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Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edith Swan
MELUS, vol. 17, no. 1, Native American Fiction: Myth and Criticism , Spring, 1991/1992, pp. [39]-61
Description
Discusses manifestations of male relationships in the novel and compares them to practices at Laguna.
Lakota Powwow Songs and Dances: Observations From Rosebud Fair
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Frank Andrews
Peter J. Bugelski
Dennis Oblinger
Whispering Wind, vol. 34, no. 4, July-August 2004, pp. 12-[?]
Description
Looks at the powwow program and traditions being followed at the Rosebud fair in 2003.
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.
Landscapes of Devils: Tensions of Place and Memory in the Argentinean Chaco
E-Books
Author/Creator
Gastâon R. Gordillo
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.
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.
Life at Gjoa Haven: The Old Ways and the New
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
T. C. Landon
The Beaver, vol. 71, no. 4, August/September 1991, pp. 41-?
Description
Describes the Inuit's attempt to balance traditions with the 20th-century.
"Like Melody or Witchcraft": Empowerment through Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Deborah A. Miranda
American Indian Quarterly , vol. 28, no. 1/2, Special Issue: Empowerment Through Literature, Winter-Spring, 2004, pp. 103-106
Description
Author examines and compares that practice of making poetry and the and the practice of re-discovering or returning to traditional knowledge and ways of knowing.
Living Rhythms: Lessons in Aboriginal Economic Resilience and Vision
Alternate Title
McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series ; 37
E-Books
Author/Creator
Wanda Wuttunee
Living Together: Gitksan Legal Reasoning as a Foundation for Consent
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Val Napoleon
Description
Paper explores and discusses customary law among the Gitksan of northwest British Columbia.
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.
Living Well: Aboriginal Women, Cultural Identity and Wellness
Alternate Title
Project (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence) ; no. 79
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alex Wilson
Project (Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence)
Description
Discussion of the positive impact of cultural identity on the wellness of Aboriginal women in Manitoba and the ways they have retained/used cultural values, teachings and knowledge in their efforts to heal their communities.
The Makah Whale Hunt and Leviathan's Death: Reinventing Tradition and Disputing Authenticity in the Age of Modernity
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Rob van Ginkel
Etnofoor, vol. 17, no. 1/2, 2004, pp. 58-89
Description
Looks at the debate over whaling between the environmentalists, animal rights activists and the Makah Indian Tribe.
Making Connections: Peter Read's Haunted Earth
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Angela Rockel
Australian Humanities Review, no. 33, August 2004, p. [?]
Description
Book review of: Haunted Earth by Peter Read.
Making Traditional Spaces: Cultural Compromise at Two-Spirit Gatherings in Oklahoma
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Joseph Gilley
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 2, 2004, pp. 81-95
Description
This article explores two-spirit gatherings that promote Native American tradition, cultural participation and personal survival.
Mamiskotamaw: "Oral History," Indigenous Method" and Canadian Law in Three Books
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Signa Daum Shanks
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, Fall, 2004, pp. 181-192
Description
Book reviews of:
Treaty Elders of Saskatchewan; Our Dream is That Our Peoples Will One Day Be Recognized as Nations, by Harold Cardinal;
They Will Have Our Words: The Dene Elders Project, Volume 2, produced by Lynda Holland, Mary Ann Kkailther;
They Knew Both Sides of Medicine: Cree Tales of Curing and Cursing, as Told by Alice Ahenakew.
The Manichaean Body: Rebecca Belmore's Art Making in the Context of Socially Responsive Activist Art
Theses
Author/Creator
Irmela Agnes Dmytruk
Description
Art History Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2004.
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.
Medicine Bags and Dog Tags: How the Military Influenced American Indian Traditions and How the Image of Indians Influenced the Military
Theses
Author/Creator
Alton Carroll
Description
[History?] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 2004.
Memory, Meaning, and Imaginary Time: The Construction of Knowledge in White and Chipewyan Cultures
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Henry S. Sharp
Ethnohistory, vol. 38, no. 2, Spring, 1991, pp. 149-175
Description
Examination of cultural contact in the context of a confrontation between a schoolteacher and a Dene named Charley.
The Mental Health and Well-Being of Aboriginal Children and Youth: Annotated Bibliography: A Report Prepared for the British Columbia Ministry of Children and Family Development
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Bill Mussell
Karen Cardiff
Jennifer White
Description
Lists sources which deal with the damage inflicted by the residential school system as well as the research conducted on the healing process.
[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.
A Monograph of a Peyote Singer: Asa Primeaux, Sr.
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Elizabeth Cook-Lynn
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 7, no. 1, Spring, 1991, pp. 1-15
Description
Brief profile and interview with a sacred pipe carrier and singer of the Lakota/Dakota and the historical and cultural sacred traditions of Peyotism.
Moose Factory: A Review of the Literature
Documents & Presentations
Description
Topics include impact of fur trade, Treaty 9, spiritual practices, education and health.
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.
Moving History: The Evolution of the Powwow
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dennis Zotigh
Description
Brief history and information about role of master of ceremonies, arena director, Powwow Princess, singers and drummers, as well as traditional rituals, dance styles and their accompanying regalia, daily sequence of events and etiquette.
"My Brother": The Recovery of Rocky in Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Troy J. Bassett
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Special Issue on Teaching Leslie Marmon Silkos Ceremony, 2004, pp. 35-40
Description
Examines the fictional character, Rocky, who appears only in the memories of the main character, Tayo.
Naahsinaaniksi (The Spirit of Our Grandmothers): First Nations Women as Principal Leaders
Theses
Author/Creator
Lisa Ardelle Mcdougall
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Lethbridge, 2004.
Native American and Chicano/a Literature of the American Southwest: Intersections of Indigenous Literatures
E-Books
Author/Creator
Christina M. Hebebrand
The Native American Church and the New Court: The Smith Case and Indian Religious Freedoms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul E. Lawson
C. Patrick Morris
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 15, no. 1, 1991, pp. 79-91
Description
Commentary on how the United States Congress has taken steps legislatively to clarify and enhance Native American religious freedoms.
Native American Church: The Half-Moon Way
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Vincent Catches
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 7, no. 1, Spring, 1991, pp. 17-24
Description
Author reflects on personal experiences within the Native American Church, including the Half-Moon Way, and his involvement within Peyotism.
Native American Dolls
Alternate Title
Smithsonian in Your Classroom
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Genevieve Marie Simermeyer
Lynn-Steven Engelke
Smithsonian in Your Classroom, Fall, 2004, pp. 1-28
Description
Lesson plan for elementary school students which looks at Native American dolls, how they are made and the cultures they represent.
The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act: A Selective Literature Review of Affected Concerns
Alternate Title
[Project for the Protection and Repatriation of First Nation Cultural Heritage in Canada]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ubaka Ogbogu
Catherine Bell
David Milward
Michael Solowan
Description
Document provides an understanding of the issues raised by the implemention of the NAGPRA and a reference tool for Canadian law reform.
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (Public Law 101-601 November 16, 1990)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Museum Anthropology, vol. 15, no. 1, February 1991, pp. 11-14
Description
Reprint of Public Law 101-601, which provides protection of Native American graves.
Native American Learning: An Integrative Model
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ruth Bindler
Carol Allen
Robbie Paul
Journal of Nursing Education, vol. 43, no. 5, May 2004, pp. 237-240
Description
Looks at a culturally based course for nursing students intended to provide an understanding of the special needs of Native Americans.
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 American Art
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John W. Nunley
Janet Berlo
The Saint Louis Art Museum Bulletin, vol. 20, no. 1, New Series, Summer, 1991, pp. 1-47
Description
Discusses the environmental aspects influencing art in the following regions: Northwest Coast of Canada and Alaska, California, the Southwest, Plains and Eastern Woodlands.
Native Spirituality, Past, Present, and Future
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Leonard George
BC Studies, no. 89, In Celebration of Our Survival: The First Nations of British Columbia, Spring, 1991, pp. 160-169
Description
Provides some insight into the differences between the value systems of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginals.
Navajo Philosophy and Its Application in Education
Alternate Title
Native American Symposium ; 3rd, 1999
Native American Symposium ; 4th, 2001
Stealing/Steeling the Spirit: American Indian Identities ; and Smoke Screens/Smoke Signals: Looking Through Worlds: Proceedings of the Third and Fourth Native American Symposiums
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Jutta Vogelbacher
Description
Discusses how a curriculum framed from the Aboriginal perspective benefits Native American students.
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
Non-ordinary Experiences of Ordinary Women: Initiation and Individuation on the Medicine Path
Theses
Author/Creator
Tamara Oxford
Description
Depth Psychology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Pacifica Graduate Institute, 2004.
Northern Style Powwow Music: Musical Features and Meanings
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Anna Hoefnagels
Canadian Journal for Traditional Music, vol. 31, 2004, pp. 10-[23?]
Description
Description of the characteristics of different styles of music.
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.
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 McLoughlin's "Ghost Dance Movements"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alice B. Kehoe
Ethnohistory, vol. 38, no. 1, Winter, 1991, pp. 73-74
Description
Critique of the article Ghost Dance Movements by William McLoughlin.
[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