Osage Gender: Continuity, Change and Colonialzation, 1720s-1870s
Theses
Author/Creator
Tai S. Edwards
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Kansas, 2010.
Our Elders Come First: Human Development and Aging in an Inuit Community
Theses
Author/Creator
Peter F. Collings
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Pennsylvania State University, 1999.
Our Relatives Said: A Wise Practices Guide: Voices of Aboriginal Trans-People
Documents & Presentations
Description
Discusses appropriate health care treatment and support by community prevention practitioners, volunteers and organizations for Trans-People or Two-Spirit people with HIV/AIDS.
Out of Place: Case Studies of Native American Interpretive Projects and Processes
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dinah Zieger
Description
Looks at the New Interpretations Project involving Native artists who used their traditional perspectives in the creation of works about the Grand Canyon.
Outward Bound Giwaykiwin: Wilderness-Based Indigenous Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Gregory E. Lowan
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Lakehead University, 2008.
The Pacific Eskimo
Alternate Title
Encyclopedia Arctica ; 8
Encyclopedia Arctica. Anthropology and Archeology
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kaj Birket-Smith
Description
Includes two groups: Chugach Eskimos of Prince William Sound and the Kodiak Eskimos of Kodiak Island and adjacent islands.
Digitized copy of typescript is part of the unpublished reference work on the Northern Arctic and subarctic regions. Project ran from 1947-1951.
Pai Cultural Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Henry F. Dobyns
Robert C. Euler
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 3/4, Summer/Fall, 1999, p. 148
Description
Contends factual errors are made by Braatz in his article, Upland Yuman (Yavapai and Pal) Leadership across the Nineteenth Century.
Parameters of Parenting in Native American Families
Theses
Author/Creator
Tara Camille Newcomb
Description
[Psychology] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Oklahoma State University, 2008.
Pedagogies for Decolonizing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judy M. Iseke-Barnes
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Indigenous Knowledges and the University, 2008, pp. 123-145
Description
Examples of activities that engage students in understanding the systemic structure of colonization.
Perception and Procedure: The Power of Ritual in Lame Deer Seeker of Visions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paola Carini
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 1, 1999, pp. 87-94
Description
Examines the 1972 publication by John (Fire) Lame Deer and Richard Erdoes on Lakota worldviews and why the book is on the periphery of scholarly discussion and marginalized.
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
Pimachiowin Aki World Heritage Project Area Ecosystem Services Valuation Assessment
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vivek Voora
Stephan Barg
Description
Looks at the economic value of the ecosystem services provided by the natural environments of the Pimachiowin Aki area.
Pimooteewin: The Journey: Outreach Study Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leonie Hentschel
Description
Guide to accompany the Cree opera. Includes explanation of the plot and interviews with Tomson Highway, Melissa Hui, and Michael Greyeyes.
Pimosatamowin Sikaw Kakeequaywin: Walking and Talking--a Saulteaux Elder's View of Native Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Akan
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 23, no. 1, Hands Back, Hands Forward: Revising Aboriginal Voices and Revisioning Aboriginal Research, 1999, pp. 16-39
Description
Reports Elder Alfred Manitopeyes' emphasis on the ethical responsibility of educators to live in such a way that our words reflect our lifestyle.
Pipeline Dreams: People, Environment, and the Arctic Energy Frontier
Alternate Title
IWGIA Document ; 126
E-Books
Author/Creator
Mark Nuttall
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.
The Point of No Return: Aboriginal Offenders' Journey Towards a Crime Free Life
Theses
Author/Creator
Teresa Howell
Description
Counselling Psychology Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of British Columbia, 2008.
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.
"The Powers of the Heavens Shall Eat of My Smoke": The Significance of Scalping in Pawnee Warfare
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark van de Logt
Journal of Military History, vol. 72, no. 1, January 2008, pp. 71-104
Description
Examines the cultural significance of scalping among the Pawnee Indians, who lived in Nebraska and Kansas until their removal to Oklahoma in the 1870s.
Preserving Aboriginal Heritage: Technical and Traditional Approaches: Proceedings of Symposium 2007
E-Books
Author/Creator
Stephen J. Augustine
Winnie Owingayak
Sherry Farrell Racette
John Moses
Miriam Clavir ... [et al.]
Description
Symposium held September 24-28, 2007 in Ottawa.
À Propos du Chant Rituel Tchouktche
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoïa Weinstein-Tagrina
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, Tchoukotka / Chukotka, 2008, pp. 257-272
Description
Discusses ritualistic chants and their role in the society of the Chukchi people of Siberia.
Psychoactive Agents and Native American Spirituality: Past and Present
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laurence Armand French
Contemporary Justice Review, vol. 11, no. 2, June 2008, pp. 155-163
Description
Examines traditional Native American healing and ceremonial psychoactive agents and how colonization has contributed to substance abuse.
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.
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.
Reading the Signs in the Whitefeather Forest Cultural Landscape, Northwestern Ontario
Theses
Author/Creator
Janene M. Shearer
Description
Nature Resources Management (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2008
[Recensions / Book Reviews]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Louis-Jacques Dorais
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, Inuit urbains / Urban Inuit, 2008, pp. 175-177
Description
Review of: Si Nous Nous Réveillons par Temps Calme ... Une Saga Familiale du Groenland Oriental by Jens Rosing, translated from the Danish by Catherine Enel, illustrations by the author and forward by Joëlle Robert-Lamblin.
Review in French.
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.
"Relational Care": A Guide to Health Care and Support For Aboriginal People Living With HIV/AIDS: Final Repot
E-Books
Author/Creator
J. Kevin Barlow
Charlotte (Loppie) Reading
Religion and Politics among American Indians: An Analysis of the 2006 General Social Survey
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Elizabeth A. Keith
Thomas J. Hoffman
Indigenous Policy Journal , vol. 19, no. 2, 2008, p. [?]
Description
Looks at data from the General Social Survey for the year 2006 to determine where Indians stand on issues of religion and politics as compared to other ethnic groups.
Scroll down to access article.
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.
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
Report to Southcentral Foundation, Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, [and] Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation: Earth (Education and Research Towards Health) Research Project
Alternate Title
Prospective Study of Alaska Native and American Indian People
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anne P. Lanier
Gretchen Day
Elvin Asay
Diana Redwood
Description
Looks at data on protective and risk factors for multiple chronic diseases. Information gathered between March 2004 and August 2006.
Related Material: Data Summary.
Resilience and Indigenous Spirituality: A Literature Review
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Fleming
Robert J. Ledogar
Pimatisiwin, vol. 6, no. 2, Summer, 2008, pp. 47-64
Description
Tries to isolate and look at Aboriginal spirituality and its relationship with resilience.
Resisting Exile in the Homeland: He Mo'oleno No Lā'ie
Alternate Title
Resisting Exile in the Homeland: He Mo'oleno No La'ie
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hokulani K. Aikau
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 1, Winter, 2008, pp. 70-95
Description
The author explores the contradictions in the different narratives about place—Indigenous and Mormon—surrounding the town of Lā'ie on O’ahu. Works to problematize the oppositional relationship between Indigeneity and modernity. Explores sites of resistance occupied by Kanaka Maoli members of the Church of Latter-day Saints (LDS).
Resource Extraction and Aboriginal Communities in Northern Canada: Cultural Considerations
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Aboriginal Health Organization (NAHO)
Description
Looks at the economic potential of mining, oil and gas projects and the potential harm to the environment and to traditional lifestyles in Aboriginal communities.
Resources for Animation Theme Bundle 2: Comprehending the Learning Spirit/Identity
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J. Anuik
M. Battiste
N. George
L. Sankhulani
Description
List of works relating to Indigenous language and Indigenous knowledge that foster a spiritually rooted Native identity.
Draft.
Resources for Métis Researchers
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lawrence J. Barkwell
Leah Dorion
Darren R. Préfontaine
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.
A Review of "Traditional" Aboriginal Health Beliefs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrick Maher
The Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol. 7, no. 4, November 1999, pp. 229-236
Description
Reviews customary Aboriginal health practices based on social and spiritual dysfunction and discusses how this information can provide a framework of understanding for Western medical systems.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Daniel M. Cobb
Samuel R. Cook
Peter G. Beidler
Barbara A. Mann
Donald B. Smith
Amelia V. Katanski
Paula Richardson Fleming
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 1, 1999, pp. 213-268
Description
Book reviews of:
The Alabama-Coushatta Indians by Jonathan B. Hook.
American Indian Sovereignty and the U.S. Supreme Court: The Masking of Justice by David E. Wilkins.
The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich.
Apocalypse of Chiokoyhikoy: Chief of the Iroquois by Robert Griffin and Donald A. Grinde.
Dissonant Worlds, Roger Vandersteene Among the Cree by Earle H. Waugh.
Early Native American Writing edited by Helen Jaskoski.
Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian, Inc. by Mick Gidley.
A Grammar of Bella Coola by Philip W.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Murray L. Wax
S. Carol Berg
John Richard Beery
Roberta Haines
Karen Wallace
Natchee Blu Barnd
Sioux Harvey
Paul Pasquaretta
Jerome Klinkowitz
Susan L. Rockwell
Anthony Webster
Manley Begay
Betty Booth Donohue
et. al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, 1999, pp. 195-238
Description
Book reviews of:
Beyond the Lodge of the Sun: Inner Mysteries of the Native American Way by Chokecherry Gall Eagle.
Chippewa Families: A Social Study of White Earth Reservation, 1938 by. M. Inez Hilger.
David Zeisberger: A Life Among the Indians by Earl P.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Susan Bernardin
Lisa Bernhagan
David Brande
Margaret Dwyer
Linda Lizut Helstern
Tracey Lindberg
Tiffany Midge
Catherine Rainwater
Kimberly Musia Roppolo
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 11, no. 4, Series 2; [Special Issue on] Linda Hogan, Winter, 1999, pp. 63-91
Description
Book reviews of:
Boarding School Seasons: American Indian Families, 1900-1940 by Brenda J. Child.
Visit Teepee Town edited by Diane Glancy and Mark Nowak.
Dark River by Louis Owens.
Family Matters, Tribal Affairs by Carter Revard.
Some Things Are Not Forgotten: A Pawnee Family Remembers by Martha Royce Blaine.
Indian Cartography by Deborah A.
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.