Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edward Aheakew
Saskatchewan History, vol. 51, no. 1, Spring, 1999, pp. 29-30
Description
Ahenakew talks about the cultural practices and responsibilities surrounding oral history; discusses the collective nature of forming and maintaining oral history and its details. Discusses the roles of Elders who carry these histories in the community, and their skill at conveying a story or lesson.
Indigenous Women and Colonization: Feminism and Aboriginal Women's Activism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Grace Ouellette
Native Studies Review, vol. 12, no. 1, Aboriginal Women and Decolonization, 1999, p. 127–142
Description
Examines Native women's experiences and perspectives on oppression and their role in life based on transcriptions of interviews of urban Aboriginal women's groups.
Intellectual Property and Aboriginal People: A Working Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Simon Brascoupé
Karin Endemann
Description
Outlines intellectual property legislation as it relates to Aboriginal peoples and overview of methods to protect traditional knowledge.
Interviewing Inuit Elders: Introduction
Alternate Title
Interviewing Inuit Elders ; vol. 1
Introduction to the Oral Traditions
[Oral Traditions Project ; vol. 1]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Saullu Nakasuk
Hervé Paniaq
Elisapee Ootoova
Pauloosie Angmaalik
It's Very Important That You Have a Canoe: A Case Study On The Instructional Preferences and Values of a Cree Preservice Teacher
Theses
Author/Creator
Jim Hollander
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Queen's University, 1999.
It Sometimes Speaks to Us: Decolonizing Education by Utilizing Our Elders' Knowledge
Theses
Author/Creator
Joshua Manitowabi
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--McMaster University, 2017.
Kahwà:tsire: Indigenous Families in a Family Therapy Practice with the Indigenous Worldview as the Foundation
Theses
Author/Creator
Jann Derrick
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Tilburg University, 2017.
Karl May's Western Novels and Aspects of Their Continuing Influence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol Herselle Krinsky
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 2, 1999, pp. 53-72
Description
How the authors German language novels planted a seed of interest in North American Indigenous culture, an interest which flourished for over a century.
Kihcitwâw Kîkway Meskocipayiwin (Sacred Changes): Transforming Gendered Protocols in Cree Ceremonies through Cree Law
Theses
Author/Creator
Darcy Lindberg
Description
Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Victoria, 2017.
Kiya Waneekah: (Don't Forget)
Theses
Author/Creator
Dennis Davey
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2017.
Land-Based Learning: A Case Study Report for Educators Tasked with Integrating Indigenous Worldviews into Classrooms
Alternate Title
2016 Indigenous Innovation That Works
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
André Rebeiz and Max Cooke
Max Cooke
Description
Looks at the H’a H’a Tumxulaux Outdoor Education Program located in Trail, British Columbia which is targeted at 12-15 year-olds.
Language, Culture, and Identity: Social and Cultural Aspects of Language Change in Two Kwak'wala-Speaking Communities
Theses
Author/Creator
Anne Goodfellow
Description
Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 1999.
The Learning Circle as a Research Method: The Trickster and Windigo in Research
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Herbert Nabigon
Rebecca Hagey
Schuyler Webster
Robert MacKay
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, Incorporating Traditional Values in Social Work, April 1999, pp. 113-137
Description
Looks at how the Aboriginal research process and the Learning Circle, with the use of the trickster and windigo, affects the community experiences and perceptions of emotional issues. The article also examines the questions emanating from the medicine wheel.
Legislative Ambiguity and Ontological Hierarchy in US Sacred Land Law
Alternate Title
Legislative Ambiguity and Ontological Hierarchy in United States Sacred Land Law
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adam Dunstan
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 4, 2017, pp. 23-43
Description
Uses two court cases involving protection of the sacred San Francisco Peaks from ski-resort development to highlight how phrases in the American Indian Religious Freedom Act and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act lend themselves to judicial interpretations which undermine protection of sacred sites.
Linda Hogan’s Tribal Imperative: Collapsing Space through “Living” Tribal Traditions and Nature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melani Bleck
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 11, no. 4, Series 2; [Special Issue on] Linda Hogan, Winter, 1999, pp. [23]-45
Description
Contends that Hogan's novels demonstrate themes of rejection of Western spatial concepts and in favour of the Native America world view and experiences.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Living Tradition: The Kwakwaka'wakw Potlatch on the Northwest Coast
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
U'Mista Cultural Society
Description
Website provides links to introduction to Potlatch, people, lands, history, language, educational resources, and a virtual tour.
Making History Visible: Culture and Politics in the Presentation of Musqueam History
Theses
Author/Creator
Susan Roy
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 1999.
Managing Outside: an Ethnographic Study of a Cree Tallyman of Eastern James Bay
Theses
Author/Creator
Gail Whiteman
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University at Kingston, 1999.
Maori Voices in the Construction of Indigenous Models of Counselling Theory and Practice
Theses
Author/Creator
Catherine Maarie Amohia Love
Description
Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massey University, 1999.
[Michif Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography]
Alternate Title
Anishinaabe / Chippewa / Ojibwe Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
Description
Material on: culture, history, mythology and language as well as separate sections for scholarly articles and theses, children's books, films, internet resources, music, recordings, curriculum materials, and textbooks.
Mortuary Beliefs and Practices of the Northern and Southwestern Athapaskans
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lindsay McArthur
Description
Discusses Athapaskan mortuary customs and beliefs.
Nashine Ginwenimazawin: Constant Care
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shelley Vanderhoef
Description
Information for Aboriginal people with AIDS who are in need of palliative care and their caregivers. Covers physical, spiritual/traditional, emotional, and mental aspects.
Native Life
Alternate Title
CANADIANHISTORY.CA: The Many Histories of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J .R. Miller
Description
Overview of Aboriginal history from the 1850s to 2000. Could be used as an educational resource for high school students.
Natives Say Spirituality Led to Firing
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Diane Paquette
Anglican Journal, vol. 125, no. 1, January 1999, p. 1
Description
Ministry of Labour investigates claim of three justice workers, removed from their jobs by Lac La Ronge Indian Band in 1997, alleging that job loss was due to practising traditional spirituality.
Never Alone: The Art and the People of the Story
Alternate Title
Game Development Conference ; 2015
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Dima Veryovka
Description
A Discussion on the visual style, cultural infusion and impact of the 2014 video game Never Alone. The game is based off the Iñupiat legend of Kanuk Sayuka and was created in cooperation with elders, storytellers, and artists from the Cook Inlet Tribal Council.
Duration: 50:01.
New Light on Black Elk and The Sacred Pipe
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Fitzgerald
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 4, 2017, pp. 71-91
Description
Uses correspondence to and from Joseph Brown to explore his personal philosophy and his process of transcribing and editing The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk’s Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux
“Not Exactly Like Heaven”: Theological Imperialism
in The Surrounded
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laird Christensen
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 11, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1999, pp. [2]-16
Description
Discussion of the historical novel's treatment of the disruption of Salish belief systems and social / family structures due to the impact of Christianity after contact.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
A Numiany (the Prayer People) and the Pagans of Walpole Island First Nation: Resistance to the Anglican Church, 1845-1885
Theses
Author/Creator
Sheldon Krasowski
Description
Canadian Heritage and Development Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Trent University, 1999.
An Ojibway Cultural Perspective on the Illness Cancer and Related Pain
Theses
Author/Creator
Diana P. Barkwell
Description
Interdisciplinary Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Manitoba, 1999.
Okwire’shon:’a, the First Storytellers: Recovering Landed Consciousness in Readings of Trees & Texts
Theses
Author/Creator
Kaitlin Sandra June Debicki
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2017. Refers to the works Power by Linda Hogan, Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson, and Truth and Bright Water by Thomas King.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten. Day 1: : First Nation Creation Stories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Opioid Use in Pregnancy and Parenting: An Indigenous-Based Collaborative Framework for Northwestern Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Naana Afua Jumah
Lisa Bishop
Mike Franklyn
Janet Gordon
Len Kelly ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 108, no. 5-6, 2017, pp. e616-e620
Description
Describes two workshops that looked at issues from the perspectives of research, health care, social service provision and supportive care.
Out of Place: Case Studies of Native American Interpretive Projects and Processes
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dinah Zieger
Description
Looks at the New Interpretations Project involving Native artists who used their traditional perspectives in the creation of works about the Grand Canyon.
Perception and Procedure: The Power of Ritual in Lame Deer Seeker of Visions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paola Carini
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 1, 1999, pp. 87-94
Description
Examines the 1972 publication by John (Fire) Lame Deer and Richard Erdoes on Lakota worldviews and why the book is on the periphery of scholarly discussion and marginalized.
La perception du carcajou/glouton par les Inuit du Nord canadien: Du passé au present
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frédéric Laugrand
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 243-263
Description
Author describes the different perceptions of the wolverine in Dené and Gwich’in culture both as a presence that people must be wary of in the bush and status as a powerful tuurngaq (totem or spirit guide).
Text in French.
Plants and Connection to Place
Alternate Title
Yukon Grade 8 Cross-Curricular Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alyce Johnson
Liz Woods
Description
Focuses on Yukon First Nations Traditional Knowledge.
Plants & Connection to Place
Alternate Title
Plants and Connection to Place
Yukon Grade 8 Cross-Curricular Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yukon First Nations Curriculum Working Group
Alyce Johnson
Liz Woods
Description
Teacher's guide.
Pushing the Needle: Collections Based Museum and Source Community Collaborations
Theses
Author/Creator
Molly Winslow
Description
Museology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Washington, 2017.
Re(claiming) Indigenous Identity within Canada's Prison System: Indigenous Identity and Indigenous-Specific Prison Programming
Theses
Author/Creator
Stephanie Wellman
Description
Criminology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
Reclaiming Territories through Indigenous Performance
Theses
Author/Creator
Francine Burning
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2017Focusess on experiences of Madelaine McCallum, Mike Dengeli, Mique'l Dangeli, Leela Gilday, and Ronnie Dean Harris.
Recognizing Indigenous Legal Orders: Their Content, Embeddedness in Distinct Indigenous Cultures, and Implications for Reconciliation
Alternate Title
Indigenous Legal Orders in Canada: A Literature Review
Law Publications (Western University) ; 92
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael Coyle
Description
Literature review primarily uses book chapters, journal articles, and internet sources.
Rekindling the Flame: An Exploration of the Relationships Between Health, Culture and Place among Urban First Nations Men Living in London, Ontario
Theses
Author/Creator
Cindy Smithers Graeme
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Ontario, 2017.
Religious and Spiritual Practices among Homeless Urban American Indians and Alaska Natives with Severe Alcohol Problems
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dennis C. Wendt
Susan E. Collins
Lonnie A. Nelson
Kelly Serafini
Seema L. Clifasefi ... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 3, 2017, pp. 39-62
Description
American Indians and Alaska Natives were compared to general population on demographic variables, alcohol problems, and religious affiliations and practices. Found that those who engaged in Native-specific spiritual practices had lower alcohol use.
Remembering Why We Sit at the Table
Theses
Author/Creator
Faith Decontie
Description
Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2017.
Discusses the Cree Nation of Chisasibi's Land Based Healing Program.
Resilience and Rebellious Memory Loops: Further Musings of an American Indian Ethnoecologist
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Enrique Salmón
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 127-132
Description
Author of Eating the Landscape discusses how resilience theory can explain the relationship between traditional knowledge and adaptive change to ecological circumstances.
Resources for Métis Researchers
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lawrence J. Barkwell
Leah Dorion
Darren R. Préfontaine
A Review of The Navajo and the Animal People: Native American Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Ethnozoology
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Herman A. Peterson
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 3, no. 1, 2017, pp. 74-76
Description
Book review of: The Navajo and the Animal People: Native American Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Ethnozoology by Steve Pavlik.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Susan Bernardin
Lisa Bernhagan
David Brande
Margaret Dwyer
Linda Lizut Helstern
Tracey Lindberg
Tiffany Midge
Catherine Rainwater
Kimberly Musia Roppolo
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 11, no. 4, Series 2; [Special Issue on] Linda Hogan, Winter, 1999, pp. 63-91
Description
Book reviews of:
Boarding School Seasons: American Indian Families, 1900-1940 by Brenda J. Child.
Visit Teepee Town edited by Diane Glancy and Mark Nowak.
Dark River by Louis Owens.
Family Matters, Tribal Affairs by Carter Revard.
Some Things Are Not Forgotten: A Pawnee Family Remembers by Martha Royce Blaine.
Indian Cartography by Deborah A.