Learning from Native Adult Education
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jeffrey A. Orr
New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, no. 85, Spring, 2000, pp. 59-66
Description
Focuses on incorporating Aboriginal spirituality into the curriculum through the use of the medicine wheel.
Learning to Relate: An Exploration of Indigenous Science Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Jeff Jordan Baker
Description
Curriculum and Pedagogy Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2016.
Learning to Talk With Ghosts: Canadian Gothic and the Poetics of Haunting in Eden Robinson's Monkey Beach
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jodey Castricano
University of Toronto Quarterly: A Canadian Journal of the Humanities, vol. 75, no. 2, Spring, 2006, pp. 801-813
Description
Critical analysis of the novel states the challenge is how to talk about the cultural intersections of and clashes between European and First Nation traditions and beliefs.
Legends and Stories from the Past: A Teaching Resource for Dene Kede Grades K-9
E-Books
Author/Creator
George Blondin
[Legends V]: Legends of the Old Massett Haida
Alternate Title
Ideas (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Legends Project
Media » Sound Recordings
Description
The Legends Project is a compilation of traditional oral stories, legends and histories of Canada's Inuit and First Nations. They are transcribed, dramatized, and cast within the communities. This audio recording is from Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia.
Duration: 54:55
Lessons from the Earth: Storytelling, Art and Indigenous Knowledge
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Excellent resource contains links to videos of cultural teachings and lesson plans for primary, junior and intermediate grade levels. Topics covered: significance of building local relationships, an agreement with Mother Earth, walking with a good heart, clan system, courage, love, offerings, and working together in a good way.
Living on the Land: Indigenous Women's Understanding of Place
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kahente Horn-Miller
Shalene Jobin
Carole Lévesque
Denise Geoffroy
Geneviève Polèse ... [et al.]
The Logic of the Gift: Reclaiming Indigenous Peoples' Philosophies
Alternate Title
Re-Ethnicizing the Mind? Cultural Revival in Contemporary Thought
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Ruana Kuokkanen
Description
Looks at the notion of philosophy from the perspective of Indigenous peoples.
Chapter 14 from Re-Ethnicizing the Mind? Cultural Revival in Contemporary Thought edited by Thorsten Botz-Bornstein, Jürgen Hengelbrock.
Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine, Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, and the (De)Mythologizing of the American West
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason P. Mitchell
Critique Studies in Contemporary Fiction, vol. 41, no. 3, Spring, 2000, pp. 290-304
Description
Explores myths about "cowboys and Indians" as warriors, the consequences of the influx of settlers, and the conflict between new and old conceptions of family, friendship, and spirituality.
Maps and Memes: Redrawing Culture, Place and Identity in Indigenous Communities
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Daniel Clayton
BC Studies, no. 191, Autumn, 2016, pp. 164-165
Description
Book review: Maps and Memes by Gwilym Lucas Eades.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 164.
A Matter of Faith: A Gathering of Aboriginal Christians
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples Collection ; APC 24 CA (2006)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Corrections Policy Unit
Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness Canada
Aboriginal Peoples Collection
Maya Cranial and Dental Modifications
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brian Pritchard
Totem, vol. 14, no. 1, 2006, pp. 57-77
Description
Looks at intentional body changes as an expression of gender ideology. Shows there are no differences between males and females in modifications.
Medicine Wheel Surviving Suicide-Strengthening Life Bundle
Theses
Author/Creator
Deborah Dawn Danard
Description
Education Thesis (PhD) -- University of Toronto, 2016.
Mental Health Issues in an Urban Aboriginal Population: Focus on Substance Abuse
Theses
Author/Creator
Kahá:wi Joslyn Jacobs
Description
Psychiatry Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2000.
Mi'kmaq Hieroglyphic Prayers: Readings in North America's First Indigenous Script
E-Books
Author/Creator
David L. Schmidt
Murdena Marshall
p. 182
Mining and Communities in Northern Canada: History, Politics, and Memory
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jen Jones
The Northern Review, no. 42, Northern Inequalities - Global Processes, Local Legacies, 2016, pp. 181-184
Description
Book review of: Mining and Communities in Northern Canada edited by Arn Keeling and John Sandlos.
Mixed Blessings: Indigenous Encounters with Christianity in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Timothy Pearson
Elizabeth Elbourne
Amanda Fehr
Cecilia Morgan
Jean-François Belisle … [et al.]
Modern Aboriginal Economics: Capitalism With a Red Face
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Newhouse
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 1, no. 2, Winter, 2000, pp. 55-61
Description
Discusses the impact of Aboriginal belief systems on development in communities.
More Than Just a 'Value': Views of Aboriginal People in Northern Ontario on Aboriginal Values in Ontario's Forest Management Planning
Theses
Author/Creator
Tomislav Sapic
Description
Forestry and the Forest Environment Thesis (M.Sc.F.)--Lakehead University, 2006.
Mountain Spirits: Embodying the Sacred in Mascalero Apache Tradition
Theses
Author/Creator
Martin W. Ball
Description
Religious Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Santa Barbara, 2000.
"My Spirit in My Heart": Identity Experiences and Challenges among American Indian Two-Spirit Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karina L. Walters
Jane M. Simoni
Theresa Ronquillo
Rupaleem Bhuyan
Journal of Lesbian Studies, vol. 10, no. 1/2, 2006, pp. 125-149
Description
Looks at narratives from five women to better understand key themes of identity in terms of heterosexism, racism and sexism.
Nan t'aih nakwits'inahtsih (The Land Gives Us Strength): The Medicine Plants Used by Gwich'in People of Canada's Western Arctic To Maintain Good Health and Well Being.
Theses
Author/Creator
Alestine Mary Terese Andre
Description
Environmental Studies (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2006.
Native American Dance: A Synergy of Dance, Drama and Religion
Theses
Author/Creator
Denee Jaggers Bannister
Description
Humanities Thesis (M.A.)--University of Louisville, 2000.
Native Conversion, Native Identity: An Oral History of the Bahá'í Faith Among First Nations People in the Southern Central Yukon Territory, Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Carolyn Patterson Sawin
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Washington, 2000.
Navajo Archaeologist Is Not an Oxymoron: A Tribal Archaeologist's Experience
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Davina R. Two Bears
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3/4, Decolonizing Archaeology, Summer - Autumn, 2006, pp. 381-387
Description
Author examines the ways that the field of archaeology has worked to other Indigenous peoples; discusses the ways that this binary is be disassembled by Indigenous archaeologists.
Negotiating an Urban Indigenous Identity: Expectations, Prejudices and Claims Faced by Urban Sámi in Two Contemporary Norwegian Cities
Theses
Author/Creator
Siv Eli Vuolab
Description
Indigenous Studies Thesis (MPhil)--The Arctic University of Norway, 2016.
Nevada Children's Justice Act Task Force: Indian Child Welfare Resource Guide
Alternate Title
ICWA Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Family Programs Office Child Protective Services
Description
Discusses the Indian Child Welfare Act and suggests how to be culturally responsive in child welfare practices.
Nistawatsimin: Exploring First Nations Parenting: A Literature Review and Expert Consultation with Blackfoot Elders
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leonard Bastien
Audrey Weasel Traveller
Stewart Breaker
Kathy Breaker
Wilton Good Striker
Evelyn Good Striker
Description
Argues that child and protective service assessments do not take into account cultural beliefs and world views.
Now Is the Time: Our Data, Our Stories, Our Future: The National Report of the First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education, and Employment Survey
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Kyla Marcoux
Katherine Wood
Jarret Laughlin
Margo Greenwood
Esther Usborne
Eric Crighton
Martin Cooke
Norm Lavallee]
Description
Numbers in American Indian Mythology
Alternate Title
Native American Leadership: Past, Present and Future
Native American Symposium; 11th, 2015
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Oksana Y. Danchevskaya
Description
Considers the meaning and significance of numbers between one and ten in Indigenous North American philosophies and beliefs.
Ohitika Chade Wiya - Brave Hearted Woman: A Narrative of Recovery, Reclamation and Renewal of an Indigenous Woman's Body Image
Theses
Author/Creator
Toni Sparkling Eyes Letendre
Description
Physical Education and Recreation Thesis (M.A.)--2016.
Oho Mauri: Cultural Identity, Wellbeing, and Tāngata Whai Ora/Motuhake
Alternate Title
Oho Mauri: Cultural Identity, Wellbeing, and Tangata Whai Ora/Motuhake
Theses
Author/Creator
Lynne Mereana Pere
Description
Māori Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massey University, 2006.
An Ojibwe American Indian Vew of Adult Learning in the Workplace
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda LeGarde Grover
Karen M. Keenan
Advances in Developing Human Resources, vol. 8, no. 3, 2006, pp. 391-399
Description
Uses cultural group located in North Central United States and southern Canada ito illustrate how knowledge of culture, world view and learning-styles can inform human resource development practices
Ojigkwanong - Encounter with an Algonquin Sage
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lucie Ouimet
Description
Film about Elder William Commanda, the vision he had when he was terminally ill, and how it changed the rest of his life.
Duration: 26:02.
Oskisihcikêwak / New Traditions in Cree Two -Spirit, Gay and Queer Narratives
Theses
Author/Creator
June Scudeler
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2016.
Other Than the Interpretation of Dreams: The Dane-Zaa Indians and the Vision Quest
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Martinez
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, 2006, pp. 117-146
Description
Looks at the concept of dreams and the importance of using local Indigenous dreaming customs when analyzing the practices.
Overcoming the Odds: Resiliency in First Nations Adults
Theses
Author/Creator
Margaret R. Sebescen
Description
Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2000.
Parenting Quality: Confirmation of a Higher-Order Latent Construct with Mothers of Head Start Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Hubbs-Tait
Melanie C. Page
Erron L. Huey
Huei-Juang Starost
Anne McDonald Culp
Rex E. Culp
M. Elizabeth Harper
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 4, 2006, pp. 491-506
Description
Examines demographic protection, psychological distress, psychosocial maturity, moral and cognitive reflectivity, and parenting attitudes and beliefs in mothers of four year old children.
Partnering With American Indian Communities in Strength-Based Collaborative Health Research: Guiding Principles From the Fort Peck Ceremony of Research Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Rink
Elizabeth Ann R. Bird
Kris Fourstar
Adriann Ricker
Winona Runs-Above/Meyers
Rachel Hallum-Montes
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 23, no. 3, Strength-based Approaches to Wellness in Indian Country, 2016, pp. 187-205
Description
Findings address relationship building and maintenance, inclusion of Tribal members in research design, respect for Tribal values, beliefs and customs in research process, and the reciprocity of research to assist in promotion of favourable experiences for communities.
Perceptions of Decline: Inuit Shamanism in the Canadian Arctic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jarich Oosten
Frédéric Laugrand
Cornelius Remie
Ethnohistory, vol. 53, no. 3, Summer, 2006, pp. 445-477
Description
Looks at the the perception that shaminism was in decline and examines testimonies of elders that contradict that idea.
Perspectives on the Soul and the Afterlife
Alternate Title
Papers From the American Indian Studies Section at the 2006 Western Social Science Association
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Thomas J. Hoffman
Indigenous Policy Journal of the Indigenous Studies Network, vol. 17, no. 2, Summer, 2006, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the western European and American Indian views on the soul and the afterlife.
Access through table of contents.
Philosophy of Law in the Arctic
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dawid Bunikowski
Jaakko Husa
Diana Ginn
Ko Husegawa
Karol Dobrzeniecki ... [et al.]
Description
Articles cover five themes: Arctic cosmologies, beliefs, art and shamanism; Arctic lands, waters, and environment; Indigenous rights and customary law; topics for future teaching.
Place, Indigeneity, and Identity in Australia's Gulf Country
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Trigger
Richard J. Martin
American Anthropologist, vol. 118, no. 4, December 2016, pp. 824-837
Description
Studies the different ways Aboriginal and non-Aboriginals see connections between identity, land and water.
The Politics and Erotics of Food in Louise Erdrich
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kari J. Winter
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 2000, pp. [44]-64
Description
Explores how the author uses attitudes toward food as a metaphor to juxtapose the Aboriginal and European belief systems.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Powerful Parallels: Deep Ecology and the Writings of Vine Deloria, Jr.
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard M. Wheelock
Indigenous Policy Journal of the Indigenous Studies Network, vol. 17, no. 2, Summer, 2006, p. [?]
Description
Examines the similarities between traditional tribal thought as expressed in the writer's work and religious, philosophical and scientific developments in the ecology movement today.
Access through table of contents.
Practices Against Culture That "Work" in Nunavut Schools: Problematizing Two Common Practices
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Berger
Juanita Ross Epp
McGill Journal of Education , vol. 41, no. 1, Winter, 2006, pp. 9-27
Description
Looks at two practices used in Qallunaat schools that are both against Inuit culture: rigid southern style discipline and the use of praise and rewards system.
Project Uplift: Managing Stress Through Mind, Body, Heart and Spirit
Alternate Title
Labour Market Development - Strategic Partnership Agreement
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Native Women's Association of Canada
Description
Toolkit developed to help manage stress by understanding energy and vibration based on concepts of interconnection and energetic aura that links all living beings to the universe.
Promising Practices in Indigenous Communities in Saskatchewan
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
Ken Clement
Merv Thomas
Jake Hanna
Jason Lawrence
Description
Focuses on AIDS initiatives developed by and for Aboriginals such as the Cree Haven Treatment Centre located on the Ahtahkakoop First Nation and the All Nations Hope organization.
Duration: 21:50.
Protective Factors of Native Youth: Findings from a Self-Report Survey in Rural Alaska
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa M. Wexler
Hang T. Dam
Katie Silvius
Janet Mazziotti
Ife Bamikole
Journal of Youth Studies, vol. 19, no. 3, 2016, pp. 358-373
Description
Study looked at youth's perceived internal and external assets, and evaluated how different factors related to gender, age, and community size.
Three hundred and fifty-five adolescents participated.