Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jesse Gritton
Stephanie Craig Rushing
David Stephens
Thomas Ghost Dog
Bradley Kerr ... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Health Research, vol. 24, no. 3, 2017, pp. 63-87
Description
Describes how a sample of adolescents interpreted and acted upon disclosures of depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation on Facebook or Twitter and what resources they felt were needed.
Restorative Narrative: Nonfiction and the Resetting of the Grasslands' Future
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Naramore Maher
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 40, no. 1, Winter, 2020, pp. 1-22
Description
Article focuses on contemporary non-Indigenous essay writers from the Great Plains who are working to shift the narrative surrounding the historical destruction of the grasslands and the coinciding violence directed towards Indigenous nations.
Rethinking Setting: Representing Landscape in Southern Alberta Literature
Theses
Author/Creator
Jeff Petersen
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 2005.
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.
A Review of Tourism Research in the Polar Regions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
E. J. Stewart
D. Draper
M .E. Johnston
Arctic, vol. 58, no. 4, December 2005, pp. 383-394
Description
Reviews the tourism issues that are common to the Arctic and Antarctic regions such as; tourism patterns, impacts, policy and development.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Bruce E. Johansen
Joshua Piker
H. Wolcott Toll
Benjamin R. Kracht
Andrew Denson
Jennifer L. L. Carroll
Michael H. Horn
Mark A. Nicholas
Mark Tveskov
Naomi R. Caldwell
Philip Heldrich
Dorothy A. Nason
Raymond Bucko
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 4, 2005, pp. 121-172
Description
Book reviews of:
1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann.
American Indian Themes in Young Adult Literature by Paulette F. Molin.
Black, White, and Indian: Race and the Unmaking of an American Family by Claudio Saunt.
Chaco Canyon: Archaeologists Explore the Lives of an Ancient Society by Brian Fagan.
Cherokee Medicine Man: The Life and Work of a Modern-Day Healer by Robert J. Conley.
The Cherokee Nation: A History by Robert J.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Christine Gray
Tol Foster
Patricia Penn Hilden
Donald A. Grinde
D. Anthony Tyeeme Clark
Michael S. Nassaney
Amelia V. Katanski
Bradley J. Gills
Dorothy A. Nason
G. L. Worthington
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 29, no. 3, 2005, pp. 125-178
Description
Book review of:
Blood Struggle: The Rise of Modern Indian Nations by Charles Wilkinson.
Chinnubbie and the Owl: Muscogee (Creek) Stories, Orations and Traditions by Alexander Posey.
Choctaw Women in a Chaotic World: The Clash of Cultures in the Colonial Southeast by Michelene E. Pesantubbee.
A Colonial Complex: South Carolina’s Frontiers in the Era of the Yamasee War 1680–1730 by Steven J.
Rezonomics
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ralf Kracke-Berndorff
Raul Paz Patrana
David Bartecchi
Description
Interviews various residents on the Pine Ridge reservation about what they do to survive on the reservation.
Duration: 51:34.
Rheumatoid Arthritis in American Indians and Alaska Natives: A Review of the Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth D. Ferucci
David W. Templin
Anne P. Lanier
Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, vol. 34, no. 4, February 2005, pp. 662-667
Description
Contends that understanding patterns and burden of disease in AI/AN populations may contribute to the development of preventative strategies and understanding the etiology.
Risks and Impacts to First Nation Health and the Mount Polley Mine Tailings Dam Failure
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janis Shandro
Laura Jokinen
Alison Stockwell
Francesco Mazzei
Mirko S. Winkler
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017, pp. 84-102
Description
Describes findings from the Mount Polley Mine Health Impact Assessment including which communities were impacted by the breached dam.
Rivers, Fish and the People: Tradition, Science, and Historical Ecology of Fisheries in the American West
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Joshua L. Reid
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 136-137
Description
Book review of: Rivers, Fish and the People by Pei-Lin Yu.
The Role of Skis and Skiing in the Settlement of Early Scandinavia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Weinstock
Northern Review, no. 25/26, Governance in the Provincial Norths, Summer, 2005, pp. 172-196
Description
Looks at the early history of skiing from the beginning in the Stone Age to a time only a few centuries ago with a focus on the role of Sami contributions.
Saami and Berbers: An Unexpected Mitochondrial DNA Link
Alternate Title
Sami and Berbers: An Unexpected Mitochondrial DNA Link
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alessandro Achilli
Chiara Rengo
Vincenza Battaglia
Maria Pala
Anna Olivieri ... [et al.]
American Journal of Human Genetics, vol. 76, no. 5, May 2005, pp. 883-886
Description
Looks at the DNA link between Sami of Scandinavia and the Berbers of North Africa.
The Sacred and the Digital: Managing Heritage in an Open Access World
Theses
Author/Creator
Sarah Lison
Description
Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
Sacred Salmon Film Wins National Acclaim for SKC
Articles » General
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 16, no. 3, Indigenizing Education, Spring, 2005
Description
Discusses a film produced by the student television station at Salish Kootenai College (SKC), Sacred Salmon: A Gift to Sustain Life, that has received national acclaim. The film is about the health of the Columbia River salmon and the Yakama Nation.
Sacred Ways of Life: Traditional Knowledge
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Chelsea Crowshoe
Description
Discussion on various aspects of traditional knowledge, including traditional knowledge and the law,
comparison of scientific and traditional approaches to knowledge, and tools for maintaining traditional knowledge.
Sahnish (Arikara) Ethnobotany
Alternate Title
Contributions in Ethnobiology
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kelly Kindscher
Loren Yellow Bird
Michael Yellow Bird
Logan Sutton
Salmon Homecoming Alliance: Student Activity
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Salmon Homecoming Alliance
Description
Created for the Salmon Homecoming event held annually on the Seattle waterfront.
Salmon Homecoming: An Activity Book for Kids
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Salmon Homecoming Steering Committee
Description
Includes information on the salmon and preservation of its ecosystem and activities such as game, crossword, word scramble, and dot-to-dot.
Saskatchewan History - The First Peoples: Plains First Nations
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
J. Giannetta
Description
A wide range of topics such as clothing, bison, decoration, tools, etc. Developed for Grade 4 Social Studies.
Updated version.
Student Handouts.
Satellite Culture: Global Positioning Systems, Inuit Wayfinding, and the Need for a New Account of Technology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Claudio Aporta
Eric Higgs
Current Anthropology, vol. 46, no. 5, December 2005, pp. 729-753
Description
Discusses the changes Inuit hunters in the Igloolik region experienced by using a Global Positioning System (GPS).
Scientific Dogma or Indigenous Geographic Knowledge: Was America a Land Without History Prior to Scientific Contact?
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 5th, 2003
Native Being -- Being Native: Identity and Difference : Proceedings of the Fifth Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Joseph A.P. Wilson
Description
Discusses the linguistic evidence of a link between the Athabascan and the Sino-Tibetan people.
Searching for Haknip Achukma (Good Health): Challenges to Food Sovereignty Initiatives in Oklahoma
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Devon Mihesuah
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 9-30
Description
Looks at reasons for the population's poor health and difficulties encountered when a tribes try to control production, quality and distribution of food. Some of the issues include definition of "traditional food", access, environmental degradation, poaching and invasive species.
Seasonal Circles
Alternate Title
Yukon Grade 7 Cross-Curircular Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Trine Dennis
Description
Contains material that can be used for mathematics, physical health and education, English language arts and science classes.
Seeds as Ancestors, Seeds as Archives: Seed Sovereignty and the Politics of Repatriation to Native Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christina Gish Hill
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 93-112
Description
Looks at how colonization impacted traditional foodways, the importance of access to traditional seeds, and the need to repatriate them from seed banks.
Seeds-Songs: Reflections on Swidden Agriculture, Agro-Biodiversity and Food Sovereignty
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Maruja Salas
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Shifting Cultivation, 2005, pp. 14-21
Description
Reports on biodiversity tour and discusses seed conservation by people living in a village located in the Khun Jae National Park.
To access this article, scroll down to page 14.
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.
Seneca Art and Culture Center at Ganondagan State Historic Site
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alyssa Mt. Pleasant
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2017, pp. 124-125
Description
Reviews and describes the Center including architecture, landscaping and exhibits.
Sens et Sensibilité du Savoir Chez les Inuit des Iles Belcher (Nunavut)
Theses
Author/Creator
Léa Hiram
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Université Laval, 2005.
"A Sense of Seal" in Greenland: Kalaallit Seal Pluralities and Anti-Sealing Contentions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Naja Dyrendom Graugaard
Description
Discuss the Inuit seal hunting as a "sustainable, subsistence" practice and how this ideal ties in with the modern day seal hunts.
Seven Focal Economies For Six Focal Places: The Development of Economic Diversity in the Western Canadian Arctic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew W. Betts
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 42, no. 1, 2005, pp. 47-87
Description
Illustrates a preliminary attempt at a comprehensive understanding of the assortment in Mackenzie Inuit economic and settlement systems.
Sharing the Story: Sustainable Initiatives in First Nations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description
Provides information about sustainable initiatives in various First Nations communities throughout Canada. The initiatives focus on economic, environmental, and social sustainability.
Shifting Cultivation and Wildlife Conservation: A Debate
Articles » General
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Shifting Cultivation, 2005, pp. 22-29
Description
Looks at the impact shifting cultivation has on the habitat of wildlife and consequences for indigenous people in the Karen communities in Thailand.
To access this article, scroll down to page 22.
Siberian Yupik Names for Birds: What Can Bird Names Tell Us about Language and Knowledge Transitions?
Alternate Title
Les désignations des oiseaux en yupik sibérien : Que peuvent nous dire les noms d’oiseaux sur les transitions linguistiques et cognitives ?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Igor Krupnik
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, 2017, pp. 179-213
Description
Author examines recorded names for birds in the language of the Yupik; finds a strong correlation between the imposition of Russian language and schooling and the loss of Yupik bird names and the traditional knowledge contained therein.
The Skownan First Nation Model for Sustainable Development and Aboriginal Stewardship
Theses
Author/Creator
Karen S. E. Stock
Description
Environment and Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2005.
Snow Goggles
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Amelia Fay
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 1, February/March 2017, p. 17
Description
Brief article contains a photograph of an early 20th century set of snow goggles, probably from the Caribou Inuit in Nunavut.
The Socio-Cultural Ramifications of Technology-Rich Educational Environments Within the Context of Iñupiat Eskimo Learners in a Remote Alaskan Arctic Community: An Exploratory Case Study
Theses
Author/Creator
Deepak Prem Subramony
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, 2005.
Some Properties of Culture and Persons
Alternate Title
CODE: Collective Ownership and the Economy
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Fred Myers
Description
Chapter four in book: CODE: Collective Ownership and the Economy edited by Rishab Aiyer Ghosh.
Sovereignty Unplugged: Wireless Technology and Self-Governance in the Navajo Nation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tara Tidwell Cullen
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 2, Indigenous Peoples Bridging the Digital Divide, Summer, 2005
Description
Discusses the mostly successful integration of wireless technology into the Navajo Nation and the sharing of this success with other indigenous peoples around the world.
Spatial Organization of Chacoan Outliers: Visual Connections in the Red Mesa Valley
Theses
Author/Creator
Jodi Lynn Dalton
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--California State University, Fullerton, 2000.
Spirit Doctors
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Marie Burke
Bonnie Thompson
René Sioui Labelle
Doug Forbes
Mary Louie
Ed Louie
National Film Board of Canada
Description
Documentary about the work of Mary and Ed Louie, two traditional healers from British Columbia.
Duration: 40:04.
Springtime Macronutrient Intake of Alaska Natives of the Bering Straits Region: The Alaska Siberia Project
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia Markham Risica
Elizabeth D. Nobmann
Laura E. Caulfield
Cynthia Schraer
Sven O. E. Ebbesson
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 64, no. 3, 2005, pp. 222-233
Description
Compares the higher carbohydrate and lower protein dietary intake, in 2005, to the historically reported diets in the early 20th Century.
Spruce Tree = Ts’u
Alternate Title
Nahe Náhodhe – Our Way of Life
Documents & Presentations
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Dehcho First Nations
Description
Brief description of some of the uses of the tree.
Sq’ éwlets: A Stó:lō -Coast Salish Community in the Fraser River Valley Virtual Museum
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dara Kelly
BC Studies, no. 194, Summer, 2017, pp. 195-197
Description
Reviews website featuring stories, history, language, and the connection between the people and place.
A Stage Set for Assimilation: The Model Indian School at the World's Columbian Exposition
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christopher T. Green
Winterthur Portfolio, vol. 51, no. 2/3, Summer/Autumn, 2017, pp. 95-133
Description
Uses various architecture drafts for the exhibit to examine how the school was to be a physical manifestation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' assimilationist agenda.
The Star People
Alternate Title
iGrow Readers
Documents & Presentations
Description
Teacher resource for The Star People: A Lakota Story by S.D. Nelson. Target age is Kindergarten to Grade 3.
A State-of-Practice Survey of Health and Environmental Assessment in the Canadian North
Theses
Author/Creator
Jackie Bronson
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2005.
State Policies, Shifting Cultivation and Indigenous Peoples in Laos
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mi Dze
Indigenous Affairs, no. 2, Shifting Cultivation, 2005, pp. 30-37
Description
Discusses transformation of livelihood systems, disruption of communities and survival of cultural heritage and identity.
To access this article, scroll down to page 30.
Sterilized in the Name of Public Health: Race, Immigration, and Reproductive Control in Modern California
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alexander Minna Stern
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 95, no. 7, July 2005, pp. 1128-1138
Description
Describes the sterilization law that was in effect in California from 1909 to 1979 and discusses the legacy of eugenics.
Stone by Stone: Exploring Ancient Sites on the Canadian Plains
E-Books
Author/Creator
Liz Bryan