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Osage Gender: Continuity, Change and Colonialzation, 1720s-1870s
Theses
Author/Creator
Tai S. Edwards
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Kansas, 2010.
The Paradox of Respect and Risk: Six Lakota Adolescents Speak
Theses
Author/Creator
Mary J. Isaacson
Description
Nursing Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 2009.
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
Pimachesowin for the Sakha (Yakut) People of Northeastern Siberia + Кри норуот Пимачисуин өйдөбүлэ Сибиир хотугулуу-илин Саха норуотугар
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mariia Iakovleva
Northern Review, vol. 53, Indigenous Self-Determination through Mitho Pimachesowin: Perspectives from Northern Saskatchewan, 2022, pp. 39-51
Description
Examines the parallels between the Sakha concept Aiyy Yorege and the Cree word Pimachesowin towards each group's journey to self-determination.
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.
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.
Practical Application of an Indigenous Research Framework and Two Qualitative Indigenous Research Methods: Sharing Circles and Anishnaabe Symbol-Based Reflection
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynn F. Lavallée
International Journal of Qualitative Methods, vol. 8, no. 1, 2009, pp. 21-40
Description
Explores how to apply Indigenous epistemologies and knowledges to research and discusses the issues and lessons learned from two culturally based research methods.
Promising Practices and Programs in Aboriginal Languages
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre: Promising Practices and Programs in Aboriginal Languages
Animation Theme Bundle 3: [Learning Through Aboriginal Language]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Blue Quills First Nations College
Protective and Risk Factors for Suicide among Indigenous Australians
E-Books
Author/Creator
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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.
Pursuing Wicozani (the Good Way of Life): Functional Adaptations through Dakota Lifeways
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew Garrett
Joseph White
Adam Galovan
Kathryn Akipa
Brenden Rensink
AlterNative, vol. 5, no. 1, 2009, pp. 108-125
Description
Discusses how the Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota philosophies & spiritual belief strategies can be applied to promote a healthy path for Native families & communities.
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/Claiming the Past-Constructing Ojibwe Identity in Minnesota Homes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tasoulla Hadjiyanni
Kristin Helle
Design Studies , vol. 30, no. 4, July 2009, pp. 462-481
Description
Shows how culturally sensitive spaces create connections that can help define identity and support well-being.
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.
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.
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 of Aboriginal Child Welfare Collaborative Decision-Making Models
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leanne Harder
Description
Report is part of an evaluation of service delivery projects involving alternative dispute resolution processes in Aboriginal child protection law.
Research That Benefits Native People: A Guide for Tribal Leaders: Module 1: Foundations of Research: An Indigenous Perspective
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Congress of American Indians Policy Research Center
Description
Discusses five topics: suggested core values, value and validity of Indigenous knowledge, cultural aspects of research, stewardship of information, sovereignty, and benefits of research.
The Resilience of Native American Elders
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna M. Grandbois
Gregory F. Sanders
Issues in Mental Health Nursing, vol. 30, no. 9, 2009, p. 569–580
Description
Examines how American Indian elders have been able to adapt and overcome adversities to achieve well-being.
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.
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.
Ritual Architecture in Prehistoric Complex Hunter-Gatherer Communities: A Potential Example From Keatley Creek, on the Canadian Plateau
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jesse Morin
American Antiquity, vol. 75, no. 3, July 2010, pp. 599-626
Description
Promotes the study of housepit structures to begin to interpret the bases and origins of social inequality.
Round Up
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Narcisse Blood
Description
Traces Pete Standing Alone's last round up of his horses and how his life has changed in the last twenty years. Accompanying material: An Integrated Educator's Guide.
Duration:18:02.
Rripanu Yidaki: Aboriginal Social Frameworks in a Musical Ecotourism Business
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Phil Clark
Journal of Ecotourism, vol. 8, no. 2, Aboriginal Ecotourism, June 2009, pp. 176-192
Description
Looks at a family run ecotourism business in northern Australia.
Sámi Legal Culture - and Its Place in Norwegian Law
Alternate Title
Rendezvous of Europe Legal Cultures
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Øyvind Ravna
Description
Chapter in book: Rendezvous of Europe Legal Cultures edited by Jørn Øyrehagen and Knut Skodvin. Looks at Sámi legal history based on customs.
[The Sea Women: Sedna in Inuit Shamanism and Art in the Eastern Arctic]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Emily E. Auger
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 33, no. 1-2, Education and Transmission of Inuit Knowledge in Canada, 2009, pp. 269-272
Description
Book review of: The Sea Women: Sedna in Inuit Shamanism and Art in the Eastern Arctic by Frederic Laugrand, Jarich Oosten.
The Seven Sacred Teachings of White Buffalo Calf Woman = Niizhwaaswi Aanike’iniwendiwin Waabishiki mashkode bizhikiins ikwe
E-Books
Author/Creator
David Bouchard
Joseph Martin
Sharing Aboriginal Stories: Dreamcatcher
Alternate Title
Circles of Intelligent Knowledge Program
sihcikêwin acoskîyonis-powamin kahtinikan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chelsey Caisse
Description
Very short pamphlet, written by a student, meant for use in the classroom as a tool to improve literacy. Text in English and Cree.
Sharing Aboriginal Stories: Eagle Feathers
Alternate Title
Circles of Intelligent Knowledge Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Roger Gardypie
Description
Very short pamphlet, written by a student, meant for use in the classroom as a tool to improve literacy. Text in English and Cree
Shaunee Casavant - Backstory: Nuuchaanulth Ceremonial Curtains and the Work of Ki-Ke-In
Alternate Title
Global Encounters Initiative, University of British Columbia
Itineraries of Exchange: Cultural Contact in a Global Frame March 4-6, 2010 University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Media » Film and Video
Description
Chief Councilor of the Hupacasath Nation shares her story, place of being and knowledge about ceremonies, designs on Ceremonial Curtains and her own Ceremonial Curtain.
Duration: 1:03:13.
Short Film Study 110: Journey of the Healer
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
NWT Literacy Council
Description
Teacher's guide to accompany the short film dealing with traditional healing and spirituality. The film is written, produced and based on a comic book by Steven Keewatin Sanderson. Includes comprehension questions, writing activities, and research activities.
Short Film Study: 120-130: Journey of the Healer
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
NWT Literacy Council
Description
Teacher's guide to accompany the short film dealing with traditional healing and spirituality. The film is written, produced and based on a comic book by Steven Keewatin Sanderson. Includes comprehension questions, writing activities, and research activities.
Singing the Coast
E-Books
Author/Creator
Margaret Somerville
Tony Perkins
Sky City Cultural Center and Haaku Museum: A Community-Based Project
Alternate Title
Indigenous Architecture Lecture Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Barbara Felix
Brian Vallo
Description
Brian Vallo, looks at the history of the Acoma Pueblo and the Tourist Center. Barbara Felix discusses the design proposal and the Tourist Center's redevelopment.
Duration: 56:11.
SNIT...E...: Learning From a Traditional Place
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Elliott
Joshua Guilar
Tye Swallow
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 32, no. 2, 2009, pp. 105-116
Description
Looks at stories and teachings concerning relationships that are inherent and interconnected in traditional values of thankfulness, kindness, helpfulness, respect, and transformation.
Social Determinants of Educational Outcomes in Indigenous Learners
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Michael J. Chandler
Education Canada, vol. 50, no. 2, Spring, 2010, pp. 46-50
Description
Over view on the link between ethnic identification and cultural continuity on the educational success of youth.
Speaking Our Truths in "A Good Way"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lyn Trudeau
Lorenzo Cherubini
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 33, no. 1, Connecting to Spirit in Indigenous Research, 2010, pp. 113-121,155-156
Description
Discussion on spiritual engagement within research practices from an Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal perspective.
Spirit Doctors
Alternate Title
Docs for Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Suzanne Methot
Description
Teacher's resource for documentary written and directed by Marie Burke about Mary and Ed Louie, two Sqilxw (Okanagan) traditional healers.
Spirituality and Aboriginal People's Social and Emotional Wellbeing: A Review
Alternate Title
CRCAH Discussion Paper Series ; no. 11
Discussion Paper (Cooperative Research Center for Aboriginal Health) ; no.11
E-Books
Author/Creator
Nerelle Poroch
Kerry Arabena
Julie Tongs
Steve Larkin
Jodie Fisher
Graham Henderson
Discussion Paper (Cooperative Research Center for Aboriginal Health)
The State of Aboriginal Learning in Canada: A Holistic Approach to Measuring Success: Fact Sheet
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council on Learning
Description
Presents overview of the Canadian Council on Learning's 2009 report The State of Aboriginal Learning in Canada: .
State of the World's Indigenous Peoples [vol. 1]
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Joji Carino
Naomi Kipuri
Duane Champagne
Neva Collings
Myrna Cunningham
Dalee Sambo Dorough
Mililani Trask]
Staying the Course, Staying Alive: Coastal First Nations Fundamental Truths: Biodiversity, Stewardship and Sustainability
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Frank Brown
Y. Kathy Brown]
Stolen Sisters, Second Class Citizens, Poor Health: The Legacy of Colonization in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wendee Kubik
Carrie Bourassa
Mary Hampton
Humanity & Society, vol. 33, no. 1/2, May 2009, pp. 18-34
Description
Examines issues facing Aboriginal women such as poverty, ill-health, violence and sexual exploitation. Authors agree with recommendations made by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People.