Alternate Title
[Annotations: Forum on Religion and Ecology]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Grim
Description
International in scope.
Introduction: Indigenous Knowledge Recovery is Indigenous Empowerment
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Waziyatawin Angela Wilson
The American Indian Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3/4, The Recovery of Indigenous Knowledge, Summer/Autumn, 2004, pp. 359-372
Description
Introduction to special issue.
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.
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.
The Kateri Chanting
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 3rd, 1999
Native American Symposium ; 4th, 2001
Stealing/Steeling the Spirit: American Indian Identities ; and Smoke Screens/Smoke Signals: Looking Through Worlds: Proceedings of the Third and Fourth Native American Symposiums
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Joseph Faulds
Description
A poem about Kateri Tekakwitha, a Roman Catholic saint who was of Algonquin–Mohawk decent.
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.
Kwa'nu'te': Micmac and Maliseet Artists
Alternate Title
Kwa'nu'te': Micmak and Maliseet Artists
Kwa'nu'te': Micmaq and Maliseet Artists
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Catherine Anne Martin
Kimberlee McTaggart
Description
Film profiles similarities and differences of artists by looking at sources of inspiration.
Duration: 41:11. Accompanying material: Study Guide.
Kwa'nu'te': Micmac and Maliseet Artists: [Study Guide]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gwen Orechia
Rob Ferguson
Description
Guide to accompany film, Kwa'nu'te': Micmac and Maliseet Artists. Contains questions for discussion, section on the Micmac Petroglyph's, importance of spiritual influence and artists of Native ancestry.
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.
Laguna Prototypes of Manhood in Ceremony
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edith Swan
MELUS, vol. 17, no. 1, Native American Fiction: Myth and Criticism , Spring, 1991/1992, pp. [39]-61
Description
Discusses manifestations of male relationships in the novel and compares them to practices at Laguna.
Lakota Powwow Songs and Dances: Observations From Rosebud Fair
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank Andrews
Peter J. Bugelski
Dennis Oblinger
Whispering Wind, vol. 34, no. 4, July-August 2004, pp. 12-[?]
Description
Looks at the powwow program and traditions being followed at the Rosebud fair in 2003.
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.
Landscapes of Devils: Tensions of Place and Memory in the Argentinean Chaco
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gastâon R. Gordillo
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.
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.
Life at Gjoa Haven: The Old Ways and the New
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T. C. Landon
The Beaver, vol. 71, no. 4, August/September 1991, pp. 41-?
Description
Describes the Inuit's attempt to balance traditions with the 20th-century.
"Like Melody or Witchcraft": Empowerment through Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah A. Miranda
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 28, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Empowerment Through Literature, Winter-Spring, 2004, pp. 103-106
Description
Author examines and compares that practice of making poetry and the and the practice of re-discovering or returning to traditional knowledge and ways of knowing.
Living Rhythms: Lessons in Aboriginal Economic Resilience and Vision
Alternate Title
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series ; 37
E-Books
Author/Creator
Wanda Wuttunee
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.
Living Well: Aboriginal Women, Cultural Identity and Wellness
Alternate Title
Project (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence) ; no. 79
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alex Wilson
Project (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence)
Description
Discussion of the positive impact of cultural identity on the wellness of Aboriginal women in Manitoba and the ways they have retained/used cultural values, teachings and knowledge in their efforts to heal their communities.
The Makah Whale Hunt and Leviathan's Death: Reinventing Tradition and Disputing Authenticity in the Age of Modernity
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rob van Ginkel
Etnofoor, vol. 17, no. 1/2, 2004, pp. 58-89
Description
Looks at the debate over whaling between the environmentalists, animal rights activists and the Makah Indian Tribe.
Making Traditional Spaces: Cultural Compromise at Two-Spirit Gatherings in Oklahoma
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Joseph Gilley
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 2, 2004, pp. 81-95
Description
This article explores two-spirit gatherings that promote Native American tradition, cultural participation and personal survival.
Mamiskotamaw: "Oral History," Indigenous Method" and Canadian Law in Three Books
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Signa Daum Shanks
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, Fall, 2004, pp. 181-192
Description
Book reviews of:
Treaty Elders of Saskatchewan; Our Dream is That Our Peoples Will One Day Be Recognized as Nations, by Harold Cardinal;
They Will Have Our Words: The Dene Elders Project, Volume 2, produced by Lynda Holland, Mary Ann Kkailther;
They Knew Both Sides of Medicine: Cree Tales of Curing and Cursing, as Told by Alice Ahenakew.
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.
Medicine Bags and Dog Tags: How the Military Influenced American Indian Traditions and How the Image of Indians Influenced the Military
Theses
Author/Creator
Alton Carroll
Description
[History?] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 2004.
Memory, Meaning, and Imaginary Time: The Construction of Knowledge in White and Chipewyan Cultures
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Henry S. Sharp
Ethnohistory, vol. 38, no. 2, Spring, 1991, pp. 149-175
Description
Examination of cultural contact in the context of a confrontation between a schoolteacher and a Dene named Charley.
The Mental Health and Well-Being of Aboriginal Children and Youth: Annotated Bibliography: A Report Prepared for the British Columbia Ministry of Children and Family Development
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bill Mussell
Karen Cardiff
Jennifer White
Description
Lists sources which deal with the damage inflicted by the residential school system as well as the research conducted on the healing process.
[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.
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.
Naahsinaaniksi (The Spirit of Our Grandmothers): First Nations Women as Principal Leaders
Theses
Author/Creator
Lisa Ardelle Mcdougall
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Lethbridge, 2004.
Native American and Chicano/a Literature of the American Southwest: Intersections of Indigenous Literatures
E-Books
Author/Creator
Christina M. Hebebrand
Native American Church: The Half-Moon Way
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vincent Catches
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 7, no. 1, Spring, 1991, pp. 17-24
Description
Author reflects on personal experiences within the Native American Church, including the Half-Moon Way, and his involvement within Peyotism.
Native American Learning: An Integrative Model
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ruth Bindler
Carol Allen
Robbie Paul
Journal of Nursing Education, vol. 43, no. 5, May 2004, pp. 237-240
Description
Looks at a culturally based course for nursing students intended to provide an understanding of the special needs of Native Americans.
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.
Native North American Art
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John W. Nunley
Janet Berlo
The Saint Louis Art Museum Bulletin, vol. 20, no. 1, New Series, Summer, 1991, pp. 1-47
Description
Discusses the environmental aspects influencing art in the following regions: Northwest Coast of Canada and Alaska, California, the Southwest, Plains and Eastern Woodlands.
Native Spirituality, Past, Present, and Future
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leonard George
BC Studies, no. 89, In Celebration of Our Survival: The First Nations of British Columbia, Spring, 1991, pp. 160-169
Description
Provides some insight into the differences between the value systems of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginals.
Navajo Philosophy and Its Application in Education
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 3rd, 1999
Native American Symposium ; 4th, 2001
Stealing/Steeling the Spirit: American Indian Identities ; and Smoke Screens/Smoke Signals: Looking Through Worlds: Proceedings of the Third and Fourth Native American Symposiums
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jutta Vogelbacher
Description
Discusses how a curriculum framed from the Aboriginal perspective benefits Native American students.
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
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.
Papunya Tula: Art of the Western Desert
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Paul Travini
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 15, no. 4, July/August 1991, p. 18
Description
Book review of: Papunya Tula by Geoffrey Bardon.
People of the Corn: Teachings in Hopi Traditional Agriculture, Spirituality, and Sustainability
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dennis Wall
Virgil Masayesva
The American Indian Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3/4, The Recovery of Indigenous Knowledge, Summer/Autumn, 2004, pp. 435-453
Description
Overview of the Hopis tribe's relationship with corn and reliance on the crop to feed them.
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.
Pete Price, Navajo Medicineman (1868-1951): A Brief Biography
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen C. Jett
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 1, Winter, 1991, pp. 91-103
Description
The author uses published documents, archival sources, and family interviews to construct a biography of the Diné medicine man, Pete Price (also called Chief Silagotio in some media accounts).