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Alternate Title
Acknowledging the Maori Cultural Values and Beliefs Embedded in Rongoa Maori Healing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Glenis Mark
Kerry Chamberlain
Amohia Boulton
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 75-92
Description
Comments on the findings of semi-structured narrative interviews from which two key topics emerged: concepts of healing and the focus of healing.
The Arctic Sky: Inuit Astronomy, Star Lore and Legend
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Norman Hallendy
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 3, Fall, 1999, p. 45
Description
Book review of: The Arctic Sky by John MacDonald.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 45.
'Bad Breath': Gerald Vizenor's Lacanian Fable
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Lizut Helstern
Studies in Short Fiction, vol. 36, no. 4, Fall, 1999, pp. 351-360
Description
Looks at the characters in Gerald Vizenor`s short story Bad Breath.
Book Reviews:
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
David J. Norton
Massimiliano Carocci
Scott R. Trevithick
Guy Lanoue
Allan J. Ryan
Claire R. Farrer
Laurie Milne
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 1, 1999, pp. 193-211
Description
Book review of:
The Iroquois in the War of 1812 by Carl Benn.
The Lakota Ritual and the Sweat Lodge: History and Contemporary Practice by Raymond Bucko.
The Legacy of Shingwaukonse: A Century of Native Leadership by Janet E. Chute.
The Social Life of Stories: Narrative and Knowledge in the Yukon Territory by Julie Cruikshank.
Looking North: Art from the University of Alaska Museum by Aldona Jonaitis (Editor).
Book Reviews:
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Alfred Fisher
David J. Norton
Patricia Skidmore
Radolfo Piño-Robles
Eleanor M. Blain
Kenichi Matsui
P. Dawn Mills
John S. Long
Susan Berry
Thomas S. Abler
David J. Norton.
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 19, no. 2, 1999, pp. 381-404
Description
Book reviews of:
Legends of our Times: Native Cowboy Life by Morgan Baillargeon and Leslie Tepper.
The World Turned Upside Down: Indian Voices from Early America by Conlin Callway (Editor).
Women in Trouble: Connecting Women's Law Violations to Their Histories of Abuse by Elizabeth Cormack.
Leonard Bloomfield's Fox Lexicon: Critical Edition by Ives Goddard (Editor).
White Man's Law: Native People in Nineteenth-Century Canadian Jurisprudence by Sidney L. Harring.
A Change of Subject: Perspectivism and Multinaturalism in Inuit Depictions of Interspecies Transformation
Alternate Title
Un changement de sujet : Perspectivisme et multinaturalisme dans les représentations inuit des transformations interespèces
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sean P.A. Desjardins
Études Inuit Studies , vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 101-124
Description
Article argues that two pre-contact Inuit artifacts, recovered from the Pingiqqalik site, depict interspecies transformation; author argues that this is evidence that interspecies relations were influenced by a cosmology rooted in multinaturalism.
Checking Under the Bed for My Guests
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Drew Hayden Taylor
Windspeaker, vol. 17, no. 7, 1999, p. 5
Description
Questions about the legendary little people are raised by the author after someone tugged on a house guest's hair.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.5.
The Clay We Are Made Of: Haudenosaunee Land Tenure on the Grand River
Alternate Title
Critical Studies in Native History ; 20
E-Books
Author/Creator
Susan M. Hill
Critical Studies in Native History
The Concept of Duality in Culture and Myths of Lakota Indians
Theses
Author/Creator
Klára Perlíková
Description
[Ethnology] Thesis (Ph.D)--Univerzita Karlova [Charles University], 2017
Contemporary American Indian Storytelling: An Outsider's Perspective
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott J. Howard
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 1, Winter, 1999, pp. 45-53
Description
Author explores the different characteristics and purposes of storytelling, comparing Indigenous and Western traditions, oral vs written storytelling, and the different cultural values that are embedded in the stories.
Cornus versus dentus et autres modalités d’association des animaux dans l’imaginaire inuit
Alternate Title
Horned versus Teethed and Other Modalities of Animal Association in the Inuit Imagination
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vladimir Randa
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 51-71
Description
Author explores Inuit ontologies or knowledge systems around non-human members of their ecosystem; discuss how Inuit ways of knowing the animals are rooted in social and cultural factors of relationality.
Text in French.
The Cosmological Liveliness of Terril Calder's The Lodge: Animating Our Relations and Unsettling Our Cinematic Spaces
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Salma Monani
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 29, no. 4, Winter, 2017, pp. 1-28
Description
Examines Calder’s stop-frame animated feature film in the context of animation, ecocinema, and Indigenous studies; focuses on theme of hybridity and métissage.
Cree Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
Description
Material on: culture, history, mythology and language as well as separate sections for scholarly articles and theses.children's books, films, internet resources, music, recordings, curriculum materials, and textbooks.
The Crow Reincarnated as Jesus
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dominique Legros
Northern Review, no. 20, Summer [Winter], 1999, pp. 55-80
Description
Discusses how the Tutchone people have adapted the Story of Crow to reflect changes they have experienced over time, such as the introduction of Christianity.
Cultural Mediation in Cancer Diagnosis and End-of-Life Decision-making: The Experience of Aboriginal Patients in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph M. Kaufert
Anthropology & Medicine, vol. 6, no. 3, 1999, pp. 405-421
Description
Interviews patients, family, primary care providers and language interpreters to look at cultural interpretations of mortality, disease prognosis, and perspectives for end of life decisions.
Dreams and Nightmares in First Nations Fiction
Theses
Author/Creator
Lena Ruwoldt
Description
Philosophy Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Greifswald, 2017.
Focuses on Robert Arthur Alexie's Porcupines and China Dolls, Cherie Dimaline's Red Rooms, Richard Van Camp's "On the Wings of This Prayer" and Richard Wagamese's Ragged Company.
L'écho des autres : l'analyse basique en anthropologie
E-Books
Author/Creator
Daniel Clément
Elders and Indigenous Healing in the Correctional Service of Canada: A Story of Relational Dissonance, Sacred Doughnuts, and Drive-Thru Expectations
Theses
Author/Creator
Robin Quantick
Description
Indigenous Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Trent University, 2017.
False Miracles and Failed Vision in Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine.
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karen Janet McKinney
Critique, vol. 40, no. 2, Winter, 1999, pp. 152-160
Description
Explores the clash between Christianity and shamanistic religions through an analysis of historical interactions between missionaries and the Chippewa, and the character of Lipsha in Love Medicine.
Following in the Footsteps of the Wolf: Connecting Scholarly Minds to Ancestors in Indigenous Language Revitalization
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T’łat’łaḵuł Patricia Rosborough
čuucqa Layla Rorick
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 1, March 2017, pp. 11-17
Description
Authors discuss their experiences as language learners and importance of using a holistic approach.
Hybrid Voices/Hybrid Texts: A Study of Syncretism in the Works of Samson Occom, Handsome Lake, Leslie Marmon Silko and Louise Erdrich
Theses
Author/Creator
Maria Christina Gianferrari
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1999.
Indigenous Collectives: A Meditation on Fixity and
Flexibility
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol Edelman Warrior
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 4, Fall, 2017, pp. 368-392
Description
Author reflects on how his studies and personal experiences relate to the Indigenous philosophy of interconnectivity.
Indigenous Cultures and Mental Health Counselling: Four Directions for Integration with Counselling Psychology
Alternate Title
Explorations in Mental Health
E-Books
Author/Creator
Barbara Waterfall
Michael Tlanusta Garrett
J. T. Garrett
Gloria K. King
Tarrell Awe Agahe Portman ... [et al.]
Indigenous Women and Colonization: Feminism and Aboriginal Women's Activism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Grace Ouellette
Native Studies Review, vol. 12, no. 1, Aboriginal Women and Decolonization, 1999, p. 127–142
Description
Examines Native women's experiences and perspectives on oppression and their role in life based on transcriptions of interviews of urban Aboriginal women's groups.
Interviewing Inuit Elders: Introduction
Alternate Title
Interviewing Inuit Elders ; vol. 1
Introduction to the Oral Traditions
[Oral Traditions Project ; vol. 1]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Saullu Nakasuk
Hervé Paniaq
Elisapee Ootoova
Pauloosie Angmaalik
Inuit Symbolism of the Bearded Seal
Alternate Title
Symbolisme inuit du phoque barbu
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Birgitte Sonne
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 29-50
Description
Examines traditional Inuit and Yupiit stories, rituals, and colloquial sayings to reveal different meanings associated with the bearded seal in these Indigenous cultures. Finds that bearded seals can impart multiple meanings ranging from monstrous to protection to renewal and reproduction.
It Consumes What It Forgets
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carter Meland
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 137-149
Description
Author discusses different incarnations of the wiindigo narrative ranging from those found in the Anishinaabe oral tradition to those found in the journals of fur traders; examines different potential meanings and teachings of the narrative.
It Sometimes Speaks to Us: Decolonizing Education by Utilizing Our Elders' Knowledge
Theses
Author/Creator
Joshua Manitowabi
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--McMaster University, 2017.
Kahwà:tsire: Indigenous Families in a Family Therapy Practice with the Indigenous Worldview as the Foundation
Theses
Author/Creator
Jann Derrick
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Tilburg University, 2017.
Karl May's Western Novels and Aspects of Their Continuing Influence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol Herselle Krinsky
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 2, 1999, pp. 53-72
Description
How the authors German language novels planted a seed of interest in North American Indigenous culture, an interest which flourished for over a century.
Linda Hogan’s Tribal Imperative: Collapsing Space through “Living” Tribal Traditions and Nature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melani Bleck
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 11, no. 4, Series 2; [Special Issue on] Linda Hogan, Winter, 1999, pp. [23]-45
Description
Contends that Hogan's novels demonstrate themes of rejection of Western spatial concepts and in favour of the Native America world view and experiences.
Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John E. Smelcer
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 1, 1999, pp. 207-212
Description
Presents a story about Ahtna, one of the 13 Athabaskan languages of Alaska, in "Songs From An Outcast," which is followed by a series of short poems that includes the "Muskrat Woman."
Maori Voices in the Construction of Indigenous Models of Counselling Theory and Practice
Theses
Author/Creator
Catherine Maarie Amohia Love
Description
Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massey University, 1999.
[Michif Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography]
Alternate Title
Anishinaabe / Chippewa / Ojibwe Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
Description
Material on: culture, history, mythology and language as well as separate sections for scholarly articles and theses, children's books, films, internet resources, music, recordings, curriculum materials, and textbooks.
Nashine Ginwenimazawin: Constant Care
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shelley Vanderhoef
Description
Information for Aboriginal people with AIDS who are in need of palliative care and their caregivers. Covers physical, spiritual/traditional, emotional, and mental aspects.
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.
“Not Exactly Like Heaven”: Theological Imperialism
in The Surrounded
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laird Christensen
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 11, no. 1, Series 2, Spring, 1999, pp. [2]-16
Description
Discussion of the historical novel's treatment of the disruption of Salish belief systems and social / family structures due to the impact of Christianity after contact.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
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.
[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
Out of Place: Case Studies of Native American Interpretive Projects and Processes
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dinah Zieger
Description
Looks at the New Interpretations Project involving Native artists who used their traditional perspectives in the creation of works about the Grand Canyon.
Patrick's Story
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Patrick Bird
Description
Documentary explores a young man's journey to turn his life around after attempting suicide.
Duration: 24.06.
Perception and Procedure: The Power of Ritual in Lame Deer Seeker of Visions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paola Carini
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 1, 1999, pp. 87-94
Description
Examines the 1972 publication by John (Fire) Lame Deer and Richard Erdoes on Lakota worldviews and why the book is on the periphery of scholarly discussion and marginalized.
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.
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.
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.
Resources for Métis Researchers
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lawrence J. Barkwell
Leah Dorion
Darren R. Préfontaine
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.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Susan Bernardin
Lisa Bernhagan
David Brande
Margaret Dwyer
Linda Lizut Helstern
Tracey Lindberg
Tiffany Midge
Catherine Rainwater
Kimberly Musia Roppolo
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 11, no. 4, Series 2; [Special Issue on] Linda Hogan, Winter, 1999, pp. 63-91
Description
Book reviews of:
Boarding School Seasons: American Indian Families, 1900-1940 by Brenda J. Child.
Visit Teepee Town edited by Diane Glancy and Mark Nowak.
Dark River by Louis Owens.
Family Matters, Tribal Affairs by Carter Revard.
Some Things Are Not Forgotten: A Pawnee Family Remembers by Martha Royce Blaine.
Indian Cartography by Deborah A.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Daniel M. Cobb
Samuel R. Cook
Peter G. Beidler
Barbara A. Mann
Donald B. Smith
Amelia V. Katanski
Paula Richardson Fleming
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 1, 1999, pp. 213-268
Description
Book reviews of:
The Alabama-Coushatta Indians by Jonathan B. Hook.
American Indian Sovereignty and the U.S. Supreme Court: The Masking of Justice by David E. Wilkins.
The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich.
Apocalypse of Chiokoyhikoy: Chief of the Iroquois by Robert Griffin and Donald A. Grinde.
Dissonant Worlds, Roger Vandersteene Among the Cree by Earle H. Waugh.
Early Native American Writing edited by Helen Jaskoski.
Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian, Inc. by Mick Gidley.
A Grammar of Bella Coola by Philip W.