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Control Mapping: Peter Pitseolak and Zacharias Kunuk on Reclaiming Inuit Photographic Images and Imaging
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Winfield Norman
Decolonization, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Art, Aesthetics and Decolonial Struggle, 2014, pp. 48-72
Description
Examines how an Inuit photographer and filmmaker have attempted to dispel common stereotypes about the Inuit people and preserve and enhance Inuit culture.
A Day In the Life of Radio Doble Via
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Hope Ross
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 35, no. 4, The Interconnectedness of Languages, Rivers, and Forests, December 2011
Description
Discusses how the Guatemalan community radio station plays an important role in providing information and preserving values pertaining to the various Indigenous cultures.
Differing Deference: Social Perceptions of Elderly Canadians
Theses
Author/Creator
Thea L. Udd
Description
Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2001.
Experiences in Tribal Self-Determination: Strengthening Native Community Identity and Dealing With Public Perceptions Since the 1960's
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard M. Wheelock
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 25, no. 2, Proceedings of the 2014 WSSA American Indian Studies Section, Fall, 2014, pp. 1-25
Description
Author reflects on his personal pathway to self-determination.
Filmmaker, Lawyer, Indian Chief: The Negotiation of Identity in an Indigenous Film Festival
Theses
Author/Creator
William Lempert
Description
Social Sciences Thesis (M.A.)--University of Denver, 2010.
Indians as Resources: The Changing Relationship between Indians and Anthropologists
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael M. Ames
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 1986, pp. 10-13
Description
Looks at the changing image of Indigenous peoples and argues that the relationship between Indigenous people and anthropologists must change.
Indigenous, Ethnic and Cultural Articulations of New Media
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ramesh Srinivasan
International Journal of Cultural Studies, vol. 9, no. 4, 2006, p. 497–518
Description
Discusses how Native American communities have appropriated digital networks and databases to achieve their own culturally specific visions.
Indigenous Voice and Vision as Commodity in a Mass-Consumption Society: The Colonial Politics of Public Opinion Polling
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
D. Anthony Tyeeme Clark
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 29, no. 1/2, Winter-Spring, 2005, pp. 228-238
Description
Commentary article critiques the ethics and methods of public opinion polls which claim to represent the sentiments of Indigenous peoples surround sports team names and mascots that draw on the imagery of Indigenous peoples and cultures.
Information Technology and Indigenous Communities
Alternate Title
AIATSIS National Indigenous Studies Conference ; 2009
Information Technologies and Indigenous Communities Symosium ; 2010
E-Books
Author/Creator
Laurel Evelyn Dyson
Fiona Brady
Daniel Featherstone
Inge Kral
Cat Kutay ... [et al.]
Description
Developed from papers presented at the 2009 AIATSIS National Indigenous Studies Conference and the 2010 Symposium, Information Technologies and Indigenous Communities.
Language Healers: Revitalizing Languages, Reclaiming Identities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brian McDermott
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 1, From the Heart of the Earth, March 2014, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the connection between language and culture and the importance of saving Native languages. Includes a clip of Heenetiineyoo3eihiiho’ (Language Healers).
Listening to the Land: Land: Native American Literary Responses to the Landscape
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lee Schweninger
Making Waves: Hawaiian Language On The Air
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kaimana Barcarse
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 1, The Electronic Drum: Community Radios Role in Indigenous Language Revitalization, March 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the role of community radio in indigenous language revitalization.
Media Arts: Protocols for Producing Indigenous Australian Media Arts
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Terri Janke]
Mohawk Airwaves and Cultural Challenges: Some Reflections on the Politics of Recognition and Cultural Appropriation After Summer of 1990
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorna Roth
Canadian Journal of Communication, vol. 18, no. 3, [Crossing Borders: Issues in Native Communications], [Summer], 1993, pp. [315-331]
Description
Examines the phone-in community radio service of Kahnawake in light of the confrontational summer of 1990.
'More Real than the Indians Themselves': The Early Years of the Indian Lore Movement in the United States
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Clyde Ellis
Mabel F. Knight
Montana: The Magazine of Western History, vol. 58, no. 3, Autumn, 2008, pp. 3-22, 92-94
Description
Examines how Native communities maintained their social and cultural identities amidst the attempt of middle class whites to preserve their own version of Indian culture.
New Media Cultures: Protocols for Producing Indigenous Australian New Media
E-Books
Author/Creator
Terri Janke
Our Voices on the Air: Reaching New Audiences Through Indigenous Radio
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jennifer Weston
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 3, Defending Life First, September 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the use of community radio stations and web-based platforms as an educational medium to save and revitalize endangered Indigenous languages.
Power Over Discourse: Linguistic Choices in Aboriginal Media Representations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steffi Retzlaff
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, 2006, pp. 25-52
Description
Looks at at strategies used to create a cultural identity and empowerment in Aboriginal newspapers and media. Examples from the First Nations Messenger and the Anishinabek News.
Re-Imagining Indigeneity Through Performance: Creative Pathways to Urban Aboriginality & Cultural Survival
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angel Bright
Sites: A Journal of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies, vol. 11, no. 1, New Series, 2014, pp. 95-118
Description
Examines contemporary experiences of Indigeneity among Aboriginal performers.
Reel Indigeneity: Ten Canoes and its Chronotopical Politics of Ab/Originality
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cornelis Martin Renes
Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies, vol. 28, no. 6, Materialities, 2014, p. 850–861
Description
Discusses the unconventional filmmaking style of Rolf de Heerthe and his collaboration with the Yolngu community when approaching two different cultures.
Retribalization in Urban Indian Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Terry Straus
Debra Valentino
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 22, no. 4, 1998, pp. 103-115
Description
Looks at, what the author calls "internal colonialism", how a whole generation have been born, raised and socialized in the city and cut off from the "natural" world.
Returning the People to the Circle: An Overview on Overcoming the Fracturing of American Indian Communities
Alternate Title
Western Social Science Association Meeting, San Francisco, April 12-15, 2017
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Stephen M. Sachs
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 2, Fall 2017, p. [?]
Description
Provides suggestions for repairing fractured communities: reinstating traditional inclusiveness, help to heal tribal member from historical trauma and destructive behaviors, renew traditional knowledge, support tribal development and inclusive communication.
Reviving Passamaquoddy: A Community Finds Healing in Its Own Words
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Meg Holladay
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 4, Free, Prior, and Informed Consent, December 2012, p. [?]
Description
Discusses Language Keepers project which includes the development and production of a new dictionary, audio recordings, and a video archive of natural group conversations.
Risky Stories: Speaking and Writing in Colonial Spaces
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynne Davis
Native Studies Review, vol. 15, no. 1, 2004, pp. 1-20
Description
Debates who can tell Indigenous stories and explores power relations in research using case studies.
Shared Vision in Many Languages Community Radio Unifies Indigenous Maya Youth
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jessie Cherofsky
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 1, From the Heart of the Earth, March 2014, p. [?]
Description
Discussion about the use of community radio and the reclamation of Indigenous values and languages.
Socio-Cultural Impacts Of Aboriginal Cultural Industries: A Discussion Paper
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
KTA Inc.
Description
Discussion on cultural products or programs which directly express attitudes, opinions, ideas, values and artistic creativity of Aboriginal people and promote economic and social well-being.
Some Notes on Political Theory and American Indian Values: The Case of the Muscogee Creeks
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joyotpaul (Joy) Chaudhuri
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 25, no. 2, 2001, pp. 129-135
Description
Examines the political and cultural values of the Muskogee Creeks.
A Spiritual Blockbuster: Avatar, Environmentalism, and the New Religions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cynthia Erb
Journal of Film and Video, vol. 66, no. 3, Fall, 2014, pp. 3-17
Description
An analysis of the ecological interdependence and animistic spirituality in the movie Avatar.
The White Man's Indian: Mythology Ignores Our Contributions to the World
Alternate Title
Dismantling the White Man's Indian
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dawn Martin-Hill
Description
Looks at the way Native Americans are portrayed, represented and thought about.
Duration: 26:00.
Wishing on ‘Shooting Stars:’ Hopi Radio Reignites a Culture and Its Language
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cara Dukepoo
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 1, The Electronic Drum: Community Radios Role in Indigenous Language Revitalization, March 2013, p. [?]
Description
Discusses how KUYI 88.1 FM has created a new way of storytelling by creating culturally relevant local programming through music and ideas.