Osage Gender: Continuity, Change and Colonialzation, 1720s-1870s
Theses
Author/Creator
Tai S. Edwards
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Kansas, 2010.
Our Ice Is Vanishing = Sikuvut Nunguliqtuq: A History of Inuit, Newcomers, and Climate Change
Alternate Title
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series ; 75
E-Books
Author/Creator
Shelly Wright
Our Stories Are Our Survival
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Gaynor Macdonald
Aboriginal History, vol. 38, 2014, pp. 213-214
Description
Book review of: Our Stories Are Our Survival by Lawrence Bamblett.
Scroll down to page 213 to read review.
Overcoming
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Clifton J. Pecore
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 1, Celebrating 25 Years, Fall, 2014, p. 51
Description
Short story about the ghost of a young boy who walks after enduring a lifetime of suffering.
A Pedagogical Aboriginal Paradigm
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Herbert C. Nabigon
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 9, Special Edition In Celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the School of Indigenous Relations, February 2014, pp. 29-34
Description
Elder Emeritus Herbert Nabigon discusses his use of traditional cultural practices in the classroom.
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to page 29 to read article.
The Performance of Body, Space, and Place: Creating Indigenous Performance
Alternate Title
Healing Collective Trauma: Using Sociodrama and Drama Therapy
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Thomas Riccio
Description
Discusses strategies and exercises used to promote individual and community healing.
Chapter seven from Healing Collective Trauma: Using Sociodrama and Drama Therapy edited by Eva Leveton.
The Peyote Road: Religious Freedom and the Native American Church
Alternate Title
Civilization of the American Indian Series; v. 265
E-Books
Author/Creator
Thomas Constantine Maroukis
Civilization of the American Indian Series
Philosophy and Aboriginal Rights: Critical Dialogues
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
D. Anthony Larivière
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, 2014, pp. 232-234
Description
Book review of Philosophy and Aboriginal Rights edited by Sandra Tomsons and Lorraine Mayer.
Pipeline Dreams: People, Environment, and the Arctic Energy Frontier
Alternate Title
IWGIA Document ; 126
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mark Nuttall
A Place in the Middle
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kumu Hina Wong-Kalu
Dean Hamer
Joe Wilson
Description
Film about the Hawaiian approach to gender diversity and a true story about a girl who wants to be in an all-boy hula troupe at her school. For grades 6-12.
Duration: 24:41
Discussion Guide.
The Plains Indian Clowns, Their Contraries and Related Phenomena
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Plant
Description
Looks at historical information on ceremonial clowns, individual contraries, Reverse Reaction Warriors and the Ceremonial Fool of the Mandan.
Powered by a Higher Power: A Conversation with HvnSent
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
HvsSent
Honey Dawn Karima Pettigrew
Whispering Wind, vol. 39, no. 4, Issue 272, September-October 2010, pp. 28-[?]
Description
Interview with singer Wesley Royce Stops also known as HvnSent.
Principles of Tsawalk: An Indigenous Approach to Global Crisis
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Deborah C. Poff
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 1, 2014, pp. 201-203
Description
Book review of Principles of Tsawalk by Umeek (E. Richard Atleo).
Protecting the Rights of Indigenous and Multicultural Children and Preserving Their Cultures in Fostering and Adoption
Alternate Title
6th World Congress on Family Law and Children’s Rights: Building Bridges – From Principle to Reality, Australia, March 2013
Child's Right to Retain Its Culture
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Anderson
Family Court Review, vol. 52, no. 1, January 2014, pp. 6-27
Description
Focuses legal aspects and court decisions, with particular reference to Australia.
Puo'winue'l Prayers: Readings from North America's First Transtextual Script
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Louis Esme Cruz
Qwo-Li Driskill
GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, vol. 16, no. 1-2, 2010, pp. 243-252
Description
Examines some of the issues related to "coming home" to ourselves, our land, and our people from a multiracial, visual-textual, Two-Spirit perspective.
Queer Xicana Indígena Cultural Production: Remembering Through Oral and Visual Storytelling
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susy J. Zepeda
Decolonization, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Art, Aesthetics and Decolonial Struggle, 2014, pp. 119-141
Description
Examines the use of Indigenous storytelling to regain ancestral memories and restore cultural identity.
A Radiant Curve: Poems and Stories
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Esther Belin
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 125-128
Description
Book review of: A Radiant Curve by Luci Tapahonso.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access review, scroll to page 125.
Raven Imagery in Northwest Coast Indian Art
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jessica Finch
Description
Discusses the importance of the Raven image in art to Native American Indian cultural groups of the Northwest Coast.
Re-conceptualizing Anishinaabe Mino-Bimaadiziwin (the Good Life) as Research Methodology: A Spirit-centered Way in Anishinaabe Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brent Debassige
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 33, no. 1, Connecting to Spirit in Indigenous Research, 2010, pp. 11-28, 154
Description
Discusses Indigenous approaches to knowledge concerning ethical and spiritual ways of knowing and being.
Re-indigenizing Curriculum: An Eco-hermeneutic Approach to Learning
Alternate Title
Re-indigenizing Curriculum
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrejs Kulnieks
Dan Roronhiakewen Longboat
Kelly Young
AlterNative, vol. 6, no. 1, 2010, pp. 15-24
Description
Discusses how eco-hermeneutics that places a priority on oral tradition is needed to reform the academic curriculum for a deeper understanding of the relationship between place and language.
Reclaiming Indigenous Languages: A Reconsideration of the Roles and Responsibilities of Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Teresa L. McCarty
Sheilah E. Nicholas
Review of Research in Education, vol. 38, no. 1, March 2014, pp. 106-136
Description
Looks at the link between linguistic and cultural diversity and Indigenous languages to knowledge systems of the Mohawk in Canada and the United States, the Hawaiian in the Pacific, and the Hopi and Navajo in the U. S. Southwest.
ReEarthlings: Finding Our Way Back to the Land
Alternate Title
Film Seedlings
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Teresa Konechne
Brad Haami
Decolonization, vol. 3, no. 3, Indigenous Land-Based Education, 2014
Description
These two video shorts - seedlings/sketches - are stories from Aotearoa.
Reflections on C.G. Jung and the Sioux Traditions
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Thomas J. Hoffman
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 21, no. 2, Proceedings of the 2010 Western Social Science Association American Indian Studies Section, Summer, 2010, pp. 1-5
Description
Manuscript review of: C.G. Jung and the Sioux Traditions by Vine Deloria.
Regional Practitioners Colloquium
Alternate Title
Indigenous Architecture Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Description
Presentations and roundtable discussion by several different professionals including architects and interior designers; Beverly J. Diddy, Paul Fragua, Tamara Gay, Michelle Pfeiffer.
Duration: 58:26.
Remembering Smoke Signals: Interviews with Chris Eyre and Sherman Alexie
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joanna Hearne
Post Script, vol. 29, no. 3, Indian Cinema, Summer, 2010, pp. 119-[?]
Description
Interview transcript with director and writer discuss the film and its continued impact on Native filmmaking ten years after release.
Renewed Spirit in Winnipeg's North End: An emerging Aboriginal Young Adult Co-Creative Leadership Model
Theses
Author/Creator
Adel Compton
Description
Theological Studies Thesis (STM)--University of Winnipeg, 2014.
Repatriation, Digital Technology, and Culture in a Northern Athapaskan Community
Theses
Author/Creator
Kate Hennessy
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2010
Restorative Justice Circles as a Method For Addressing the Impacts of Crime on Victims, Communities, and Offenders
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ingrid Diane Johnson
Description
Recounts history of restorative justice, who uses them and how successful they are.
Honors Captstone Research Project--[University of Alaska, Fairbanks], 2010.
Rim First People: Participatory Design
Alternate Title
Indigenous Architecture Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Michael Fredericks
Description
Michael Fredericks discusses her company's philosophy and first project using a participate design concept at the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Facility at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Duration: 47:37.
Ritual Architecture in Prehistoric Complex Hunter-Gatherer Communities: A Potential Example From Keatley Creek, on the Canadian Plateau
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jesse Morin
American Antiquity, vol. 75, no. 3, July 2010, pp. 599-626
Description
Promotes the study of housepit structures to begin to interpret the bases and origins of social inequality.
The River Multiple: Exploring Place, Identity and Resource Politics on the Gander River, Newfoundland
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Kathleen Daniels
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2014.
Round Up
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Narcisse Blood
Description
Traces Pete Standing Alone's last round up of his horses and how his life has changed in the last twenty years. Accompanying material: An Integrated Educator's Guide.
Duration:18:02.
Sexual Orientation and/or Gender Identity/Expression Discrimination and Victimization Among Self-Identified LGBTQI Native Hawaiians in Hawai‘i
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rebecca L. Stotzer
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 3, no. 1, August 2014, pp. 1-16
Description
Findings from a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, and intersex (LGBTQI ) needs assessment on experiences of bias-motivated discrimination due to sexual orientation, and gender identity.
Sharing Aboriginal Stories: Dreamcatcher
Alternate Title
Circles of Intelligent Knowledge Program
sihcikêwin acoskîyonis-powamin kahtinikan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chelsey Caisse
Description
Very short pamphlet, written by a student, meant for use in the classroom as a tool to improve literacy. Text in English and Cree.
Sharing Aboriginal Stories: Eagle Feathers
Alternate Title
Circles of Intelligent Knowledge Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Roger Gardypie
Description
Very short pamphlet, written by a student, meant for use in the classroom as a tool to improve literacy. Text in English and Cree
Sharing the Light of the Sacred Fire: A Proposal for a Paradigm Shift in Psychology
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Art W. Blume
Journal of Indigenous Research, vol. 3, no. 1, 2014, pp. 1-5
Description
Argues that the discipline should move away from its focus on the individual to a more communal, holistic approach in light of new global challenges.
Sharing What We Know about Living a Good Life: Indigenous Approaches to Knowledge Translation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janet Smylie
Michelle Olding
Carolyn Ziegler
Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association, vol. 35, no. 1, Special Issue on Aboriginal Health Information, April 2014, pp. 16-23
Description
Comments on the application of Indigenous Knowledge Translation (KT) approaches to health information work and practice, and identifies specific strategies for implementing TK activities in Indigenous contexts.
Shaunee Casavant - Backstory: Nuuchaanulth Ceremonial Curtains and the Work of Ki-Ke-In
Alternate Title
Global Encounters Initiative, University of British Columbia
Itineraries of Exchange: Cultural Contact in a Global Frame March 4-6, 2010 University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Media » Film and Video
Description
Chief Councilor of the Hupacasath Nation shares her story, place of being and knowledge about ceremonies, designs on Ceremonial Curtains and her own Ceremonial Curtain.
Duration: 1:03:13.
Short Film Study 110: Journey of the Healer
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
NWT Literacy Council
Description
Teacher's guide to accompany the short film dealing with traditional healing and spirituality. The film is written, produced and based on a comic book by Steven Keewatin Sanderson. Includes comprehension questions, writing activities, and research activities.
Short Film Study: 120-130: Journey of the Healer
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
NWT Literacy Council
Description
Teacher's guide to accompany the short film dealing with traditional healing and spirituality. The film is written, produced and based on a comic book by Steven Keewatin Sanderson. Includes comprehension questions, writing activities, and research activities.
Singing the Coast
E-Books
Author/Creator
Margaret Somerville
Tony Perkins
Sky City Cultural Center and Haaku Museum: A Community-Based Project
Alternate Title
Indigenous Architecture Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Barbara Felix
Brian Vallo
Description
Brian Vallo, looks at the history of the Acoma Pueblo and the Tourist Center. Barbara Felix discusses the design proposal and the Tourist Center's redevelopment.
Duration: 56:11.
Social Determinants of Educational Outcomes in Indigenous Learners
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael J. Chandler
Education Canada, vol. 50, no. 2, Spring, 2010, pp. 46-50
Description
Over view on the link between ethnic identification and cultural continuity on the educational success of youth.
Speaking Our Truths in "A Good Way"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lyn Trudeau
Lorenzo Cherubini
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 33, no. 1, Connecting to Spirit in Indigenous Research, 2010, pp. 113-121,155-156
Description
Discussion on spiritual engagement within research practices from an Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal perspective.
Spirit Doctors
Alternate Title
Docs for Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Methot
Description
Teacher's resource for documentary written and directed by Marie Burke about Mary and Ed Louie, two Sqilxw (Okanagan) traditional healers.
Spirit Gifting: Ecological Knowing in Métis Life Narratives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Adese
Decolonization, vol. 3, no. 3, Indigenous Land-Based Education, 2014, pp. [48]-66
Description
Author discusses traditional knowledge systems of the Métis in Alberta and how the arrival of capitalism impacted the relationship to land. Focuses on writings of Elmer Ghostkeeper, Victoria Belcourt Callihoo and Herb Belcourt.
A Spiritual Blockbuster: Avatar, Environmentalism, and the New Religions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cynthia Erb
Journal of Film and Video, vol. 66, no. 3, Fall, 2014, pp. 3-17
Description
An analysis of the ecological interdependence and animistic spirituality in the movie Avatar.
Spiritual Practices among Northern Plains Tribal Members as a Protective Factor in the Relationship between Unexpected Deaths and Traumatic Grief
Theses
Author/Creator
Ciara D Hansen
Description
Psychology Thesis (MA) -- University of Montana, 2014.