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Indigenous Collectives: A Meditation on Fixity and
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol Edelman Warrior
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 4, Fall, 2017, pp. 368-392
Description
Author reflects on how his studies and personal experiences relate to the Indigenous philosophy of interconnectivity.
Indigenous Cultures and Mental Health Counselling: Four Directions for Integration with Counselling Psychology
Alternate Title
Explorations in Mental Health
E-Books
Author/Creator
Barbara Waterfall
Michael Tlanusta Garrett
J. T. Garrett
Gloria K. King
Tarrell Awe Agahe Portman ... [et al.]
Indigenous Futures: Research Sovereignty in a Changing Social Science Landscape
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michelle L. Dion
Chelsea Gabel
Claudia M. Diaz Rios
Kelsey Leonard
Description
Literature review conducted to explore three topics: primary methodological approaches used by researchers, extent of participation by Indigenous peoples and organizations, and institutional, organizational, and human capital competencies and gaps in Canada, and how they compare to those in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.
Indigenous Innovation: Universalities and Peculiarities
Alternate Title
Advances in Innovative Education
E-Books
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Sumika Huaman
Netra Chhetri
Nalini Chhetri
Anya Dozier Enos
Huia Tomlins-Jahnke ... [et al.]
Indigenous Law Video on Demand: Discussion Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Emily Snyder
Description
Covers use of guide, the video presentations and discussion questions.
Videos.
Indigenous Presence: Experiencing and Envisioning Indigenous Knowledges within Selected Post-Secondary Sites of Education and Social Work
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margaret Kovach
Jeannine Carriere
Harpell Montgomery
M.J. Barrett
Carmen Gilles
Description
Study surveyed 16 tenured faculty members with 25 years or more of experience. Discusses what has been accomplished, summarizes current situation, and makes suggestions for future development.
Indigenous Social Media Practices in Southwestern Amazonia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pirjo Kristiina Virtanen
AlterNative, vol. 11, no. 4, 2015, pp. 350-362
Description
Discusses the impact social networking sites have on relationships and the influence on how Ingenious Amazonians relate to the outside world.
Indigenous Water Governance in British Columbia and Canada: Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Description
Central themes included are: Indigenous governance and socio-cultural relationships with water, water allocation and implications for water rights, legal framework for water and territorial rights, and drinking water issues on reserves.
Inuit Symbolism of the Bearded Seal
Alternate Title
Symbolisme inuit du phoque barbu
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Birgitte Sonne
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 29-50
Description
Examines traditional Inuit and Yupiit stories, rituals, and colloquial sayings to reveal different meanings associated with the bearded seal in these Indigenous cultures. Finds that bearded seals can impart multiple meanings ranging from monstrous to protection to renewal and reproduction.
"Inulariuyunga; Imngirnik quvigiyaqaqtunga!" - I'm a Real Inuit; I Love to Sing: Interactions between Music, Inummariit, and Belief in an Inuit Community Since Resettlement
Theses
Author/Creator
Mary Elizabeth Piercey-Lewis
Description
Music Thesis (Ph.D.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2015.
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.
Jackalope Walks into a Minneapolis Bar
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Denise Low
Transmotion, vol. 1, no. 2, November 20, 2015, pp. 85-90
Description
Creative fiction piece that engages themes of survivance, transformation, and magic realism.
Joe Kapoeze 2 Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Joe Kapoeze
Archie Baptiste
Indian History Film Project
Description
The interview includes stories about the animal world before humans. Flood and creation myths combine elements of Indian and Christian stories. Also included are tales of Wasakedjak.
Jonas Littlefear Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jonas Littlefear
Louis Rain
Indian History Film Project
Description
This 67-year-old gentleman discusses the terms of Treaty 10, problems with alcohol, and the need for Indian peoples to unite as an effective voice.
[Kahente Horn-Miller: Indigenous Missing and Murdered Women and Girls]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kahente Horn-Miller
Description
Talks about contrasts in world views and racism which perpetuate the problem of violence towards women starting from the historical point of contact.
Duration: 20:10.
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.
Kaupapa Rangahau: A Reader: A Collection of Readings from the Kaupapa Maori Research Workshop Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Leonie Pihama
Graham Smith
Helen Moewaka-Barnes
Rangimarie Mahuika
Linda Tuhiwai Smith ... [et al.]
Description
2nd edition.
Keres Pueblo Concepts of Deity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anthony F. Purley
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, 1974, pp. 29-32
Description
Analysis of creation stories articulate Keres spiritual beliefs: presence of a Supreme Being (Tse che nako), who is female, existence of numerous lesser deities, and that man is not superior to the rest of nature.
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.
Kindergarten Treaty Education Learning Resource
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Saskatchewan Ministry of Education?]
Description
Includes key questions, outcomes and indicators, "Getting to Know My Community" inquiry questions about spirit and intent, historical context, and treaty promises and provisions, teacher background information, and suggested resources.
Kiya Waneekah: (Don't Forget)
Theses
Author/Creator
Dennis Davey
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2017.
Kogeahlook: an Ethnographic Study of a Canadian Inuit Women
Theses
Author/Creator
Nora Zilkie
Description
Integrated Studies Project towards (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2015.
Labrador Inuit on the Hunt: Seasonal Patterns, Techniques, and Animals as They Appear in the Early Moravian Diaries
Alternate Title
Les Inuit du Labrador à la chasse : Modèles saisonniers, techniques et animaux tels qu’ils apparaissent dans les carnets anciens des frères Moraves
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thea Olsthoorn
Études Inuit Studies , vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 125-149
Description
Author gathers and studies accounts from the journals of Moravian settlers in Labrador; written between 1771 and 1778 these accounts contain depictions of seal and caribou as prey animals, information on when the Inuit hunted these animals and the techniques they used, and clues that suggest transformation between human and nonhuman beings.
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.
The Land Is Our Teacher: Reflections and Stories on Working with Aboriginal Knowledge Holders to Manage Parks Canada's Heritage Places
E-Books
Author/Creator
Simon Brascoupé
Learning from Country
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nadia Wheatley
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 2, 2017, pp. 243-256
Description
Article describes the author’s experience of learning Indigenous principles of education and adapting them for use with student living in different environments; advocates for a wholistic pedagogical approach to education.
Learning from Indigenous Worldviews
Alternate Title
Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education: Unit 3 Introduction
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jan Hare
Sara Florence Davidson
Description
Looks at culturally responsive education for Indigenous students and approaches to learning that are inclusive of Indigenous ways of knowing. Unit 3 of 6.
Duration: 14:23.
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.
Legitimacy and Conversion in Social Change: The Case of French Missionaries and the Northeastern Algonkian
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert Conkling
Ethnohistory, vol. 21, no. 1, Winter, 1974, pp. 1-24
Description
Focuses on the years 1610 to 1750 and the Northeastern Algonquian in Maine and the Maritime provinces.
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.
The Long Tent of Life
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James Settee Jr.
Description
Describes the Anishinaabeg approach to the quest to live a long, healthy life (Medewiwin), how it is connected to the ceremonial lodge and the physical structure of the lodge itself. One of three articles published in the Selkirk Chronicle in 1887 under the title Indian Mythology.
Louis Riel’s Religious Beliefs: A Letter to Bishop Taché
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Thomas E. Flanagan
Louis Riel
Saskatchewan History, vol. 27, no. 1, Winter, 1974, pp. [15]-28
Description
Includes a letter written by Riel while he was imprisoned in Regina in 1885 following the North-West Resistance, and commentary by the article’s author. The letter, addressed to Monseigneur Taché, articulates a number of Riel's beliefs and hopes for the French-Catholic peoples in Canada and the larger Catholic Church.
Entire issue on one pdf file, scroll to page 15.
Manaaki: Mana Enhancing and Mana Protecting Practice: A Practitioner Resource
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Terry Huriwai
Maria Baker]
Māori Men, Relationships, and Everyday Practices: Towards Broadening Domestic Violence Research
Alternate Title
Maori Men, Relationships, and Everyday Practices: Towards Broadening Domestic Violence Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pita King
Neville Robertson
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 4, December 2017, pp. 210-217
Description
Study focused on five men's experiences with intimate relationships and extended family life and how they draw on traditional ways-of-being to maintain and enhance those relationships.
Māori Men’s Positive and Interconnected Sense of Self, Being and Place
Alternate Title
Maori Men’s Positive and Interconnected Sense of Self, Being and Place
Theses
Author/Creator
Mohi Robert Rua
Description
Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Waikato, 2015.
Maria Littlewolfe Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Maria Littlewolfe
Mary Mountain
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview includes a story of Maria Littlewolfe's grandfather who died and then returned to life.
Marie Osecap 2 Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Marie Osecap
Alphonse Littlepoplar
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview includes a description of life on the reserve that describes milking, sheep-shearing and fishing weirs. It also consists of stories about a woman whose husband turned into a lizard; a story of Wisakedjak; and how Thunder Blanket killed his wife and then himself.
Marie Osecap 3 Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Marie Osecap
Alphonse Littlepoplar
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview consists of childhood hunting expeditions for rabbit, gophers and duck. Also included is a description of the police stopping a Sundance.
Marie Osecap Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Marie Osecap
Alphonse Littlepoplar
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview includes a story of an evil spirit which caused an epidemic that killed many people. She also tells of the sale of their reserve and the subsequent moves to Sweet Grass Reserve and then to Moosomin Reserve.
Marion Carter Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Marion Carter
Mary Mountain
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mrs. Carter tells a story of her life. She talks of the traditional way of living; residential schools and tells how she was given her name. During the interview she also relates a tale from her grandfather about the Cree raiding Blackfoot camps.
Married Couples Workshop 3
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Ed Thunderchild
Ed Laliberte
Jonas Lariviere
Felix Sugar
Alex Poorman
Morris Lewis
J. B. Stanley
James George Crooked
Joe Machiskenie
Bill Wapass
Pete Wapass
Marius Nahnepawish
Emile Piapot
Indian History Film Project
Description
Discussion on problems of the younger generation, including alcoholism. Also discussed ways in which parents and elders can help by instructing children and young people and by maintaining the Indian religion.
Mavis J. Adams Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mavis J. Adams
Mick Burrs
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mrs. Adams is a retired white schoolteacher and was 69 years old at the time of the interview. She tells of her induction as an honorary chief of the Blackfoot reserve and shares her experiences among the Blackfoot.
Mi'kmawe'l Tan Teli-kina'muemk: Teaching about the Mi'kmaq
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mi’kmawey Debert Cultural Centre
Description
[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.
Mingadhuga Mingayung: Respecting Country Through Mother Mountain's Stories to Share Her Cultural Voice in Western Academic Structures
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anthony McKnight
Educational Philosophy and Theory, vol. 47, no. 3, 2015, pp. 276-290
Description
Uses stories to help non-Aboriginal residents of Yuin Country in Australia respect and understand Yuin ways of knowing, learning and behaving.
Ministerial Transition Book: November 2015
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)]
Description
"The material provides an overview of the mandate and history of the Department, the parliamentary environment, the Minister's portfolio, key relationships, and departmental sectors and their mandates. It also includes an overview of First Nation, Métis and Inuit protocols, cultures and traditions."
The Modernization of Đạo Mẫu: The Impact of Political Ideology and Commercialism on the Worship of the Mother Goddess in Vietnam
Alternate Title
The Modernization of Dao Mau: The Impact of Political Ideology and Commercialism on the Worship of the Mother Goddess in Vietnam
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vũ Thị Tú Anh (Vu Thi Tu Anh)
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 4, no. 1, October 2015, pp. [1]-17
Description
Focuses on how the traditional Indigenous belief system has adapted over time to survive as an important part of Vietnamese life despite ideological and technological pressures.
More Than a Façade: The Kenekuk Religion Revisited
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew Garrett
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, Fall, 2017, pp. 293-310
Description
Discusses what the Prophet's spiritual teachings may have meant to his Kickapoo followers.
Motivations of North American Indians in Athletic Games
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wilma J. Pesavento
Description
Researched from Annual Reports of the Bureau of American Ethnology 1881-1933. Concluded that there were five general motives: gambling, amusement, ceremonial observance, physical powers, and development of moral attributes, and that gambling was the most important.
Mrs. Susan Shagonaby
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Susan Shagonaby
Earl DeLaVergne
Warner
Indian History Film Project
Description
General account of Susan Shagonaby's life with Earl DeLaVergne as interpreter. Interview conducted by Warner (unsure if this is first or last name).