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Theses
Author/Creator
Jann Derrick
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Tilburg University, 2017.
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.
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.
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.
[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.
Moon
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he tells of the Blood legend about the origin of the moon, sun and morning star.
Mr and Mrs Diefenbaker Congragulate the Princess
Alternate Title
Mr and Mrs Diefenbaker Congratulate the Princess
Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of Mr. and Mrs. John Diefenbaker crowning someone in a Princess Pageant, likely in Prince Albert, SK.
Napi Stories
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
N.B. the translator notes that the Napi stories in this document are inaccurate and are told in a confusing way.
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.
Natoas Bundle
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
Dave Melting Tallow
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview about the story of the Natoas bundle. The girl who married a star, gave birth to a child and then returned to earth.
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 Your Grandfather's Horse: Automobiles Performing the Trickster in Modern and Contemporary Work by Artists from Plains Cultures
Theses
Author/Creator
Aaron Moses
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Oklahoma State University, 2017
Refers to the works of Horace Poolaw, Dallin Maybee, Arthur Amiotte, Jay Polite Labor, and Wendy Red Star
Of the Heart: Scoping Review of Indigenous Youth Suicide and Prevention
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rita Henderson
Lindsay Crowshoe
Brittany Johnson
Naomi Parker
Stephanie Perrin ... [et al.]
Description
Sources of data: Indigenous advisors, academic and grey literature review, and environmental scan. Includes information on general context, promising practices, and knowledge gaps around service provision.
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.
Oliver Adams and Livina Lightbrown
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Oliver Adams
Lavina Lightbrown
Lavina Lightbown
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview that discusses the changes occurring in Haida culture. NOTE: Lavina Lightbrown probably Lavina Lightbown
[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 Eleven: 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.
Paints 2 (Blood Indian)
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview that describes the preparation of paint.
Paints (Blood Indian)
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview that describes how the paints are gathered and prepared as well as the uses of the different paints.
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.
Promising Practices In Eskasoni
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ken Clement
Merv Thomas
Darko Sikman
CANCON
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
Description
Members of the Eskasoni Mi'Kmaw Nation talk about their community's experience with harm reduction and addictions treatment and recovery.
Duration: 36:38.
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.
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.
The Sacred and the Digital: Managing Heritage in an Open Access World
Theses
Author/Creator
Sarah Lison
Description
Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
"Saili Le Tofa: A Search for New Wisdom": Sexuality and Fa'afafine in the Samoan Context
Theses
Author/Creator
Pausa Kaio Thompson
Description
Theological Thesis (M.A.)--Union Theological Seminary, [2017?]
Saskatchewan History - The First Peoples: Plains First Nations
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
J. Giannetta
Description
A wide range of topics such as clothing, bison, decoration, tools, etc. Developed for Grade 4 Social Studies.
Updated version.
Student Handouts.
The Saugeen Ojibway Nation and Canada: Historical Relationships, Settler Colonialism, and Stories of a Shared Space
Theses
Author/Creator
Christopher James Wright
Description
History Research Thesis (Ph.D.)--King's College London, 2017.
Seeing the Skies through Navajo Eyes: An Introduction to Cross-Cultural Astronomy
Alternate Title
Navajo Skies: An Introductory Guide to the Navajo Skies Planetarium Show
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nancy C. Maryboy
David H. Begay
Ashley C. Teren
Description
Designed as a resource for planetariums, for middle school teachers, and a book that families can read together.
A Selective Literature Review on Managed Alcohol Programs and Indigenous Healing Methodologies
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erin Ramsperger
Kaylee Ramage
Description
Examines existing programs operating in Canada, evidence of impact on service utilization, health, and overall quality of life, and the need for Indigenous components in addictions treatment.
Showing and Telling the Story of Nikis (My Little House): An Arts-Based Autoethnographic Journey of a Cree Adult Educator
Theses
Author/Creator
Brenda Isabel Wastasecoot
Description
Leadership, Higher and Adult Education Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Toronto, 2017
The Significance and Function of the Coyote in Blackfoot
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider about the story of the coyote who taught the hunter how to get game, and the success which followed for the hunter and his companions.
The Significance and Function of the Elk in Blackfoot Ceremonialism
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he discusses the importance of elk.
The Significance and Function of the Owl During Medicine Pipe (Entmorie, of the Beaver Indians)
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he tells of the significance of the owl to the Medicine Pipe.
The Significance and Functions of the Beaver in Blackfoot Ceremonialism
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he discusses the role of the beaver in Blackfoot life and ceremonies.
The Significance of the Antelope in Blackfoot Ceremonialism Life
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George First Rider
John Hellson
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with George First Rider where he tells of the importance of the antelope in Blackfoot ceremonialism and he mentions various tipi designs as well.