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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.
An Ojibway Cultural Perspective on the Illness Cancer and Related Pain
Theses
Author/Creator
Diana P. Barkwell
Description
Interdisciplinary Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Manitoba, 1999.
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 Medicine Women and White Shame-Ans: New Age Native Americanism and Commodity Fetishism as Pop Culture Feminism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laura E. Donaldson
Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, vol. 24, no. 3, Spring, 1999, pp. 677-696
Description
Discussion of the misappropriation of Native American spiritual traditions by non-Natives.
[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.
Our Elders Come First: Human Development and Aging in an Inuit Community
Theses
Author/Creator
Peter F. Collings
Description
Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Pennsylvania State University, 1999.
"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.
Out of Place: Case Studies of Native American Interpretive Projects and Processes
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dinah Zieger
Description
Looks at the New Interpretations Project involving Native artists who used their traditional perspectives in the creation of works about the Grand Canyon.
Pai Cultural Change
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Henry F. Dobyns
Robert C. Euler
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 23, no. 3/4, Summer/Fall, 1999, p. 148
Description
Contends factual errors are made by Braatz in his article, Upland Yuman (Yavapai and Pal) Leadership across the Nineteenth Century.
Parish Fetes Nunavut Territory
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Art Babych
Anglican Journal, vol. 125, no. 4, March 1999, p. n/a
Description
Celebration of Qaggiqan an Inuit festival and the new territory Nunavut at Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa.
Patrick's Story
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Patrick Bird
Description
Documentary explores a young man's journey to turn his life around after attempting suicide.
Duration: 24.06.
Perception and Procedure: The Power of Ritual in Lame Deer Seeker of Visions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paola Carini
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 1, 1999, pp. 87-94
Description
Examines the 1972 publication by John (Fire) Lame Deer and Richard Erdoes on Lakota worldviews and why the book is on the periphery of scholarly discussion and marginalized.
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.
Pihewisimowin (The Prairie Chicken Dance Ceremony)
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pat Deiter
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 29, no. 2, Powwow Issue, 1999, p. 14
Description
Describes this very old dance.
Pimosatamowin Sikaw Kakeequaywin: Walking and Talking--a Saulteaux Elder's View of Native Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Linda Akan
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 23, no. 1, Hands Back, Hands Forward: Revising Aboriginal Voices and Revisioning Aboriginal Research, 1999, pp. 16-39
Description
Reports Elder Alfred Manitopeyes' emphasis on the ethical responsibility of educators to live in such a way that our words reflect our lifestyle.
Planning a Good Celebration
Articles » General
Author/Creator
D. Tootoosis
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 29, no. 2, Powwow Issue, 1999, pp. 23-24
Description
Outlines the committee work needed to stage a good 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.
The Potlatch Collection of the Royal British Columbia Museum and the Traditions of Kwakwaka'wakw Ceremonial Art
Theses
Author/Creator
Carole Fox Stanton
Description
Visual Arts Thesis (M.A.)--Texas Woman's University, 1999.
The Potlatch Papers: A Colonial Case History / Hamatsa: The Enigma of Cannibalism on the Pacific Northwest Coast
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Margery Fee
BC Studies, no. 123, Treaty 8, Autumn, 1999, pp. 87-91
Description
Book review of:
The Potlatch Papers by Christopher Bracken.
Hamatsa by Jim Dowell.
To access this review, scroll to page 87.
Promising Practices In Eskasoni
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ken Clement
Merv Thomas
Darko Sikman
CANCON
Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network
Description
Members of the Eskasoni Mi'Kmaw Nation talk about their community's experience with harm reduction and addictions treatment and recovery.
Duration: 36:38.
Pushing the Needle: Collections Based Museum and Source Community Collaborations
Theses
Author/Creator
Molly Winslow
Description
Museology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Washington, 2017.
Re(claiming) Indigenous Identity within Canada's Prison System: Indigenous Identity and Indigenous-Specific Prison Programming
Theses
Author/Creator
Stephanie Wellman
Description
Criminology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Ottawa, 2017.
The Rebirth of a People: Reincarnation Cosmology among the Tundra Yukaghir of the Lower Kolyma, Northeast Siberia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Laur Vallikivi and Lena Sidorova
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 54, no. 2, 2017
Description
Authors examine rebirth accounts, the commentary of elders, and a varied of socio-cultural circumstances to explore the relationships between Yukaghir reincarnation cosmology and current cultural resurgence, historic contexts, kinship and identity recognition—both on a personal and a cultural level.
Reclaiming Territories through Indigenous Performance
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Author/Creator
Francine Burning
Description
Interdisciplinary Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2017Focusess on experiences of Madelaine McCallum, Mike Dengeli, Mique'l Dangeli, Leela Gilday, and Ronnie Dean Harris.
Recognizing Indigenous Legal Orders: Their Content, Embeddedness in Distinct Indigenous Cultures, and Implications for Reconciliation
Alternate Title
Indigenous Legal Orders in Canada: A Literature Review
Law Publications (Western University) ; 92
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael Coyle
Description
Literature review primarily uses book chapters, journal articles, and internet sources.
Rekindling the Flame: An Exploration of the Relationships Between Health, Culture and Place among Urban First Nations Men Living in London, Ontario
Theses
Author/Creator
Cindy Smithers Graeme
Description
Geography Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Ontario, 2017.
Rekindling the Sacred Fire: Métis Ancestry and Anishinaabe Spirituality
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Blanca Tovías
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 2, Spring, 2017, p. 146
Description
Book review of: Rekindling the Sacred Fire by Chantal Fiola.
Religious and Spiritual Practices among Homeless Urban American Indians and Alaska Natives with Severe Alcohol Problems
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dennis C. Wendt
Susan E. Collins
Lonnie A. Nelson
Kelly Serafini
Seema L. Clifasefi ... [et al.]
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 24, no. 3, 2017, pp. 39-62
Description
American Indians and Alaska Natives were compared to general population on demographic variables, alcohol problems, and religious affiliations and practices. Found that those who engaged in Native-specific spiritual practices had lower alcohol use.
Religious Change and Plateau Indians: 1500-1850
Theses
Author/Creator
Larry Cebula
Description
[History] Thesis (Ph.D.)--The College of William and Mary in Virginia, 1999.
Remembering Why We Sit at the Table
Theses
Author/Creator
Faith Decontie
Description
Sociology and Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2017.
Discusses the Cree Nation of Chisasibi's Land Based Healing Program.
Resilience and Rebellious Memory Loops: Further Musings of an American Indian Ethnoecologist
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Enrique Salmón
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 41, no. 3, Indigenous Food Sovereignty, 2017, pp. 127-132
Description
Author of Eating the Landscape discusses how resilience theory can explain the relationship between traditional knowledge and adaptive change to ecological circumstances.
Resources for Métis Researchers
E-Books
Author/Creator
Lawrence J. Barkwell
Leah Dorion
Darren R. Préfontaine
The Return of Blackfoot Sacred Material by Museums of Southern Alberta
Theses
Author/Creator
Seema Bharadia
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Calgary, 1999.
Returning: Twentieth Century Performances of the King Island Wolf Dance
Theses
Author/Creator
Deanna M. Kingston
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1999.
A Review of The Navajo and the Animal People: Native American Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Ethnozoology
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Herman A. Peterson
IK: Other Ways of Knowing, vol. 3, no. 1, 2017, pp. 74-76
Description
Book review of: The Navajo and the Animal People: Native American Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Ethnozoology by Steve Pavlik.
A Review of "Traditional" Aboriginal Health Beliefs
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patrick Maher
The Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol. 7, no. 4, November 1999, pp. 229-236
Description
Reviews customary Aboriginal health practices based on social and spiritual dysfunction and discusses how this information can provide a framework of understanding for Western medical systems.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Susan Bernardin
Lisa Bernhagan
David Brande
Margaret Dwyer
Linda Lizut Helstern
Tracey Lindberg
Tiffany Midge
Catherine Rainwater
Kimberly Musia Roppolo
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 11, no. 4, Series 2; [Special Issue on] Linda Hogan, Winter, 1999, pp. 63-91
Description
Book reviews of:
Boarding School Seasons: American Indian Families, 1900-1940 by Brenda J. Child.
Visit Teepee Town edited by Diane Glancy and Mark Nowak.
Dark River by Louis Owens.
Family Matters, Tribal Affairs by Carter Revard.
Some Things Are Not Forgotten: A Pawnee Family Remembers by Martha Royce Blaine.
Indian Cartography by Deborah A.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Daniel M. Cobb
Samuel R. Cook
Peter G. Beidler
Barbara A. Mann
Donald B. Smith
Amelia V. Katanski
Paula Richardson Fleming
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 1, 1999, pp. 213-268
Description
Book reviews of:
The Alabama-Coushatta Indians by Jonathan B. Hook.
American Indian Sovereignty and the U.S. Supreme Court: The Masking of Justice by David E. Wilkins.
The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich.
Apocalypse of Chiokoyhikoy: Chief of the Iroquois by Robert Griffin and Donald A. Grinde.
Dissonant Worlds, Roger Vandersteene Among the Cree by Earle H. Waugh.
Early Native American Writing edited by Helen Jaskoski.
Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian, Inc. by Mick Gidley.
A Grammar of Bella Coola by Philip W.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Mary E. Stuckey
Denise Low
John Richard Beery
Susan Lobo
Margaret B. Blackman
Darby Li Po Price
Joanna C. Scherer
Robert Bensen
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 2, 1999, pp. 149-207
Description
Book reviews of:
American Indian Activism: Alcatraz to the Longest Walk edited by Troy Johnson, Joane Nagel, and Duane Champagne.
As We Are Now: Mixblood Essays on Race and Identity edited by William S. Penn.
Cahokia: Domination and Ideology in the Mississippian World edited by Timothy R. Pauketat and Thomas E.
Reviews
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Murray L. Wax
S. Carol Berg
John Richard Beery
Roberta Haines
Karen Wallace
Natchee Blu Barnd
Sioux Harvey
Paul Pasquaretta
Jerome Klinkowitz
Susan L. Rockwell
Anthony Webster
Manley Begay
Betty Booth Donohue
et. al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 23, no. 4, 1999, pp. 195-238
Description
Book reviews of:
Beyond the Lodge of the Sun: Inner Mysteries of the Native American Way by Chokecherry Gall Eagle.
Chippewa Families: A Social Study of White Earth Reservation, 1938 by. M. Inez Hilger.
David Zeisberger: A Life Among the Indians by Earl P.
Rights and Reconciliation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ry Moran
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 3, June-July 2017, pp. 36-40
Description
Argues that Canada must adopt a balanced world view in order to establish and maintain respectful relationships.
The Rise and Development of Female Catholic Education in the Nineteenth-Century Red River Region: The Case of Catherine Mulaire
Theses
Author/Creator
Diane Michelle Boyd
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 1999.
Rooted in the Spirit
Theses
Author/Creator
Lana Dale Tiller
Description
Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--York University, 1999.
Researches cultural patterns used in First Nations research; i.e., organizing patterns and principles emanating from worldviews.
The Sacred and the Digital: Managing Heritage in an Open Access World
Theses
Author/Creator
Sarah Lison
Description
Archaeology Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2017.
"Saili Le Tofa: A Search for New Wisdom": Sexuality and Fa'afafine in the Samoan Context
Theses
Author/Creator
Pausa Kaio Thompson
Description
Theological Thesis (M.A.)--Union Theological Seminary, [2017?]