Brief introduction to oral history and its relation to the courts. [This file has been saved and made available online with permission from the Indian Claims Commission website before it closed down in March 2009.]
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 1, Winter, 1999, pp. 1-24
Description
Article examines the Lipan Apache narrative about Coyote which had been recorded and translated by the linguist Harry Hoijer from a telling by Lisandro Mendez. Author examines the content and themes of the text alongside the poetic and narrative devices it uses; situates the text among other Coyote narratives.
This file contains a part of a transcript of a portion of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at The Fern Resort, Orillia, Ontario. This part includes a presentation given by Neil Monague at the Round Table discussion on Healing issues(Body, Mind and Soul) in the Aboriginal Community.
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 13, no. 1, 1993, pp. 1-16
Description
Argues that communication needs to be studied at a spiritual level "especially in intercultural settings". Examples are given from the Plains Cree tradition and Christian tradition.(Abstract in French/English, article in French only)
Studies in American Literatures, vol. 5, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1993, pp. 6-24
Description
Discusses how Silko manages to employ oral traditions through a multiplicity of storytellers in her novel, Storyteller.
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