American Indian Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 1, Winter, 1999, pp. 45-53
Description
Author explores the different characteristics and purposes of storytelling, comparing Indigenous and Western traditions, oral vs written storytelling, and the different cultural values that are embedded in the stories.
Museum Anthropology, vol. 31, no. 1, Spring, 2008, pp. 1-18
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Discusses how mass-produced clothing has been indigenized by its use to display familial symbols, affiliations with places and organizations, and commemorate significant events like potlatches.
Anthropology & Medicine, vol. 6, no. 3, 1999, pp. 405-421
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Interviews patients, family, primary care providers and language interpreters to look at cultural interpretations of mortality, disease prognosis, and perspectives for end of life decisions.
American Literature, vol. 80, no. 4, December 2008, pp. 677-705
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Discusses how Life of Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak, or Black Hawk contextualizes the Battle of Bad Axe within previous conflicts between the U.S. government and Indigenous peoples of the Great Lake region over conceptions of landholding, diplomacy and trade.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Indigenous Knowledges and the University, 2008, pp. 1-6
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Introduction to a special issue of Canadian Journal of Native Education titled "Indigenous Knowledges and the University" which is dedicated to the challenges and opportunities of bringing Indigenous Knowledges and Academia together.
Critique, vol. 40, no. 2, Winter, 1999, pp. 152-160
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Explores the clash between Christianity and shamanistic religions through an analysis of historical interactions between missionaries and the Chippewa, and the character of Lipsha in Love Medicine.
Looks at politics and practices of cross cultural communication by examining the historical and current status of American Indians as subjects and participants in the educational system.
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, vol. 5, no. 4, November 1999, pp. 308-316
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Examines barriers Native American students face and ways for Universities to attract students through increased financial aid, advertising, personal faculty outreach and establishing Native American resource centres.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 4, Fall, 2008, pp. 547-548
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Book review of: Landscape Travelled by Coyote and Crane: The World of the Schitsu'umsh (Coeur d'Alene Indians) by Rodney Frey in collaboration with the Schitsu'umsh.