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
Ojigkwanong - Encounter with an Algonquin Sage
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lucie Ouimet
Description
Film about Elder William Commanda, the vision he had when he was terminally ill, and how it changed the rest of his life.
Duration: 26:02.
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.
The Osage and the Invisible World: From the Works of Francis La Flesche
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Francis La Flesche
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 2, Spring, 2000, pp. 309-310
Description
Book review of: The Osage and the Invisible World : From the Works of Francis La Flesche introduction and edited by Garrick A. Bailey.
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.
Overcoming the Odds: Resiliency in First Nations Adults
Theses
Author/Creator
Margaret R. Sebescen
Description
Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2000.
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.
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.
Perceptions of Decline: Inuit Shamanism in the Canadian Arctic
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jarich Oosten
Frédéric Laugrand
Cornelius Remie
Ethnohistory, vol. 53, no. 3, Summer, 2006, pp. 445-477
Description
Looks at the the perception that shaminism was in decline and examines testimonies of elders that contradict that idea.
Perspectives on the Soul and the Afterlife
Alternate Title
Papers From the American Indian Studies Section at the 2006 Western Social Science Association
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Thomas J. Hoffman
Indigenous Policy Journal of the Indigenous Studies Network, vol. 17, no. 2, Summer, 2006, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the western European and American Indian views on the soul and the afterlife.
Access through table of contents.
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.
Plastic Shamans and Astroturf Sun Dances: New Age Commercialization of Native American Spirituality
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Lisa Aldred
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 3, June 1, 2000, pp. 329-352
Description
The exploitation of Indigenous spiritual traditions described in context of New Age movement as a "consumerist movement."
The Politics and Erotics of Food in Louise Erdrich
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kari J. Winter
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 12, no. 4, Series 2, Winter, 2000, pp. [44]-64
Description
Explores how the author uses attitudes toward food as a metaphor to juxtapose the Aboriginal and European belief systems.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.
Potlatch at Gitsegukla: William Beynon's 1945 Notebooks
E-Books
Author/Creator
William Beynon
The Potlatch Papers: A Colonial Case History
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Peggy Brock
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 81, no. 2, June 2000, pp. 300-301
Description
Book review of: The Potlatch Papers by Christopher Bracken.
Powerful Parallels: Deep Ecology and the Writings of Vine Deloria, Jr.
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard M. Wheelock
Indigenous Policy Journal of the Indigenous Studies Network, vol. 17, no. 2, Summer, 2006, p. [?]
Description
Examines the similarities between traditional tribal thought as expressed in the writer's work and religious, philosophical and scientific developments in the ecology movement today.
Access through table of contents.
Practices Against Culture That "Work" in Nunavut Schools: Problematizing Two Common Practices
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Paul Berger
Juanita Ross Epp
McGill Journal of Education , vol. 41, no. 1, Winter, 2006, pp. 9-27
Description
Looks at two practices used in Qallunaat schools that are both against Inuit culture: rigid southern style discipline and the use of praise and rewards system.
The Price of a Gift
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Anne Waters
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 4, Fall, September 1, 2000, pp. 657-658
Description
Book review of: The Price of a Gift: A Lakota Healer's Story by Gerald Mohatt and Joseph Eagle Elk.
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.
"Put on the Kettle": Study on Identifying Theoretical Premises of Muskego and Asini Cree Counselling Methods
Theses
Author/Creator
Shirley Ida Brass
Description
Educational Psychology and Special Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2000.
Q'epethet ye Mestiyexw, A Gathering of the People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carolyn Kenny
Jo-ann Archibald
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 24, no. 1, Q epethet ye Mestiyexw, 2000, pp. 1-5
Description
Introduces a special edition of the Canadian Journal of Native Education (CJNE), regarding a collection of scholarly work on the spirit of the "gathering of the people." Articles include oral tradition, curriculum, language, policy and governance.
Rakekée Gok'é Godi: Places We Take Care Of
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
The Sahtu Heritage Places and Sites Joint Working Group
Description
Presents recommendations of working group regarding the protection and preservation of heritage places and sites of the Sahtu Dene and Metis.
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.
[Recensions/Book Reviews]
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Julie Rodrigue
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 30, no. 1, Problématiques des Sexes / Gender Issues, 2006, pp. 194-196
Description
Review of Les Inuit de l'Arctique Canadien edited by Pauline Huret.
Review in French.
Reclaiming Territories through Indigenous Performance
Theses
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.
Reclaiming Warrior Spirit: Foundations for a Holistic First Nations Education Program
Theses
Author/Creator
Corrine Michelle Zamluk
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2006.
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.
Recovery and Resistance: The Renewal of Traditional Spirituality among American Indian Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Karren Baird-Olson
Carol Ward
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, 2000, pp. 1-35
Description
Examines stories of healing and resistance to the cultural denigration experienced by women of the Northern Cheyenne, Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux reservations.
Red Salmon and Red Cedar Bark: Another Look at the Nineteenth-Century Kwakwaka'wakw Winter Ceremonial
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith Berman
BC Studies, no. 125/126, Ethnographic Eyes, Spring/Summer, 2000, pp. 53-98
Description
Provides an interpretation of the winter ceremony and the Kwakwaka'wakw's relationship to the salmon.
Redskins, Tricksters and Puppy Stew
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Drew Hayden Taylor
Description
Documentary looks at Aboriginal comedy across Canada featuring comedians Don Kelly, Sharon Shorty and Jack Bear.
Duration: 54:30.
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.
The Relationship of Spirituality and Health Among the Yup'ik of Southwestern Alaska: An Exploratory Study
Theses
Author/Creator
Nancy Lee Williamson Sanders
Description
Nursing Thesis (Ph.D.)--Wayne State University, 2000.
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.
Remembering Our History With First Nations People
Alternate Title
Pressure Point
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Brad Newcombe
Jessie Oliver
Description
United Church minister discusses recollections of working with First Nations people and experiences working at a residential school.
Duration: 27:40.
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.
Repatriation at the Pueblo of Zuni: Diverse Solutions to Complex Problems
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
T. J. Ferguson
Roger Anyon
Edmond J. Ladd
pp. 239-265
Description
Chapter thirteen in book: Repatriation Reader: Who Owns American Indian Remains? edited by Devon A. Mihesuah.