Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Conley Stone McAnally
Whispering Wind, vol. 36, no. 2, Issue 252, September-October 2006, p. 20
Description
Looks at stories about the Ircinrraqs (Yup'ik) or Inukun (Inupiaq) that live around northern communities.
Living Tradition: The Kwakwaka'wakw Potlatch on the Northwest Coast
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
U'Mista Cultural Society
Description
Website provides links to introduction to Potlatch, people, lands, history, language, educational resources, and a virtual tour.
The Logic of the Gift: Reclaiming Indigenous Peoples' Philosophies
Alternate Title
Re-Ethnicizing the Mind? Cultural Revival in Contemporary Thought
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Ruana Kuokkanen
Description
Looks at the notion of philosophy from the perspective of Indigenous peoples.
Chapter 14 from Re-Ethnicizing the Mind? Cultural Revival in Contemporary Thought edited by Thorsten Botz-Bornstein, Jürgen Hengelbrock.
The Malady of the Jingle Dress
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Karen Pheasant
Description
Discusses the possibility of globalization impacting traditional practises and expressions, plus a brief history of the pow-wow culture.
A Mandan Quilled Hairpiece Wapehnake
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Blake Thurman
Whispering Wind, vol. 36, no. 2, Issue 252, [September-October] 2006, pp. 4-7
Description
Examines specific hairpiece worn by the Lakota and highlights distinctive features. Includes photograph.
Manitoba First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey (RHS) Report (2002/03)
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Brenda Elias
Jeff LaPlante
Description
Statistics for adults, youth and children.
Māori Men, Relationships, and Everyday Practices: Towards Broadening Domestic Violence Research
Alternate Title
Maori Men, Relationships, and Everyday Practices: Towards Broadening Domestic Violence Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Pita King
Neville Robertson
AlterNative, vol. 13, no. 4, December 2017, pp. 210-217
Description
Study focused on five men's experiences with intimate relationships and extended family life and how they draw on traditional ways-of-being to maintain and enhance those relationships.
Maq and the Spirit of the Woods
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Phyllis Grant
Description
Tells the story of an awkward boy's encounter with a supernatural being and his subsequent transformation.
Duration: 8:29.
A Matter of Faith: A Gathering of Aboriginal Christians
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Peoples Collection ; APC 24 CA (2006)
E-Books
Author/Creator
Aboriginal Corrections Policy Unit
Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness Canada
Aboriginal Peoples Collection
Maya Cranial and Dental Modifications
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brian Pritchard
Totem, vol. 14, no. 1, 2006, pp. 57-77
Description
Looks at intentional body changes as an expression of gender ideology. Shows there are no differences between males and females in modifications.
Mi'kmaq Hieroglyphic Prayers: Readings in North America's First Indigenous Script
E-Books
Author/Creator
David L. Schmidt
Murdena Marshall
p. 182
[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.
Modern Indian Painting: A Separate and Unique Soul
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Barbara Eck
Heritage of the Great Plains, vol. 8, no. 4, 1975, pp. 19-28
Description
Examines the way Indian artists are reinventing traditions, tribal lore and mythology to explain themselves to their own people and other cultures.
Moieties in Ancient Mesoamerica: Inferences on Teotihuacán Social Structure. Part I
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marshall Joseph Becker
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 2, no. 3, Autumn, 1975, pp. 217-236
Description
Uses iconography to discuss Teotihuacán political structure in the form of a moiety social structure. Part 1 of 2. Link to Part 2: https://iportal.usask.ca/record/70829
Moieties in Ancient Mesoamerica: Inferences on Teotihuacán Social Structure. Part II
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marshall Joseph Becker
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 2, no. 4, Winter, 1975-1976, pp. [315]-330
Description
Uses iconography to discuss Teotihuacán political structure in the form of a moiety social structure. Part 2 of 2. Link to Part 1: https://iportal.usask.ca/record/70827
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.
More Than Just a 'Value': Views of Aboriginal People in Northern Ontario on Aboriginal Values in Ontario's Forest Management Planning
Theses
Author/Creator
Tomislav Sapic
Description
Forestry and the Forest Environment Thesis (M.Sc.F.)--Lakehead University, 2006.
More Things of Heaven on Earth: Reading Ancient Landscapes of the Americas
Theses
Author/Creator
Susan Swiat Yorke
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--State University of New Jersey, 2006.
Most Unaware of AIDS Threat in Indian Country
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, August 4, 2006, p. A9
Description
Argues that in inner cities the rate of HIV and AIDS is much higher than the national average, and it's found mainly among Aboriginal people.
Mrs. Buffalo Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Mrs. Buffalo
Johnny Smith
Indian History Film Project
Description
Mrs. Buffalo of the Peigan Reserve, who is 93 years of age, answers questions about what her ancestors told her of buffalo, fur trade, treaty, smallpox and attitudes to the land.
Mt. Rushmore
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tony Perrottet
Smithsonian, vol. 37, no. 2, May 2006, pp. 78-83
Description
Studies the monument in the Black Hills of South Dakota and the changes since 2004 when Gerald Baker became the facilities first Native American superintendent.
"My Spirit in My Heart": Identity Experiences and Challenges among American Indian Two-Spirit Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karina L. Walters
Jane M. Simoni
Theresa Ronquillo
Rupaleem Bhuyan
Journal of Lesbian Studies, vol. 10, no. 1/2, 2006, pp. 125-149
Description
Looks at narratives from five women to better understand key themes of identity in terms of heterosexism, racism and sexism.
The Nagual Hiding in Shadows: Metamorphic Supernaturals, Contested Discourse, and the Complications of Fieldwork in the Huasteca Veracruzana of Northwest Mexico
Theses
Author/Creator
Edgar Martín del Campo
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University at Albany, State University of New York, 2006.
Nan t'aih nakwits'inahtsih (The Land Gives Us Strength): The Medicine Plants Used by Gwich'in People of Canada's Western Arctic To Maintain Good Health and Well Being.
Theses
Author/Creator
Alestine Mary Terese Andre
Description
Environmental Studies (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2006.
The Nanticoke-Delaware Skeleton Dance
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James H. Howard
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 1975, pp. 1-13
Description
An overview and analysis of the Nanticoke, a lost Indigenous group from Maryland adopted by the Delaware, their death rituals, and the Skeleton Dance and its significance.
Native American Ceremonial Athletic Games
Alternate Title
Convention of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wilma J. Pesavento
Description
Data taken from annual reports of the Bureau of American Ethnology from 1881 to 1933 and American Anthropologist volumes published from 1888 to 1974.
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.
Navajo Archaeologist Is Not an Oxymoron: A Tribal Archaeologist's Experience
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Davina R. Two Bears
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3/4, Decolonizing Archaeology, Summer - Autumn, 2006, pp. 381-387
Description
Author examines the ways that the field of archaeology has worked to other Indigenous peoples; discusses the ways that this binary is be disassembled by Indigenous archaeologists.
The Navajo Theory of Life and Behavior
Theses
Author/Creator
James Kale McNeley
Description
Anthropology Thesis (PhD) -- University of Hawaii, 1975.
Negotiating a New Religious World: English Missionaries and American Indians in Colonial Southeastern Massachusetts
Theses
Author/Creator
Jason Edward Eden
Description
[History and Early Modern History] Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Minnesota, 2006.
Nevada Children's Justice Act Task Force: Indian Child Welfare Resource Guide
Alternate Title
ICWA Resource Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Family Programs Office Child Protective Services
Description
Discusses the Indian Child Welfare Act and suggests how to be culturally responsive in child welfare practices.
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
The Northwest Coast Sisiutl
Theses
Author/Creator
Roderick Paul Paterson
Description
Anthropology and Sociology Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 1975.
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
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.
Oho Mauri: Cultural Identity, Wellbeing, and Tāngata Whai Ora/Motuhake
Alternate Title
Oho Mauri: Cultural Identity, Wellbeing, and Tangata Whai Ora/Motuhake
Theses
Author/Creator
Lynne Mereana Pere
Description
Māori Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massey University, 2006.
An Ojibwe American Indian Vew of Adult Learning in the Workplace
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda LeGarde Grover
Karen M. Keenan
Advances in Developing Human Resources, vol. 8, no. 3, 2006, pp. 391-399
Description
Uses cultural group located in North Central United States and southern Canada ito illustrate how knowledge of culture, world view and learning-styles can inform human resource development practices
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.
"The One Who Did Not Break His Promises": Native Americans in the Evangelical Race Reconciliation Movement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Smith
American Behavioral Scientist, vol. 50, no. 4, Indigenous Peoples: Canadian and U.S. Perspectives, December 2006, pp. 478-509
Description
Examines Native American people within the New Charismatic movements focusing on the Promise Keepers organization.
[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.
Oral Narrative and Ojibwa Story Cycles in Louis Erdrich's The Birchbark House and The Game of Silence
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Gargano
Children's Literature Association Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 1, 2006, pp. 27-39
Description
Comments on two novels for children which interweave the daily experiences of protagonists with traditional stories of powerful spirit-mentors.
Other Than the Interpretation of Dreams: The Dane-Zaa Indians and the Vision Quest
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Martinez
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 26, no. 1, 2006, pp. 117-146
Description
Looks at the concept of dreams and the importance of using local Indigenous dreaming customs when analyzing the practices.
"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.
Overcoming Hindrances to Our Enduring Responsibility to the Ancestors: Protecting Traditional Cultural Places
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Desireé Reneé Martinez
[Desiree Renee Martinez]
[Desiree Renee Martinez]
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3/4, Decolonizing Archaeology, Summer - Autumn, 2006, pp. 486-503
Description
Author uses terms and language from social and cognitive psychology to describe the processes of building successful collaborative relationships between archaeologists and the communities they engage with.
Parenting Quality: Confirmation of a Higher-Order Latent Construct with Mothers of Head Start Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura Hubbs-Tait
Melanie C. Page
Erron L. Huey
Huei-Juang Starost
Anne McDonald Culp
Rex E. Culp
M. Elizabeth Harper
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, vol. 21, no. 4, 2006, pp. 491-506
Description
Examines demographic protection, psychological distress, psychosocial maturity, moral and cognitive reflectivity, and parenting attitudes and beliefs in mothers of four year old children.