Alternate Title
First Stories
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Shannon Letandre
Description
Short film depicts the sharing of traditional knowledge.
Duration: 6:23.
Northern Wildlife, Northern People: Native Hunters and Wildlife Conservation in the Northwest Territories, 1894--1970
Theses
Author/Creator
John Kurt Sandlos
Description
Environmental Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2004.
Notes on Russian Indianists
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 6th, 2005
Native Women in the Arts, Education and Leadership: Proceedings of the Sixth Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
O. Y. Danchevskaya
Description
Examines the present day interest in Native American life and culture.
Nyungar of Southwestern Australia and Flinders: A Dialogue on Using Nyungar Intelligence to Better Understand Coastal Exploration
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Len Collard
Clint Bracknell
David Palmer
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-16
Description
Authors revisit archival records relating to the exploration of what is now Western Australia, with a focus on drawing out the places where the record shows the role of the Nyungar people in the exploration of the coast, and the Indigenous Knowledge share with explorers.
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.
Opening Doors to the Future: Applying Local Knowledge in Curriculum Development
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Veronica Ignas
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 28, no. 1/2, Transformative Sites of Indigenous Education, 2004, pp. 49-60
Description
Discusses linking local ecological knowledge and science education.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Optic/Haptic/Abject: Revisioning Indigenous Media in Victor Masayesva, Jr and Leslie Marmon Silko
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Jacobs
Journal of Visual Culture, vol. 3, no. 3, December 2004, pp. 291-316
Description
Discusses the alternative strategies of visualization used in the film Imagining Indians and novel Almanac of the Dead.
An Orchid in the Swamp: Traditional Medicine, Healing, and Identity at an Urban Aboriginal Community Health Center
Theses
Author/Creator
Jairus S. Skye
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--McMaster University, 2006.
Painting Culture: Art and Ethnography at a School For Native Americans
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa K. Neuman
Ethnology , vol. 45, no. 3, Summer, 2006, pp. 173-192
Description
Discusses how anthropological works were used to create Indigenous art and ultimately new Indigenous identities to preserve culture.
Paradox and Transformation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nancy C. Maryboy
David H. Begay
Lee Nichol
World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium Journal, 2006, p. [?]
Description
Explores paradox thinking in the Navajo world and how their perspective can differ from the Western experience.
Partnerships with Aboriginal Researchers: Hidden Pitfalls and Cultural Pressures
Alternate Title
Scholar Series (Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Douglas Durst
Description
Advocates good research practices, accommodation of community values and ethics which will inform policy and program development.
Passports for Native Children: A Best Practice Approach for Tribal Advocates Working With Native Children Who Have Suffered Abuse
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Abby Abinanti
Description
Looks at an evaluating system that will fit the needs of children in protective services and provide consistency in child raising practices.
Pathways to Understanding: "Wâhkôhtowin" as a Research Methodology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathleen O'Reilly-Scanlon
Christine Crowe
Angelina Weenie
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 39, no. 1, Winter, 2004, pp. 29-44
Description
Describes how researchers incorporated the concept of Wâhkôhtowin, which means kinship or the state of being and is fundamental for understanding Indigenous culture, into their research project comparing Indigenous and non-Indigenous literacy learning.
People of the Corn: Teachings in Hopi Traditional Agriculture, Spirituality, and Sustainability
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dennis Wall
Virgil Masayesva
The American Indian Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3/4, The Recovery of Indigenous Knowledge, Summer/Autumn, 2004, pp. 435-453
Description
Overview of the Hopis tribe's relationship with corn and reliance on the crop to feed them.
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.
Plain Talk 18: First Nations Holistic Lifelong Learning Model
Alternate Title
It's Our Time First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 18
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Briefly explores the Indigenous concept of holistic lifelong learning from an Aboriginal perspective.
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.
Portrait of a Teacher: Anthony Walsh and the Inkameep Indian Day School, 1932-1942
Theses
Author/Creator
Lisa-Marie Smith
Description
Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2004.
Power of Place (PoP): Integrating St'át'imc Knowledge Systems into Lillooet Area K-12 School Curricula & Pedagogy: Final Research Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Scott Graham
Brenda Ireland
Description
Report draws seven conclusions from the data collected and presents recommendations that seek to continue the work that was started by the PoP project.
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.
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.
Precious Fragments: First Nations Materials in Archives, Libraries and Museums
Theses
Author/Creator
Kimberley L. Lawson
Description
Library, Archival and Information Studies Thesis (MLIS)---University of British Columbia, 2004
Preserving Old Ways the Modern Way: Red Crow Uses GIS, GPS to Document Traditional Knowledge
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary Weasel Fat
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 16, no. 2, Tribal College Research, Winter, 2004
Description
A look at the First Nations' Land Use Certificate Program, a one year certificate program, offered by the Red Crow Community College located on the Blood Reserve in southern Alberta.
Prophet River Ethnobotany: A Report on Traditional Plant Knowledge and Contemporary Concerns of the Prophet River First Nation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kelly Bannister
Description
Summarizes the results of an ethnobotanical study, conducted during 2002-2006, which documented traditional plant knowledge and ecological values of Elders and other knowledgeable community members.
Protect and Promote Your Culture: A Practical Guide to Intellectual Property for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Begoña Venero Aguirre
Hai-Yuean Tualima
Description
Discusses key features of intellectual property protection, copyright, patents, trademarks, geographical indications, industrial designs, protection against unfair competition, and trade secrets. Includes examples from various countries around the world.
Protecting Cultural Expressions: The Perspective of Law
Alternate Title
Properties of Culture - Culture as Property. Pathways to Reform in Post-Soviet Siberia
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Silkevon Lewinski
Description
Discusses existing legal protection, copyright and other intellectual property rights
Chapter in book: Properties of Culture - Culture as Property. Pathways to Reform in Post-Soviet Siberia edited by Erich Kasten.
Psychologists in Nunavut: A Comparison of the Principles Underlying Inuit Quajimanituqangit and the Canadian Psychological Association Code of Ethics
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christine Wihak
Pimatisiwin, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 2004, pp. 29-40
Description
Looks at the compatibility of professional code of ethics with Inuit traditional knowledge.
Pump up the Volume
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Megan Perry
Herizons, vol. 19, no. 4, Spring, 2006, pp. 22-25
Description
Discusses how throat singing has evolved and how current artists have helped revive the tradition.
Putting Words into Action: Negotiating Collaborative Research in Gitxaala
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charles R. Menzies
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 28, no. 1/2, Transformative Sites of Indigenous Education, 2004, pp. 15-32
Description
Describes the process required to initiate a research relationship between the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the Gitxaala First Nation.
Qaqamiigux "to hunt for food and collect plants; subsistence": Head Start Traditional Foods Preschool Curriculum
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Moses Dirks
Julia Sargent
Tracy Stewart
Suanne Unger
Description
Provides series of lessons and activities to teach nutritional value of local, traditional foods. Structured into six units according to animals and plants found in the region.
Rainbow in the Evening
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bill Walker
Whispering Wind, vol. 34, no. 5, September-October 2004, pp. 32-[?]
Description
A short story about respect.
Rangers, Mounties, and the Subjugation of Indigenous Peoples, 1870-1885
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew R. Graybill
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 2, Spring, 2004, pp. 83-100
Description
Looks at how the Canadian and American governements controlled the Indigenous peoples by denying their access to bison.
(Re)Contesting Indigenous Knowledge and Indigenous Studies Conference: Surfers Paradise, Queensland
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bronwyn Fredericks
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 5, September/October 2006, pp. 30-31
Description
Conference themes were to challenge, build, and strengthen knowledge, understanding, and possibilities through dialogue.
Reappropriating Redskins: Pellerossasogna (Red Skin Dream), Shelley Niro at the 50th La Biennale Di Venezia
Alternate Title
Indigenous Arts Action Alliance 2003 Venice Biennale Exhibit
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy Marie Mithlo
Visual Anthropology Review, vol. 20, no. 2, Fall, 2004, pp. 22-35
Description
Discusses film, The Shirt to understand Native authenticity and identity.
[Recensions/Books Reviews]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Benoit Ethier
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 30, no. 1, Problématiques des Sexes / Gender issues, 2006, pp. 187-189
Description
Review of CD-ROM: When the Weather is Uggianaqtuq: Inuit Observations of Environmental Change by Shari Fox.
Review in French.
Reclaiming Warrior Spirit: Foundations for a Holistic First Nations Education Program
Theses
Author/Creator
Corrine Michelle Zamluk
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2006.
Reconciliation in Child Welfare: Touchstones of Hope for Indigenous Children, Youth, and Families
Alternate Title
Reconciliation: Looking Back, Reaching Forward--Indigenous Peoples and Child Welfare,
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Cindy Blackstock
Terry Cross
John George
Ivan Brown
Jocelyn Formsma
Description
Discusses why reconciliation in child welfare is needed, what reconciliation can mean in the context of child welfare, and identifies key values to guide reconciliation in child welfare. Paper presented at the conference Reconciliation: Looking Back, Reaching Forward--Indigenous Peoples and Child Welfare.
"Red Man's Burden": The Politics of Inclusion in Museum Settings
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy Marie Mithlo
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 28, no. 3/4, The Recovery of Indigenous Knowledge, Summer/Autumn, 2004, pp. 743-763
Description
States that the degree of Indigenous knowledge that is incorporated into the exhibit content is crucial. Also, how research questions are chosen is key as well.
Rekindling the Fire: The Impact of Raymond Harris's Work with the Plains Cree
Theses
Author/Creator
Ross Hoffman
Description
Native Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Trent University, 2006.
The Relationship Between the Oral and Written Mode of Communication within the Fabric of Western Based Society
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
Sharon McLeod
Description
Integrated Studies Project (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2006.
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The Relationship of School, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit and Elders in the Education of Youth Within a Nunavut Community
Theses
Author/Creator
Adam E. Pulpan
Description
[Education] Thesis (M.Ed.)--York University, 2006.
Remember the 80s: Wild Foods of New South Wales
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nola Roberts
Brenda Randall
June Barker
Margaret Ward
Pat Owen
Aboriginal & Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 30, no. 2, March/April 2006, pp. 12-13
Description
Presents a list of typical wild foods from the various regions of New South Wales, Australia prepared by Aboriginal health workers.
Report on Diversity: Priorities, Practices and Performance in Canadian Organizations
Alternate Title
Report (Conference Board of Canada) ; November 2006
[Conference Board of Canada Publication ; 067-07]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sandra Parris
Allison P. Cowan
Nancy Huggett
Research Perspectives in Indigenous Education: The Legitimacy of Indigenous Knowledge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank Deer
World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium Journal, 2006, pp. 1-7
Description
Explores how Indigenous knowledge may be used as a research lens in attempting to understand student behaviour within an Indigenous school setting.
"Researching Together Differently ": Bridging the Research Paradigm Gap
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Augie Fleras
Native Studies Review, vol. 15, no. 2, 2004, pp. 117-129
Description
Stresses Indigenous research in regard to ownership of cultural artifacts within the Treaty relationship.
Researching Traditional Ecological Knowledge for Multiple Uses
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caroline Butler
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 28, no. 1/2, Transformative Sites of Indigenous Education, 2004, pp. 33-48
Description
Research discovers that differing interests of the community and researcher are both met in the course of investigations.
Reset and Redefine: Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) and the Rise of Indigenous Games
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maize Longboat
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 170-179
Description
Author critically engages the format and storytelling devices within the videogame Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna) and discusses how this and other digital platforms can be used to build understanding and counter stereotypes and misinformation about Indigenous peoples.
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.
Respecting Postcolonial Standards of Indigenous Knowledge: Toward "A Shared and Sustainable Future"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marie Battiste
The Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 4, no. 1, Special Edition: Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal CED, Fall, 2004, pp. 59-67
Description
Looks at a paper presented at the,Value(s) Added: Sharing Voices on Aboriginal Economic Development: A Practitioner/Multidisciplinary Conference, and asserts that the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP) is central to decolonizing theory and practice in education and economic development.