American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 1, Winter, 1991, pp. 65-89
Description
Article attempts to examine some of the reasons the Chumash people elected to be baptized, the consequences for that choice, and the resistance (both overt and subversive) that they offered to Christian missionaries.
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 28, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Empowerment Through Literature, Winter-Spring, 2004, pp. 92-96
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Author describes a process of research and discovery during the making of a short PSA film in which they discover historical family ties, and serendipitous implications for the present.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3/4, The Recovery of Indigenous Knowledge, Summer/Autumn, 2004, pp. 604-617
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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.
Manitoba Law Journal, vol. 21, 1991-1992, pp. 618-630
Description
Case involved an initiation ceremony for spirit dancing. Defendants claimed that their inherent right to spirit dance nullified the common law dealing with assault, battery and false imprisonment.
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.
The Saint Louis Art Museum Bulletin, vol. 20, no. 1, New Series, Summer, 1991, pp. 1-47
Description
Discusses the environmental aspects influencing art in the following regions: Northwest Coast of Canada and Alaska, California, the Southwest, Plains and Eastern Woodlands.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 1, Winter, 1991, pp. 91-103
Description
The author uses published documents, archival sources, and family interviews to construct a biography of the Diné medicine man, Pete Price (also called Chief Silagotio in some media accounts).