Learning from Native Adult Education
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jeffrey A. Orr
New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, no. 85, Spring, 2000, pp. 59-66
Description
Focuses on incorporating Aboriginal spirituality into the curriculum through the use of the medicine wheel.
Legends and Stories from the Past: A Teaching Resource for Dene Kede Grades K-9
E-Books
Author/Creator
George Blondin
Leonard Frank Pambrun Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Leonard Frank Pambrun
Brenda Arnault
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview is a general account of his life. He describes his role in local Metis organization.
Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine, Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, and the (De)Mythologizing of the American West
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason P. Mitchell
Critique Studies in Contemporary Fiction, vol. 41, no. 3, Spring, 2000, pp. 290-304
Description
Explores myths about "cowboys and Indians" as warriors, the consequences of the influx of settlers, and the conflict between new and old conceptions of family, friendship, and spirituality.
Lushootseed Culture and the Shamanic Odyssey: An Anchored Radiance
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Christopher F. Roth
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 4, Fall, 2000, pp. 655-657
Description
Book review of: Lushootseed Culture and the Shamanic Odyssey: An Anchored Radiance by Jay Miller.
Medicine Keepers: Issues in Indigenous Health
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lori A. Colomeda
Eberhard R. Wenzel
Critical Public Health, vol. 10, no. 2, 2000, pp. 243-256
Description
Examines the holistic and spiritual concepts of health among Indigenous peoples in North America and Australia as opposed to western medicine's linear approach.
Mental Health Issues in an Urban Aboriginal Population: Focus on Substance Abuse
Theses
Author/Creator
Kahá:wi Joslyn Jacobs
Description
Psychiatry Thesis (M.Sc.)--McGill University, 2000.
Le Messianisme de Louis Riel
Alternate Title
Editions SR ; v. 4
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gilles Martel
Modern Aboriginal Economics: Capitalism With a Red Face
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Newhouse
Journal of Aboriginal Economic Development, vol. 1, no. 2, Winter, 2000, pp. 55-61
Description
Discusses the impact of Aboriginal belief systems on development in communities.
Mortuary Patterning: A Burial Analysis from Northwest Coast Archaeological Excavations
Theses
Author/Creator
Kristine Elizabeth Wright
p. 243
Description
Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2000.
Mountain Spirits: Embodying the Sacred in Mascalero Apache Tradition
Theses
Author/Creator
Martin W. Ball
Description
Religious Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Santa Barbara, 2000.
Native American Dance: A Synergy of Dance, Drama and Religion
Theses
Author/Creator
Denee Jaggers Bannister
Description
Humanities Thesis (M.A.)--University of Louisville, 2000.
Native American Physician Incorporates Tradition Into Mainstream Medical Care
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lynne Lamberg
JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association, vol. 284, no. 11, September 20, 2000, p. 1370
Description
Incorporates spirituality into care of all patients and employs the medicine wheel and 'grandfather stone' as clinical tools.
Native Conversion, Native Identity: An Oral History of the Bahá'í Faith Among First Nations People in the Southern Central Yukon Territory, Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Carolyn Patterson Sawin
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Washington, 2000.
Native Spiritual Paths: Native American Bible College Graduates, 1911-2000
Theses
Author/Creator
Nancy Jill Howard
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of New Mexico, 2000.
[Native Teachings Are about a Way of Life]: Traditional Teachings
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anishnawbe Health Toronto
Description
Series of eight brief brochures designed as primers for cultural practices related to health and healing.
Ojigkwanong - Encounter with an Algonquin Sage
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lucie Ouimet
Description
Film about Elder William Commanda, the vision he had when he was terminally ill, and how it changed the rest of his life.
Duration: 26:02.
Olive Robinson Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Olive Robinson
Alma Roy
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interviewee gives a general account of her life.
The Osage and the Invisible World: From the Works of Francis La Flesche
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Francis La Flesche
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 2, Spring, 2000, pp. 309-310
Description
Book review of: The Osage and the Invisible World : From the Works of Francis La Flesche introduction and edited by Garrick A. Bailey.
Overcoming the Odds: Resiliency in First Nations Adults
Theses
Author/Creator
Margaret R. Sebescen
Description
Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2000.
Plastic Shamans and Astroturf Sun Dances: New Age Commercialization of Native American Spirituality
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Aldred
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 3, June 1, 2000, pp. 329-352
Description
The exploitation of Indigenous spiritual traditions described in context of New Age movement as a "consumerist movement."
The Politics and Erotics of Food in Louise Erdrich
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kari J. Winter
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 2000, pp. [44]-64
Description
Explores how the author uses attitudes toward food as a metaphor to juxtapose the Aboriginal and European belief systems.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Potlatch at Gitsegukla: William Beynon's 1945 Notebooks
E-Books
Author/Creator
William Beynon
The Potlatch Papers: A Colonial Case History
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Peggy Brock
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 81, no. 2, June 2000, pp. 300-301
Description
Book review of: The Potlatch Papers by Christopher Bracken.
The Price of a Gift
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Anne Waters
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 4, Fall, September 1, 2000, pp. 657-658
Description
Book review of: The Price of a Gift: A Lakota Healer's Story by Gerald Mohatt and Joseph Eagle Elk.
"Put on the Kettle": Study on Identifying Theoretical Premises of Muskego and Asini Cree Counselling Methods
Theses
Author/Creator
Shirley Ida Brass
Description
Educational Psychology and Special Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2000.
Q'epethet ye Mestiyexw, A Gathering of the People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carolyn Kenny
Jo-ann Archibald
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 24, no. 1, Q epethet ye Mestiyexw, 2000, pp. 1-5
Description
Introduces a special edition of the Canadian Journal of Native Education (CJNE), regarding a collection of scholarly work on the spirit of the "gathering of the people." Articles include oral tradition, curriculum, language, policy and governance.
Rakekée Gok'é Godi: Places We Take Care Of
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The Sahtu Heritage Places and Sites Joint Working Group
Description
Presents recommendations of working group regarding the protection and preservation of heritage places and sites of the Sahtu Dene and Metis.
Recovery and Resistance: The Renewal of Traditional Spirituality among American Indian Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karren Baird-Olson
Carol Ward
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, 2000, pp. 1-35
Description
Examines stories of healing and resistance to the cultural denigration experienced by women of the Northern Cheyenne, Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux reservations.
Red Salmon and Red Cedar Bark: Another Look at the Nineteenth-Century Kwakwaka'wakw Winter Ceremonial
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith Berman
BC Studies, no. 125/126, Ethnographic Eyes, Spring/Summer, 2000, pp. 53-98
Description
Provides an interpretation of the winter ceremony and the Kwakwaka'wakw's relationship to the salmon.
Redskins, Tricksters and Puppy Stew
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Drew Hayden Taylor
Description
Documentary looks at Aboriginal comedy across Canada featuring comedians Don Kelly, Sharon Shorty and Jack Bear.
Duration: 54:30.
The Relationship of Spirituality and Health Among the Yup'ik of Southwestern Alaska: An Exploratory Study
Theses
Author/Creator
Nancy Lee Williamson Sanders
Description
Nursing Thesis (Ph.D.)--Wayne State University, 2000.
Remembering Our History With First Nations People
Alternate Title
Pressure Point
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Brad Newcombe
Jessie Oliver
Description
United Church minister discusses recollections of working with First Nations people and experiences working at a residential school.
Duration: 27:40.
Repatriation at the Pueblo of Zuni: Diverse Solutions to Complex Problems
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
T. J. Ferguson
Roger Anyon
Edmond J. Ladd
pp. 239-265
Description
Chapter thirteen in book: Repatriation Reader: Who Owns American Indian Remains? edited by Devon A. Mihesuah.
Review Essay: Ethnohistory and Indigenous Education: A Moment of Uncertainty
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Marker
History of Education, vol. 29, no. 1, 2000, pp. 79-85
Description
Discusses the use of oral histories as a resource and the importance of land and place when examining the history of Aboriginal education.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
José Barreiro
Laurence M. Hauptman
Claire R. Farrer
Scott J. Howard
Carol Hampton
Elizabeth J. Hernandez
Betty Booth Donohue
Gregory Schaaf
Jeffrey M. Sanders
Katherine A. Spilde
Frederick White
Liz Grobsmith
Michael Leroy Obreg
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, 2000, pp. 177-223
Description
Book reviews of:
An Account of the Antiquities of the Indians by Fray Ramon Pané, José Juan Arrom et al.
American Indians in the Marketplace: Persistence and Innovation among the Menominees and Metlakatlans, 1870-1920 by Brian C.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Steven Crum
Thomas H. Lewis
Dave Gonzales
Ronald Craig
Amelia V. Katanski
Patricia Pierce Erikson
Michael J. Mullin
Keith James
Juanita M. Firestone
Georgiana Valoyce Sanchez
Kenneth Wade
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 1, 2000, pp. 223-268
Description
Book reviews of:
American Indians and National Parks by Robert H. Keller and Michael F. Turek.
Ancient West Mexico: Art and Archeology of the Unknown Past edited by Richard F.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Alfonso E. Hernandez
Ruth Spack
Robert Keith Collins
Stacey A. Heiser
Marie Julienne
Barbara A. Mann
Jim Rosenthal
Derek Milne
Margaret Jacobs
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, 2000, pp. 159-207
Description
Book reviews of:
American Indians in World War I: At War and At Home by Thomas A. Britten.
Boarding School Seasons: American Indian Families, 1900-1940 by Brenda J. Child.
Choctaw Genesis, 1500-1700 by Patricia Galloway.
Daily Life on the Nineteenth-Century American Frontier by Mary Ellen Jones.
Dancing the Dream: The Seven Sacred Paths of Human Transformation by Jamie Sams.
The Great Peace: The Gathering of Good Minds (CD-ROM) by Raymond Skye et.
The Role of Traditional Healers in the Treatment of Aboriginal Sexual Offenders
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lawrence A. Ellery
Jonathan H. Ellerby
FORUM on Corrections Research , vol. 12, no. 1, Aboriginal People in Corrections, January 2000, pp. 40-44
Description
Evaluation of program administered by Correction Service Canada which integrates Elders and traditional practices into the treatment of sex offenders.
Rose Bertha Fleury #1 Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Rose Bertha Fleury
Brenda Arnault
Indian History Film Project
Description
Interview includes a general account of Rose Bertha Fleury's life.
Sacred Balance: Conserving the Ancestral Lands of Cambodia's Indigenous Communities
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sara Colm
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Indochina, October/November/December 2000, pp. 30-39
Description
Chronicles the history and government policies towards the people in the northeastern corner of Cambodia.
To access this article scroll down to page 30.
Sacred Objects and Sacred Places: Preserving Tribal Traditions
E-Books
Author/Creator
Andrew Gulliford
The Sacred Pipe in American Indian Religions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul B. Steinmetz
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, 1984, pp. 27-80
Description
Studies comprehensively and lists the important literature and ethnographic data in order to better understand and appreciate the Sacred Pipe.
Sacred Places, Scarred Spaces
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael E. Harkin
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 15, no. 1, Spring, 2000, pp. 49-70
Description
Advocates the importance of translating sacred places into spatial-temporal propositions.
Sacred Smokes in Circumboreal Countries: An Ethnobotanical Exploration
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marie-Françoise Guédon
The Northern Review, no. 22, Winter, 2000, pp. 29-42
Description
Explores the more than 150 plants that are or were used ritually or medicinally smoked or smudged in northern North America.
The Seri Indians Today
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Burckhalter
Journal of the Southwest, vol. 42, no. 3, Autumn, 2000, pp. 384-402
Description
Discusses the social life and customs of the Seri Indians of Sonora, Mexico.
Shamanic Cosmology Among the Tungus People of Eastern Siberia, Russia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sardana A. Alexeyeva
Anatoliy A. Alexeyev
The Northern Review, no. 22, 2000, pp. 95-96
Description
Explores the belief systems of the Even and Evenk peoples which consists of three spheres; the physical, the upper world and the lower world.
The Spirit Is Still Dancing: Joe Duquette High School
Alternate Title
Communities and Schools (Caledon Institute of Social Policy)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Anne Makhoul
Description
Looks at school in Saskatoon which offers an educational option for Aboriginal students who have been unsuccessful in mainstream programs.
Spirit Wars: Native North American Religions in the Age of Nation Building
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ronald Niezen