Endurance in the Modern World by Craig N. Cipolla.
Red Brethren: The Brothertown and Stockbridge Indians and the Problem of Race in Early America by David J. Silverman.