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Theses
Author/Creator
Ruby V. M. Farrell
Description
Educational Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Ontario, 2003.
The Anguish of Snails: Native American Folklore in the West
Alternate Title
[Folklife of the West; vol. 2]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Barre Toelken
Bridging the Gap: The Need for First Nations Libraries
Articles » General
Author/Creator
James K. Bartleman
Feliciter, vol. 49, no. 5, [Information Resources for Aboriginal Peoples], 2003, pp. 248-249
Description
Discusses that more must be done to ensure First Nations peoples have access to library and information services.
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.
Chief Dull Knife Community is Strengthening the Northern Cheyenne Language and Culture
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard E. Littlebear (Ve'kesôhnestoohe)
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 42, no. 1, Celebrating Tribal Colleges and Universities American Indian Higher Education Consortium, 2003, pp. 75-84
Description
Looks at the danger of extinction of Native American languages and the programs in place to curb this fate.
Choctaw Prophecy: A Legacy of the Future
Alternate Title
Contemporary American Indian Studies
E-Books
Author/Creator
Tom Mould
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
Consolidated Analysis of the Legal Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions/Expressions of Folklore
Alternate Title
Background Paper (World Intellectual Property Organization) ; no. 1
E-Books
Author/Creator
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Description
Includes discussion of context, policy options, history, definition, examples of appropriation and misappropriation, etc.
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.
Coyote Comes to the Norton: Indigenous Oral Narrative and American Literary History
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael A. Elliott
American Literature, vol. 75, no. 4, December 2003, pp. 723-749
Description
Comments on the inclusion of Coyote-His Myth in Norton's fifth edition, which signals a more inclusive approach to American literary history.
Coyote Places the Stars [by] Harriet Peck Taylor
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erie District
Description
Designed to accompany retelling of traditional Wasco story about how stars came to be arranged in the shapes of animals. Recommended for use with Grade 3 students.
Creating Space for Historical Narratives through Indigenous Storywork and Unsettling the Settler
Theses
Author/Creator
Margaret J. A. Knickle
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017.
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.
Cultural Sovereignty and Native American Hermeneutics in the Interpretation of the Sacred Stories of the Anishinaabe
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lawrence W. Gross
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 18, no. 2, Autumn, 2003, pp. 127-134
Description
Highlights the importance of incorporating the Ojibwa's cultural history in the analysis of their sacred stories and explores the variety and many versions of stories regarding Anishinaabe myth.
L'écho des autres : l'analyse basique en anthropologie
E-Books
Author/Creator
Daniel Clément
First Nations, Métis and Inuit Growth Chart Literacy Prompts: K-8
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario
Description
Includes book summaries, literacy prompt questions, and enrichment activities for books appropriate to each grade. Revised Version.
First Nations Weather
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lua Young
Description
Teachers' guide looks at how First Nations survived the weather extremes of Saskatchewan and includes personal narratives and legends.
From Native North American Oral Traditions to Western Literacy: Storytelling in Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nathalie Piquemal
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, vol. 49, no. 2, Summer, 2003, pp. 113-122
Description
Looks at Western literacy versus First Nations oral traditions, myths in oral traditions and response by First Nations to Egan's theoretical model of the use of storytelling in education.
How Coyote Brought Fire to the People: A Native American Legend
Alternate Title
Readers' Theater Grade 4: EMC3309
Documents & Presentations
Description
Activity promotes reading fluency by having children read parts in a script for the traditional story.
How Raven Marked the Land When the Earth Was New
Alternate Title
Comment Corbeau a marqué le territoire alors que la Terre était nouvelle
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ann Fienup-Riordan
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 215-241
Description
Examines the role and actions of Raven in Yup’ik creation narratives and traditional stories; and how those stories are recorded in the place names and understandings of the land.
Identity, Hózhó, Change, and Land: Navajo Environmental Perspectives
Theses
Author/Creator
Milford B. Muskett
Description
Land Resources Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2003.
The Inuit Sky
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Virtualmuseum
Description
Discusses the short period of time each year that the Inuit have to study the sky and presents several legends in which the moon plays a central role.
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.
Kinaaldá: Diné Women Knowledge
Theses
Author/Creator
Eulynda Toledo-Benalli
Description
Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of New Mexico, 2003.
Mehodihi: Well-Known Traditions of Tahltan People "Our Great Ancestors Lived that Way"
Documents & Presentations
Description
Tahltan sourcebook from exhibition containing archival and contemporary photographs.
Mudrooroo: A Likely Story, Identity and Belonging in Postcolonial Australia
Theses
Author/Creator
Maureen Clark
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Wollongong, 2004.
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.
The Ojibwe Who Slew the Wiindigo
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Bradley Shreve
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 28, no. 3, Indigenous Peoples History, Spring, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Discusses colonization, historical trauma and historical loss symptoms.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Ten: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Two: 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
Oral Patterns of Performance: Story and Song
Alternate Title
Current Arguments in Folklore
The Anguish of Snails: Native American Folklore in the West
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Barre Toelken
Description
Chapter four from The Anguish of Snails: Native American Folklore in the West.
Looks at several Navajo oral traditions.
The Quest For the Historical Tekánawí-ta': Oral Tradition and the Founding of the Iroquois League
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jonathan Bernier
Totem, vol. 11, no. 1, 2003, pp. 80-84
Description
Questions the validity of the Tekánawí-ta' Myth for give biographical details of his life and role in the formation of the League.
Raven Tales: Traditional Quileute Stories of Bayak, the Trickster
Documents & Presentations
Description
Includes five stories: Raven and Bear; Raven and Fishduck; Raven and Mole; Raven and Skatefish; and Raven and Eagle.
Reconciling Issues of Time-Past and Time-Present in New Works of BC Ethnography: A Review Essay
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Wendy Wickwire
BC Studies, no. 138/139, Native Geographies, Summer/Autumn, 2003, pp. 165-172
Description
Book review of: Indian Myths & Legends From the North Pacific Coast of America: A Translation of Franz Boas' 1895 Edition of Indianische Sagen von der Nord-Pacifischen Kuste Amerikas edited by Randy Bouchard and Dorothy Kennedy.
Gateways: Exploring the Legacy of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition, 1897-1902 edited by Igor Krupnik and William W. Fitzhugh.
Q'sapi: A History of Okanagan People as Told by Okanagan Families edited by Shirley Louis.
Resisting Consumption: Exploring Pathways of Resistance to the Assimilative Nature of the Canadian Education System Through Tomson Highway's Kiss of the Fur Queen
Theses
Author/Creator
Blake Bilmer
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2016.
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.
The Saugeen Ojibway Nation and Canada: Historical Relationships, Settler Colonialism, and Stories of a Shared Space
Theses
Author/Creator
Christopher James Wright
Description
History Research Thesis (Ph.D.)--King's College London, 2017.
Seeing the Skies through Navajo Eyes: An Introduction to Cross-Cultural Astronomy
Alternate Title
Navajo Skies: An Introductory Guide to the Navajo Skies Planetarium Show
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nancy C. Maryboy
David H. Begay
Ashley C. Teren
Description
Designed as a resource for planetariums, for middle school teachers, and a book that families can read together.
The Sense of a Better Ending: Legal Pluralism and Performative Jurisprudence in Atanarjuat the Fast Runner
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ian J. Macrae
Samantha Mackinnon
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, no. 3, Fall, 2017, pp. 547-570
Description
Author examines Igloolik Isuma's film as a formal and deliberate illustration of Inuit legal culture, legal practitioners, and legal principles; argues that Isuma places these elements of the Inuit legal system in conversation with the systems of contemporary justice in Canada.
Speaking In Circles: Indigenous Identity and White Privilege
Theses
Author/Creator
Adrian Downey
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017.
Surviving Through the Days: Translations of Native California Stories and Songs. Edited by Herbert W. Luthin.
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Margaret Dubin
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 15, no. 2, Series 2, Summer, 2003, pp. 93-96
Description
Book review of: Surviving Through the Days edited by Herbert W. Luthin.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Talking Rocks: Geology and 10,000 Years of Native American Tradition in the Lake Superior Region
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ron Morton
Carl Gawboy
Telling New Myths: Contemporary Native American Animal Narratives From Michigan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary Magoulick
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 130, no. 515, Winter, 2017, pp. 34-71
Description
Comments on the creative process of cultural renewal by using new myths as teachings.
Think Indigenous [2017]: Saskatoon, SK, Treaty 6 Territory: Harold Johnson
Alternate Title
[Think Indigenous Education Conference ; 2017]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Harold Johnson
Description
Keynote speaker discusses the importance of knowing how to live off the land and the confidence these skills give you in other aspects of life.
Duration: 38:23.
Transformations and Remembrances in the Digital Game We Sing for Healing
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Elizabeth LaPensée
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 1, Indigenous Gaming, July 31, 2017, pp. 89-108
Description
Author describes the intent and process of designing We Sing for Healing, a musical choose-your-own adventure text game that mimics traditional storytelling and teaching styles with the way that the circular or looping narrative encourages a player to listen, choose, and revisit as a game-play strategy.