American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 43, no. 2, [Rethinking Blackness and Indigeneity in the Light of Settler Colonial Theory], 2019, pp. 89-112
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The author investigates the novel Almanac of the Dead and how it's content and structure focus attention on the central question "who had spiritual possession of the Americas?".
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 34, no. 2, 1997, pp. 28-44
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Translation of Jacobsen's first hand account of a sacred Northwest coast ceremony with legends, masks, feasts and potlatch described; first published in Ymer in 1891.
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 39, no. 1, Winter, January 10, 2019, pp. 1-10
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Article examines the eyewitness accounts of profound aurora borealis displays on the night of Black Elk’s death (August 19, 1950) in the context of scientific and astronomical reports. Considers the narrative in within the framework of ethnoastronomy which combines scientific accounts with eyewitness reports and interpreting the meaning of an event through a cultural lens.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 2, Spring, 1997, pp. 149-169
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Author describes different types of Koyukon traditional stories and their role in the in the spiritual and storytelling practices of the people; summarizes four stories and discusses the themes they share related to acquiring shamanistic power.
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 180-189
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Describes an arts based research project which uses graffiti art to make Haudenosaunee symbols and images accessible and relevant for Indigenous youth. Discusses cultural bridging and exchange, decolonization, identity, cultural values, and Indigenous solidarity.
Justice as Healing, vol. 2, no. 2, Summer, 1997, p. [?]
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Story from The Mishomis Book : The Voice of the Ojibway by Edward Benton-Banai; tells of the predictions made for the future of the Anishinabe.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 31, no. 4, Winter, 1997, p. 144
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1995 Margaret Laurence lecture at Trent University by the artist and quilt maker Alice Olsen Williams. The version given here has been adapted, revised and edited.
Defines pragmatism as framework that is centered on problem solving rather than a pursuit of ultimate knowledge, and discusses the ways that Western understandings of pragmatism are influenced by Indigenous philosophy and worldview.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 1, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Part 3), Winter, 1997, pp. 57-71
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Author conducts a nuanced analysis of the imagery and stereotypes of Indigenous peoples in the contemporary American culture(s) and how those tropes contribute to a colonial narrative surrounding Indigenous cultures and spiritual practices and must be considered part of the context when teaching Indigenous studies courses and content.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 13, no. 2, Special Audiovisual Edition, 2019, p. [9]
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Links to a short video biography of Little Thunder Woman (Katrina Harrison) in which the narrator discusses her experiences and the teachings she has received as a two-spirit person.
Thunder Finder
Duration: 3:10
BC Studies , no. 200, 50th Anniversary, Winter, 2019, pp. 31-44
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Author uses a personal essay to discuss basic tenets of Indigenous knowledge, ways of knowing, and ontological constructs; uses Líl̓wat language concepts to help illustrate her points. Highlights experiential and action based teaching and learning, relational understanding, and the concepts of flux, balance.
Article considers three Māori communities and the endurance and resilience they have demonstrated in maintaining their unique peace traditions in the face of opposition from both Western and Māori cultures of violence.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 36, no. 3, Spring, 1997, pp. [1-15]
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Results indicated mother's association with traditional values improved school outcomes for her children, while the father's association had no appreciable effect.
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 1, March 2019, pp. 13-21
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Examines how the Turtle Lodge International Centre for Indigenous Education and Wellness in Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba teaches a flexible, community-based process of responsibility-based self-determination discourse; stresses respectful and reciprocal relationships, community well-being, earth guardianship, and cultural resurgence.
Transmotion, vol. 5, no. 1, Native American Narratives in a Global Context, July 11, 2019, pp. 56-75
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Literary criticism article in which the author suggests that Welch’s use of Indigenous understandings of time as a narrative device in the novel Fools Crow works to both dismantle Western histories and to disrupt the mainstream perception of Western ontologies as universal and self-evident.
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 26, no. 2, The Collaborative Research Center for American Indian Health’s Partnership River of Life, 2019, pp. 151-171
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Study of 56 Indigenous youth uses focus groups and a strengths based perspective to understand what gives them hope and how they demonstrate this hope to others in their community.
AlterNative, vol. 15, no. 3, September 2019, pp. 193-204
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Describes a project in which digitally augmented reality (AR) is used to engage people in traditional Māori land-based narratives, values, and storytelling. Argues that Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, a design approach developed to illustrate narratives using contemporary media, helps to promote “bicultural engagement with landscape.”
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 4, Cultural Property in American Indian Literatures: Representation and Interpretation, Fall, 1997, pp. 663-673
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Argues that while Indigenous authors are determined to express their unique perspectives while doing so in a hostile environment..
BC Studies , no. 202, Arts, Crafts, and Healing: Understanding Social Citizenship in British Columbia, Summer, 2019, pp. 21-40
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Article uses the Work 2 Give program—which gives incarcerated men the opportunity to create goods and harvest for the Tŝilhqot’in First Nation—as a case study to examine the “healing potential of the arts and therapeutic craft in BC prisons.”
Journal of Indigenous HIV Research, vol. 10, Winter, 2019, pp. 28-38
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Discusses the Weaving our Wisdom (WoW) program's use of land as a healing tool to improve the health of Indigenous people living with HIV and AIDS. The land-based WoW gathering took place at the Wanuskewin Heritage Site.