Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gleb Raygorodetsky
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 3, The World on Our Shoulders: Cultivating Indigenous Youth Leadership, September 2013, p. [?]
Description
Author describes travels in the Altai, the landscape, people, history and culture, and challenges of preservation of sacred sites due to climate change.
Meanings of Memory: Understanding Aging and Dementia in First Nations
Communities on Manitoulin Island, Ontario
Theses
Author/Creator
Jessica E. Pace
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2013.
Measuring Indigenous Peoples' and Planet's Well-Being
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mauricio Malanes
Tebtebba, vol. 14, 2013, pp. [4]-13
Description
Looks into the holistic view of life and development shared by Indigenous peoples worldwide.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 4.
A Metaphoric Mind: Selected Writings of Joseph Couture
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joseph Couture
[Michif Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography]
Alternate Title
Anishinaabe / Chippewa / Ojibwe Language Resources: An Annotated Bibliography
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lawrence Barkwell
Norman Fleury
Description
Material on: culture, history, mythology and language as well as separate sections for scholarly articles and theses, children's books, films, internet resources, music, recordings, curriculum materials, and textbooks.
The Missionaries: God Against the Indians
E-Books
Author/Creator
Norman Lewis
Mistusenni Rock
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
CFQC staff
Description
Three images of Mistusenni rock, now under water at Diefenbaker Lake. Mistusenni, a 400 ton glacial erratic, 14 feet high, 79 feet in circumference, was sacred to the Cree and Plains Indians. Attempts to remove the rock failed. Fragments were used to construct a monument for historic site marker near Elbow. QC 3692 2 shows Zenon Pohorecki on left, QC 3692 3 shows Zenon Pohorecki on left, Wally Stambuck, third from left and other men.
Mitákuye Owás’ (All My Relatives): Dakota Wiconi (Way of Life) and Wicozani Waste (Well-Being)
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Mark Ruml
Aboriginal Policy Research, vol. 6
Description
Discusses basic tenants of Dakota spiritual traditions. Chapter ten from Learning, Technology, and Traditions, which is vol. 6 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
A Modernist Moment: Native Art and Surrealism at the University of Oklahoma
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark A. White
Journal of Surrealism and the Americas, vol. 7, no. 1, 2013, pp. 52-70
Description
Discuses the Native American fine arts movement of personal expression and active engagement with mainstream modern art during the late 1940s. Focuses on the work of artists Chief Terry Saul, Walter Richard "Dick" West, and Oscar Howe.
Module 2: Changes in Expressions of Cultural Identity in Northern North American: Media, Art, Education, and Recreation
Alternate Title
CS 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II
Module Two: Changes in Expressions of Cultural Identity in Northern North American: Media, Art, Education, and Recreation
University of the Arctic – CS 322
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322]
[Cultural Identity In North America]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Heather Exner
Greg Poelzer
Tamara Andreyeva
Kristina Fagan
Heather Harris
Terry Wotherspoon ... [et al.]]
Description
Discusses how each area contributes to an individual's sense of belonging to a unique community.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Module 2: People of the Forest
Alternate Title
CS 321: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World I
Module Two: People of the Forest
University of the Arctic – CS 321
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 321]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Michel Bouchard
Greg Poelzer
Heather Exner
Ludmilla Zhukova
Jeremei Gabyshev
Ken Coates ... [et al.]]
Description
Discusses traditional economies and lifeways of Indigenous peoples living in the subarctic boreal forest, focusing on hunting, fishing, gathering and small-scale reindeer herding.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Module 3: Changes in Expressions of Cultural Identity in Northwest Russia, Siberia and the Far East
Alternate Title
CS 322: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World II
Module Three: Changes in Expressions of Cultural Identity in Northwest Russia, Siberia and the Far East
University of the Arctic – CS 322
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 322]
[Cultural Identity In Russia]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Heather Exner
Greg Poelzer
Tamara Andreyeva
Kristina Fagan
Heather Harris
Terry Wotherspoon ... [et al.]]
Description
Discusses the role of language, literature, media, art, family and education.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Module 3: People of the Coast
Alternate Title
CS 321: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World I
Module Three: People of the Coast
University of the Arctic – CS 321
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 321]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Michel Bouchard
Greg Poelzer
Heather Exner
Ludmilla Zhukova
Jeremei Gabyshev
Ken Coates ... [et al.]]
Description
Overview of traditional livelihoods of the Aleut and Iñupiat of Northern Alaska; the Yupiit and Chukchi of the Russian Far East; the Inuit of Nunavut; the Isertormeeq, Kalaallit and Kujataamiut of Greenland; and the coastal Sami people of the European Far North.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
"A Moment of Magic": Coyote, Tricksterism, and the Role of the Shaman in Rudolfo Anaya's Sonny Baca Novels
Theses
Author/Creator
Roy Turner
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New Mexico, 2013.
More Than a Façade: The Kenekuk Religion Revisited
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew Garrett
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 4, Fall, 2017, pp. 293-310
Description
Discusses what the Prophet's spiritual teachings may have meant to his Kickapoo followers.
Mound Builders and Monument Makers of the Northern Great Lakes, 1200-1600
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kathleen M. Foley
American Antiquity, vol. 78, no. 3, 2013, pp. 603-604
Description
Review of Book: Mound Builders and Monument Makers of the Northern Great Lakes, 1200-1600 by Meghan C. L. Howey.
Mountains and Rivers for a Home: A Study of the Cultural and Social Repercussions of the Return to Nature in Leslie Marmon Silko’s Ceremony and Thomas King's Green Grass, Running Water
Theses
Author/Creator
Murielle Cayouette
Description
English Literature Thesis (M.A.)--Laval University, 2013.
Mr. George Clutesi #1 and Mrs. Annie Hayes
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George Clutesi
Mrs. Annie Hayes
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where George Clutesi discusses at length his role in the cultural reawakening of his people, particularly the dance group he organized. There is also discussion of the preparation of bark clothing.
Mr. George Clutesi #1A & Mrs. Annie Hayes
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
George Clutesi
Mrs. Annie Hayes
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where various native dances are discussed.
Mrs. Edward Joyce Interview #1
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Edward Joyce
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview where she gives general reminiscences of her life. She also describes the Hamatsa dance ceremony.
Nanai Shamanic Culture in Indigenous Discourse
Alternate Title
[Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Tatiana Bulgakova
[National Museum of the American Indian: Bears]
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Description
Displays 75 items of "bear" themed objects with accompanying information.
[National Museum of the American Indian: Ernest Spybuck, Shawnee Artist]
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Ernest Spybuck
Description
Displays 20 items from collection featuring watercolors and drawings from 1883-1949.
Native American Narratives as Ecoethical Discourse in Land-Use Consultations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joy H. Greenberg
Gregory Greenberg
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 28, no. 2, Fall, 2013, pp. 30-59
Description
Examines the issues involved when development threatens sacred sites.
The Native American Renaissance: Literary Imagination and Achievement
Alternate Title
American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series ; v. 59
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alan R. Velie
A. Robert Lee
Jace Weaver
James Mackay
Rebecca Tillett ... [et al.]
American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series
Native Life
Alternate Title
CANADIANHISTORY.CA: The Many Histories of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J .R. Miller
Description
Overview of Aboriginal history from the 1850s to 2000. Could be used as an educational resource for high school students.
Native North Americans in Literature for Youth: A Selective Annotated Bibliography for K-12
Alternate Title
Literature for Youth ; no. 14
E-Books
Native Peoples of North America
E-Books
Author/Creator
Susan Stebbins
The Nature of Empires and the Empires of Nature: Indigenous Peoples and the Great Lakes Environment
Alternate Title
Indigenous Studies Series
E-Books
Author/Creator
John MacKenzie
Heather Marie Annis
Alesha Jane Breckenridge
Lori-Beth Hallock
Karen J. Travers
Brian Rice ...
Lianne C. Leddy ...
David T. McNab ... [et al.]
Indigenous Studies Series
Negotiating Two Worlds: Learning Through the Stories of Haudenosaunee Youth and Adults
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Bomberry
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 36, no. 2, Indigenous Education: Pathways to (Re)membering, 2013, pp. 248-283
Description
Looks at educational experiences and community challenges facing Six Nation youth of the Grand River Territory.
Never Alone: The Art and the People of the Story
Alternate Title
Game Development Conference ; 2015
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Dima Veryovka
Description
A Discussion on the visual style, cultural infusion and impact of the 2014 video game Never Alone. The game is based off the Iñupiat legend of Kanuk Sayuka and was created in cooperation with elders, storytellers, and artists from the Cook Inlet Tribal Council.
Duration: 50:01.
New Light on Black Elk and The Sacred Pipe
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Fitzgerald
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 4, 2017, pp. 71-91
Description
Uses correspondence to and from Joseph Brown to explore his personal philosophy and his process of transcribing and editing The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk’s Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux
Nooksack Place Names: Geography, Culture, and Language
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Bill Angelbeck
BC Studies, no. 179, Ethnobotany in BC, Autumn, 2013, pp. 216-218
Description
Book review of Nooksack Place Names by Allan Richardson and Brent Galloway.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review, scroll to p. 216.
Not Your Grandfather's Horse: Automobiles Performing the Trickster in Modern and Contemporary Work by Artists from Plains Cultures
Theses
Author/Creator
Aaron Moses
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Oklahoma State University, 2017
Refers to the works of Horace Poolaw, Dallin Maybee, Arthur Amiotte, Jay Polite Labor, and Wendy Red Star
Nurturing the "Beginning" in Protecting Our Traditional Practices From the End: Family, Kinship and Kamilaroi Aboriginal First Nation Knowledge in Australia
Alternate Title
Getting it Right: Protecting Family, Kinship and Traditional Practices in Kamilaroi Aboriginal First Nation Knowledge
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marcus Waters
Journal of the European Association for Studies of Australia, vol. 4, no. 1-2, Indigenous Marriage, Family and Kinship in Australia:The Persistence of Life and Hope, 2013, pp. 177-192
Description
Discusses the survival of Aboriginal knowledge and definitions of identity and values in the Australian and Torres Strait Island Academy.
Of the Heart: Scoping Review of Indigenous Youth Suicide and Prevention
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rita Henderson
Lindsay Crowshoe
Brittany Johnson
Naomi Parker
Stephanie Perrin ... [et al.]
Description
Sources of data: Indigenous advisors, academic and grey literature review, and environmental scan. Includes information on general context, promising practices, and knowledge gaps around service provision.
Okwire’shon:’a, the First Storytellers: Recovering Landed Consciousness in Readings of Trees & Texts
Theses
Author/Creator
Kaitlin Sandra June Debicki
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--McMaster University, 2017. Refers to the works Power by Linda Hogan, Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson, and Truth and Bright Water by Thomas King.
[Old World Roots of the Cherokee: How DNA, Ancient Alphabets and Religion Explain the Origins of America's Largest Indian Nation]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Eldon Yellowhorn
Native Studies Review, vol. 22, no. 1/2, 2013, pp. 216-219
Description
Book Review of: Old World Roots of the Cherokee by Donald N. Yates
Opening the Circle: Welcoming Brother Sun
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sandra Styres
Dawn Zinga
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 36, no. 2, Indigenous Education: Pathways to (Re)membering, 2013, pp. [1-3]
Description
Editorial to special issue focusing on historical and contemporary Indigenous education.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Eleven: Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Seven: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Nursery/Preschool/Kindergarten. Day 1: : First Nation Creation Stories
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Opioid Use in Pregnancy and Parenting: An Indigenous-Based Collaborative Framework for Northwestern Ontario
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Naana Afua Jumah
Lisa Bishop
Mike Franklyn
Janet Gordon
Len Kelly ... [et al.]
Canadian Journal of Public Health, vol. 108, no. 5-6, 2017, pp. e616-e620
Description
Describes two workshops that looked at issues from the perspectives of research, health care, social service provision and supportive care.
"Our Hope and Our Protection": Misko-biiwaabik (Copper) and Tribal Sovereignty in Michigan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erik M. Redix
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 3, Summer, 2017, pp. 224-249
Description
Argues that the Smithsonian's refusal to repatriate a sacred boulder illustrates how the Lake Superior Ojibwe experienced colonialism in that its removal was part of the exploitation of rich copper deposits in the area.
"Our Mother Earth Is My Purpose": Recollections From Mr. Albert Smith, Na'ashó'ii dich'ízhii
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Annie Ross
Albert Smith
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 1, 2013, pp. 105-124
Description
Looks at the World War II military service through the recollections of a Navajo veteran.
Pan-Indianism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert K. Thomas
Midcontinent American Studies Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, Indian Today, Fall, 1965, pp. 75-83
Description
Overview of the social movement promoting unity among American Indian groups.
Parents as First Teachers: A Resource Booklet about How Children Learn for First Nations and Métis Parents in BC
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health (NCCAH)
First Nations Health Authority
Description
Provides information on culture and knowledge about early learning and lists services available to assist families.
Patience and Other Values
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cipriano Manuel
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 4, no. 2, January 1965, pp. [1-4]
Description
Remarks from a speech on the virtues of patience, faithfulness, reaction rather than action, being rather than having, and the value of harmony with your environment.
Peguis, Woodpeckers and Myths: What Do We Truly Know?
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Donna C. Sutherland
Manitoba History, no. 71, Red River Revisited, Winter, 2013, pp. 48-54
Description
Brief look at the life of the Saulteaux leader.