Owls: Images and Voices in the Ojibwa and Midewiwin Worlds
Alternate Title
Owls: Images and Voices in the Ojibwe and Midewin Worlds
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael M. Pomedli
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 26, no. 2, 2002, pp. 45-62
Description
Examines stories, images, and voices of the owl in Anishinaabe culture and how these teachings (owl) influenced the signatories of Treaty Three.
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.
Perspectives on Wellness: Journey on the Red Road
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hilary N. Weaver
Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, vol. 29, no. 1, Symposium of Native American Wellness, March 2002, pp. 5-15
Description
Looks at the path to wellness and balance in First Nations/Native American communities, using a holistic concept.
Place Psychological Experience: A Native American Perspective
Theses
Author/Creator
Rand West
Description
Clinical Psychology Thesis (Psy.D.)--Antioch University, 2003.
Postmodern Bears in the Texts of Gerald Vizenor
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nora Baker Barry
MELUS, vol. 27, no. 3, Native American Literature, Autumn, September 2002, pp. [93]-112
Description
Discusses how author Gerald Vizenor's emphasis on the bear is explained by the animal's role as the renewer of Ojibwe life in Midewiwin ceremony.
The Power of the Spirit: American Indian Worldview and Successful Community Development among the Oglala Lakota
Theses
Author/Creator
Patricia Wells Burdette
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies and American Indian Peace Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Union Institute and University, 2002.
Preserving the Sacred: Historical Perspectives on the Ojibwa Midewiwin
Alternate Title
Manitoba Studies in Native History ; 13
E-Books
Author/Creator
Michael Angel
Manitoba Studies in Native History
The Price of a Gift: A Lakota Healer's Story
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Anne Waters
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 26, no. 1, Winter, January 1, 2002, pp. 159-161
Description
Book review of: The Price of a Gift by Gerald Mohatt and Joseph Eagle Elk.
Qaujimajatuqangit and Social Problems in Modern Inuit Society. An Elders Workshop on Angakkuuniq
Alternate Title
Qaujimajatuqangit et Problèmes Sociaux dans la Société Inuit Contemporaine. Un Atelier avec des Aînés Concernant l'Angakkuuniq
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jarich Oosten
Frédéric Laugrand
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, Inuit and Qallunaaq perspectives: Interacting points of view, 2002, pp. 17-44
Description
Discussion of a workshop held to record the views of Inuit elders on social control and shamanism.
[Recensions/Book Reviews]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Virginie Vaté
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 26, no. 2, Populations et Migrations / Populations and Migrations, 2002, pp. 204-207
Description
Book review of: The Flying Tiger: Women Shamans and Storytellers of the Amur by Kira Van Deusen.
Review in French.
Resource Database
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Community Based Aboriginal Curriculum Initiatives
Description
Lists over 2300 resources covering a broad spectrum subject areas. Can be sorted by title or author.
Respecting Traditional Healing: A Journey of Understanding Where Spirituality and Cultural Competence Intersect
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Patricia Isaac
Communique, Special Section: Indigenous Peoples: Promoting Psychological Healing and Well-Being, August 2010, pp. xlvi-xlvii
Description
Looks at the knowledge gained by a school psychologist during her employment with the Navajo.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page xlvi.
The Rise of the White Shaman: Twenty-Five Years
Later
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Geary Hobson
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 14, no. 2 & 3, Series 2, Summer/Fall, 2002, pp. [1]-11
Description
Reflects on changes that have taken place since the publication of his essay Rise of the White Shaman and asserts that medicine makers still exist in the American Indian community, although they may not ostensibly resemble their earlier, traditional counterparts.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
The Role of the Elder within a Mainstream Addiction and Mental Health Hospital: Developing an Integrated Paradigm
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Peter Menzies
Ana Bodnar
Vern Harper
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 7, Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms for Aboriginal Social Work Practices, November 2010, pp. 87-107
Description
Discusses the role of an Elder in counseling sessions with Aboriginal clinicians trained in Western healing intervention, providing insight into their problems both from an Aboriginal perspective as well as from a western clinical perspective.
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.
Spirit Beings, Mental Illness, and Murder: Fur Traders and the Windigo in Canada's Boreal Forest, 1774 to 1935
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Shawn Smallman
Ethnohistory, vol. 57, no. 4, 2010, pp. [571]-596
Description
Looks at how Hudson's Bay Company traders viewed the Algonquian belief in the cannibal spirit, windigo.
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.
Spiritual Grief and Loss After an Amputation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marion Bateup
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 34, no. 4, July/August 2010, pp. 20-22
Description
Describes how better care for amputee patients can be provided when patients' spiritual and cultural beliefs are understood by the caregivers.
Spirituality, Health, Stolen Generation(s) and Reconciliation With Our Indigenous Peoples: Childhood - The Missing Dimension
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ken Armstrong
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 26, no. 5, September/October 2002, pp. 26-29
Description
Examines several stages of the reconciliation process including spirituality as a component of general well being.
Student Activities: Choosing Life: Bobby's Story
Alternate Title
Ningwakwe's Healthy Life Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christopher McGruer
Description
Activities designed for use with the novel Choosing Life: Bobby's Story by Gilles Pinette. The target audience is young adults.
Teachings of the Seven Sacred / Seven Grandfathers: Basic Level Teachings Unit 1: Teacher's Manual
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario Native Literacy Coalition
Description
A series of lesson plans for each of the teachings: respect, wisdom, love, bravery, humility, honesty and truth. Related material: Student Manual.
Tobacco: A Cultural Approach to Addiction and Recovery For Aboriginal Youth
E-Books
Author/Creator
Murray Kelly
Kendra Smith
James Benson
Towards an Understanding of Suicide among Aboriginal People
Theses
Author/Creator
Gwendolyn M. Gosek
Description
Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Manitoba, 2002.
Tradition of Healing Gathering Continues
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Leader Post, September 9, 2002, p. B1
Description
Outlines the success of the annual healing gathering hosted by the Nekaneet First Nation.
Traditional Knowledge in Policy and Practice: Approaches to Development and Human Well-being
E-Books
Author/Creator
Bertus Haverkort
Coen Reijntjes
Marie Battiste
Stephen B. Kendie
Bernard Y. Guri ... [et al.]
Transcending the Borderlands: Elements of the Anzalduan Mestiza Consciousness in Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony
Alternate Title
Images, Imaginations, and Beyond: Proceedings of the Eighth Native American Symposium
Native American Symposium ; 8th, 2009
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Rachael Price
Description
Describes how elements from these novels serve as a mirror of hybridity theory with an emphasis on stories and the idea of journeys for true cultural unity.
Turning Points: Factors Related to the Successful Reintegration of Aboriginal Offenders
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Heckbert
Douglas Turkington
Forum on Corrections Research, vol. 14, no. 3, Focusing on Aboriginal Issues, September 2002, pp. 55-57
Description
Examines the success, and associated factors, of offenders who have turned their lives around to become law-abiding citizens.
Les Tuurngait dans le Nunavik Occidental Contemporain
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nathalie Ouellette
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 26, no. 2, Populations et Migrations / Populations and Migrations, 2002, pp. 107-131
Description
Discusses how despite the influence of Christianity and although no longer associated with the Inuit shaman, the concept of the Tuurngait still permeates the worldview of contemporary Inuit.
Two-Spirited People and Social Work Practice: Exploring the History of Aboriginal Gender and Sexual Diversity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jill Alaers
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. 63-79
Description
Examines the history of Aboriginal cross-gender roles and discusses approaches to improve the quality of social work practices by including traditional Aboriginal practices and worldviews.
Use of the Talking Circle for Comanche Women's Breast Health Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emily A. Haozous
Valerie Eschiti
Jana Lauderdale
Carol Hill
Connie Amos
Journal of Transcultural Nursing, vol. 21, no. 4, 2010, pp. 377-385
Description
Identifies barriers to breast health as being access to information, screening, economics, follow-up, and protecting women
Using Reasons for Living to Connect to American Indian Healing Traditions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas L. Crofoot Graham
Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, vol. 29, no. 1, Symposium of Native American Wellness, March 2002, pp. [55-75]
Description
Discusses the effectiveness of the RFL questionnaire in assessing youth suicide risk and as a tool for addressing the gap between European therapies and traditional healing.
Utilizing Traditional Storytelling to Promote Wellness in American Indian Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Felicia Schanche Hodge
Anna Pasqua
Carol A. Marquez
Betty Geishirt-Cantrell
Journal of Transcultural Nursing, vol. 13, no. 1, January 2002, pp. 6-11
Description
Shows how storytelling, that presents a change of lifestyle, works because storytelling presents ideas and values in a simple, entertaining way.
Varieties of Medical Treatment and Hierarchies of Resort in Johan Turi's Sámi Deavsttat
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thomas A. DuBois
Journal of Northern Studies , no. 1, 2010, pp. 9-43
Description
Looks at Johan Turi's books Sámi Deavsttat / Lappish Texts and Muitalus Sámiid Birra showing the changes in traditional healing practices.
Walking the Worlds: The Experience of Native Psychologists in Their Doctoral Training and Practice
Theses
Author/Creator
S. Auguste Elliott
Description
Clinical Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Fielding Graduate University, 2010.
Weaving Yarns: The Lived Experience of Indigenous Australians with Adult-onset Disability in Brisbane
Theses
Author/Creator
Julie Anne King
Description
Social Work and Human Service Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queensland University of Technology, 2010.
Wondrous Healing: Shamanism, Human Evolution, and the Origin of Religion
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
William H. Swatos
Sociology of Religion, vol. 63, no. 4, Winter, 2002, pp. 543-545
Description
Book review of: Wondrous Healing by James McClenon.
Working and Walking Together: Supporting Family Relationship Services to Work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families and Organisations
E-Books
Author/Creator
Secretariat of National Aboriginal & Islander Child Care Inc. (SNAICc)