Theses
Author/Creator
Annabel Crop Eared Wolf
Description
Native American Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Lethbridge, 2007.
Memory Eternal: Tlingit Culture and Russian Orthodox Christianity Through Two Centuries
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sergei Kan
Métis Holistic Lifelong Learning Model
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Canadian Council on Learning
Description
Stresses the correlation between Métis lifelong learning and community well-being, and how it can be used as a framework for measuring success.
Métisness in Western Workplaces - Identity and Conflict
Graduate Research Projects & Papers
Author/Creator
Peter Crossen
Description
Integrated Studies Project (M.A.)--Athabasca University, 2007.
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A Metissage: Learning in Nature with Indigenous Ways - Environmental Studies, Culture and 'Play' - Lessons That Meet PLO's
Theses
Author/Creator
Mary Louise Wright
Description
Curriculum and Instruction Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Victoria, 2014.
Mi'Kmaw Shamans and Acadian Sorcerers: A Study in Cultural Transmissions, Transferences and Transformations
Theses
Author/Creator
Susan Janet Harmon
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Maine, 2014.
[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.
Mind's Eye, Stories from Whapmagoostui
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Paul Wattez
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, 2014, p. 254
Description
Book review of Mind's Eye, Stories from Whapmagoostui edited by Susan Marshall and Emily Masty.
A Mixed Methods Examination of Indigenous Youth Suicide
Theses
Author/Creator
Melissa L. Walls
Description
Sociology Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska, 2007.
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.
Mourning the Land: Kanikau in Noho Hewa: The Wrongful Occupation of Hawai'i
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marie Alohalani Brown
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 3, Summer, 2014, pp. 374-395
Description
Analysis of the movie Noho Hewa by Anne Keala Kelly.
Moving Aboriginal Health Forward: Discarding Canada's Legal Barriers
E-Books
Author/Creator
Yvonne Boyer
Multicultural Issues in the Clinical Interview and Diagnostic Process
Alternate Title
APA Handbook of Multicultural Psychology: Vol. 2. Applications and Training
APA Handbooks in Psychology Series
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Carmela Alcántara
Joseph P. Gone
Description
Chapter from book: APA Handbook of Multicultural Psychology: Vol. 2. Applications and Training edited by F. T. L. Leong, L. Comas-Diaz, G. C. N. Hall, V. C. McLoyd and J. E. Trimble.
Reviews literature on cultural characteristics effecting clinical interviewing and diagnostic processing with racial minorities.
My Brother the Buffalo: An Ethnohistorical Documentation of the 1999 Buffalo Walk and the Cultural Significance of Yellowstone Buffalo to the Lakota Sioux and Nez Perce Peoples
Theses
Author/Creator
Sarah Anne Tarka
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of Montana, 2007.
The Mythical Physical Walrus
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ningeokuluk Teevee
Leslie Boyd
Inuit Art Quarterly, vol. 27, no. 4, Winter, 2014, pp. 24-33
Description
Looks at the work of an artist and storyteller.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 24.
N'tacimowin inna nah': Coming in to Two-Spirit Identities
Theses
Author/Creator
Alexandria M. Wilson
Description
Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--Harvard University, 2007.
Nahua and Maya Catholicisms: Texts and Religion in Colonial Central Mexico and Yucatan
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kelly S. McDonough
NAIS : Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 1, no. 2, Fall, 2014, pp. 176-178
Description
Book review of: Nahua and Maya Catholicisms by Mark Z. Christensen
The Namgis First Nation of Alert Bay, Cormorant Island, British Columbia
Alternate Title
International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Léo-Paul Dana
Description
Comments on the history of Alert Bay and the cosmopolitan mix of entrepreneurs.
Chapter 26 from International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship edited by Léo-Paul Dana and Robert B. Anderson.
Entire e-book on one pdf. To access chapter, scroll to page 328 of select chapter 26 on side bar.
The Native American Church, Peyote, and Health: Expanding Consciousness for Healing Purposes
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peter N. Jones
Contemporary Justice Review, vol. 10, no. 4, December 2007, pp. 411-425
Description
Examines the NAC, the beliefs of Native Americans in regards to the use of peyote and psychopharmological data about peyote cactus.
Native American Oral History and Cultural Interpretation in Rocky Mountain National Park
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sally McBeth
Description
Overview provides data on the ethnographic history of the Rocky Mountain National Park region, identifies specific physical, cultural, and spiritual resources within the Park region, and discusses legal, management, and consultative processes.
Native Dance - Native Dance
Alternate Title
NativeDance.ca
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Carlton University
Sumner Group]
Description
Contains links to dances from specific cultural groups, videos, interviews, bibliography, resources for teachers and scholars and a database.
Native Homelands along the Lewis & Clark Trail
Alternate Title
Native Homelands along the Lewis & Clark Trail: Teacher Guide for 4th-10th Grades
The Montana Experience: Stories from Big Sky Country
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Big Sky Pictures
Sally Thompson
Description
Members of Blackfoot, Mandan, Hidatsa, Shoshone, Salish, Nez Perce, Yakama, and Chinookan nations speak about their history and culture. Duration: 35:50.
Related material: Teacher Guide.
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.
The Nature of Empires and the Empires of Nature: Indigenous Peoples and the Great Lakes Environment
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sheena Kennedy Dalseg
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, 2014, pp. 247-249
Description
Book review of The Nature of Empires and the Empires of Nature edited by Karl S. Hele.
The Navajo Code Talkers of World War II: The First Twenty-Nine
Theses
Author/Creator
Zonnie M. Gorman
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of New Mexico, 2014.
Navajo Tradition, Mormon Life: The Autobiography and Teachings of Jim Dandy
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Charlotte J. Frisbie
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 173-176
Description
Book review of: Navajo Tradition, Mormon Life by Robert S. McPherson, Jim Dandy, and Sarah E. Burak.
Review located by scrolling to page 173.
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.
A New Anthropology of Neo-Indians
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Brian D. Haley
Current Anthropology, vol. 55, no. 5, October 2014, pp. 670-671
Description
Book review of: The Neo-Indians: a Religion for the Third Millennium by Jacques Galinier and Antoinette Molinié.
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
Nga Reanga: Youth Development Māori Styles
E-Books
Author/Creator
Teorongonui Josie Keelan
[Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair CKP 2014: Keynote Speaker]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair
Description
Speech given at the 2014 Circle of Knowledge and Practices Conference held October 9-10, in Winnipeg.
Duration: 1:00:49.
Nitsiyihkâson: The Brain Science Behind Cree Teachings of Early Childhood Attachment
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Hannah Pazderka
Brenda Desjarlais
Leona Makokis
Carly MacArthur
Sharon Steinhauer ... [et al.]
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 9, no. 1, Special Issue: Aboriginal Child and Youth Mental, Spiritual and Cultural Health, 2014, pp. 53-65
Description
Looks at project developed to help parents understand the importance of behaviours that promote attachment with their infants and children, and the traditional teachings that support these practices.
North American Indigenous Curators' Constructions of Indigenous Knowledge: Applying the Sociology of Knowledge Approach to Discourse
Theses
Author/Creator
Iulian Vamanu
Description
Communication, Information and Library Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, 2014.
Northern Cree Footwear: James Bay Region
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
David Sager
Whispering Wind, vol. 36, no. 5, Issue 255, March-April 2007, pp. 8-10
Description
Examines different styles and designs of footwear made by the Cree Indians.
Northern Plains Grass Dance Harnesses
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Green
Whispering Wind, vol. 37, no. 2, Issue 258, November-December 2007, pp. 4-7
Description
Examines harnesses from Plains Cree reserves in Saskatchewan. Includes photographs.
Northwest Coast Potlatch: Profound Ceremony & Celebration
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard Walker
Native Peoples, vol. 20, no. 6, November/December 2007, pp. 28-33
Description
Describes the history and suppression of the ceremonies which were illegal in Canada until 1951 and in the United States until 1934.
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
The Oceanic Imagination: Canadian and Australian Contributions to a Trans-Indigenous Methodology
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Birgit Däwes
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 34, no. 2, 2014, pp. 65-84
Description
Looks at significance of seascapes through representations found in Rebecca Belmore's Fountain, Eden Robinson's Monkey Beach and Kim Scott's That Deadman Dance.
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.
[Ohero:kon: Rites of Passage]
Alternate Title
[Ohero:kon: Orientations in the Values of Traditional Ritual Cycles of Life]
[Patterns of Heath and Wellbeing: An Intercultural Symposium ; 03]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Louise McDonald
Description
Webcast presentation from the Patterns of Health and Wellbeing Symposium on community-based programs to promote wellbeing.
Duration: 31:14.
The Ojibwa Dance Drum: Its History and Construction
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
William M. Clements
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 127, no. 503, Winter, 2014, pp. 93-94
Description
Book review of: The Ojibwa Dance Drum by Thomas Vennum.
Ojibwe Elders' Experiences Of Peace: To Teach Our Well-Being With The Earth
Theses
Author/Creator
Gail Sarah Lafleur
Description
Educational Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Brock University, 2014.
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.
Opening Sacred Bundles
Alternate Title
One Native Life
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Richard Wagamese
Canadian Dimension, vol. 41, no. 6, November/December 2007, pp. 12-13
Description
Story about opening a Beaver Bundle from the Peigan people in southern Alberta.
[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 History of the Dakota Tribes 1800's - 1945: As Told to Colonel A.B. Welch, the First White Man Adopted by the Sioux Nation
Alternate Title
Welch Dakota Papers
Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Everett Cox
Description
Over 4000 personal papers of A.B. Welch including battle stories, short biographies, personal diaries and more.