Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Lehnhoff
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 6, no. 3/4, Autumn-Winter, 1982, pp. 283-290
Description
Using three non-Indigenous scholarly accounts to discuss the historical and ceremonial aspects of the Indian Shaker religion.
Indigenization in the Time of Pipelines
Alternate Title
Weweni Indigenous Scholars Speaker Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Chelsea Vowel
Description
Thoughts about Indigenization and the need to return to relationships.
Duration: 42:59.
Indigenous Collectives: A Meditation on Fixity and
Flexibility
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carol Edelman Warrior
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 41, no. 4, Fall, 2017, pp. 368-392
Description
Author reflects on how his studies and personal experiences relate to the Indigenous philosophy of interconnectivity.
Indigenous Cultures and Mental Health Counselling: Four Directions for Integration with Counselling Psychology
Alternate Title
Explorations in Mental Health
E-Books
Author/Creator
Barbara Waterfall
Michael Tlanusta Garrett
J. T. Garrett
Gloria K. King
Tarrell Awe Agahe Portman ... [et al.]
Indigenous Futures: Research Sovereignty in a Changing Social Science Landscape
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michelle L. Dion
Chelsea Gabel
Claudia M. Diaz Rios
Kelsey Leonard
Description
Literature review conducted to explore three topics: primary methodological approaches used by researchers, extent of participation by Indigenous peoples and organizations, and institutional, organizational, and human capital competencies and gaps in Canada, and how they compare to those in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.
Indigenous People in Cyberspace
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adam Lucas
Leonardo, vol. 29, no. 2, 1996, pp. 101-108
Description
Discusses computer and electronic networking projects addressing education, development and self-determination that Australian Aboriginal and Native American people are doing.
Intellectual Property Rights: A Focus on Photography of Native Americans
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Wiggins
Nebraska Anthropologist, vol. 13, no. 1, 1996-1997, pp. 1-6
Description
Argues that while all photographs cannot be reclaimed, a legitimate case can be made for the return of those taken of private religious ceremonies.
Introduction: Themes in Native American Spirituality
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lee Irwin
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 3/4, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Parts 1 & 2), Summer-Autumn, 1996, pp. 309-326
Description
Author introduces the special double issue of American Indian Quarterly, “To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality.” Highlights different spiritual values in Indigenous cultures and the ways that they have been marginalized by mainstream institutions.
Inuit Symbolism of the Bearded Seal
Alternate Title
Symbolisme inuit du phoque barbu
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Birgitte Sonne
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 29-50
Description
Examines traditional Inuit and Yupiit stories, rituals, and colloquial sayings to reveal different meanings associated with the bearded seal in these Indigenous cultures. Finds that bearded seals can impart multiple meanings ranging from monstrous to protection to renewal and reproduction.
Inuuqatigiit: The Curriculum From the Inuit Perspective: Curriculum Document: Kindergarten - 12
Documents & Presentations
Description
Integrates the Inuit perspective with the standard school curriculum enabling students to learn about Inuit history, knowledge, traditions, values, beliefs and language.
Is There "Art" in Indigenous Aesthetics?
Alternate Title
Indigenous Aesthetics: Native Art, Media, and Identity
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Steven Leuthold
Journal of Arts Management, Law & Society, vol. 25, no. 4, Winter, 1996, p. [?]
Description
Explores Western cultural ideas of aesthetic theory within context of Indigenous aesthetics.
It Consumes What It Forgets
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carter Meland
Transmotion, vol. 3, no. 2, December 6, 2017, pp. 137-149
Description
Author discusses different incarnations of the wiindigo narrative ranging from those found in the Anishinaabe oral tradition to those found in the journals of fur traders; examines different potential meanings and teachings of the narrative.
It Sometimes Speaks to Us: Decolonizing Education by Utilizing Our Elders' Knowledge
Theses
Author/Creator
Joshua Manitowabi
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--McMaster University, 2017.
Janet R. Fietz
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Janet R. Fietz
Indian History Film Project
Description
Janet R. Fietz grew up in La Ronge and she tells of the changes she has seen over the years.
Joe Sylvester Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Joe Sylvester
Jocelyn Keeshig
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with Joe Sylvester where he gives an account of Indian medicine; legends concerning migration of Algonquin Indians; the role of elders; of the deterioration of reservation conditions following World War II; the religious significance of the number "four"; views on welfare and its role in disrupting traditional Indian values; and a legend about the origin of the drum.
Kahwà:tsire: Indigenous Families in a Family Therapy Practice with the Indigenous Worldview as the Foundation
Theses
Author/Creator
Jann Derrick
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Tilburg University, 2017.
Keeping Company: An Inter-Cultural Conversation
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rose Ellis
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 20, no. 4, July/August 1996, pp. 23-24
Description
Book review of: Keeping Company by Chris Franks, Barbara Curr, Nakamarra Kumunjayi Poulson and Kemarre Margaret Mary Turner.
Kihcitwâw Kîkway Meskocipayiwin (Sacred Changes): Transforming Gendered Protocols in Cree Ceremonies through Cree Law
Theses
Author/Creator
Darcy Lindberg
Description
Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of Victoria, 2017.
Kiotsaeton's Three Rivers Address: An Example of "Effective" Iroquois Oratory
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Harry W. Robie
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 6, no. 3/4, Autumn-Winter, 1982, pp. 238-253
Description
Describes the public address by Iroquoian leader Kiotsaeton to a council of French, Iroquois, and Huron people at Three Rivers, Quebec on July 12, 1645. Examines each groups goals and how Kiotsaeton used his oratory skills to speak to all the groups involved.
Kiya Waneekah: (Don't Forget)
Theses
Author/Creator
Dennis Davey
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2017.
Labrador Inuit on the Hunt: Seasonal Patterns, Techniques, and Animals as They Appear in the Early Moravian Diaries
Alternate Title
Les Inuit du Labrador à la chasse : Modèles saisonniers, techniques et animaux tels qu’ils apparaissent dans les carnets anciens des frères Moraves
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Thea Olsthoorn
Études Inuit Studies , vol. 41, no. 1-2, Bestiaire inuit = Inuit Bestiary, 2017, pp. 125-149
Description
Author gathers and studies accounts from the journals of Moravian settlers in Labrador; written between 1771 and 1778 these accounts contain depictions of seal and caribou as prey animals, information on when the Inuit hunted these animals and the techniques they used, and clues that suggest transformation between human and nonhuman beings.
Land-Based Learning: A Case Study Report for Educators Tasked with Integrating Indigenous Worldviews into Classrooms
Alternate Title
2016 Indigenous Innovation That Works
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
André Rebeiz and Max Cooke
Max Cooke
Description
Looks at the H’a H’a Tumxulaux Outdoor Education Program located in Trail, British Columbia which is targeted at 12-15 year-olds.
Learning from Country
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Nadia Wheatley
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 2, 2017, pp. 243-256
Description
Article describes the author’s experience of learning Indigenous principles of education and adapting them for use with student living in different environments; advocates for a wholistic pedagogical approach to education.
Legend of Mistassini has Modern Chapter
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
StarPhoenix, November 22, 1996, p. A5
Description
Relates the story of the buffalo-shaped stone Mistassini, sacred to First Nations but destroyed when Gardiner Dam was built on the Saskatchewan River.
Legislative Ambiguity and Ontological Hierarchy in US Sacred Land Law
Alternate Title
Legislative Ambiguity and Ontological Hierarchy in United States Sacred Land Law
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adam Dunstan
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 4, 2017, pp. 23-43
Description
Uses two court cases involving protection of the sacred San Francisco Peaks from ski-resort development to highlight how phrases in the American Indian Religious Freedom Act and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act lend themselves to judicial interpretations which undermine protection of sacred sites.
Living in Balance: The Universe of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo and Apache
Alternate Title
Living in Balance: The Universe of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo and Apache: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA (Permanent Exhibition Opened May 20, 1995)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathleen E. Ash-Milby
Museum Anthropology, vol. 20, no. 1, Spring/Summer, March 1996, pp. 69-72
Description
Review of Exhibit opened on May 20, 1995 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA. which is educational, evocative, and culturally sensitive without being romantic. This was achieved by collaborating with Native American consultants and asking for submissions of poetry, essays, artwork, or photographs that reflect the submittor's worldview.
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.
Louis 'David' Riel : Prophet of the New World
E-Books
Author/Creator
Thomas Flanagan
Description
Revised edition.
Lubicon Lake First Nation Concept of Education
Theses
Author/Creator
Maisie Cardinal
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 1996.
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.
Mediations of the Spirit: Native American Religious Traditions and the Ethics of Representation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Inés Hernández-Ávila
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 3/4, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Parts 1 & 2), Summer-Autumn, 1996, pp. 329-352
Description
Author uses their personal narrative and experience as a way to describe various elements of the different Indigenous spiritual practices in which they participate.
Medicine Men, Ethnic Significance, and Cultural Resource Management
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David E. Doyel
American Antiquity, vol. 47, no. 3, July 1982, pp. 634-642
Description
Discusses the concept of ethnic significance using the Navajo as an example.
The Metamorphoses of an Ojibwa Manido
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Victoria Brehm
American Literature: A Journal of Literary History, Criticism, and Bibliography, vol. 68, no. 4, December 1996, pp. 677-706
Description
Examines the symbolism of "Micipijiu", a supernatural being in Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine.
Mi'kmawey Mawio'mi: Changing Roles of the Mi'kmaq Grand Council from the Early Seventeenth Century to the Present
Alternate Title
Mi'kmawey Mawio'mi: Changing Roles of the Micmac Grand Council From the Early 17th Century to the Present
Theses
Author/Creator
Leslie Jane McMillan
p. 222
Description
Sociology and Social Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Dalhousie University, 1996.
[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.
Mirror of Heaven: Cross-Cultural Transference of the Sacred Geography of the Black Hills
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linea Sundstrom
Richard Bradley
World Archaeology, vol. 28, no. 2, October 1, 1996, pp. 177-189
Description
Discusses the transference of knowledge over the years between the Lakota, Cheyenne, Kiowa and Kiowa-Apache people.
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.
Mountain Home: Tales of Seeking a Family Life in Harmony With Nature
Alternate Title
[North American Indian Thought and Culture]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Adolf Hungry Wolf
Mrs. Lucinda Froman Interview
Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Jocelyn Keeshig
Lucinda (Mrs.) Froman
Indian History Film Project
Description
Consists of an interview with Mrs. Lucinda Froman, who is a Mohawk Indian originally from the Six Nations Reserve, Ontario. She gives an account of migration from the United States to Canada. She also talks of encounters with evil spirits and how to ward them off.
Multiple Levels of Religious Meaning in Culture: A New Look at Winnebago Sacred Texts
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lawrence E. Sullivan
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 2, no. 2, 1982, pp. 221-247
Description
Approaches the Winnebago Trickster figure from a broader, humanist view rather than the usual rigid academic disciplines analysis.
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 Women Writing: Tracing the Patterns
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Beverly Rasporich
Canadian Ethnic Studies, vol. 28, no. 1, 1996, pp. 37-50
Description
Examines the style of women writings: the projection of intimate, first person, voice and the confessional, all displaying a common thread of orality.
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 Nightway: A History and a History of Documentation of a Navajo Ceremonial
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Miranda Warburton
Robert M. Begay
Ethnohistory, vol. 43, no. 4, Native American Womens Responses to Christianity, Autumn, 1996, pp. 744-745
Description
Book review of: The Nightway by James C. Faris.
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.
The Ojibwa Dance Drum: Its History and Construction
Alternate Title
Smithsonian Folklife Studies ; no.2, 1982
E-Books
Author/Creator
Thomas Vennum
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.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade 5: Unit Scope and Introduction
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation