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.
Learning to be Part of the Land: Experiences of a Canadian Indigenous Researcher Doing Research in a Yucatec Maya Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Miguel Paul Sastaretsi Sioui
Canadian Journal of Native Studies , vol. 38, no. 2, 2018, pp. 125-144
Description
Author discusses their positionality as an Indigenous Canadian scholar and researcher in Yucatan, Mexico; reflects on how their Indigenous identity and culture helped to inform their approach to learning and led them to select Indigenous research methods.
Legends and Stories from the Past: A Teaching Resource for Dene Kede Grades K-9
E-Books
Author/Creator
George Blondin
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.
Main Poc: Potawatomi Wabeno
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R. David Edmunds
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 3, Prophets: Religious Leaders and Revitalization Movements, Summer, pp. 259-272
Description
Investigation into Potawatomi Wabeno (sorcerer) influence on Indigenous-white relations in Illinois following the War of 1812.
Manitoba First Nations Oral History Survival Booklet
E-Books
Author/Creator
Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre (MFNERC)
Description
Provides guidance to those wishing to record Elders' remembrances including interview tips, and suggested questions about personal information, and home, bush, prairie, social and political, and spiritual-religious life.
Me & My Monster
Alternate Title
Me and My Monster
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andrea L. Rogers
Transmotion, vol. 4, no. 1, Red Readings, April 25, 2018 , pp. 104-107
Description
Creative piece in which the author imagines “A Girl, a Goatboy, and summer love.”
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.
Medicine Wheel: A Ritual Dance Drama Inspired by Plains Indian Myths and Symbols
Theses
Author/Creator
Andrea Mantell Seidel
Description
Education, Health, Nursing and Arts Thesis (D.A.)--New York University, 1985.
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.
A Message From Dr Bos
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robert Bos
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 3, September 1985, pp. 3-4
Description
Briefly describes the programing offered at Wontulp-Bi-Buyua which offers instruction for home study.
A Message From Dr Bos
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Robert Bos
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, June 1985, pp. 3-5
Description
Brief introduction from guest editor for themed issue on health and religion.
Milo Pimatisiwin Project: Healthy Living for Mushkegowuk Youth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Cindy Gaudet
Carmen Chilton
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 13, no. 1, A Barrier-free Health System for Indigenous Communities, August 27, 2018, pp. 20-40
Description
Describes an initiative in the Moose Cree First Nation community which focused on the Cree philosophy milo pimatisiwin (good and healthy living). Discusses program elements which included land-based initiatives, sharing teachings over the local radio, and feedback from youth.
Miyo Nêhiyâwiwin (Beautiful Creeness): Ceremonial Aesthetics and Nêhiyaw Legal Pedagogy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Darcy Lindberg
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 16/17, no. 1, 2018, pp. 51-65
Description
Explores the relationship between Nêhiyaw ceremony and Nêhiyaw laws and uses the sweat lodge ceremony to demonstrate the nature of Cree law and how it is rooted in the sacred.
The Moccasin Project: Understanding a Sense of Place through Indigenous Art Making and Storytelling
Theses
Author/Creator
Colleen 'Co' M. Carew
Description
[Expressive Therapies] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Lesley University, 2018.
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.
Monique Verdin's Louisiana Love: An Interview
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kirstin L. Squint
Monique Verdin
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 42, no. 1, Winter, 2018, pp. 117-133
Description
Interview with co-producer and co-writer of My Louisiana Love, a documentary which details the effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and the BP oil spills on her family and community.
"More Precious Than Gold": Indigenous Water Governance in the Context of Modern Land Claims in Yukon
Theses
Author/Creator
Nicole J. Wilson
Description
Resource Management and Environmental Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of British Columbia, 2018.
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.
Mothers of Corn: Wixárika Women, Verbal Performances, and Ontology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cyndy Margarita García-Weyandt
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 2, June 2018, pp. 113-120
Description
Discusses the active role of Maize within Wixáritari ceremony from cultivation to harvesting, emphasizing the role of women in preparing Corn-based substances for ceremonial offerings. Through storytelling and performative practices women are active in transmitting the relationships between corn and community.
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.
My Testimony
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Wayne Connolly
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, June 1985, pp. 46-49
Description
Australian Aboriginal describes experiences with alcohol abuse and his transformation to working as a priest among his own people.
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.
The Native Self versus the Myth of the Autonomous Being
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 12th, 2017
Representations and Realities
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Steve B. Csaki
Description
Author compares the philosophical idea of the self in Western thought with that of Indigenous/Native American worldviews.
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.
Navajo Sandpainting: From Religious Act to Commercial Art
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Louise Lamphere
American Ethnologist, vol. 12, no. 4, November, 1985, p. 811–812
Description
Book review of: Navajo Sandpainting by Nancy. J. Parezo.
Nemuel Island
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tommy Orange
Transmotion, vol. 4, no. 1, Red Readings, April 25, 2018, pp. 110-113
Description
Creative prose piece which contemplates the perception of reality by describing the thoughts and deed of a man named Nemuel Island.
"No Longer Will There Be a Mexico": Omens, Prophecies, and the Conquest of the Aztec Empire
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephen A. Colston
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 3, Prophets: Religious Leaders and Revitalization Movements, Summer, 1985, pp. 239-258
Description
Overview of the Aztec religion and prophecies relating to the predetermined destruction of the Aztec empire.
The Nomadic Nenets Dwelling "Mya": The Symbolism of a Woman's Role and Space in a Changing Tundra
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoia Vylka Ravna
AlterNative, vol. 14, no. 1, March 2018, pp. 2-12
Description
Describes the construction methods, various types, cultural significance, and traditions associated with the traditional tent.
“Nya Anghuwa Che” (Our Food Gives Us Life): Exploring Indigenous Perspectives on Traditional Food Gathering and Foraging in an Irigwe Community from Nigeria
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Majing Oloko
Shailesh Shukla
ab-Original, vol. 2, no. 1, 2018, pp. 1-22
Description
Study uses participatory research tools to explore and document the cultural meanings of food within Irigwe Indigenous food system and their relationship to Indigenous food-production practices such as food foraging.
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.
On the Mysterious 1831 Cherokee Manuscript or Jisdu Fixes John Locke’s Two Treatises of Civil Government
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brian Burkhart
Transmotion, vol. 4, no. 1, Red Readings, April 25, 2018 , pp. 40-76
Description
Creative piece which imagines what Two Treatises of Civil Government would look like if it had been written by the Cherokee Rabbit Trickster, Jisdu.
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.
Our Sacred Water: Theorizing Kuuyam as a Decolonial Possibility
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charles Sepulveda
Decolonization, vol. 7, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water, 2018, pp. 40-58
Description
Describes the polluted state of the Santa Ana River in southern California and how it came to be so. Considers traditional perspectives of the Acjachemen and Tongva tribes regarding "guests" as a way to re-center a Indigenous view of the land.
Overcoming the Odds: Resiliency in First Nations Adults
Theses
Author/Creator
Margaret R. Sebescen
Description
Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2000.
An Overview of Demographic, Social and Economic Conditions of the Inuit in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Norbert Robitaille
Robert Choinière
Description
Uses historical census data and vital statistics.
Parliament of Religions on the Prairie: Standing Rock as Interreligious Event
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 12th, 2017
Representations and Realities
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Peter A. Huff
Description
Examines the Oceti Sakowin water protectors’ camp as an Indigenous-led interreligious meeting and criticizes media representation of the water protectors as “protesters” while ignoring the religious and interfaith elements of the movement.
The People Of My People
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jack Mirritji
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, June 1985, pp. 16-17
Description
Describes the customs surrounding the dead in Australian Aboriginal culture.
Petrol Sniffing - Now On T.V.
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tony Nichols
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 9, no. 3, September 1985, pp. 44-45
Description
Comments of the rapid societal changes in Australia that have contributed to petrol (gas) sniffing by young Aboriginal people.
Pibloktoq (Hysteria) and Inuit Nutrition: Possible Implication of Hypervitaminosis A
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Landy
Social Science & Medicine, vol. 21, no. 2, 1985, pp. 173-185
Description
Looks at vitamin intoxication as a possible cause to Arctic hysteria.
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 67-67: Then and Now
Alternate Title
Potlatch 67-67 Lesson Series
Hiłt̕sist̕a'a̱m: The Copper Will Be Fixed
E-Books
Author/Creator
Kumugwe Cultural Society
Comox Valley Art Gallery
Description
Catalogue for exhibition held to mark the 67th anniversary of the lifting of the Potlatch ban.
Related material: Lesson Plan.
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.