Georgia Law Review, vol. 24, no. 4, Summer, 1990, pp. 1019-1044
Description
Uses the example of the Iroquois of upper New York to illustrate how Europeans interpreted social structure in terms of their own cultures and belief systems. In this case, the view that Indian men were lazy and the women "drudges" who nevertheless possessed a great deal of power.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 3, Summer, 1990, pp. 239-258
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Describes the historic and shifting family and kinship structures of the Muscogulge or Creek people highlighting practices of marriage/divorce, gender roles, and division of labour.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 1, Winter, 1990, pp. 1-18
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Article examines the role that was played in the formation of Indian Policy in the United States by the Women's National Indian Association (WNIA). Describes the influence of evangelical Christianity, the Protestant ethic, and Victorian ideals of womanhood in this organization.
Canadian Geographer, vol. 55, no. 1, Geographies of Inuit Sea Ice Use, Spring, 2011, p. 6–19
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Overview of an initiative to document and map Inuit sea ice use in Nunavut and Nunavik communities, with a discussion of how Inuit knowledge of sea ice is important to the climatic changes and the cultural and social changes in the Arctic regions.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 4, Autumn, 1990, pp. 367-377
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Literary criticism article in which the author considers the role that “spirit animals” play as symbols of adaptation and resistance in Leslie M. Silko’s novel Ceremony.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 1, Winter, 1990, pp. 19-33
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Article examines the significance of the Gourd Dance in Kiowa culture from the 1800's on. Discusses the evolution of the dance, the meaning of the regalia used, and how it was used as a method of cultural survivance when the Sundance was outlawed.