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Seven Grandfather Teachings
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Theresa Sims
Description
Brief description of the qualities essential to living a good life: love bravery, truth, humility, respect, honesty and wisdom.
Activating the Heart : Storytelling, Knowledge Sharing, and Relationship
Alternate Title
Educator's Guude Activating the Heart: Storytelling Knowledge Sharing and Relationships
Indigenous Studies Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
Leonie Sandercock
Christine Steward
Jacquie Leggatt
Patrick Moore
Kendra Mitchell-Foster ...
Bren Kolson
Zoe Todd ... [et al.]
Indigenous Studies Series
Description
To access Educator's Guide click the following link:
Educator's Guide.
American Folklore Scholarship, Tales of the North American Indians, and Relational Communities
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jill Terry Rudy
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 126, no. 499, Winter, 2013, pp. 3-30
Description
Article illustrates how authors employed lands, stories and people to confirm or disrupt assumptions of American Indians as primitive, pre-literate, vanishing or ongoing peoples.
The American National Plot Visualized: The Reinterpretation of Indian Captivity Narratives at the End of the Nineteenth Century
Theses
Author/Creator
Alexandra McLafferty
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Washington, 2013.
Bear Mother Story
Alternate Title
Charles Edenshaw
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Stacey Brown
Description
Haida legend.
Excerpt from Charles Edenshaw curated by Robin K. Wright and Daina Augaitis.
Becoming Visible in Invisible Space: How the Cyborg Trickster is (Re)Inventing American Indian (NDN) Identity
Theses
Author/Creator
Pamela Corinne Chisum
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D)--Washington State University, 2013.
[Bloodstoppers & Bearwalkers: Folk Traditions of Michigan's Upper Peninsula]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Adam Zolkover
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 126, no. 499, Winter, 2013, pp. 92-94
Description
Book review of: Bloodstoppers & Bearwalkers edited by Richard M. Dorson, introduced by James P. Leary.
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.
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
A Collection of Tłı̨chǫ Stories from Long Ago = Tłı̨chǫ Whaèhdǫǫ̀ Godıı̀ Ełexè Whela
Alternate Title
A Collection of Tlicho Stories from Long Ago Book 1
E-Books
Description
Traditional stories written in English and Tłı̨chǫ.
Coming Full Circle: Looking to Grandmother Moon
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dawn Zinga
Sandra Styres
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 36, no. 2, Indigenous Education: Pathways to (Re)membering, 2013, pp. [313-317]
Description
Editorial in special issue discussing historical and contemporary Indigenous education.
Coming Into Wisdom: Community, Family, Land, & Love
Alternate Title
Coming Into Wisdom: Community, Family, Land, and Love
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 6, no. Special Issue 1, The Pan-Territorial on-the-Land Summit, July 2018, pp. 12-17
Description
Simpson uses traditional stories and teachings to talk about traditional knowledge systems, ways of knowing and learning, and the interconnectedness of ecosystems and of generations.
Video of Conference Presentation: Freedom Sings: Indigenous Brilliance on the Land
Duration: 42:29
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
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 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.
Current Memories: Robert Henderson Stories
Alternate Title
Anishinabe Story of the Deluge
Famous Old Boss Packer Recalls Construction Days
Henderson Memoir
E-Books
Author/Creator
Robert Henderson
Description
Compilation of three stories originally published in the Winnipeg Free Press in 1930.
A Digital Bundle : Protecting and Promoting Indigenous Knowledge Online
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jennifer Wemigwans
Dispossessed Indigeneity: Literary Excavations of Internalized Colonialism
Theses
Author/Creator
Natalie Knight
Description
English Thesis (PhD) -- Simon Fraser University, 2018.
L'écho des autres : l'analyse basique en anthropologie
E-Books
Author/Creator
Daniel Clément
The Education of an Indigenous Woman: The Pursuit of Truth, Social Justice and Healthy Relationships in a Coast Salish Community Context
Theses
Author/Creator
Mavis Kathleen Underwood
Description
Indigenous Governance Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2018.
English First Peoples: Grade 10-12 Resource Guide
Alternate Title
FNESC/FNSA English First Peoples 10, 11, and 12 Teacher Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC)
First Nations Schools Association (FNSA)
Description
Includes advice for non-Indigenous teachers teaching the class, list of recommended texts, and instruction and assessment units. Course conforms to the British Columbia curriculum, but incorporates literature from across Canada and the United States.
Exploring Digital Literacy Learning with the Gwich’in Tribal Council
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rob McMahon
Michael McNally
Crystal Gail Fraser
Hanne Pearce
Trish Fontaine
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 6, no. Special Issue 2, Connectivity in Northern and Indigenous Communities, October 2018, pp. 54-60
Description
Discusses infrastructure challenges surrounding internet connectivity in NWT, strategies for meeting these challenges, and how increased connectivity requires increased digital literacy. Stresses that increased competency with digital technologies allows for them to be used as methods of cultural preservation.
[Featured Video of the Day: Lee Maracle: Connection Between Violence Against the Earth and Violence Against Women]
Alternate Title
First Voices! First Women Speak!
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lee Maracle
Description
Part of First Voices! First Women Speak! teach-in and gathering hosted by KAIROS Canada and IPSMO.
Duration: 54:47.
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.
[Fort Alexander Stories and Legends]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jeanette Courchene
Harry Courchene
Beatrice Guimond
Peter Sinclair
Isabelle Courchene
Description
Compilation of 15 short stores originally published in 1976.
Gikinoo'amaagowin Anishinaabeg (Teaching the Anishinaabe People)
Theses
Author/Creator
Colleen Sheryl McInvor (Ogimaa Ginewikwe)
Description
Indigenous Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Winnipeg, 2013.
The Gnawer of Rocks: Graphic Novel Study
Alternate Title
Inuktut Titiqqiriniq
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inhabit Media
Description
Designed for Grades 8 to 12. Adaptation of a traditional Inuit story about two girls to are captured by a mythical creature called Mangittatuarjuk.
The Gwich'in Boy in the Moon and Babylonian Astronomy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wayne Horowitz
Alestine Andre
and Ingrid Kritsch
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 55, no. 1, 2018, pp. 91-104
Description
Using evidence ranging from cuneiform tablets the contemporary anthropological writings this study examines and compares different cultural explanations for the face in the moon.
Historical and Contemporary Realities: Movement Towards Reconciliation: The Traditional and Cultural Significance of the Lands Encompassing the District of Greater Sudbury and Area
E-Books
Author/Creator
Susan Manitowabi
How Raven Gave Females Their Tsaw
Alternate Title
Charles Edenshaw
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson
Description
Haida legend.
Excerpt from Charles Edenshaw curated by Robin K. Wright and Daina Augaitis.
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.
Indigenous Place-Thought and Agency Amongst Humans and Non-Humans: (First Woman and Sky Woman Go On a European World Tour!)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vanessa Watts
Decolonization, vol. 2, no. 1, 2013, pp. 20-34
Description
Discusses the conceptual difference/similarity between Indigenous perspectives and traditional Euro-Western thought.
Intimate Enemies: Weetigo, Weesageechak, and the Politics of Reconciliation in Tomson Highway's Kiss of the Fur Queen and Joseph Boyden's Three Day Road
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sophie McCall
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 25, no. 3, Fall, 2013, pp. 57-85
Description
Analysis of the two novels in terms of tensions between post-colonialist and Indigenous nationalist thoughts about what reconciliation means and how it should be achieved.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 57.
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.
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.
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.
"A Moment of Magic": Coyote, Tricksterism, and the Role of the Shaman in Rudolfo Anaya's Sonny Baca Novels
Theses
Author/Creator
Roy Turner
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New Mexico, 2013.
The Native American Renaissance: Literary Imagination and Achievement
Alternate Title
American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series ; v. 59
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alan R. Velie
A. Robert Lee
Jace Weaver
James Mackay
Rebecca Tillett ... [et al.]
American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series
Native North Americans in Literature for Youth: A Selective Annotated Bibliography for K-12
Alternate Title
Literature for Youth ; no. 14
E-Books
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