Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rachael Selby
World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium Journal, p. [?]
Description
2009 Edition contains:
Indigenous Voices, Indigenous Symbols by Rachael Selby.
Matariki - A Symbol of Survival by Hohaia Collier.
Windigo Presence in Selected Contemporary Ojibwe Prose and Poetry by Linda LeGarde Grover.
Māori Symbolism - The Enacted Curriculum by Jamie Lambert.
Who Says I Don't Want to Come to School?
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.
John Beargrease: Legends of Minnesota's North Shore
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Holly Ristau
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 21, no. 2, K-12 Education, 2009
Description
Book review of: John Beargrease: Legend of Minnesota's North Shore by Daniel Lancaster.
Kitselas Canyon 2
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
[George F. MacDonald]
[Bill Reid Centre]
Description
Video features historical photos of area and excavated Kitselas fortress site in the canyon.
Duration: 26:42.
Kiviuq: An Inuit Hero and His Siberian Cousins
Alternate Title
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series ; 54
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kira Van Deusen
Kiviuq's Journey: Traditional Story Study
Alternate Title
Inuktut Titiqqiriniq
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inhabit Media
Description
Students follow the adventures of an Inuit hunter who is swept out to sea in a storm and must find his way home. Geared toward Grades 10 to 12.
[Legends IX]: Gwich'in Legends
Alternate Title
Ideas (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Legends of the Gwich'in
Legends Project
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Greenland
Mary Kend
Annie Norbert
Gabe Andre
Eunice Mitchell
Description
The Legends Project is a compilation of traditional oral stories, legends, and histories of Canada's Inuit and First Nations. They are transcribed, dramatized, and cast within the communities. This audio recording is from the Northwest Territories.
Duration: 53:58
[Legends VI]: Legends of the Mi'kmaq
Alternate Title
Ideas (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Kluskap's People: Stories of the Mi'kmaq
Legends Project
Media » Sound Recordings
Description
The Legends Project is a compilation of traditional oral stories, legends and histories of Canada's Inuit and First Nations. They are transcribed, dramatized, and cast within the communities. This audio recording is from Eskasoni, Cape Breton.
Duration: 54:32
[Legends VII]: Legends of the Kainai (Stories from the Blackfoot People)
Alternate Title
Ideas (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Legends Project
Media » Sound Recordings
Description
The Legends Project is a compilation of traditional oral stories, legends and histories of Canada's Inuit and First Nations. They are transcribed, dramatized, and cast within the communities.This audio recorded at the Blood Reserve in Alberta.
Duration: 54:05
[Legends VIII]: Legends of the Ilnu of Mashteuiatsh of Quebec
Alternate Title
Ideas (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Legends Project
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
[Jean Marie Basille
Thomas Simion?]
Description
The Legends Project is a compilation of traditional oral stories, legends and histories of Canada's Inuit and First Nations. They are transcribed, dramatized, and cast within the communities. This audio recording is from Mashteuiatsh, Quebec.
Duration: 53:56
Louise Erdrich’s The Round House, the Wiindigoo, and Star Trek: The Next Generation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jacob Bender
Lydia Maunz- Breese
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 2, Spring, 2018, pp. 141-161
Description
Relates thematic content of the novel to that of series' episodes which give the novel its chapter titles; examines both works in the context of the Anishinaabe Wiindigoo stories, discussing interpretations of the concepts of lawlessness, justice and vigilantism.
The Many Lives of Justiniano Roxas: The Centenarian Fantasy in American History and Memory
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Boyd Cothran
Martin Rizzo
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 5, no. 1, Spring, 2018, pp. 168-204
Description
Authors document the life the Californian Indigenous man purported to be 121 years old and "last of his race" in 1873 and contemplate what can be learned from investigating the true stories of Indigenous centenarians; discusses the discourse of extinction surrounding centenarians, and the role it plays in the imagination of settler culture.
MĀUI. Ancestor Hero, Role Model, Entrepreneur and Model of Entrepreneurship
Alternate Title
MAUI: Ancestor Hero, Role Model, Entrepreneur and Model of Entrepreneurship
Theses
Author/Creator
Teorongonui Josie Keelan
Description
[Education Thesis] (Ph.D.)--University of Auckland, 2009.
Memories, Myths and Dreams of an Ojibwe Leader
Alternate Title
Memories, Myths and Dreams of an Ojibway Leader
Rupert's Land Record Society Series ; 10
E-Books
Author/Creator
William Berens
"Mix-Ups, Messes, Confinements, and Double-Dealings": Transgendered Performances in Three Novels by Louise Erdich
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. James Iovannone
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 21, no. 1, Spring, 2009, pp. 38-68
Description
Looks at theme of characters who are a combination of masculine and feminine genders in The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse, The Master Butchers Singing Club, and Four Souls.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 38.
Mocking and Farting: Trickster Imagination and the Origins of Laughter
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Angi Buettner
Kunapipi, vol. 31, no. 2, 2009, pp. 119-134
Description
Comments on the appropriation of trickster tales by writers from formerly colonized countries.
“Movement Must Be Emulated by the People”: Rootedness, Migration, and Indigenous Internationalism in Leslie Marmon Silko’s Almanac of the Dead
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Miriam Schacht
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 21, no. 4, Winter, 2009, pp. 53-70
Description
Examines an apocalyptic vision of North America in which Native Americans reclaim their ancestral lands after whites, lacking the spiritual and moral force of the Indian world, succumb to crime, perversion, drug addiction, and environmental degradation.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 53.
Muin: The Celestial Bear: A Hight Sky Story from the Mi'kmaw Nation
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Astronomy: Night Sky Stories
International Year of Astronomy 2009
Media » Film and Video
Description
Story describes the movement of stars associated with the cycle of the seasons.
A Narrative on Narratives in Contemporary Greenland
Alternate Title
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Birgit Kleist Pedersen
Description
Sums up the different functions narratives provide including acting as social 'glue'.
Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
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.
On Two Means of Revision in Thomas King’s Green Grass, Running Water: the Importance of the Element of Water and the Subversion of the Finality of the Concept of One Beginning and One End
Theses
Author/Creator
Jirí Šalamoun
Description
English Language and Literature Thesis (M.A.)--Masaryk University, 2009.
[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
Parable of the Hummingbird
Alternate Title
Widening Our Lens, Connecting Our Practice
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
Description
Uses a story to illustrate that every action counts. Speaker at the 2nd International Conference on Restorative Practices: Widening Our Lens, Connecting Our Practice, May 31st-June 5th, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Duration: 20:53.
Perpetuating White Australia: Aboriginal Self-Representation, White Editing and Preferred Stereotypes
Alternate Title
Creating White Australia
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jennifer Jones
Description
Discusses the process of transcription, editorial emendation and re-writing and how it reflects the collaborator's vision of Aboriginality.
Chapter 9 from Creating White Australia edited by Jane Carey and Claire McLisky. Scroll down to read material.
The Raven Steals the Light
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Daniel Foreman
Sharlene Millang
Gabriel Lazarick
Kelly Davies
Wes Doyle
Description
Animated short of the Haida creation story.
Duration: 9:27.
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.
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.
Respect for Grizzly Bear: An Aboriginal Approach for Co-existence and Resilience
Alternate Title
Article 42
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Douglas A. Clark
D. Scott Slocombe
Ecology and Society, vol. 14, no. 1, 2009, p. Article 42
Description
Looks at the Aboriginal concept of respect by comparing the epistemological meaning of respect, storytelling, terminology, reciprocity and ritual.
Rethinking the Paratext: Digital Story-Mapping E. Pauline Johnson’s and Chief Joe & Mary Capilano’s Legends of Vancouver (1911)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alix Shield
BC Studies, no. 197, Spring, April 24, 2018, pp. 107-121
Description
Discusses the text and its critical framework—title page, introduction, and other framing elements. Considers the roles of Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Chief Joe and his wife Mary Capilano as co-authors, and the decolonization of the text by reconnecting it to unceded Coast Salish lands using platform called ArcGIS Story-Map Journals,
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.
Revitalizing Indigenous Law for Land, Air and Water: St’át’imc Legal Traditions Report
Alternate Title
RELAW Project
E-Books
Author/Creator
Dean Billy
Lindsay Borrows
Jessica Clogg
Helen Copeland
St’át’imc Elders
Reviving Witiko (Windigo): An Ethnohistory of "Cannibal Monsters" in the Athabasca District of Northern Alberta, 1878-1910
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nathan D. Carlson
Ethnohistory, vol. 56, no. 3, Summer, 2009, pp. [355]-394
Description
Examines witiko case studies not previously scrutinized.
Richard Wagamese: An Ojibway in Alberta
Alternate Title
Wild Words: Essays on Alberta Literature
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Frances W. Kaye
Description
Follows the writer's career, first as a columnist with Windspeaker, then with the Calgary Herald and finally as a novelist. Discusses The Terrible Summer, Keeper 'n Me, A Quality of Light and for Joshua in relation to other Aboriginal authors' works.
Chapter from the book Wild Words: Essays on Alberta Literature edited by Donna Coates and George Melnyk.
Ritual and Myth in Native American Fiction
Theses
Author/Creator
Magdalena Klecková
Description
Arts and Philosophy Thesis--University of Pardubice, 2009.
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.
The Sea Woman: Sedna in Inuit Shamanism and Art in the Eastern Arctic
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Susan Gustavison
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 3, Fall , 2009, pp. 37-38
Description
Book review of The Sea Woman by Frédéric Laugrand and Jarich Oosten.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 37.
Secwépemc: Lands and Resources Law Research Project
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jessica Asch
Kirsty Broadhead
Georgia Lloyd-Smith
Adrienne Macmillan
Simon Owen
Description
Analyzes 30 stories and conversations with community members to articulate the First Nation's legal principles with respect to: territorial and harvesting protocols and practices; establishing and maintaining agreements and conflict resolution; decision making; relationships, responsibilities and rights; and consequences, enforcement and teaching. Uses individual traditional stories as a foundation for case briefings.
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.
A Shared Heritage with Anishinaabe / Ojibway
Alternate Title
A Shared Heritage with Anishinaabe / Ojibwe
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lac du Bonnet & District Historical Society
Description
Topics include seven traditional teachings, explanation of the clan system, and the Wendigo story.
Speaking In Circles: Indigenous Identity and White Privilege
Theses
Author/Creator
Adrian Downey
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017.
Speaking of Place: Contemporary Iñupiat Storytelling and Place-Making in the Time of Climate Change
Alternate Title
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chie "Siqiñiq" Sakakibara
Description
Contends that environmental changes are culturally processed through storytelling.
Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
Star House Pole from Old Massett, Haida Gwaii, Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Pitt River Museum