E-Books
Author/Creator
Oddbjørn Sørmoen
Ingegerd Holand
Ingrid Sommerseth
Sebastian Payne
Kjell-Äke Aronsson ... [et al.]
Musqueam Celebrates 'Huge Win' to Protect Ancient Burial Site
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David P. Ball
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 8, November 2012
Description
Comments on a protest to halt construction on a condominium project.
Page 1 of insert entitled Raven's Eye: Special Section Providing Aboriginal News from BC & Yukon.
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to access article.
Mythologies of an [Un]dead Indian
Theses
Author/Creator
Jackson 2bears Leween
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Victoria, 2012.
Native American Educational Leadership in the Pacific Northwest
Theses
Author/Creator
Denise Bill
Description
Educational Leadership and Policy Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Washington, 2012.
Native Foodways: Indigenous North American Religious Traditions and Foods
Alternate Title
Native Traces
E-Books
Author/Creator
Andrea McComb Sanchez
Suzanne Crawford O'Brien
Michael D. McNally
Lawrence W. Gross
David S. Walsh ... [et al.]
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 Storytelling Festival: The Real Story of the Quileute Wolves]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Chris Morganroth
Description
Quileute Elder relates traditional stories and discusses the way Quileute culture has been presented in the Twilight books and movies.
Duration: 1:10:03.
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
"No One Here is Torn": Religious Symbolism in David Treuer's Little and The Hiawatha
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lydia R. Cooper
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, 2012, pp. 101-118
Description
Examines different images and contrasting metaphors in David Treuer's work, challenging the whole idea of Indian identity.
Off Native Ground: Europe in Contemporary American Indian Poetry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Mackay
European Journal of American Culture, vol. 31, no. 3, Native Americans in Europe in the Twentieth Century, October 18, 2012, pp. 249-263
Description
Examines poetry by Native American poets: Simon Ortiz, Jim Barnes, Drucilla Wall, Luci Tapahonso, Joy Harjo, Ralph Salisbury and James Thomas.
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.
On Domestication, Permanent and Temporary: Qoranje, Elwelu, and Akweqor
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nikolai Vakhtin
Description
An analysis of two Yupik traditional stories and what they teach about Indigenous beliefs and connections to both tame and wild animals.
Opaskwayak Cree Nation Wetland Ethnoecology: Land, Identity and Well-Being in a Flooded Landscape
Theses
Author/Creator
Alli N. Morrison
Description
Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2012.
[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.
[The Orders of the Dreamed: George Nelson on Cree and Northern Ojibwa Religion and Myth, 1823]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Olive Dickason
Native Studies Review, vol. 21, no. 2, Special Issue, 2012, pp. 129-131
Description
Book review of: The Orders of the Dreamed by Jennifer S. H. Brown and Robert Brightman.
The Pedagogy of Indigenous Restorative Justice
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John George Hansen
Rose Antsanen
The Quint, vol. 5, no. 1, December 2012, pp. 29-40
Description
Looks at the idea of restorative justice as healing and the importance of Indigenous ways of teaching.
Scroll down to page 29 to read article.
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.
A Place Under Heaven: Amerindian Torture and Cultural Violence in Colonial New France, 1609-1730
Theses
Author/Creator
Adam Stueck
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--Marquette University, 2012.
Placing Knowledge as Resurgence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Damien Lee
InTensions , no. 6, The Resurgence of Indigenous Womens Knowledge and Resistance in Relation to Land and Territoriality, Fall/Winter, 2012, pp. 1-27
Description
Looks at decolonization by renewing relationships with place and Indigenous knowledge.
Plants and Connection to Place
Alternate Title
Yukon Grade 8 Cross-Curricular Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alyce Johnson
Liz Woods
Description
Focuses on Yukon First Nations Traditional Knowledge.
Plants & Connection to Place
Alternate Title
Plants and Connection to Place
Yukon Grade 8 Cross-Curricular Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yukon First Nations Curriculum Working Group
Alyce Johnson
Liz Woods
Description
Teacher's guide.
The Pleiades and the Dreamtime: An Aboriginal Women's Story and Other Ancient World Traditions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Antonella Riem Natale
Coolabah, vol. 9, 2012, pp. 113-127
Description
Examines symbolic and archetypal features of stories.
Premières Nations: Essai d’une Approche Holistique en Education Supérieure: entre Compréhension et Réussite
E-Books
Author/Creator
Emmanuel Colomb
Pushing the Needle: Collections Based Museum and Source Community Collaborations
Theses
Author/Creator
Molly Winslow
Description
Museology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Washington, 2017.
Qaluyaarmiuni Nunamtenek Qanemciput = Our Nelson Island Stories: Meanings of Place on the Bering Sea Coast
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Marino
Arctic, vol. 65, no. 2, June 2012, pp. 239-240
Description
Book review of Qaluyaarmiuni Nunamtenek Qanemciput edited by Ann Fienup-Riordan; transcribed and translated by Alice Rearden.
Text in Yupik and English.
The Quechua: Guardians of the Potato
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Amanda Stephenson
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 1, Sacred Places, Sacred Lifeways, March 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the importance of potatoes and how Indigenous farmers strengthen local economies and wellbeing based on cultural traditions and biological diversity.
Queequeg’s Coffin: Indigenous Literacies and Early American Literature
E-Books
Author/Creator
Birgit Brander Rasmussen
Re(claiming) Indigenous Identity within Canada's Prison System: Indigenous Identity and Indigenous-Specific Prison Programming
Theses
Author/Creator
Stephanie Wellman
Description
Criminology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
Re-kindling the Sacred Fire: Métis Ancestry, Anishinaabe Spirituality and Identity
Theses
Author/Creator
Chantal Fiola
Description
Indigenous Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Trent University, 2012.
The Rebirth of a People: Reincarnation Cosmology among the Tundra Yukaghir of the Lower Kolyma, Northeast Siberia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laur Vallikivi and Lena Sidorova
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 54, no. 2, 2017
Description
Authors examine rebirth accounts, the commentary of elders, and a varied of socio-cultural circumstances to explore the relationships between Yukaghir reincarnation cosmology and current cultural resurgence, historic contexts, kinship and identity recognition—both on a personal and a cultural level.
Reclaiming Territories through Indigenous Performance
Theses
Author/Creator
Francine Burning
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2017Focusess on experiences of Madelaine McCallum, Mike Dengeli, Mique'l Dangeli, Leela Gilday, and Ronnie Dean Harris.
Recognizing Indigenous Legal Orders: Their Content, Embeddedness in Distinct Indigenous Cultures, and Implications for Reconciliation
Alternate Title
Indigenous Legal Orders in Canada: A Literature Review
Law Publications (Western University) ; 92
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael Coyle
Description
Literature review primarily uses book chapters, journal articles, and internet sources.
Record of Discussions of the Honouring Our Strengths: National Renewal Forum: January 24-26, 2012, Ottawa
Alternate Title
Record of Discussions of the Honouring Our Strengths: National Renewal Forum ...
Documents & Presentations
Description
Discussions centred actions taken as a result of the Honouring Our Strengths: A Renewed Framework to Address Substance Use Issues Among First Nations People in Canada.
Rekindling the Flame: An Exploration of the Relationships Between Health, Culture and Place among Urban First Nations Men Living in London, Ontario
Theses
Author/Creator
Cindy Smithers Graeme
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Ontario, 2017.
Rekindling the Sacred Fire: Métis Ancestry and Anishinaabe Spirituality
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Blanca Tovías
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 2, Spring, 2017, p. 146
Description
Book review of: Rekindling the Sacred Fire by Chantal Fiola.
Relationship Building for a Healthy Future: Indigenous Youth Pathways for Resiliency and Recovery
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rodney C. Haring
Bonnie Freeman
Alfred L. Guiffrida
Michael L. Dennis
Journal of Indigenous Social Development, vol. 1, no. 1, January 2012, pp. 1-17
Description
Study discusses reasons why youth are resisting use of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs in their communities.
Religious and Spiritual Practices among Homeless Urban American Indians and Alaska Natives with Severe Alcohol Problems
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dennis C. Wendt
Susan E. Collins
Lonnie A. Nelson
Kelly Serafini
Seema L. Clifasefi ... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 3, 2017, pp. 39-62
Description
American Indians and Alaska Natives were compared to general population on demographic variables, alcohol problems, and religious affiliations and practices. Found that those who engaged in Native-specific spiritual practices had lower alcohol use.
Remembering Why We Sit at the Table
Theses
Author/Creator
Faith Decontie
Description
Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2017.
Discusses the Cree Nation of Chisasibi's Land Based Healing Program.
"Rendezvous" for Renewal at "Lake of the Great Spirit": The French Pilgrimage and Indigenous Journey to Lac Ste. Anne, Alberta, 1870-1896
Theses
Author/Creator
Jessica Anne Buresi
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 2012.
Resilience and Rebellious Memory Loops: Further Musings of an American Indian Ethnoecologist
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Enrique Salmón
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 127-132
Description
Author of Eating the Landscape discusses how resilience theory can explain the relationship between traditional knowledge and adaptive change to ecological circumstances.
Respect the Water #2
Alternate Title
Respect for Water no. 2
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Suzanne Methot]
Description
Grade 6 educator's resource for teaching about Aboriginal perspectives on respecting the environment, cultural teachings about women's responsibility for water, and the relationships between all living things.
For use with video about Ojibwa Grandmother Josephine Mandamin's walk around the Great Lakes, A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry, and "No Running Water" by Helen Falding.
Respecting Tobacco: Traditional vs. Commercial Use
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
First Nations Health Authority (FNHA)
Description
Educational animated short (8:26 min.).
A Review of The Navajo and the Animal People: Native American Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Ethnozoology
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Herman A. Peterson
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 3, no. 1, 2017, pp. 74-76
Description
Book review of: The Navajo and the Animal People: Native American Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Ethnozoology by Steve Pavlik.
Revolutionizing Environmental Education through Indigenous Hip Hop Culture
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie Gorlewski
Brad J. Porfilio
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 17, [Indigenizing and Decolonizing Environmental Education], 2012, pp. 46-61
Description
Looks at the life histories of six Indigenous artists who are members of the Beat Nation collective and how this musical style can be used in environmental education.
Rights and Reconciliation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ry Moran
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 3, June-July 2017, pp. 36-40
Description
Argues that Canada must adopt a balanced world view in order to establish and maintain respectful relationships.
The Role of Culture in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs for American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rupinder Kaur Legha
Douglas Novin
Psychiatric Services, vol. 63, no. 67, July 2012, pp. 686-692
Description
Discusses the importance of core foundational beliefs and values being integrated into programs including experience, world view, community, family, relationships, respect, atmosphere and open door policy.