Excellent resource contains links to videos of cultural teachings and lesson plans for primary, junior and intermediate grade levels. Topics covered: significance of building local relationships, an agreement with Mother Earth, walking with a good heart, clan system, courage, love, offerings, and working together in a good way.
Transmotion, vol. 2, no. 1 - 2, November 28, 2016, pp. 124-130
Description
A playful creative non-fiction piece that uses humour as a means to articulate the roles that Indigenous writers can and do play in contemporary culture, in resistance and resurgence.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 15, no. 1, Series 2; [Special Issue in Honor of Carter Revard], Spring, 2003, pp. [60]-66
Description
Author reminisces about her long and varied correspondence with Revard, which took place over the course of 26 years.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Presentation comes from 30 years of experience to preserve Indian culture. Architect discusses his roots, his design projects and use of graphics to come up with design guides.
Duration: 57:26.
Listening to First Nations Women’s Expressions of Heart Health: ‘mite achimowin’ Digital Storytelling
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lorena Sekwan Fontaine
Sarah Wood
Lisa Forbes
Annette S. H. Schultz
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 78, no. 1, 2019
Description
Article examines a digital storytelling study which collaborated with First Nations (FN) Women in Manitoba to discuss many of the issues surrounding heart health management including: the relationship between FN and Western Medical knowledges, diet and lifestyle, related health conditions, experiences with healthcare system, residential schools, and relationships with children and grandchildren.
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 50, no. 1, Winter, 2016, pp. 36-69
Description
Addresses how Western educated people can learn from Indigenous ways of knowing and telling through the practice of listening and writing in alternative ways.
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 2, Growing Roots of Indigenous Wellbeing, October 2019, pp. 276-292
Description
Author discusses their own experience as a kidney donor and with supporting family and community members with Chronic Kidney Disease, and how the experiences helped to shape their feelings about relational research.
Mosaic (Winnipeg), vol. 36, no. 1, March 2003, pp. 121-134
Description
Commonalities in Native American and Mexican American healing practices as evidenced in the fiction of Leslie Marmon Silko, Rudolpho Anaya and Ana Castillo.
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 49, no. 3, 2010, pp. 83-106
Description
"This study interviewed 33 tribal education and human service leaders to examine the challenges faced by one American Indian tribe in providing access to higher education".
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 4, Winter, 2010, pp. 88-93
Description
Book reviews of Lost Creeks by Alexander Posey, edited by Matthew Sivils and Song of the Oktahutche edited by Matthew Sivils
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to p. 88.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 15, no. 1, Series 2; [Special Issue in Honor of Carter Revard], Spring, 2003, pp. [92]-103
Description
Author discusses the connections between Erdrich's work and that of Geoffrey Chaucer.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Animated short tells story of a woman who blinds and mistreats her son, a loon that restores his vision, and the act of revenge which turns her into a narwahl. Part of a legend. Accompanying material: Lumaajuuq: Lesson Plan.
Duration: 7:36.
Native American Leadership: Past, Present and Future
Native American Symposium; 11th, 2015
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Caleb Tankersley
Description
Literary criticism which discusses novels in the context of the genre of magical realism; discusses the genre as a means of political resistance and subversion favoured by post-colonial writers, feminist writers, and writers of colour.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 2010, pp. 20-48
Description
Argues that Maria Campbell's use of Michif was necessary to convey the true essence of the narratives.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 20.