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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Staying the Course, Staying Alive: Coastal First Nations Fundamental Truths: Biodiversity, Stewardship and Sustainability
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Frank Brown
Y. Kathy Brown]
Stories of the Amautalik: Fantastic Beings from Inuit Myths and Legends: Teacher Study Guide
Alternate Title
Stories of the Amautalik: Fantastic Beings from Inuit Myths and Legends: Junior Book Study
Stories of the Amautalik: Teacher Study Guide
Uqalimaarummaq Reader
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Neil Christopher
Description
Teacher's resource for use with primary students in Grades 4, 5, and 6.
"A Taste of Paradise": Sacajawea and the Romanticizing of Americanization"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Knowlton-Le Roux
Cercles, vol. 19, 2009, pp. 55-66
Description
Examines the legend of Sacajawea, her importance in the assimilation of Native Americans and argues the impossibility of updating the legend due to American's expectation of popular history.
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.
Traditional Legends: Meanings on Many Levels
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Annamarie Hatcher
Sana Kavanagh
Cheryl Barlett
Murdena Marshall
Green Teacher, no. 86, 2009, pp. 14-17
Description
Discusses the Mi'kmaq traditional story of the Celestial Bear hunt (Ursa Major).
[Traditional Mi’kmaq Sky Story]: Muin and the Seven Bird Hunters
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Andy Woodsworth
Description
Presents an animated story of the Mi'kmaq sky: "Muin and the Seven Bird Hunters" in English, Mi'kmaq or French to celebrate the 2009 International Year of Astronomy.
Transatlantic Voices: Interpretations of Native North American Literatures
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Laura Castor
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 3, Summer, 2009, pp. 254-255
Description
Book review of: Transatlantic Voices: Interpretations of Native North American Literatures edited by Elvira Pulitano.
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.
Trickster Chases the Tale of Education
Alternate Title
Article 2
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kaitlyn Watson
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples - Part 2, October 2017, pp. 1-[3]
Description
Book review: Trickster Chases the Tale of Education by Sylvia Moore.
The Trickster Critique: How Parody in Contemporary Native American Art Challenges Authenticity and Authority within Mainstream Museums
Theses
Author/Creator
Sara Morgan Rowe
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--University of California, Riverside, 2017.Focusess on the work of Wendy Red Star.
The Trickster Wink: Storytelling and Resistance in Tomson Highway's Kiss of the Fur Queen
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rubelise da Cunha
Ilha do Desterro, no. 56, 2009, pp. [93]-118
Description
Shows how Cree storytelling is used in healing from the residential school experience and building knowledge that resists colonialism.
The Two Rainbow Serpents Travelling: Mura Track Narratives from 'Corner Country'
Alternate Title
Aboriginal History Monograph ; 18
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jeremy Beckett
Luise Hercus
Aboriginal History Monograph
"The Unending Appetite for Stories": Genre Theory, Indigenous Theater and Tomson Highway´s "Rez Cycle"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rubelise da Cunha
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 29, no. 1/2, 2009, pp. 165-182
Description
Examines how storytelling in theater, by the representation of past and present, history and myth and through the performance of the rituals of sacrifice, can perform a humanistic healing act.
Unsettling Fictions: Disrupting Popular Discourses and Trickster Tales In Books for Children
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Judy Iseke-Barnes
Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies, vol. 7, no. 1, 2009, pp. [24]-57
Description
Looks at the importance of Indigenous stories for children, raises issues with the process of sharing cultural stories from around the world, comments on trickster stories, and critiques the book Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest.
The Wetiko (Windigo) Legal Principles: Responding to Harmful People in Cree, Anishinabek and Saulteaux Societies: Past, Present and Future Uses, With a Focus on Contemporary Violence and Child Victimization Concerns
Theses
Author/Creator
Hadley Louise Friedland
Description
Law Thesis (LLM)--University of Alberta, 2009.
Whirlwind Woman: Native American Tornado Mythology and Global Parallels
Theses
Author/Creator
Nani Suzette Pybus
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Oklahoma State University, 2009.
Wild Moments: Adventures With Animals of the North
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jeremy Pataky
The Northern Review, no. 31, Northern Literature, Fall, 2009, pp. 227-228
Description
Book review of: Wild Moments edited by Michael Englehard.
A Woodland Creation Story: A Concise Version
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Phyllis E. Wms. Bardeau
Description
Based on the Iroquois story as told by John A. Gibson in the 1890s. Done in a glossary format.