Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harald Gaski
AlterNative, vol. 4, no. 2, 2008, pp. 155-178
Description
Discussion on the importance and culturally specific awareness of the artist's work.
No Gift: Tobacco Policy and Aboriginal People in Canada
E-Books
Author/Creator
Debbie Pearce
Deborah Schwartz
Lorraine Greaves
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.
The Northern Plains Beaded Collar and Necktie
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Green
Whispering Wind, vol. 37, no. 6, July-August 2008, pp. 4-[?]
Description
Looks at examples of Euro-American inspired dress adopted by the Plains tribes for their own use in Canada and the United States.
Nourishing the Learning Spirit: Elders' Dialogue
Alternate Title
Nourishing the Learning Spirit: Animation Theme Bundle
E-Books
The Numbered Treaties in Saskatchewan: A Treaty Resource Guide for Grade 2
Alternate Title
Teaching Treaties in the Classroom
E-Books
Author/Creator
Office of the Treaty Commissioner (OTC)
Description
Field test draft.
“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.
Ohwejagehka - Ha`degaenage:
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Ohwejagehka - Ha`degaenage:
Description
Website of a nonprofit organization based on Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario established to preserve and nurture Iroquoian languages and songs.
The Omaha Dance in Oglala and Sicangu Sioux History, 1883-1923
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark G. Thiel
Whispering Wind, vol. 23, no. 5, Fall/Winter, 1990, pp. 4-17
Description
Discusses the influence the Wild West show had on dance customs and the suppression of the dance on reservations.
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.
On the Treatment and Reburial of Human Remains: The San Xavier Bridge Project, Tucson, Arizona
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John C. Ravesloot
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 14, no. 1, Winter, 1990, pp. 35-50
Description
Article describes the consultation process and the eventual agreement (1985) between the Tohono O’Odham nation, the Arizona State Museum, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding the exhumations, examination and repatriation of human remains at the San Xavier Bridge site.
Oneida Lives: Long-Lost Voices of the Wisconsin Oneidas
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rosemary Ackley Christensen
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 4, Fall, 2008, pp. 522-525
Description
Book review of: Oneida Lives: Long-Lost Voices of the Wisconsin Oneidas by Herbert S. Lewis.
"The Orders of the Dreamed": George Nelson on Cree and Northern Ojibwa Religion and Myth, 1823
Alternate Title
Manitoba Studies in Native History; 3
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jennifer S.H Brown
Robert Brightman
Manitoba Studies in Native History
The Origin of the Wolf Ritual: The Whaling Indians, West Coast Legends and Stories
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Regna Darnell
BC Studies, no. 160, The Middle Fraser, Winter, 2008/2009, pp. 127-128
Description
Book review of: The Origin of the Wolf Ritual: The Whaling Indians, West Coast Legends and Stories by Edward Sapir.
Scroll down to page 127 to read review.
Our Relatives Said: A Wise Practices Guide: Voices of Aboriginal Trans-People
Documents & Presentations
Description
Discusses appropriate health care treatment and support by community prevention practitioners, volunteers and organizations for Trans-People or Two-Spirit people with HIV/AIDS.
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.
Outward Bound Giwaykiwin: Wilderness-Based Indigenous Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Gregory E. Lowan
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Lakehead University, 2008.
The Pacific Eskimo
Alternate Title
Encyclopedia Arctica ; 8
Encyclopedia Arctica. Anthropology and Archeology
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Kaj Birket-Smith
Description
Includes two groups: Chugach Eskimos of Prince William Sound and the Kodiak Eskimos of Kodiak Island and adjacent islands.
Digitized copy of typescript is part of the unpublished reference work on the Northern Arctic and subarctic regions. Project ran from 1947-1951.
Parameters of Parenting in Native American Families
Theses
Author/Creator
Tara Camille Newcomb
Description
[Psychology] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Oklahoma State University, 2008.
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.
Pedagogies for Decolonizing
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judy M. Iseke-Barnes
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 31, no. 1, Indigenous Knowledges and the University, 2008, pp. 123-145
Description
Examples of activities that engage students in understanding the systemic structure of colonization.
Pictographs in Northern Saskatchewan: Vision Quest and Pawakan
Theses
Author/Creator
Katherine A. Lipsett
p. 339
Description
Anthropology and Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1990.
Pimachiowin Aki World Heritage Project Area Ecosystem Services Valuation Assessment
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Vivek Voora
Stephan Barg
Description
Looks at the economic value of the ecosystem services provided by the natural environments of the Pimachiowin Aki area.
Pimooteewin: The Journey: Outreach Study Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Leonie Hentschel
Description
Guide to accompany the Cree opera. Includes explanation of the plot and interviews with Tomson Highway, Melissa Hui, and Michael Greyeyes.
The Point of No Return: Aboriginal Offenders' Journey Towards a Crime Free Life
Theses
Author/Creator
Teresa Howell
Description
Counselling Psychology Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of British Columbia, 2008.
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.
"The Powers of the Heavens Shall Eat of My Smoke": The Significance of Scalping in Pawnee Warfare
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark van de Logt
Journal of Military History, vol. 72, no. 1, January 2008, pp. 71-104
Description
Examines the cultural significance of scalping among the Pawnee Indians, who lived in Nebraska and Kansas until their removal to Oklahoma in the 1870s.
Preserving Aboriginal Heritage: Technical and Traditional Approaches: Proceedings of Symposium 2007
E-Books
Author/Creator
Stephen J. Augustine
Winnie Owingayak
Sherry Farrell Racette
John Moses
Miriam Clavir ... [et al.]
Description
Symposium held September 24-28, 2007 in Ottawa.
À Propos du Chant Rituel Tchouktche
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoïa Weinstein-Tagrina
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 31, no. 1-2, Tchoukotka / Chukotka, 2008, pp. 257-272
Description
Discusses ritualistic chants and their role in the society of the Chukchi people of Siberia.
Protection of Navajo Sacred Objects
Theses
Author/Creator
Elerina Yazzie
Description
Indigenous Nations Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Kansas, [2008?]
Psychoactive Agents and Native American Spirituality: Past and Present
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laurence Armand French
Contemporary Justice Review, vol. 11, no. 2, June 2008, pp. 155-163
Description
Examines traditional Native American healing and ceremonial psychoactive agents and how colonization has contributed to substance abuse.
Pulling Together: A Guide for Indigenization of Post-Secondary Institutions: Curriculum Developers
Alternate Title
Professional Learning Series
[BCcampus Indigenization Project]
[Indigenization] Professional Learning Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Asma-na-hi Antoine
Rachel Mason
Roberta Mason
Sophia Palahicky
Carmen Rodriguez de France
Description
Related material:
Foundations.
Guides for:
Leaders and Administrators.
Front-line Staff, Student Services, and Advisors.
Teachers and Instructors.
Pulling Together: A Guide for Indigenization of Post-Secondary Institutions: Foundations
Alternate Title
Professional Learning Series
[BCcampus Indigenization Project]
[Indigenization] Professional Learning Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kory Wilson
Description
Guide discusses Indigenous-Canadian relationships from contact to the present, historical and contemporary context, and the diversity of Indigenous peoples.
Related material for:
Leaders and Administrators.
Curriculum Developers.
Front-Line Staff, Student Services, and Advisors
Pulling Together: A Guide for Indigenization of Post-Secondary Institutions: Front-Line Staff, Student Services, and Advisors
Alternate Title
Professional Learning Series
[BCcampus Indigenization Project]
[Indigenization] Professional Learning Series
Pulling Together: A Guide for Front-Line Staff, Student Services, and Advisors
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ian Cull
Robert L. A. Hancock
Stephanie McKeown
Michelle Pidgeon
Adrienne Vedan
Description
Related material: Foundations. Guides for: Leaders and Administrators.
Pulling Together: A Guide for Indigenization of Post-Secondary Institutions: Leaders and Administrators
Alternate Title
Professional Learning Series
[BCcampus Indigenization Project]
[Indigenization] Professional Learning Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sybil Harrison
Janice Simcoe
Dawn Smith
Jennifer Stein
Description
Related material:
Foundations.
Guides for:
Curriculum Developers.
Front-Line Staff, Student Services, and Advisors.
Teachers and Instructors.
Pulling Together: A Guide for Indigenization of Post-Secondary Institutions: Teachers and Instructors
Alternate Title
Professional Learning Series
[BCcampus Indigenization Project]
[Indigenization] Professional Learning Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bruce Allan
Amy Perreault
John Chenoweth
Dianne Biin
Sharon Hobenshield … [et al.]
Description
Explores topics such as locating self and practice, Indigenous worldviews and pedagogies, ethical approach and relational protocols, colonization framework in Canada, and building an Indigenous practice.
Related material:
Foundations.
Guides for:
Leaders and Administrators.
Curr
Quebec First Nations Regional Health Survey [2015]: Language and Culture
Alternate Title
First Nations Regional Health Survey (RHS): Phase 3
Sociodemographic and Socioeconomic Conditions
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Mathieu-Olivier Côté]
Quilled Knee Bands
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Louie Garcia
David Sager
Whispering Wind, vol. 38, no. 1, Issue 263, September-October 2008, pp. 4-9
Description
Finds no reference to traditional use of bands prior to the Grace Dance. Includes diagrams and photographs.
Raising a Child with Early Childhood Dis-ability Supports Shakonehyra:ra's ne shakoyen'okon:'a
Alternate Title
Raising a Child with Early Childhood Disability Supports
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Ineese-Nash
Yvonne Bomberry
Kathryn Underwood
Arlene Hache
Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 28, no. 3, Winter, 2018, pp. 1-14
Description
Presents findings from Indigenous participants in the Early Childhood Service System Project.
Reading the Signs in the Whitefeather Forest Cultural Landscape, Northwestern Ontario
Theses
Author/Creator
Janene M. Shearer
Description
Nature Resources Management (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2008
[Recensions / Book Reviews]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Louis-Jacques Dorais
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, Inuit urbains / Urban Inuit, 2008, pp. 175-177
Description
Review of: Si Nous Nous Réveillons par Temps Calme ... Une Saga Familiale du Groenland Oriental by Jens Rosing, translated from the Danish by Catherine Enel, illustrations by the author and forward by Joëlle Robert-Lamblin.
Review in French.
A Recipe for Change: Reclamation of Indigenous Food Sovereignty in O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation
Theses
Author/Creator
Asfia Gulrukh Kamal
Description
[Environment and Geography?] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2018.
Reconciliation and Canada’s Overdose Crisis: Responding to the Needs of Indigenous Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Lavalley
Shelda Kastor
Jenna Valleriani
Ryan McNeil
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 190, no. 50, December 17, 2018, pp. E1466-E1467
Description
Authors note that the current drug overdose crisis disproportionately affects Indigenous people as a result of a legacy of colonialism, racism and intergenerational trauma; argue that reconciliation with First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples must include dismantling structural conditions which produce drug-related harms, and that current harm-reduction models must integrate Indigenous cultural values.
Reconsidering Confederation: Canada's Founding Debates, 1864 - 1999
Alternate Title
Compact, Contract, Covenant: The Evolution of First Nations Treaty-Making
Resisting Canada’s Will: Manitoba’s Entry into Confederation
“A More Accurate Face on Canada to the World”: The Creation of Nunavut
E-Books
Author/Creator
J. R. Miller
Daniel Heidt
Marcel Martel
Colin M. Coates
Martin Pâquet
... [et al.]
Description
See:
Chapter Two: Compact, Contract, Covenant: The Evolution of First Nations Treaty-Making by J.R. Miller.
Chapter Six: Resisting Canada’s Will: Manitoba’s Entry into Confederation by Robert Wardhaugh and Barry Ferguson.
Chapter Eleven: “A More Accurate Face on Canada to the World”: The Creation of Nunavut by P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Andr&ecaute Légaré.
Refracting the State through Human-Fish Relations: Fishing, Indigenous Legal Orders and Colonialism in North/Western Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Zoe Todd
Decolonization, vol. 7, no. 1, Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of Water, 2018, pp. 60-75
Description
Considers Aboriginal worldviews around the relationships humans have with, and the responsibilities they have to non- or more-than-human entities as a framework for environmental activism, opposition to resource extraction, and government regulation. Asserts that a re-examination of the way that humans connect to our non-human relations is necessary for survivance.
Rekindling the Sacred Fire for Children and Families = Giitwaami-zaka'aman Manidookaadeg Ishkode: Giniijaanisimaanig zhigwa Gidinawenaaganag onji
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sun Lodge Village
Peguis Child and Family Services
Garry McCorrister (Ogimaa Kinew)
Dwayne McCorrister (Giizis Ininew)
Louise McCorrister (Piitwan Aki Doog)
Maurice Brubacher (Mkode-Binesi-Nini) ... [et al.]
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 13, no. 2, Special Audiovisual Edition, 2018, p. 4
Description
Links to a video that describes the programming which creates opportunities for families to participate in ceremonial and land-based ways of knowing and healing.
Rekindling the Sacred Fire...
Duration: 21:19
"Relational Care": A Guide to Health Care and Support For Aboriginal People Living With HIV/AIDS: Final Repot
E-Books
Author/Creator
J. Kevin Barlow
Charlotte (Loppie) Reading
Religion and Politics among American Indians: An Analysis of the 2006 General Social Survey
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Elizabeth A. Keith
Thomas J. Hoffman
Indigenous Policy Journal , vol. 19, no. 2, 2008, p. [?]
Description
Looks at data from the General Social Survey for the year 2006 to determine where Indians stand on issues of religion and politics as compared to other ethnic groups.
Scroll down to access article.
The Repatriation of Ahayu:da Zuni War Gods
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Museum Anthropology, vol. 14, no. 2, May 1990, pp. 7-14
Description
An interview with the Zuni Tribal Council to collect information for presentation to museum staff about Zuni culture and express the appreciation the Zuni feel for the return of their sacred War Gods.
Report to Southcentral Foundation, Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, [and] Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation: Earth (Education and Research Towards Health) Research Project
Alternate Title
Prospective Study of Alaska Native and American Indian People
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anne P. Lanier
Gretchen Day
Elvin Asay
Diana Redwood
Description
Looks at data on protective and risk factors for multiple chronic diseases. Information gathered between March 2004 and August 2006.
Related Material: Data Summary.