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Author/Creator
Stephanie Stevens
Napos Menominee Nation
Description
Reflects worldviews on the concept of "4" and the Seven Gifts.
Duration: 13:40.
Meeting in Fort Rae of NWT Indian Brotherhood, 1970.
Images » Photographs
Description
Slides appear to be a series of 8 images in a slide show about Canada's North. On slide: "Indian Brotherhood (NWT)"
[Memories, Myths and Dreams of an Ojibwe Leader]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Patricia Harms
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 31, no. 2, 2011, pp. 191-192
Description
Book review of: Memories, Myths, and Dreams of an Ojibwe Leader by William Berens ; as told to A. Irving Hallowell and edited by Jennifer S.H. Brown and Susan Elaine Gray.
Mi'kmaq Spirit
Alternate Title
Mi'kma Spirit
Micmac Spirit
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Muin'iskw
Crowfeathers
Description
Contains links to: culture, history, spiritual events, issues, etc.
[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.
Minjimendaamowinon Anishinaabe: Reading and Righting All Our Relations in Written English
Theses
Author/Creator
Janice Acoose / Miskwonigeesikokwe
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2011.
Model Teaching Unit - Language Arts - Grades 4-8 for Larry Loyie's As Long as the Rivers Flow
Alternate Title
Indian Education for All
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tammy Elser
Description
Teacher resource for children's book about the last summer a boy spent with his family before being sent to residential school.
Models of Collaboration in the Making of Ten Canoes (2006)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nancy E. Wright
Screening the Past, vol. 31, no. 8, Cinema Between Media, 2011, p. [?]
Description
Discusses a collaboration with an Aboriginal community in remote community of Ramingining in Australia.
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.
Mormons and Native Americans in the Antebellum West
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Lindell
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--San Diego State University, 2011.
Mothering in the Borderlands: Policing Native American Women's Reproductive Healthcare
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara Gurr
International Journal of Sociology of the Family, vol. 37, no. 1, Policing Motherhood, Spring, 2011, pp. 69-84
Description
Data from interviews with Lakota and other women on the Pine Ridge Reservation about motherhood management by the State and American Indian Health Service.
Moving the Body Painting into the Art Gallery: Knowing About and Appreciating Works of Aboriginal Art
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Howard Morphy
Journal of Art Historiography, no. 4, June 2011, pp. [1]-20
Description
Argues that contextual information is critical when building collections and developing exhibitions of objects.
[My Great-Grandfather Keesta; Development of an Indigenous Theory]
Alternate Title
[Principles of Tsawalk: An Indigenous Approach to Global Crisis]
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
E. Richard Atleo
Description
Discusses the Nuu-chah-nulth concept of heshook-ish tsawalk which means "everything is one" and how this differs from Western philosophy.
Prologue and introduction from: Principles of Tsawalk: An Indigenous Approach to Global Crisis by E. Richard Atleo.
Native American Performance and Representation
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
T. Christopher Aplin
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 2, Spring, 2011, pp. 160-161
Description
Book review of: Native American Performance and Representation edited by S. E. Wilmer.
Native American Values and Management Education: Envisioning an Inclusive Virtuous Circle
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Klemm Verbos
Joe S. Gladstone
Deanna M. Kennedy
Journal of Management Education, vol. 35, no. 1, February 2011, pp. 10-26
Description
Discusses the use of four traditional Lakota values: bravery, generosity, fortitude and wisdom.
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 Spiritual Appropriation: Words of Power, Relations of Power - Creating Stories & Identities
Theses
Author/Creator
Franzisca Elisabeth Möller
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Montreal, 2011.
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
A Nez Perce Elk Bag
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott M. Thompson
Whispering Wind, vol. 40, no. 3, Issue 277, September-October 2011, pp. 14-15
Description
Looks at design on memorial give away from the Nez Perce reservation. General discussion about bags using elk and flora patterns. Includes photographs.
Nisga'a Paradigm of Rebirth
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Antonia Mills
Deanna Nyce
Emma Nyce
Joseph Gosnell
Pauline Grandison
Lorene Plante ... [et al.]
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 31, no. 2, 2011, pp. 85-95, 187-189
Description
Discusses the spiritual beliefs associated with reincarnation.
Nishnaabeg Resurgence: Stories from Within
Alternate Title
Dancing on Our Turtle's Back: Stories of Nishnaabeg Re-creation, Resurgence and a New Emergence
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Leanne Simpson
Description
Author's personal reflections on identity, resistance and cultural revival.
Chapter from Dancing on Our Turtle's Back: Stories of Nishnaabeg Re-creation, Resurgence and a New Emergence by Leanne Simpson.
Nk'Mip: Creating a "Taste of Place"
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brent A. Hammer
Totem, vol. 19, no. 1, 2011, pp. 93-108
Description
Looks at the concepts terroir (earth), taste, and taste of place and how they shape the cultural identity of the Osoyoos Indian Band who own and manage a winery in the Okanagan Valley.
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
A Nutritional Factor in Windigo Psychosis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vivian J. Rohrl
American Anthropologist, vol. 72, no. 1, New Series, February 1970, pp. 97-101
Description
Argues that there may be a nutritional component to windigo in that the "cure" involved the ingestion of fatty meat.
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.
On Reading Grace's Potiki
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Eva Rask Knudsen
CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture, vol. 13, no. 2, Thematic Issue: About Indigenous Literatures, June 2011, pp. 1-10
Description
Discusses how indigenous knowledge is overlooked by non-Indigenous scholars when it comes to the subject of marginalizing and resistance in the 1986 novel, Potiki by Māori writer Patricia Grace.
On Sacred Ground: Medicine People in Native American Fiction
Theses
Author/Creator
Brianna Burke
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Tufts University, 2011.
Discusses works by Susan Power, James Welch, Sherman Alexie, Anna Lee Walters, Louis Owens, Leslie Marmon Silko, and Louise Erdrich.
One Nation, Separate Spheres: An Examination of Red Power Activism Between Two Mohawk Communities
Theses
Author/Creator
Carlyn N. Pinkins
Description
Thesis (M.A.)--Georgia Southern University, 2011.
[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.
Organ Donation and Transplantation: A Dialogue with American Indian Healers and Western Health-care Providers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Felicia Schanche Hodge
Patricia Bellanger
Connie Norman
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 35, no. 3, 2011, pp. 79-90
Description
Discusses the values and beliefs regarding organ donation from traditional and Western viewpoints.
Ornate Telephone Booth
Images » Photographs
Author/Creator
Institute for Northern Studies
Description
An ornately decorated telephone booth. Victoria, B.C. On booth: "B.C. TEL 806, 000 TELEPHONE INSTALLATIONS OCT. 20/67 VICTORIA B.C."
Otavalan Women, Ethnicity, and Globalization
E-Books
Author/Creator
Linda D'Amico
"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.
Outstretched Hands: Reconciling Past and Present Within the Parramatta Riverside Walk
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mona Malamiri
Ideas in History, vol. 3, no. 2, 2011
Description
Examines installation specifically the mural pathway exploring the sense of community that comes from traditional modes of art, storytelling and interpretation.
La perception du carcajou/glouton par les Inuit du Nord canadien: Du passé au present
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frédéric Laugrand
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 243-263
Description
Author describes the different perceptions of the wolverine in Dené and Gwich’in culture both as a presence that people must be wary of in the bush and status as a powerful tuurngaq (totem or spirit guide).
Text in French.
Perception of the Importance of Traditional Country Foods to the Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Health of Labrador Inuit
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Erica L. Pufall
Andria Q. Jones
Scott A. McEwen
Charlene Lyall
Andrew S. Peregrine
Victoria L. Edge
Arctic, vol. 64, no. 2, June 2011, pp. 242-250
Description
Study gathered information through focus groups and key informants; reported that while all agreed on the various benefits of the food, there was growing concern about its safety due to environmental contamination.
Phantom Past, Indigenous Presence: Native Ghosts in North American Culture and History
E-Books
Author/Creator
Colleen E. Boyd
Coll Thrush
Michelle Burnham
Geneva M. Gano
Adam John Waterman ... [et al.]
"A Piece of the Endless Body of the World": Gender, Identity, and the Coexistence of Binary Forces in Louise Erdrich's The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse, Tracks, and Love Medicine
Theses
Author/Creator
Emily Elizabeth Andersen
Description
English Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 2011.
The Plains Indian Powwow: Cultural Integration in Manitoba and Saskatchewan
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Samuel W. Corrigan
Anthropologica, vol. 12, no. 2, New Series, January 1, 1970, pp. 253-277
Description
Distinguishes three basic types of powwows and concentrates on the third type, the annual summer powwow.
Plants and Connection to Place
Alternate Title
Yukon Grade 8 Cross-Curricular Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alyce Johnson
Liz Woods
Description
Focuses on Yukon First Nations Traditional Knowledge.
Plants & Connection to Place
Alternate Title
Plants and Connection to Place
Yukon Grade 8 Cross-Curricular Unit
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Yukon First Nations Curriculum Working Group
Alyce Johnson
Liz Woods
Description
Teacher's guide.
Poisoning the Body to Nourish the Soul: Prioritising Health Risks and Impacts in a Native American Community
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jamie L. Donatuto
Terre A. Satterfield
Robin Gregory
Health, Risk & Society, vol. 13, no. 2, April 2011, pp. 103-127
Description
Study examined local meanings of health in reference to seafood where contamination of their aquatic natural resources has been found.
The Politics and Power in Caregiving for Identity: Insights for Indian Residential School Truth and Reconciliation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Kershaw
Tammy Harkey
Social Politics, vol. 18, no. 4, Winter, 2011, pp. 572-597
Description
Discusses the disruption the system caused in cultural transmission and the efforts of 20 Aboriginal women to reestablish this connection for their children.
A Promise Is a Promise: Lesson Plan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brenda Boreham
Description
Story about an Inuit girl who disobeys her mother, goes fishing on the sea ice and is kidnapped by Qallupilluit. Recommended for Preschool to Grade 2.