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.
Learning from Shi-shi-etko’s Story: Indigenous Approaches for a Healthy School
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Patty Hambler
Gloria Lin
Description
Uses children's book about a young girl's last days at home before leaving for residential school as a starting point for a discussion of nurturing children in traditional ways.
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.
Lehae-La-Rona: Epistemological Interrogations to Broaden our Conception of Environment and Sustainability
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tsepo Mokuku
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, vol. 17, [Indigenizing and Decolonizing Environmental Education], 2012, pp. 159-172
Description
Author discusses her involvement in the Development Partnerships in Higher Education (DelPHE) project and the process developing an education for sustainable development theory suited to the context of the country of Lesotho.
A Lesson From the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 about Cultural Appropriation and Tribal Sovereignty: What Santa Clara Pueblo Can do to Protect Tewa Cultural Property
Theses
Author/Creator
Patrick Victor Naranjo
Description
American Indian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2012.
Life's Journey - Zuya: Oral Teachings From Rosebud
E-Books
Author/Creator
Albert White Hat
Listening to the Stories of American Indians at Oregon State Hospital
Theses
Author/Creator
Cynthia A. Prater
Description
Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Pacific University, 2012.
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.
Making Do: Momaday's Survivance Ceremonies
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kenneth M Roemer
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 24, no. 4, Winter, 2012, pp. 77-98
Description
Discusses several of Momaday's works and looks at his varied approaches to adapting ceremonial performances.
Scroll to page 77 to read article.
Mãori Customary Law: A Relational Approach to Justice
Alternate Title
Regional Educational Laboratory: Contract #ED-01-CO-0006, Deliverable #2002-06
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Stephanie Vieille
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, 2012, pp. 1-20
Description
Study contends traditional holistic approach is often at odds with existing criminal justice systems.
Māori Entrepreneurship: A Māori Perspective
Alternate Title
Maori Entrepreneurship: A Maori Perspective
Theses
Author/Creator
Bridget Hana Dawson
Description
Business Thesis (MBus) -- Auckland University of Technology, 2012
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.
Māori Social Workers: Experiences within Social Service Organisations
Alternate Title
Maori Social Workers: Experiences within Social Service Organisations
Theses
Author/Creator
Awhina N. R. Hollis-English
Description
Social Work and Community Development Thesis (Ph.D)--University of Otago, 2012.
Mark of the Métis: Traditional Knowledge and Stories of the Métis Peoples of Northeastern Alberta
E-Books
Author/Creator
Fort McMurray Métis Local 1935
Description
Includes numerous maps of plant gathering places, trapping locations, traplines, hunting and fishing areas, and berry picking locations.
[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.
Mikmaq Women: Their Special Dialogue
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marie Anne Battiste
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 10, no. 2-3, Native Women, 1989, pp. 61-63
Description
Looks at the woman's role within the Mikmaq worldview.
Minnesota Chippewa: Woodland Treaties To Tribal Bingo
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gerald Vizenor
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 1, Winter, 1989, pp. 30-57
Description
Considers the influence of both federal administration and personal vision on the translated responses of tribal people who testified before the committee that investigated fraudulent land allotment at the White Earth Reservation at the turn of the century.
The Misplaced Mountain: Maps, Memory, and the Yakama Reservation Boundary Dispute
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Fisher
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 36, no. 1, 2012, pp. 79-121
Description
Looks at boundaries changed to honour a promise made by the United States in 1855.
Mission of Change In Southwest Alaska: Conversations with Father René Astruc and Paul Dixon on Their Work with Yup'ik People, 1950-1988
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ann Fienup-Riordan
Moose Hunters of the Boreal Forest? A Re-examination of Subsistence Patterns in the Western Subarctic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David R. Yesner
Arctic, vol. 42, no. 2, Current Perspectives on Western Boreal Forest Life: Ethnographic and Ethnohistoric Research in Late , June 1989, pp. 97-108
Description
Looks at the effects of climate change on the moose and caribou populations, ethnoarchaeological study of moose hunting and butchering in Alaska and Yukon, and the importance of caribou to the Athapaskan lifestyle.
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 Bones: Ethics and Research on Human Remains
E-Books
Author/Creator
Oddbjørn Sørmoen
Ingegerd Holand
Ingrid Sommerseth
Sebastian Payne
Kjell-Äke Aronsson ... [et al.]
Mount Diablo as Myth and Reality: An Indian History Convoluted
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bev Ortiz
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 4, The California Indians, Autumn, 1989, pp. 457-470
Description
Looks at the changing perceptions of Mount Diablo in Contra Costa County, California based on attitudes towards narration types.
[Murielle Borst-Tarrant: 2012 Trent University Indigenous Women's Symposium Keynote]
Alternate Title
[Trent University Indigenous Women's Symposium ; 2012]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Murielle Borst-Tarrant
Description
2012 Indigenous Women's Symposium keynote address.
Duration: 50:47.
Musqueam Celebrates 'Huge Win' to Protect Ancient Burial Site
Articles » General
Author/Creator
David P. Ball
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 8, November 2012
Description
Comments on a protest to halt construction on a condominium project.
Page 1 of insert entitled Raven's Eye: Special Section Providing Aboriginal News from BC & Yukon.
Entire issue on one pdf. Scroll down to access article.
Mythologies of an [Un]dead Indian
Theses
Author/Creator
Jackson 2bears Leween
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Victoria, 2012.
NAGPRA as a Paradigm: The Historical Context and Meaning of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in 2011
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 9th, 2011
Where No One Else Has Gone Before: Proceedings of the Ninth Native American Symposium
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Thomaira Babbit
Description
A brief history of Native American Indian and United States relations; examines the similarities between the historical experiences of Native Americans and Palestinians; and discusses the movement to recover the objects and remains of their ancestors.
Native American Dance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Shea Murphy
Description
Looks at examples of two very different contemporary dance practices.
Native American Educational Leadership in the Pacific Northwest
Theses
Author/Creator
Denise Bill
Description
Educational Leadership and Policy Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Washington, 2012.
Native American Indian Language & Culture in New York
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
NYS Language Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (Language RBE-RN)
Description
Looks at the history of Native Americans living in New York from 9000 B.C. to the present day.
Native American Masks of the Northwest Coast and Alaska
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History
Description
Selection of web gallery photographs featuring Pacific Northwest masks belonging to the Kwakwaka'wakw, Makah, Nuu-chah-nulth and Yup'ik people.
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.
A Native Perspective on Corrections
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ivan Morin
Saskatchewan Indian, October 1989, p. 15
Description
Ivan Morin's view of the needs of Aboriginal offenders in
prison.
[Native Storytelling Festival: The Real Story of the Quileute Wolves]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Chris Morganroth
Description
Quileute Elder relates traditional stories and discusses the way Quileute culture has been presented in the Twilight books and movies.
Duration: 1:10:03.
Nature as Sacred Space: Beyond Eliade's The Sacred and the Profane
Theses
Author/Creator
Kelly Dean Shepherd
Description
Religious Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Alberta, 2012.
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
Niitsitapi Relational and Experiential Theories in Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tsuaki R. O. Marule
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 35, no. 1, Indigenous Pedagogies Resurgence and Restoration, 2012, pp. 131-143, 223
Description
Discusses a proposed Indigenous educational theory centering on Niitsitapi ways of knowing to reappropriate the curricular space.
"No Nature So Wild": The Ursuline Nuns and Female Community in Native Conversion to Christianity, 1639-1655
Theses
Author/Creator
Emma Claire Lawton
Description
History Thesis (B.A.)--University of Michigan, 2012.
"No One Here is Torn": Religious Symbolism in David Treuer's Little and The Hiawatha
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lydia R. Cooper
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, 2012, pp. 101-118
Description
Examines different images and contrasting metaphors in David Treuer's work, challenging the whole idea of Indian identity.
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.
Off Native Ground: Europe in Contemporary American Indian Poetry
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
James Mackay
European Journal of American Culture, vol. 31, no. 3, Native Americans in Europe in the Twentieth Century, October 18, 2012, pp. 249-263
Description
Examines poetry by Native American poets: Simon Ortiz, Jim Barnes, Drucilla Wall, Luci Tapahonso, Joy Harjo, Ralph Salisbury and James Thomas.
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 The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine: Archaeological Paradigms And The Chaco "Tree Of Life"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
W. H. Wills
American Antiquity, vol. 77, no. 3, July 2012, pp. 478-497
Description
Evidence studied contends that the lone pine tree theory which symbolically connects physical with spiritual, cannot be supported and should be dismissed.
Opaskwayak Cree Nation Wetland Ethnoecology: Land, Identity and Well-Being in a Flooded Landscape
Theses
Author/Creator
Alli N. Morrison
Description
Natural Resources Management Thesis (M.N.R.M.)--University of Manitoba, 2012.
[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